Speed Painting Sons of Horus - How I Paint Things

The Luna Wolves Astartes Legion would have their name changed to the Sons of Horus to honour their Primarch's great victory against the Orks of Ullanor. While they would eventually become the Black Legion, for a time their grey green armour would march at Horus' command across the stars. READ MORE:

It turns out that painting them is far simpler than I'd have imagined. Using just a quick drybrush and one or two highlights along with a couple of varnishes, you can absolutely blast through the stock infantry for your army and have them turning out pretty well! This is based on a method I've seen discussed by Forge World's Mark Bedford at one of the Horus Heresy weekends, specifically around the eight minute mark here:    • Mark Bedford - Army Painting Tips   He does mention later that it's Fleshshade rather than sepia he's using, and after experimenting I'm fairly sure that the water isn't strictly necessary. I've had some strange white chalkiness to my shades when mixing them with water before, so being able to skip it and still get this result is pretty encouraging. If you're finding the shade too dark, try adding small amounts of additional Lahmian Medium and remixing it before applying to a test piece first.

If you're interested, the colour scheme I was following most closely was inspired by this excellent army over on the Warhammer Community site! https://www.warhammer-community.com/2...

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PAINTS USED:

"Mark's Marine Juice" Recipe:
1 part each of Nuln Oil, Reikland Fleshshade, Lahmian Medium

CITADEL:
Administratum Grey (Layer)
Balthazar Gold (Base)
Leadbelcher (Base)
Liberator Gold (Layer)
White Scar (Layer)
Flesh Tearers Red (Contrast)

VALLEJO:
Gunship Green
Flat Black
Matt Varnish Spray
Gloss Varnish Spray