Red Squats

Red Squats

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    09 Jul 2026
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Red Armour

  1. Spray with Red Primer German Red Brown
  2. Layer red Gory Red
  3. Shade with Petroleum Gray
  4. Mix 50% Gory Red and 50% Bloody Red and layer up again based on lighting - Pick the volumes from lighting.
  5. Layer with only Bloody Red
  6. Highlight with 50% Bloody Red and Medium Orange
  7. Highlight with a small amount of Medium Orange
  8. Final highlight with Ungor Flesh

White

  1. Basecoat with Petroleum Gray
  2. Add in some Bright Ivory to the Petroleum Gray and highlight. All the way up to pure Bright Ivory
  3. Add some White into the Bright Ivory for final highlights
  4. Glaze back down with the Petroleum Gray - This is an odd step, it doesn't have to look perfect, as shown in the main picture just get the volumes right from about 1ft

Yellow Helmet

  1. Basecoat with Bright Ivory
  2. Layer over Imperial Fist contrast
  3. Wash with Reikland Fleshshade in the deepest recesses
  4. Highlight with Yriel Yellow
  5. Add in Ice Yellow to the Yriel Yellow and line highlight
  6. Add chips with the Petroleum Gray
AK Interactive 3rd Generation Acrylics
Standard 2
  • AK11036 Ice Yellow
  • AK11078 Medium Orange
Citadel Painting System 4
Shade 1
  • Reikland Fleshshade
Layer 2
  • Ungor Flesh
  • Yriel Yellow
Contrast 1
  • Imperial Fist
Monument Hobbies Pro Acryl
Base 1
  • 022 Bright Ivory
Scale75 Scalecolor
Scalecolor 1
  • SC-57 Petroleum Gray
Vallejo Game Color
Base 2
  • 72.010 Bloody Red
  • 72.011 Gory Red
Vallejo Model Color
Base 1
  • 70.951 White
Vallejo Surface Primer
Base 1
  • 70.605 German Red Brown
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