Emperor's Champion

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Emperor's Champion

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    27 Jun 2026
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From my Brass Templars

Brass Armor

  1. Drybrush Tinny Tin all over the armor.
  2. Drybrush 50:50 mix of Tinny Tin and Victorian Brass all over the armor.
  3. Drybrush 50:50 mix of Victorian Brass and True Brass selectively on the highest points of the armor relative to the light source.

Cloth Reds

  1. Base all the red cloth with Blanched Berry .
  2. Wash the cloth with Carroburg Crimson .
  3. Re-establish the Blanched Berry but leave the recesses with the shade and a gradient from the recesses.
  4. Highlight with Khorne Red on the cloth.

Tan Cloth

  1. Base all the tan cloth with Burnt Umber .

Leathers

  1. Base with Leather Brown .
  2. Wash with Dark Tone .
  3. Re-establish the Leather Brown .
  4. Edge highlight with 50:50 mix of Leather Brown and Deep Brown .
  5. Edge highlight with Deep Brown .

Steel

  1. Base all metal parts with Gun Metal .
  2. Wash with Dark Tone .
  3. Re-establish Gun Metal .
  4. Edge highlight with Silver .

Gold

  1. Base with Gun Metal .
  2. Apply Nazdreg Yellow .
  3. Edge highlight with Gun Metal .

Weapon Handles

  1. Base with Black Red .
  2. Wash with Carroburg Crimson .
  3. Re-establish Black Red .
  4. Highlight with Dirty Red .

Candles

  1. Base with Bright Warm Grey .
  2. Apply Flesh Tearers Red to the candle sticks.
  3. Apply Nuclear Yellow for the flames.

Eye Lenses

  1. Base with Bright Warm Grey .
  2. Apply Bloodmoon Red , allowing a bit to overflow outside the lenses for a slight OSL effect.

Bases

  1. Drybrush Dark Neutral Grey .
  2. Drybrush Dark Reaper .
  3. Drybrush Warm Grey .
  4. Drybrush Bright Warm Grey in very small amounts, leaving it to only show on the topmost parts of the base.
AK Interactive 3rd Generation Acrylics 6
Standard 3
  • AK11095 Dirty Red
  • AK11098 Black Red
  • AK11110 Leather Brown
Metallic 2
  • AK11209 Silver
  • AK11212 Gun Metal
Intense 1
  • AK11102 Deep Brown
Citadel Painting System 5
Base 1
  • Khorne Red
Shade 1
  • Carroburg Crimson
Layer 1
  • Dark Reaper
Contrast 2
  • Flesh Tearers Red
  • Nazdreg Yellow
Monument Hobbies Pro Acryl
Base 3
  • 015 Bright Warm Grey
  • 044 Dark Neutral Grey
  • 074 Warm Grey
Scale75 Scalecolor
Metal n' Alchemy 1
  • SC-92 Victorian Brass
The Army Painter Masterclass 2
John Blanche Volume 1 1
  • Bloodmoon Red
John Blanche Volume 2 1
  • Blanched Berry
The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic 2
Metallic 1
  • True Brass
Wash 1
  • Dark Tone
Vallejo Game Color
Metallic 1
  • 72.060 Tinny Tin
Vallejo Model Color
Base 1
  • 70.941 Burnt Umber
Vallejo Xpress
Xpress 1
  • 72.404 Nuclear Yellow
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