Triplej1011 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 So my little brother got a load of chaos marines for Xmas and really doesn't know how best to paint them. I don't collect chaos so I wouldnt know the first thing about them. Please help!! Recommend some real easy schemes. THANK YOU ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/247189-easy-chaos-space-marines-paint-scheme/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashrog Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 How old is he? I have been painting with my 8-year-old nephew, and he just picked a scheme and went with it. He has been getting better the more he practices. I'm not saying his painting is the best thing ever (he IS 8) but it's way better than my first models (which I painted when I was 16 or so) and more importantly, he's happy with it. As far as schemes, I'd say Iron Warriors (silver armor, gold trim) is by far the easiest, since metallic colors are super-simple to do. Night Lords, Alpha Legion and the lesser known Children of Purgatos also have simple but effective schemes. Blue and green are relatively easy colors. If he's a younger player, chances are he will want to paint them red and black. Deep red is pretty simple, but bright crimson is actually a tough color to get right. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/247189-easy-chaos-space-marines-paint-scheme/#findComment-2992543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronDuke Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Iron Warriors spring to mind as one of the easiest colour schemes to paint. Simple black spray, then drybrush the metal work, with some details added to break it up (and dependent on confidence) Or, rather than drybrush, layer metals then use washes to alter the tone. There is an example below if you are unsure on the scheme. http://images.wikia.com/warhammer40k/image...resy_Armour.png Edit; ninja'd by ashrog! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/247189-easy-chaos-space-marines-paint-scheme/#findComment-2992544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triplej1011 Posted February 14, 2012 Author Share Posted February 14, 2012 He's 12 now and he can't seem to pick one. ;) he's just picking out really difficult projects and giving up ^_^ he wanted to design a sort of chaos space wolf chapter too. Any colour ideas? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/247189-easy-chaos-space-marines-paint-scheme/#findComment-2992547 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevak Dal Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 P3 Greatcoat grey for the main armor, Citidel Space Wolf Grey for the trim, with Citidel red gore for the lenses/runes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/247189-easy-chaos-space-marines-paint-scheme/#findComment-2995186 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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