Death Company
This tutorial provides a comprehensive guide to painting a Blood Angels Death Company Space Marine. Key techniques include basecoating the armour black, picking out intricate details with silver, red, grey, and brown, applying washes for depth, and layering and edge highlighting to make features stand out. It concludes with freehanding the iconic red crosses and achieving a glowing eye lens effect.
Standard Grey
Colour Forge · Spray
Doom Death Black
Two Thin Coats · Shadow
Dungeon Stone Grey
Two Thin Coats · Highlight
Carcharodon Grey
Two Thin Coats · Midtone
Sir Coates Silver
Two Thin Coats · Metallic
Oblivion Black Wash
Two Thin Coats · Wash
Mythril Blade
Two Thin Coats · Metallic
Sanguine Scarlet
Two Thin Coats · Midtone
Demon Red
Two Thin Coats · Highlight
Eidolon Grey
Two Thin Coats · Midtone
Scorched Earth
Two Thin Coats · Shadow
Ancient Forest
Two Thin Coats · Midtone
Dragon's Gold
Two Thin Coats · Metallic
Flesh Wash
Two Thin Coats · Wash
Glistening Gold
Two Thin Coats · Metallic
Ivory Tusk
Two Thin Coats · Midtone
Apothecary White
Citadel · Contrast
White Star
Two Thin Coats · Highlight
Blood Angels Red
Citadel · Contrast
Undercoat
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1.
Undercoat the miniature using Standard Grey primer.
The Colour Forge β Standard Grey
Main Armour
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1.
Apply two thin coats of Doom Death Black to all parts of the power armour.
Two Thin Coats β Doom Death Black
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2.
Apply an edge highlight of Dungeon Stone Grey to all the edges and angles of the black power armour.
Two Thin Coats β Dungeon Stone Grey
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3.
Apply an additional, lighter edge highlight of Carcharadon Grey to the most prominent edges and angles of the black power armour.
Two Thin Coats β Carcharadon Grey
Silver Details
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1.
Basecoat all silver details, such as mechanical parts of the bolt pistol, the chainblade on the chainsaw sword, pipes, and backpack vents, with two thin coats of Sir Coates Silver.
Two Thin Coats β Sir Coates Silver
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2.
Apply Oblivion Black Wash over the silver details to shade them.
Citadel β Oblivion Black Wash
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3.
Highlight the silver details by carefully edge highlighting with Mythril Blade.
Two Thin Coats β Mythril Blade
Red Details
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1.
Basecoat the outer casings of the pistol and sword with two thin coats of Sanguine Scarlet.
Two Thin Coats β Sanguine Scarlet
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2.
Apply Oblivion Black Wash over the red details to shade them.
Citadel β Oblivion Black Wash
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3.
Layer Sanguine Scarlet back over the red areas, avoiding the recesses to maintain shading.
Two Thin Coats β Sanguine Scarlet
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4.
Highlight the red details by edge highlighting with Demon Red.
Two Thin Coats β Demon Red
Grey Details
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1.
Basecoat armour joints (e.g., back of the leg), helmet pipes, and chainsaw sword grips with two thin coats of Eidolon Grey.
Two Thin Coats β Eidolon Grey
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2.
Apply Oblivion Black Wash over the grey details to shade them.
Citadel β Oblivion Black Wash
Brown Details (Leather)
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1.
Basecoat leather parts like the belt, knife scabbard, pouches, and pistol holster with two thin coats of Scorched Earth.
Two Thin Coats β Scorched Earth
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2.
Apply Oblivion Black Wash over the brown details to shade them.
Citadel β Oblivion Black Wash
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3.
Highlight the leather details by applying Ancient Forest along the edges, dabbing slightly to create a rougher texture for worn leather.
Two Thin Coats β Ancient Forest
Gold Details
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1.
Basecoat the winged skull design on the breastplate and any other gold decorations with two thin coats of Dragon's Gold.
Two Thin Coats β Dragon's Gold
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2.
Apply Flesh Wash over the gold details to shade them.
Two Thin Coats β Flesh Wash
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3.
Layer Dragon's Gold back over the gold areas, avoiding the recesses to maintain shading and bring back shine.
Two Thin Coats β Dragon's Gold
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4.
Highlight the gold details by edge highlighting with Glistening Gold.
Two Thin Coats β Glistening Gold
Shoulder Pad Emblem
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1.
Basecoat the sculpted Blood Angels skull emblem on the shoulder pad with two thin coats of Ivory Tusk.
Two Thin Coats β Ivory Tusk
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2.
Apply Apothecary White over the emblem for shading, allowing it to settle into recesses.
Citadel β Apothecary White
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3.
Highlight the emblem by carefully applying White Star along the raised edges.
Two Thin Coats β White Star
Eye Lenses
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1.
Paint a thin line of White Star in the middle of the eye lens recess.
Two Thin Coats β White Star
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2.
Apply Blood Angels Red over the entire eye lens recess, allowing it to tint the white line and create a glowing effect.
Citadel β Blood Angels Red
Red Crosses (Freehand)
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1.
Start by painting a central dot of Sanguine Scarlet on the desired area (e.g., shoulder pad).
Two Thin Coats β Sanguine Scarlet
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From the central dot, paint a straight line across the shoulder pad with Sanguine Scarlet, ensuring the line is smooth.
Two Thin Coats β Sanguine Scarlet
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3.
Paint another straight line with Sanguine Scarlet crossing the first one at the central dot, forming an 'X' shape.
Two Thin Coats β Sanguine Scarlet
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4.
Broaden the lines of the cross with Sanguine Scarlet to achieve the desired thickness, building it out from the initial lines.
Two Thin Coats β Sanguine Scarlet