
PAINTING BLOOD ANGELS
In this step-by-step guide, we explain how to paint your Blood Angels
Space Marines and get them ready for the tabletop field of battle.

There are many, many ways to paint a Space Marine. You can paint them according
to a specific Chapter or make a colour scheme up on your own! Here we'll learn
how a Blood Angel can be painted using 10 colours. Once your model has an undercoat,
painting can begin. Follow the detailed instructions and check out the stage
by stage images as you paint your model for reference. Don't fret if the model
doesn't come out picture perfect in the end, painting takes time and practice
to master. Just do the best you can each time and be open to learning new techniques
from others. Before you know it, you'll be quite an accomplished painter with
models you'll be proud to game with!
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After undercoating the model Skull White, the power armour
is painted with Blood Red. All other areas on the model are painted Chaos
Black with the exception of the chest eagle and the parchment of the purity
seal. |
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The
model is now given a wash of Dark Flesh. A drop of varnish is added to
help break the surface tension of the Dark Flesh paint and give even coverage.
After the wash dries, the black areas can be neatened up and the chest
eagle is painted Blazing Orange. The purity seal is then painted Dark
Angels Green and the parchment is given a coat of Bestial Brown. |
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slightly thinned Blazing Orange 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 another narrow line in the next step. Use
Golden Yellow to highlight the chest eagle. The eyes are basecoated Dark
Angels Green, while the purity seals are given highlights with a mix of
Snot Green and Dark Angels Green. The parchment is now highlighted with
Bleached Bone. The gun casing and shoulder rims are highlighted with a
mix of Chaos Black and Codex Grey. |
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Carefully
paint Fiery Orange onto the very edges of the armour for the final highlight.
Use Bad Moon Yellow for the final highlight on the chest eagle, and a
mix of Snot Green and Dark Angel Green is used to highlight the bottom
edge of the eye. Add more Codex Grey to Chaos Black for the final highlight
on the gun casing and the shoulder rims. Shadow Grey is very steadily
painted onto all the soft ridges in between the armour plates. |
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Finally
apply Boltgun Metal onto all the metal areas of the helmet, boltgun, and
backpack. |
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