Games Workshop - Hordes of Chaos

Gaming
- Sample Army List 1 - 2
- Chaos Knight Tactics
- Mounted Daemonettes

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Extras
- Magic Cards:
    Nurgle
    Slaanesh
    Tzeentch
- Archaon Designer's notes
- Map of the Chaos Wastes
- Daemon Name Generator
- Wallpaper
- Designer's Notes

RESOURCES

ARMIES

Chaos Warriors dedicated to Khorne will often be painted in various shades of red or bronze. This Chaos Warrior was painted mostly red so that it would end up being a striking model. A full unit of these guys would certainly draw some attention on the gaming table. Red is a tricky colour that requires many thin coats of paint to pull off, so be patient!

Follow the detailed instructions and check out the stage-by-stage images for reference as you paint your models. 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:

Chaos
Black

Scorch.
Brown

Dark
Flesh

Bestial
Brown

Blood
Red

Scab
Red

Grvyrd.
Earth

Kmdo.
Khaki

Codex
Grey

Dwarf
Bronze

Boltgun
Metal

Brown
Ink

Chst.
Ink

After a thorough undercoating of Chaos Black, start off by drybrushing the model's cape with Scorched Brown. Once this is done, go over the belt, shoulder fur, and weapon wrappings with the same colour. Now, water down some Scab Red and carefully go over the the chaos armour, helmet, and shield with a thin coat of paint. You will have to apply a few coats of thinned-down Scab Red to get a proper basecoat. Be patient and neat here. It's very important!

Using Dark Flesh, go over the cape, drybrush the shoulder fur, and highlight any belts or straps. Make a mix of 1:2 Blood Red to Scab Red. Water this mix down. Apply this colour over the chaos armour, helmet, and shield. These second coats of thin paint will nearly cover the previous coat of pure Scab Red. Pay attention to areas you wish to highlight later and carefully paint them with the mixed colour.

Use Dwarf Bronze on the warrior's chainmail tabard, occasional armour bits, and shield insignia. Be very careful not to get this colour on any of the red armour! Have a brush handy in order to quickly wipe away any mess ups and minimize such mistakes. Apply Scorched Brown to any weapon hafts and paint weaponry Boltgun Metal. Change your water at this point so no metal flakes mix in with further colours! Using watered down Graveyard Earth, paint over the raised areas of the cape. In order to continue to build up the warrior's red armour, make a 2:1 mix of Blood Red to Scab Red. Water this mix down and apply a few coats over the chaos armour, helmet, and shield. Be sure to pay attention to the edges of armour plates and the shield, as these will pick up the highlight nicely. Again, be very careful!

Now it's ink time. First, apply a bit of slightly watered-down Chestnut Ink over the Dwarf Bronze areas. Paint it on the areas you want it to go. Do not just slather the model with ink and hope it comes out okay! Be precise and sop up any excessive ink pooling. Using watered-down Brown Ink do the same for any Boltgun Metal areas. Going back to Chestnut Ink, apply a heavily watered-down coat over the cape to give it leathery look. It's important to let all your inks dry completely before continuing! So take a break or work on another Chaos Warrior while they dry.

Make an even mix of Codex Grey to Chaos Black to create a highlight for the black leather boots, gloves, and any helmet horns. Carefully paint this mix onto the raised edges of these items. Lightly drybrush a bit of Kommando Khaki onto the cape. You can dirty up the cape by drybrushing Bestial Brown on the bottom edges if you wish. Carefully drybrush the shoulder fur with Bestial Brown followed by a quick hit of Kommando Khaki while you still have Bestial Brown on the brush. Water down Blood Red mixed with a tiny drop of Scab Red and carefully highlight the edges of the chaos armour, helmet, and shield. Using a very steady hand, finish the red armour off with a few well placed highlights of thinned-down Blood Red. Go back over any inked metallic areas with the original metallic colour in order to clean up any stray ink areas. Finish the base, and you're all set to collect skulls for Khorne!

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