Thedarkprincesnun Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Anyone know a quick and easy scheme for the red? I'm painting my converted apostle in the colours of the bearers the 2 I've thought of is Mephiston red washed with reikland flesh shade Or doom bull brown base layered with khorne red Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/320126-word-bearers-red-armour/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockwithaticket Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Depends what kind of look you want. Army Painter do a deep red Spray Primer called Chaotic Red. Highlight that to taste - are you going on the red, orange or purple/pink end of the spectrum? - and then wash to tie it together and add some depth. Seems that could git 'er done pretty quickly. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/320126-word-bearers-red-armour/#findComment-4329223 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedarkprincesnun Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 Cheers im trying to go for a similar red to the word bearer on the first heretic book cover Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/320126-word-bearers-red-armour/#findComment-4329763 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jofus Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I use Mephiston Red with a wash of Agrax Earthshade, gives it a nice and dark red. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/320126-word-bearers-red-armour/#findComment-4329893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockwithaticket Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Ok, in that case you'll definitely want to start as dark as something like Army Painter Chaotic Red (super conveient by virtue of being available as a spray primer and a colour-matched dropper bottle) or Vallejo Black-Red and work your way up to a mid-level red on the purple spectrum like old GW Scab Red. Unfortunately I've never found anything that quite matches that lovely colour, now it's OOP, but Scale 75 Deep Red is similar. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/320126-word-bearers-red-armour/#findComment-4330095 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradigm Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Copper spray paint from krylon or the cheaper rustoleum for a primer. (Not the 2x coverage type!) Do a test coat on some bare sprues so you get a feel for the coverage and don't ruin details. Wash the whole thing with nuln oil. Several times on the lower portions, or use a counter color like green or purple for the shadows, if you want that look. Dry brush a pale gold color on the upper portion for a first highlight. Then dry brush or thinly ink the whole model red. Using either Khorne Red or darker, for that dark look. Next paint all the trim, using iron belcher or similar and all soft armor and eyes as desired. Then wash the trim in nuln oil until it's the desired darkness. If you drybrushed on the red, then wash the red with Carroburg Crimson to tie the drybrush into the copper. If you inked it, then you'll want to use Druchii Violet or Nuln Oil instead, because even a dark red ink will be pretty cherry red over gold and copper. Then chip and pigment, or not, to your hearts content. If you don't want metallic, then base coat black, as normal. Then using Krylon or cheap Rustoleum eggshell, or flat finish spraypaint, in a rusty brown, or brick red color hit the models from overhead and then again on their front face, but at an angle. Then paint the trim, etc. as above. Then wash all non-trim areas of the model in Carroburg Crimson and highlight the now red upper faces as desired, I'd start with very thin khorne red and work brighter, but if the model is bright enough to start with, no traditional highlighting may even be required. Then chip and pigment, or not, to your hearts content. Also, when using any non-flat paints like eggshell, make sure to hit the model with your favorite flat varnish, and it will give you the color without the sheen. This will work for any finish, but the shinier the initial finish, the harder it will be to paint the model in general. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/320126-word-bearers-red-armour/#findComment-4330245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runefyre Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 My brother's paint scheme is khorne red washed with nuln oil, nice and simple but still good looking. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/320126-word-bearers-red-armour/#findComment-4330801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantay VI Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Runefyre. Get your brother to try drakenhof nightshade wash. The dark blue will darken the red wihout turning it purple, but give it a really nice dark blood/ red wine colour. Black wash is good, but it deadens the red for me. I do not do word bearers, but I use Khorne red (scab red equivalent), which I think it the darkest red, the 1-2 washes of draken hof nightshade wash. I then use thinned down khorne red to bring it back up and use a lighter re to highlight. I use it mainly for weapons or tank markings, I can put pictures up later if you like Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/320126-word-bearers-red-armour/#findComment-4330833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runefyre Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Runefyre. Get your brother to try drakenhof nightshade wash. The dark blue will darken the red wihout turning it purple, but give it a really nice dark blood/ red wine colour. Black wash is good, but it deadens the red for me. I do not do word bearers, but I use Khorne red (scab red equivalent), which I think it the darkest red, the 1-2 washes of draken hof nightshade wash. I then use thinned down khorne red to bring it back up and use a lighter re to highlight. I use it mainly for weapons or tank markings, I can put pictures up later if you like Thanks for the tip. I'll let him know, he will probably like that idea. Nuln oil can be a little flat and generic. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/320126-word-bearers-red-armour/#findComment-4330888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockwithaticket Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Khorne red (scab red equivalent), I really want to stress that this isn't the case. Khorne Red might be the closest thing in the range to the now OOP Scab Red, but it's nowhere near being an equivalent. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/320126-word-bearers-red-armour/#findComment-4331045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimm Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Anyone tried silver base, dark wash then fw Angron red clean through an airbrush? Guy at fw open day told me about this method but interested to know if anyone's tried it and had a good result from it Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/320126-word-bearers-red-armour/#findComment-4352575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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