Thousand Sons Armor Speed painting guide

This video is a quick overview of how I paint a Warhammer Thousand Sons Mark III Space Marine Armor from the Horus Heresy. It includes a green glowing eyes tutorial and how I painted the Gemstones of the Void Dart.
For the whole mini including the base the process took 3.0 hours.

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##### The Armor #####

1. Prime the Mini Black

2. Base coat the mini by stippling on thin layers of pure Vallejo - Gunmetal Grey 77.720 with a Artis Opus - Series D size M brush

3. Carefully cover all armor parts, panel by panel! Use a mixture of 1:1 Citadel - Blood Angels and Citadel - Contrast Medium

4. Let the first layer fully dry!

5. Apply another layer of to all armor parts, panel by panel!

6. Base coat all parts that should appear gold with Scale 75 - Victorian Brass

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

8. Base coat the grip of the stick, the cables and Plume with Citadel - Abaddon Black

9. Add Edge Highlights, Battle damage and bolt highlights to the Armor with Citadel - Stormhost Silver

10. Highlight Metal parts with Citadel - Stormhost Silver

11. Create volumetric and edge highlights to the golden parts with Vallejo - Gold 77.725

12. Create Highlights on the grip of the stick and cables with Vallejo - Dark Grey 70.994

13. Intense the highlights on the grip of the stick casing and cables with Vallejo - Neutral Grey 77.992

14. Add small damage marks and edge highlights on the grip of the stick with Vallejo - Pale Grey Blue 77.907

15. Base coat the Plume and ropes on the stick with Citadel - Kabalite Green

16. add highlights to the Plume and ropes on the stick with Citadel - Sybarite Green

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

18. Cover the whole miniature with a coat of Vallejo Premium - Gloss Varnish 62.064 with a brush or airbrush

!!!LET THE GLOSS VARNISH FULLY DRY!!!

19. Mix 2:1 Schmincke - burnt Sienna and Schmincke - ivory black add as much white spirit that you achieve a contrast color consistency, and cover the whole mini with the mixutre

20. Let it dry for at least 12+ hours

21. use a Qtip or eye bronzer to remove the oil wash from all the surfaces

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

23. Add chipping to the Armor with a sponge and Citadel - Stormhost Silver

24. Done!

###### Glowing Eyes #####

1. Base coat the entire eye, including the corners, with Citadel - Kabalite Green

2. Use Citadel - Sybarite Green and add center focused highlights with brush strokes from left and right for both lenses.

3. Add an edge highlight the size of the lens highlight using the mix from above

4. Repeat step two with an even smaller highlight using a 1:1 mix of Citadel - Sybarite Green and P3 - Morrow White

5. Add an edge highlight the size of the highlight in the bottom corner using the same mix

6. Add a dot highlight in the centre using P3 -Morrow White

7. Add a small dot on the edge of the bottom corner with P3 - Morrow White

8. Done!

##### Gemstone #####

1. Base coat the gems with Citadel - Kabalite Green

2. Highlight the lower right corner of about 1/3 of the surface with Citadel - Sybarite Green.

3. Add a spot of reflection in the upper left corner with Citadel - Sybarite Green

4. Intensify the highlights in the lower right and upper left with a 1:1 mix of Citadel - Sybarite Green and P3 - Morrow White.

5. Smooth out the transitions by glazing a thin mix of Citadel - Kabalite Green

6. Apply a small amount of P3 - Morrow White to both highlights to simulate intense light reflections

7. Cover the work with Vallejo Premium - Gloss Varnish 62.064
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