Time to paint a few Black Templar Neophytes! While there are many ways to paint these essential troops, the following is a straightforward method that achieves good results with a reasonably small number of paints and not a lot of time spent.

Follow the detailed instructions below and check out the stage-by-stage images for reference as you paint your model. Don't fret if the model doesn't come out picture-perfect in the end — painting takes time and practice to master. Just do the best you can each time and be open to learning new techniques from others. Before you know it, you'll be quite an accomplished painter with models you'll be proud to deploy in the 41st millennium.

WE USED THE FOLLOWING CITADEL PAINTS: Chaos Black Skull White Codex Grey Fortress Grey Tanned Flesh Dwarf Flesh Bleached Bone Scorched Brown Bestial Brown Snakebite Leather Boltgun Metal Mithril Silver

1	Use Chaos Black spray primer to coat the entire model, and go over any areas you missed with slightly watered-down Chaos Black paint. Once the model dries, paint the belts, pouches, grenades, ropes, and straps with Scorched Brown. Apply Boltgun Metal to the weapons, buckles, buttons, and other technological gear the Neophyte is carrying. Be careful when painting the pouch buttons so you don't have to reapply Scorched Brown to those areas.
2	After adding a bit of water to your Fortress Grey, carefully paint the chest emblem. If paint fills the cracks between the feathers, just wait until it dries and fill the gap with Chaos Black. Use a slightly more watered-down Fortress Grey to paint the Neophyte's shoulder pads. To cover up the Chaos Black beneath, you will need to apply a few smooth coats. Highlight the raised areas of your weapons and other metallic gear with Mithril Silver. Make sure you change your brush-cleaning water after you use metallic paints to avoid metal flakes in other colours.
3	Use Skull White to repeat the steps above. Carefully apply white paint to the chest emblem. Take your time so you don't have to make too many repairs. Use watered-down Skull White to repeatedly coat the shoulder pads until they are thoroughly covered. Last but not least, use Bestial Brown to detail the high spots on your pouches, belts, and grenades. Paint your Neophyte's hair the same colour.
4	Time to focus on the head. Start off by adding Tanned Flesh to the face, ears, and neck. While it dries, use Snakebite Leather or another light brown paint to streak the previously painted hair of the model to give the appearance of strands of hair. Now, apply Dwarf Flesh to the highest parts of the face. Finally, pick out a few elevated areas to paint with a mixture of Dwarf Flesh and Bleached Bone.
5	To highlight the edges of the Chaos Black armour and clothing, you can either edge the high areas with Codex Grey (for subtle effect), Fortress Grey (if you are in a hurry), or one after the other (for a layered highlight). Since the clothing and armour are supposed to be black, only paint the highest edges that would look brighter with light reflecting off of them. Base the model to match the rest of your army (we used a series of browns) and you're almost ready to play! Only the shoulder pads need the proper insignia. Carefully cut out your transfer and use tweezers to soak it in water for 30 seconds. Use tweezers and a wet paintbrush to apply the transfer to your model.