STEP 5: PAINT YOUR ARMY
Okay, now you've assembled some of your Dark Angels models, and maybe you've played a few games with them. Still, your Warhammer 40,000 opponents are telling you that unpainted miniatures give you bad luck with the dice. We cannot confirm this belief, but we do know that painted models make for more realistic and fun games of 40K. Time to get painting!
The step-by-step painting guide below walks you through a relatively simple paint scheme for your Dark Angels Space Marines that uses 10 colors. Follow the instructions for each step and check out all the imagery for reference as you go. Though it takes a bit of practice, you'll be surprised how quickly your painting skills develop, especially with the guidance of other hobbyists. Before you know it, you'll be cranking out painted miniatures that you'll be proud to field in your Dark Angels army.
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After undercoating the model Chaos Black, the power armour is carefully painted Dark Angels Green, taking care to leave lines of Chaos Black between armour plates. |
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| 2 | A slightly thinned mix of 80/20 Dark Angels Green and Bad Moon Yellow is carefully painted onto the edges of the armour. Try to ensure that the lines are of the same size and wide enough to allow you to paint more highlight lines in the next couple of steps. The eyes are painted with Blood Red, and Skull White is painted onto the boltgun casing. To finish this stage, Bestial Brown is applied to the chest eagle. |
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| 3 | A slightly thinned mix of 60/40 Dark Angel Green and Bad Moon Yellow is again carefully painted onto the armour, but only on the very edges for a final highlight. The eyes are highlighted on the bottom with a mix of Fiery Orange and Blood Red. Blood Red is painted onto the boltgun casing at this point. The chest eagle is highlighted with Bleached Bone, and the foot coils can be given a coat of Scab Red. Your Marine is certainly good enough for gaming at this point! |
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| 4 | Start of this stage with a Fiery Orange and Blood Red highlight on the edges of the boltgun casing. Shadow Grey is very steadily painted onto all the soft ridges in between the armour plates. The chest eagle is finished with a highlight of Skull White, and the foot coils are given a highlight of Blood Red. |
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| 5 | Fiery Orange is painted as a final highlight onto the edge of the boltgun casing. Finally, Boltgun Metal is painted onto all the metal areas of the helmet, boltgun, and backpack. |
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