Sons of Horus Armor Speed painting Guide

This video is a quick overview how i paint a Grimdark Warhammer Sons of Horus Mark III Space Marine Armor from the Horus Heresy.
The Base paint job i show in this tutorial needs around 2.5h.
For the whole mini including OPTIONAL highlights and basing it took 3h.

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1. Prime the Mini Black

2. Base coat the mini by stippling with a Artis Opus - Series D size M brush a mix 1:2 of Citadel - Sons of Horus Green and Water

3. Add volumetric highlights by stippling with a Artis Opus - Series D (Size M) brush a mix 1:1:2 of Citadel - Sons of Horus Green, Citadel - Sybarite Green and Water

4. Add even smaller volumetric highlights by stippling with a Artis Opus - Series D (Size S) brush a mix 1:2 of Citadel - Sybarite Green and Water

5 Intense the Blue armor color by adding edge highlights with Citadel - Sybarite Green

6. Base coat the metal parts and the sub suit with Vallejo - Gunmetal Grey 77.720

7. Base coat Golden parts with - Scale75 - Dwarven Gold

8. Base coat the Meele Weapon Grip and Hair Tail with Citadel - Mephiston Red

9. Base coat the Gun casing with Citadel - Abaddon Black

10. Prepare the surface of the armor with Micro sol and apply decals

11. Cover all surfaces where decals where decals got applied with Vallejo Premium - Gloss Varnish 62.064

12. Add volumetric highlights to the golden parts with Vallejo - Gold 77.725

13 Highlight the metal parts and armor bolts with Citadel - Ironbreaker

13. Cover all armor parts with a mixture of 1:1:2:2 Citadel - Black Templar
Contrast, Citadel - Gore-Grunta Fur Contrast, Citadel - Contrast Medium and water.

14. Intense the Green armor color by recovering the edge highlights with Citadel - Sybarite Green

15. Cut off a small piece of a sponge from a miniature blister and sponge on some armor chipping marks with Citadel - Sybarite Green

16. Add recess shades to all deep recesses with a 1:1 mix of Citadel - Incubi Darkness and Citadel - Abaddon Black

17. Use the recess shade mix of Citadel - Incubi Darkness and Citadel - Abaddon Black, to add scratch marks and little dots to the armor where chipping has been applied

18. Add some depth to the armor scratches with Citadel - Gauss Blaster Green

19. Finish the armor by adding some small reflection edge highlights with Citadel - Gauss Blaster Green

20. Paint glowing eyes (   • Glowing eyes on Space Marine and othe...  ), and plasma OSL (   • Space Marines Glowing Plasma Gun OSL ...  ) and all the details you want!

21. Apply a full coat of Vallejo Premium - Satin Varnish 62.063 with a brush or airbrush.

22. Apply blood splatters and gore with Citadel - Blood for the Blood God (use a cheap synthetic brush and always wipe on a paper towel before applying!)

23. OPTIONAL - Intense the red Meele weapon grip and hair tail by adding edge highlights with Citadel - Evil Suns Scarlet.

24. Done!


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