Helias_Tancred Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I've seen Blood Angels being painted mostly with Evil Suns Scarlet ... but I also own a pot of Mephiston Red and after looking I've seen some BA models painted with a deeper shade of red (thinking it must be Mephiston Red?) I just did my first blood angel marine in black primer, evil suns scarlet, and some jokaro orange for highlights. Not sure I like it, seems a bit orange-ish. Any Blood Angel pros out here, and if so what do you use? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to Darkness Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 do them like the classic blood angels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyuzanriu Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 The darker red you are seeing is probably khorne red. When I paint red marines I: Undercoat in black Basecoat Mephiston Red Wash Carroburg Crimson Drybrush Evil Suns Scarlett (or Etherium Blue for a darker look) It works well for me and provides a not too dark not too light red. It also has the habit of sometimes looking like crap until after the wash, but I guess that is just the way Mephiston Red looks. If you want to see pics I can try and upload some (of both drybrushed so you can see the difference), but they will be smartphone or Ipod quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartali Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I airbrush most of my BA stuff now. Tamiya XF-7 Red gives a nice neutral red as a base. I Mix it with XF-9 Hull Red for lowlights/shadows, and X-6 Orange for highlights With a brush I use a mix of Vallejo Red and Umber washes for recesses. Various Vallejo Model Color Reds with a brush for further highlights and glazes if I want to spend some time on the model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venemox Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Army Painter Dragon Red is my go to primer/base coat. For a brighter red, Pure Red is also good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I've just finished the armour on the seated blood angel corpse from space hulk and I'm pretty pleased with the result. Undercoat chaos black spray Basecoat khorne red Wash all over with (very old) Ork flesh wash Coat of khorne red leaving wash in recesses Coat of 50/50 mix khorne red and old school blood red Edge highlight in blood red. I'm pretty sure the modern equivalent of GW's original blood red is evil suns scarlet. The Ork flesh wash is not in production any more, but really any darkish green wash will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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