Warhammer 40,000 - Space Marines

Space Marines

Getting Started with Space Marines

Space Marine Miniatures

Gaming
- Deathwatch Rules
- Tactica: Land Speeder

There are many, many ways to paint a Space Marine. You can paint them according to a specific Chapter or make a colour scheme up on your own! Here we'll learn how a Blood Angel can be painted using 10 colours. Once your model has an undercoat, painting can begin. Follow the detailed instructions and check out the stage by stage images as you paint your model for reference. 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 game with!

WE USED THE FOLLOWING CITADEL PAINTS:

Dark
Flesh

Dk. Angel
Green

Shadow
Grey

Bestial
Brown

Blazing
Orange

Golden
Yellow

Blood
Red

Boltgun
Metal

Snot
Green

Codex
Grey

After undercoating the model Skull White, the power armour is painted with Blood Red. All other areas on the model are painted Chaos Black with the exception of the chest eagle and the parchment of the purity seal.

The model is now given a wash of Dark Flesh. A drop of varnish is added to help break the surface tension of the Dark Flesh paint and give even coverage. After the wash dries, the black areas can be neatened up and the chest eagle is painted Blazing Orange. The purity seal is then painted Dark Angels Green and the parchment is given a coat of Bestial Brown.

A slightly thinned Blazing Orange is carefully painted onto the edges of the armour. Try to ensure that the lines are of the same size and wide enough to allow you to paint another narrow line in the next step. Use Golden Yellow to highlight the chest eagle. The eyes are basecoated Dark Angels Green, while the purity seal are given highlights with a mix of Snot Green and Dark Angels Green. The parchment is now highlighted with Bleached Bone. The gun casing and shoulder rims are highlighted with a mix of Chaos Black and Codex Grey.

Carefully paint Fiery Orange onto the very edges of the armour for the final highlight. Use Bad Moon Yellow for the final highlight on the chest eagle, and a mix of Snot Green and Dark Angel Green is used to highlight the bottom edge of the eye. Add more Codex Grey to Chaos Black for the final highlight on the gun casing and the shoulder rims. Shadow Grey is very steadily painted onto all the soft ridges in between the armour plates.

Finally apply Boltgun Metal onto all the metal areas of the helmet, boltgun, and backpack.

Don't like Blood Angels? Check out our guides for painting Ultramarines, Dark Angels, and Space Wolves!

Next: Play a simple scenario!

Armies of the Warhammer 40,000 Universe
Black Templars	Dark Angels	Orks
Catachans	Dark Eldar	Space Marines
Chapter Approved	Eldar	Tau
Chaos Space Marines	Imperial Guard	Tyranids
Daemonhunters	Necrons	Witch Hunters