Learn how to paint Horus Heresy Emperor’s Children with this easy and awesome tutorial from Lil’ Legend Studio- check it out!
Lil’ Legend Studio has a ton of great painting tutorials and they are always easy to follow and get your minis on the table with awesome quality.
This time around though, we’re focusing on getting your Horus Heresy minis ready for the tabletop! Now that the new edition is almost here, it’s time to get ready and your forces painted. Let’s jump into the tutorial!
How to Paint Horus Heresy Emperor’s Children Legion: Tutorial
We’re going to go for a Grimdark look here that can be achieved by all skill levels! Let’s see how to do it.
Step 1:
To start, he sprays the model black then does a zenithal highlight with Opaque White from above. Just make sure to get some good highlights here.
Next up, he breaks out Sunset Purple but is very thinned down and hits the armor. You want these coats to be nice and light. After that, he puts the Opaque white back in the airbrush and does some quick spot highlights on the tops of the armor.
Step 2:
Next up is Shyish Purple in about a 50/50 mix with thinner. This is a very light layer for the shadows, so be sure to only use it there to create more depth. And go from the shadows to the mid-tones.
Step 3:
Now it’s time to move to the brush. He starts with Dark Aluminium for any of the silver areas and Necro Gold for all the gold and the shoulder pads. Try to be as neat as you can here because you don’t want to redo the purple! Next, he does Nuln Oil on the silver and Agrax Earthshade on the gold. Then, he goes back and does all the silver on the gun.
Step 4:
Next up is the weathering. To do this he simply takes a little of the silver on a sponge and presses it onto the bolter and armor where he feels appropriate. After that, he does the eyes with Lupercal Green and then finishes them off with a highlight of Sol Yellow.
Decals:
He is showing an example on another mini obviously
For this, he uses Micro Sol & Set. For this, you put the decals in warm water until it comes off the sheet, he then puts the Micro sol on the piece and once it’s on, he uses a Q-tip and the Micro Set to smooth out any of the irregularities. Super simple. Just be sure to gloss varnish before this step! Just be sure to let this sit for about 3 hours.
Finished Model
Overall this took him about 45 minutes, so not bad at all to get some great-looking marines!
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
