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Black Templars

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    27 Feb 2024
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    08 Mar 2024
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Based on Cult of Paints recipe

Undercoat

  1. Prime miniature with Chaos Black

Shoulder pads

  1. Airbrush bone shoulder pads with Rakarth Flesh creating a rounded highlight towards the light source
  2. For minis moulded with shoulder pads, cover with Humbrol Maskol
  3. Paint trim of shoulder pads with Abaddon Black
  4. Highlight trim with Corvus Black
  5. Smaller highlight with Eshin Grey
  6. Edge highlight prominent edges with scratchy, tappy action of Mechanicus Standard Grey

Black armour

  1. For minis with moulded shoulder pads, airbrush armour with Abaddon Black , over the areas previously masked
  2. Airbrush highlights with Corvus Black
  3. Airbrush smaller highlights with Eshin Grey
  4. If armour looks too grey, airbrush shadows with Black Legion
  5. Edge highlight prominent edges with scratchy, tappy action of Mechanicus Standard Grey

Steel metals

  1. Basecoat steel metals with Burnt Iron

Brown cloth

  1. Basecoat cloth with a 50:50 mix of Thondia Brown and Baneblade Brown
  2. Highlight fabric my mixing in Baneblade Brown
  3. Stipple Baneblade Brown to finalise fabric

Brown leather details

  1. Basecoat with Rhinox Hide
  2. Highlight leather with Dubai Brown

Starred by Maffoo

Citadel Painting System 11
Base 6
  • Abaddon Black
  • Corvus Black
  • Mechanicus Standard Grey
  • Rakarth Flesh
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Thondia Brown
Layer 2
  • Baneblade Brown
  • Eshin Grey
Air 1
  • Corvus Black
Spray 1
  • Chaos Black
Contrast 1
  • Black Legion
Scale75 Scalecolor
Scalecolor 1
  • SC-13 Dubai Brown
Vallejo Metal Color
Base 1
  • 77.721 Burnt Iron
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