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Emporer's Children v2

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    18 Jul 2026
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Attempt 2 at my EC.

Undercoating

  1. Undercoat with Matt Black

Red Armour

  1. Pain the panels in Pure Red
  2. Wash with Berserker Bloodshade and layer back up with Pure Red

Silver Metals

  1. Paint with Sir Coates Silver
  2. Wash with Dark Tone
  3. Highlight with Plate Armour

Gold

  1. Base with Retributor Armour
  2. Wash with Reikland Fleshshade

White Robes

  1. Base in Corax White
  2. Do a 1:1 with Soulblight Grey and Lahmian Medium
  3. In the darkness recesses add pure Soulblight Grey
  4. Tidy up with Corax White

Shoulder Pad Icon

  1. Base with wings in Plate Armour
  2. Recess wash with Dark Tone
  3. Layer the wing back up, if needed, with Plate Armour
  4. Highlight with Mythril Blade
  5. Base the frame and "circle" in Retributor Armour
  6. Wash with Reikland Fleshshade

Flayed Tanned Flesh

Taken from "Necron Flayed One Skin" by RookieBrushes (https://paintpad.app/r/uR)

  1. Basecoat the skin with Rakarth Flesh
  2. Wash the flesh with a 1:1 mix of Reikland Fleshshade and Lahmian Medium
  3. Mix a 1:1 mixture of Rakarth Flesh abd Flayed One Flesh . Keep this thin and highlight both edges and raised areas.
  4. Selectively highlight curved edges, prominent points and corners with Flayed One Flesh . Make these highlights smaller and within those from the last stage.
  5. Add small and specular highlights of Pallid Wych Flesh

Flayed Blooded Skin

A modified verison of the recipie above

  1. Basecoat the skin with Rakarth Flesh
  2. Wash the flesh with a 1:1 mix of Berserker Bloodshade and Lahmian Medium
  3. Mix a 1:1 mixture of Rakarth Flesh abd Flayed One Flesh . Keep this thin and highlight both edges and raised areas.
  4. Selectively highlight curved edges, prominent points and corners with Flayed One Flesh . Make these highlights smaller and within those from the last stage.
  5. Add small and specular highlights of Pallid Wych Flesh
Citadel Painting System 9
Base 3
  • Corax White
  • Rakarth Flesh
  • Retributor Armour
Shade 3
  • Berserker Bloodshade
  • Reikland Fleshshade
  • Soulblight Grey
Layer 2
  • Flayed One Flesh
  • Pallid Wych Flesh
Technical 1
  • Lahmian Medium
Colour Forge
Base 1
  • Matt Black
The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic 2
Acrylic 1
  • Pure Red
Wash 1
  • Dark Tone
Two Thin Coats 3
Shade 1
  • Sir Coates Silver
Midtone 1
  • Plate Armour
Highlight 1
  • Mythril Blade
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