Prime
- Prime using black primer
Base Coat
- Airbrush entire model with Vallejo Night Blue
- Airbrush highlight 1 with 1:1 mix of Vallejo Night Blue and ProAcryl Sky Blue
- Airbrush highlight 2 with 1:2 mix of Vallejo Night Blue and ProAcryl Sky Blue
- Airbrush shade with Army Painter Speed Paint Hive Dweller Purple
- Airbrush filter layer with Army Painter Speed Paint Beowulf Blue. Spray from a distance and use lightly, with airbrush flow improver. The purpose of this step is to bring highlights and shades together.
Skulls and Bones
- Paint skulls with Citadel Ushabti Bone
- Wash with Citadel Shade Agrax Earthshade
- Highlight pass with Citadel Ushabti Bone
Flesh Trophies
- Paint flesh trophies with Citadel Bugman's Glow and Citadel Contrast Darkoath Flesh in order to create a skin that is not a single color.
- Wash with Citadel Shade Reikland Fleshshade
- Highlight with Bugman's Glow
- Add blood as needed with Citadel Technical Blood For The Blood God
Armor Trim/Details
- Paint armor trim with Vallejo Metal Color Dark Aluminum
- Paint character and other special armor trim with Citadel Castellax Bronze
- Wash with Black/Brown Oil Wash (50/50 black and brown washes, thinned with mineral spirits)
- Highlight with original armor colors as needed.
Night Lords Wings and Capes
- Base with Citadel Mephiston Red
- Base with Citadel Contrast Blood Angels Red
- Wash with Black/Brown Oil Wash (50/50 black and brown washes, thinned with mineral spirits)
- Highlight with Citadel Evil Sunz Scarlet
Weapons
- Basecoat Ranged weapons with Momument ProAcryl Metallic Dark Silver
- Basecoat melee blades with Vallejo Metal Color Dark Aluminum
- Wash with Black/Brown Oil Wash (50/50 black and brown washes, thinned with mineral spirits)
- Highlight weapons with initial base colors as needed.
Other Details
- Helmet lenses (after they are based with Ushabti Bone where needed) are painted with Citadel Contrast Baal Red
- Night Lords skin (not trophies) based with Citadel Rakarth Flesh , washed with oil wash and highlighted again with Drake Tooth . Eyes are black.
Model Base
- Basecoat with Citadel Rhinox Hide
- Apply Citadel Technical Martian Ironcrust
- Wash with Citadel Shade Agrax Earthshade
- Drybrush with Citadel Dry Ryza Rust