Death Company

Blood Angels

By Duncan Rhodes

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

  1. 1.

    Undercoat the miniature using Standard Grey primer.

    The Colour Forge β€” Standard Grey

Main Armour

  1. 1.

    Apply two thin coats of Doom Death Black to all parts of the power armour.

    Two Thin Coats β€” Doom Death Black

  2. 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

  3. 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

  1. 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

  2. 2.

    Apply Oblivion Black Wash over the silver details to shade them.

    Citadel β€” Oblivion Black Wash

  3. 3.

    Highlight the silver details by carefully edge highlighting with Mythril Blade.

    Two Thin Coats β€” Mythril Blade

Red Details

  1. 1.

    Basecoat the outer casings of the pistol and sword with two thin coats of Sanguine Scarlet.

    Two Thin Coats β€” Sanguine Scarlet

  2. 2.

    Apply Oblivion Black Wash over the red details to shade them.

    Citadel β€” Oblivion Black Wash

  3. 3.

    Layer Sanguine Scarlet back over the red areas, avoiding the recesses to maintain shading.

    Two Thin Coats β€” Sanguine Scarlet

  4. 4.

    Highlight the red details by edge highlighting with Demon Red.

    Two Thin Coats β€” Demon Red

Grey Details

  1. 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

  2. 2.

    Apply Oblivion Black Wash over the grey details to shade them.

    Citadel β€” Oblivion Black Wash

Brown Details (Leather)

  1. 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

  2. 2.

    Apply Oblivion Black Wash over the brown details to shade them.

    Citadel β€” Oblivion Black Wash

  3. 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

  1. 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

  2. 2.

    Apply Flesh Wash over the gold details to shade them.

    Two Thin Coats β€” Flesh Wash

  3. 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

  4. 4.

    Highlight the gold details by edge highlighting with Glistening Gold.

    Two Thin Coats β€” Glistening Gold

Shoulder Pad Emblem

  1. 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

  2. 2.

    Apply Apothecary White over the emblem for shading, allowing it to settle into recesses.

    Citadel β€” Apothecary White

  3. 3.

    Highlight the emblem by carefully applying White Star along the raised edges.

    Two Thin Coats β€” White Star

Eye Lenses

  1. 1.

    Paint a thin line of White Star in the middle of the eye lens recess.

    Two Thin Coats β€” White Star

  2. 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)

  1. 1.

    Start by painting a central dot of Sanguine Scarlet on the desired area (e.g., shoulder pad).

    Two Thin Coats β€” Sanguine Scarlet

  2. 2.

    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

  3. 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

  4. 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