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That Chaos Space Marine Trim Though: Tutorial

Get ready to keep the trim clean with this Next Level Painting tutorial. Painting trim can be a lengthy process so strap in and relax with a good audiobook!

Next Level Painting is bringing you another hot painting tutorial on the Lord Discordant. We will be focusing our painting on the armor trim, so settle in for a long haul. It’s best to get a good audio book that you like and start on the lengthy process of painting up all the trim.

One billion seconds later…

CSM Trim

First, get your paints mixed together to start painting the trim. Pro Acryl Rich Gold and Mahogany are mixed up to keep a rich gold tone for the Chaos trim. Precision and patience are the key aspects of this type of paint job. Keeping the trim paint off of your other painted parts takes great care, so stay focused and stay entertained.

CSM Trim

Forgoing the cheating use of Sharpie tech, this technique is best used for high-level painting past the tabletop level. Keep it to one coat and you are done. Painting this Lord Discordant can be difficult if you have already glued the armor panels in place, so keep that in mind when assembling and painting this model.

CSM Trim

Keep your Mahogany paint out for the next step. Start base coating the fleshy bits of this model. A loose quick coat works great. This will give you a weathered effect on the non-metallic bits. Once finished, a good dry brushing is in order for the big parts of this model.

CSM Trim

P3 Pig Iron is the basis for our dry brush technique, which will help highlight the fleshy bits. Don’t worry if you don’t hit every part with your dry paint since the Mahogany will cover any spots that you don’t hit.

One billion seconds later… Your trim is done.

About the Author: Barclay Montgomery

I’m a weird guy wargamer and hobby enthusiast. I’m like the Thing, I can take many forms. I could be a bounty hunter looking for Rebel prey, a commander of an Imperial fleet, or the Hive Mind of the Great Devourer of Worlds.