This was the second time that a glaze saved my bacon in this experiment. I then got cocky and decided to do a second highlight of Warpstone Glow, which was far too bright. I used my previous attempt at painting Death Company Marines for painting the black areas, using a 2:1 blend of Abaddon Black to Caliban green, which I then washed with Nuln Oil and highlighted with Caliban Green. For the Flesh Tearer I left the eyes at that but on the Blood Angel I added a touch of the Waywatcher Green glaze which seems to soften the harshness of the white and gives the lenses a more gentle glow. I paint the eyes on both models with Caliban Green, highlighted with Warpstone Glow and White Scar. Glazes were also used on the Blood Angel’s eye lenses. This is a bit too bright even for my tastes, so I added a final layer of Bloodletter glaze. I then highlighted the red areas with a 1:1 mixture of Wazdakka Red to Emperor’s Children, followed by an extreme highlight of Emperor’s Children. I then highlighted the red with a 1:1 mixture of Mephiston Red to Trollslayer Orange, followed by a second extreme highlight of Trollslayer Orange.įor the Flesh Tearer I first added a layer of Wazdakka Red before washing with Carroburg Crimson.

I’ve painted Blood Angels before for my boyfriend, namely two Death Company Marines and Mephiston, and with the new Blood Angel Tactical Squad and codex on their way I thought I’d try out two different “recipes” for red- one using oranges for Blood Angels and one using pinks for Flesh Tearers.īoth methods use the same black undercoat and Mephiston Red first layer (and it’s back as a spray can thank goodness- there are times when painting red is almost as bad as painting yellow).įor the Blood Angel, I washed the model with Carroburg Crimson.

Blood angels red thirst edition