Painting Flesh Tearers

[Indefragable]

Those of us who play/collect FT: what paint schemes do you use?

 

The 7th Ed Codex seems to make them look almost maroon for the primary color...

 

...but the Warhammer TV painting guide says Khorne Red...

 

...and yet others such as Apathetic Fish on YouTube show using Mephiston Red as the base.

 

Would love to hear and see what you’ve used.

 

...especially Terminators.

 

....got a fun little project I’m mulling over.

[Panzer]

Mephiston Red is way too bright for Flesh Tearers. I'd use that for regular Blood Angels if I were to paint mine as them (only the pauldrons and the helmets of the battleline Marines of mine are red). Khorne Red sounds about right I'd say.

[m0nolith]

Looking though the 7th ed era Sons of Sanguinius painting guide that GW put out, they use Khorne red as the base colour over black primer, and then coating all of the armour with Nulin Oil to darken it some more, and then highlight the amour with Wazdakka Red followed by Cadian Fleshtone.

Edited May 10, 2020 by m0nolith

[SamaNagol]

If you want a nice 5 step edge highly style colour recipe:

 

Khorne Red

Nuln Oil

Wazdakka Red

Squig Orange

Lugganeth Orange

[Majkhel]

Pictures or it didn't happen!

[Xenith]

This is FT red contrast over grey seer:

This guy is Khorne red, highlight Meph red, then evil suns+wild rider

Plenty more pics around p30 in my plog.

Edited May 11, 2020 by Xenith

[SnorriSnorrison]

I think the Khorne Red looks closer to how FT are perceived, in my opinion at least. FT contrast red, while looking good and striking, seems to be a bit closer to their parent chapter.

[Panzer]

Yeah I agree.

[Xenith]

Those guys came out super bright in the photo for some reason, they're more burgundy in real life, but kind of satiny. Khorne red feels the same, just a bit desaturated and flatter.

 

I've still not decided which I like more.

[Majkhel]

A little bit off-topic, but a lot depends on the light.
My own BA scheme can looks like this on pictures:

Both are painted in exactly the same way :P The one on the right is closer to reality.

[BadgersinHills]

I read on Instagram, Wade Pryce uses Khorne Red, shaded with Nuln Oil, highlighted Khorne Red, Wazdakka Red and Cadian Fleshtone. 

[Father Mapple]

Black undercoat versus white is going to be a big change in how the red appears. I always base black when doing my Blood Sounds which are Flesh Tearers in all but the color of their lower legs.

 

I'll use the same burgundy color I use on my white base coated death company in areas and its hard to reconcile that's the same color as the black undercoated troops.