Primaris Marines are looking hot with the new melee support inside Indomitus, to get your Blood Angels Red Armor to stand out, this is the tutorial for you.
The Bladeguard Veterans inside Indomitus are going to be extra spicy for the Blood Angels. If you want to have these beat sticks rocking awesome Blood Angles Armor Jack of Clubs has you covered.
Jack of Clubs Painting took on the task of getting that crisp Blood Angel red onto a Primaris body. Check out how he did it in this step-by-step breakdown.
Painting Primaris: Blood Angels Red Armor Tutorial
We’ve got the full video above if you want an in-depth look. However, we’ve also pulled out the highlights if you want to read on your own time.
Base Coats
First, prime the miniature black. Once primed and dry, start building the red using Vallejo Model Color Black Red all over the model. It’s okay if it looks glossy at first, it’ll eventually dry and leave you with a dull red.
Carmine Red by Vallejo Model Color is next. Spray it at a high angle over the Black Red in a thin layer. Don’t oversaturate the Carmine Red. This will help build a smooth transition between the reds. Your main goal here is to do a subtle brightening of the armor plates where natural light normally hits.
Flat Red by Vallejo Model Color is sprayed over the top portions as a targeted highlight. You should be focusing more on the smaller surfaces of what you just hit with Carmine Red. This will pull off a nicely detailed lighting effect.
Finally, target your highlight areas once more with the orange-red shade Wild Rider Red from Citadel. Focusing in, even more, spray this color on very tips where the light will hit.
Of all the colors used from above, the main goal is to see a gradual, lighter fade to a focused point on the armor plates.
Be careful not to overspray the bright red so it doesn’t take away from the darker tones used.
Fine-Detailing Your Model
By now, your model should be good enough for tabletop quality. However, if you want to go the extra mile, you can use Vallejo Model Color Black and a paintbrush to block in the trim, joints, and crest as desired. For the skull, you can use Scale 75 Thrash Metal to bring out a crisp metal finish without any clumpy pigments.
Highlight the black areas with Vallejo Model Color Neutral Grey. Carefully pick out the details.
With Wild Rider Red, edge highlight the armor panels and shoulder pads. Only catch the hard edges where the highlight will be the brightest. Also, make sure you use a very fine-detailed brush for this, or else you’ll get uneven paint strokes that’ll take away from the crispness of the model.
When you’re done with the highlighting, wash the model with a mixture of Dark Tone, Red Tone, and Quickshade Mixing Medium from The Army Painter.
There you have it! All in all, it’s a pretty straight forward and simple process. The main technique you want to capture is a slow buildup of brighter colors in a smaller spray pattern. Don’t overspray the model with a lighter color than the one you just sprayed!
What do you think about the Primaris support in 9th Edition with the Blood Angels ruleset? Will you be starting Blood Angels and painting them like Jack of Clubs?
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