An updated version of my original recipe for my new Emperor's Children army.
Battle ready
Add sand to all of the bases with PVA before undercoating.
- Undercoat the models with Chaos Black
- Airbrush all of the armour with Eshin Grey
- Wash the under suit with Black Templar
- Base coat all the weapon casings with Abaddon Black
- Base coat metal with Leadbelcher
- Base coat tassels and cloth Kantor Blue , Incubi Darkness , or Screamer Pink
- Base coat brass with Runelord Brass
- Basecoat leather with Dryad Bark
- Paint the bases with Mournfang Brown
- Paint rocks on the bases with Dawnstone
Grey armour
- Base coat with Eshin Grey
- Shade panels with washes of Abaddon Black
- Line panels with Nuln Oil
- Edge highlight with Dawnstone
Peach armour
- Base coat with Cadian Fleshtone
- Shade panels with washes of Bugman's Glow
- Line panels with Guilliman Flesh
- Edge highlight with Kislev Flesh
Under suit
- Base coat with Black Templar over Eshin Grey
- Highlight with Mechanicus Standard Grey
Leather
- Base coat with Dryad Bark
- Wash with Agrax Earthshade
- Highlight with Gorthor Brown
Pipes
- Base coat with The Fang
- Wash with Agrax Earthshade
- Layer with The Fang
- Highlight with Russ Grey
Blue cloth and top knots
- Basecoat with Kantor Blue
- Wash with Drakenhof Nightshade or use a 1:1:1 mix of Kantor Blue , Abaddon Black and Lahmian Medium in the recesses
- Layer with Kantor Blue
- Layer with Caledor Sky
- Highlight with Lothern Blue
Depending on how fancy you are feeling you can use various mixes of Kantor Blue , Caledor Sky and Lothern Blue to get smooth transitions between layers
Made Paint Pad. Paints T'au, Emperor's Children and whatever else distracts him.