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Blood Ravens (WIP)

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    14 Jun 2026
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Red Armor

  1. Basecoat with Scarlet Red
  2. Shade with Red Tone or alternative red wash. You can also use a black or brown wash.
  3. Dry brush several light coats on raised areas with Gory Red
  4. Highlight with Gory Red
  5. Refined highlight with Mephiston Red
  6. Spectral highlight with Evil Sunz Scarlet

Tan Shoulder Pads

  1. Base with Zandri Dust
  2. Shade inner edges with Seraphim Sepia
  3. Layer Ushabti Bone
  4. Layer Screaming Skull

Details & Trim

  1. Base armor joints, armor trim, the Aquila (Unless you will be painting gold), and the weapons with a matt black like Matt Black or Abaddon Black
  2. Highlight all with a grey like Eshin Grey or Uniform Grey
  3. Refined highlight with lighter grey like Dawnstone or Ash Grey
Citadel Painting System 9
Base 3
  • Abaddon Black
  • Mephiston Red
  • Zandri Dust
Shade 1
  • Seraphim Sepia
Layer 5
  • Dawnstone
  • Eshin Grey
  • Evil Sunz Scarlet
  • Screaming Skull
  • Ushabti Bone
The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic 4
Acrylic 3
  • Ash Grey
  • Matt Black
  • Uniform Grey
Wash 1
  • Red Tone
Vallejo Game Color
Base 2
  • 72.011 Gory Red
  • 72.012 Scarlet Red
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