Flesh Tearers

Pre-shade by airbrushing Flat White over the entire model, focusing on highlights to be bright white and shadows to be pure black. Thin paint approximately four drops of Tamiya X-20A Thinner to one drop of paint, sprayed at 20-25 PSI.

Tamiya — Flat White

Apply a base coat of a thin mixture of Gal Vorbak Red and Burnt Red (Pro Acryl) in a 2:1 ratio (Gal Vorbak Red:Burnt Red) over the darker areas of the armour, building up layers gradually.

Games Workshop — Gal Vorbak Red

Apply a base coat of a thin mixture of Gal Vorbak Red and Burnt Red (Pro Acryl) in a 2:1 ratio (Gal Vorbak Red:Burnt Red) over the darker areas of the armour, building up layers gradually.

Pro Acryl — Burnt Red

Apply a lighter coat of a thin mixture of Wazdakka Red and Burnt Red (Pro Acryl) in a 1:1 ratio over the lighter areas of the armour, focusing on where highlights would naturally fall.

Games Workshop — Wazdakka Red

Apply a lighter coat of a thin mixture of Wazdakka Red and Burnt Red (Pro Acryl) in a 1:1 ratio over the lighter areas of the armour, focusing on where highlights would naturally fall.

Pro Acryl — Burnt Red

Darken the deepest shadows by spraying a thin mixture of Gal Vorbak Red and Black (Vallejo Game Air) into the recesses.

Games Workshop — Gal Vorbak Red

Darken the deepest shadows by spraying a thin mixture of Gal Vorbak Red and Black (Vallejo Game Air) into the recesses.

Vallejo — Black

Apply Abteilung 502 Black oil paint, thinned with mineral spirits, into the recesses of the armour and then buff and blend the paint from the raised surfaces towards the shadow areas using a soft, slightly damp brush with mineral spirits.

Abteilung 502 — Black

Apply a final varnish coat to the armour using a 50/50 mix of Mig Matte and Ultra Matte varnish.

Mig — Matte

Apply a final varnish coat to the armour using a 50/50 mix of Mig Matte and Ultra Matte varnish.

Mig — Ultra Matte

Apply small chips and fine scratches along the edges and prominent areas of the red power armour using Wazdakka Red.

Games Workshop — Wazdakka Red

Apply finer chips and scratches with a lighter, slightly orange-fleshy mix of Flat Flesh and Wazdakka Red.

Vallejo Model Color — Flat Flesh

Apply finer chips and scratches with a lighter, slightly orange-fleshy mix of Flat Flesh and Wazdakka Red.

Games Workshop — Wazdakka Red

Apply a dark brown as weathering along the lower parts of the red armour and around edges to simulate mud/dirt.

Games Workshop — Rhinox Hide

Basecoat black elements (shoulder pads, backpack, gun casing) with Vallejo Model Color Black.

Vallejo Model Color — Black

Apply a simple airbrush highlight to black elements using Eshin Grey, focusing on spherical or cylindrical shapes.

Games Workshop — Eshin Grey

Apply initial chips using Black paint, particularly over decals, to create a painted-on effect.

Games Workshop — Black

Sponge chip with Eshin Grey over the black chips for a lighter edge.

Games Workshop — Eshin Grey

Continue applying Eshin Grey chips, adding a little Dawnstone for lighter chips on prominent areas like the chest eagle.

Games Workshop — Eshin Grey

Continue applying Eshin Grey chips, adding a little Dawnstone for lighter chips on prominent areas like the chest eagle.

Games Workshop — Dawnstone

Apply Rhinox Hide as weathering over decals and black armour to blend them into the battle damage.

Games Workshop — Rhinox Hide

Paint leather belts with Rhinox Hide.

Games Workshop — Rhinox Hide

Highlight leather belts with Steel Legion Drab.

Games Workshop — Steel Legion Drab

Basecoat metallic weapon parts with a 50/50 mix of Burnt Iron and Iron Warriors.

Games Workshop — Burnt Iron

Basecoat metallic weapon parts with a 50/50 mix of Burnt Iron and Iron Warriors.

Games Workshop — Iron Warriors

Apply a watered-down Ratling Grime as a wash over the metallic parts.

Games Workshop — Ratling Grime

Basecoat the lens with Incubi Darkness.

Games Workshop — Incubi Darkness

Apply Kabalite Green on the bottom edge and middle of the lens, blending towards the center.

Games Workshop — Kabalite Green

Apply Moot Green as a brighter highlight on the bottom edge of the lens.

Games Workshop — Moot Green