Bright Ultramarines

Bright Ultramarines

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    22 Sep 2024
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    13 Oct 2024
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I wanted a brighter Ultramarine than the usual Macragge Blue, something with a lot of colour. These turned out really nicely, pictures to come!

Armour

  1. Undercoat in Macragge Blue
  2. Paint thin coats of Teclis Blue until the armour is completely covered.
  3. Recess shade using Drakenhof Nightshade
  4. Re-establish the base colour using Teclis Blue
  5. Edge highlight using Lothern Blue
  6. Smaller edge highlight using Blue Horror

Shoulder Pads

  1. Follow the armour steps for the inner panels of the shoulder pads
  2. For the trim, paint this using the colours of your desired company. I'm going for the 4th company, so I will use Warpstone Glow
  3. Edge highlight the trim using Warboss Green
  4. Edge highlight the corners of the trim using Gauss Blaster Green

Eyes

  1. Paint the eyes with Mephiston Red
  2. Shade with Nuln Oil
  3. Re-establish the base colour using Mephiston Red
  4. Highlight using Evil Sunz Scarlet on the inner corners
  5. Smaller highlight towards the front of the lens using Wild Rider Red
  6. Paint a tiny dot of white on the outer corner

Undersuit

  1. Paint the Undersuit with 2 coats of Black Templar

Aquilla

  1. Basecoat with Retributor Armour
  2. Shade with Reikland Fleshshade
  3. Highlight the outer 2/3rds of the feathers using Auric Armour Gold
  4. Highlight the very tips of the feathers using Liberator Gold

Leather

  1. Base coat any pouches, scabbards, etc with Rhinox Hide
  2. Shade with Agrax Earthshade
  3. Using Rhinox Hide , make some patchy passes over the leather bits. Make sure to keep some patches of the darker shaded paint
  4. Do some shaky, patchy, rough edge highlights using Mournfang Brown
  5. Inside the Mournfang Brown , paint a smaller area of Skrag Brown
  6. Inside that, paint a very light patch of Ushabti Bone

Purity Seals

  1. I've chosen to paint purity seals in the company colours
  2. Paint the seals using Warpstone Glow
  3. Paint the parchment using Zandri Dust
  4. Shade everything using Agrax Earthshade
  5. Paint the edge of the seal using Warboss Green
  6. Paint the upper edge of the seal using Gauss Blaster Green
  7. On the parchment, paint the highest points using Zandri Dust again, leaving some shaded areas in the lowest points.
  8. Highlight the lighter areas using Ushabti Bone
  9. Highlight a smaller area using Screaming Skull

Weapons

  1. Paint the casings of the guns using Mephiston Red
  2. Paint any metallic panels, barrels, etc with Leadbelcher
  3. Shade the casing using Berserker Bloodshade
  4. Shade the metal using Nuln Oil
  5. Highlight the red casing using Evil Sunz Scarlet and then Wild Rider Red . Dot highlight with Fire Dragon Bright

Alternative Helmets

  1. Sergeant: Mephiston Red & Recess shade with Berserker Bloodshade
  2. Veteran: White Grey & recess shade with Nuln Oil
  3. Veteran Sergeant: Mephiston Red with a White Grey stripe. Recess shade the red with Berserker Bloodshade
  4. Lieutenant: Teclis Blue with a stripe of Mephiston Red with a stripe of White Grey inside that. Recess shade the blue with Drakenhof Nightshade
  5. Commander: Teclis Blue with Retributor Armour on the forehead skull. Recess shade the blue with Drakenhof Nightshade
Citadel Painting System 27
Base 6
  • Leadbelcher
  • Mephiston Red
  • Mournfang Brown
  • Retributor Armour
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Zandri Dust
Shade 5
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Berserker Bloodshade
  • Drakenhof Nightshade
  • Nuln Oil
  • Reikland Fleshshade
Layer 14
  • Auric Armour Gold
  • Blue Horror
  • Evil Sunz Scarlet
  • Fire Dragon Bright
  • Gauss Blaster Green
  • Liberator Gold
  • Lothern Blue
  • Screaming Skull
  • Skrag Brown
  • Teclis Blue
  • Ushabti Bone
  • Warboss Green
  • Warpstone Glow
  • Wild Rider Red
Spray 1
  • Macragge Blue
Contrast 1
  • Black Templar
Vallejo Model Color
Base 1
  • 70.993 White Grey
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