Pre-Heresy Dark Angel painting tutorial

[esinhorn]

This is a step by step guide on how to paint Pre-Heresy Dark Angels

Dark Angel Pre-Heresy wore black armor as opposed to the dark green of modern ones.

1)The first step is to prime him black,I use spray primer by Armory

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2)Then it is time to basecoat.Make sure you have solid coverage.

A good rule of thumb is when you think it's ready, give it one more coat

- Chaos Black for the armor not doing this is lazy

- Dheneb Stone for the robes and wings on the helmet and backpack

- Dark Flesh for the ropes on the robes

- Dark Angel green for the weapons and eyes which I think helps tie them to the modern DA

- Boltgun metal for the chainsword and bolter clip and barrel

- Shining gold for the faceplate,sword pommel,and the tips of the ropes

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3)-Deviln Brown wash and cover the robes with it.

I did three layers letting each one dry before adding a new layer

I like my robes to look dark like monks robes as opposed to cream colored

- One coat Babdab Black wash on everything painted boltgun metal

- One coat thinned purple wash on the gold areas once dry a coat of devlin brown wash.

 

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4)-Paint all raised areas of robe Graveyard Earth leaving the darker brown in the recesses

-Paint the inside of the robe Scab red

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5)-Using a 50/50 mix of Graveyard Earth and Kommando Khaki paint the raised edges of the robes

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6)-Using Kommando khaki paint the extreme edges for the robe

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7)-Using a thinned coat of devlin wash go over the robe to help tie it all together

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8)-Using Codex Grey highlight all the hard edges of the armor

-Using Goblin Green highlight the Bolter,chainsword,and the upper half of the eye lenses

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