Marcus Chen
When it comes to painting your Shadowspear Chaos Marines, there are a variety of legions to choose from, each with its own unique colour scheme and backstory. One popular choice is the Black Legion, known for their black and gold armour. The Black Legion is a confluence of traitors, with chaos marines from different legions joining Abaddon's cause, providing players with interesting conversion opportunities. Another option is the Alpha Legion, known for their sneaky tactics and cool backstory. If you're looking for something ultra-devoted to the dark gods, the Word Bearers could be a good choice. For a unique colour scheme, you might consider the 2nd edition Death Guard, which combines browns, blacks, and greens. Alternatively, you could create your own legion with a custom colour scheme that reflects your personal style.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Legion Name | Black Legion |
| Legion Colour Scheme | Black and Gold |
| Legion Leader | Abaddon the Despoiler |
| Legion Heraldry | Incorporates cults devoted to different dark gods |
| Legion History | Formerly known as the Sons of Horus |
| Legion Traits | Largest and most focused of the traitor legions; Confluence of traitors from every legion |
| Paint Primer | Vallejo Black Primer |
| Paint Colours | Black, Gold, Red, Grey, Steel, Orange |
| Notable Elements | Demon flesh armour, tubing, and faces |
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What You'll Learn
Painting Black Legion Chaos Space Marines
Step 1: Priming and Undercoating
Start by priming your miniature with a black primer. You can use a Halfords Matt Black Primer or a similar product. After undercoating, scrape away any mould lines, leaving a stripe of bare plastic.
Step 2: Painting the Black Armour
The key to achieving the right black shade for the armour is mixing the right colours. Traditionally, the 'Eavy Metal team paints black by mixing a 50/50 ratio of Chaos Black and Regal Blue. Today, you can use Abaddon Black and Kantor Blue for similar results. Alternatively, you can use Corvus Black for a lighter shade of black. Prime your miniature with the chosen black shade and then highlight it with a lighter shade, such as Corvus Black, to bring out the details.
Step 3: Painting the Trim
The trim on the Black Legion's armour is typically gold, adding a striking contrast to the black armour. Start by basecoating the trim with a gold colour like Citadel Retributor Armour or Retributor Gold. Then, layer on a brighter gold like Liberator Gold or Duncan Rhodes Glistening Gold/Liberator Gold. You can also add a layer of Citadel Nuln Oil to darken the trim and give it a grubbier look.
Step 4: Detailing and Finishing Touches
Once the black armour and gold trim are complete, you can move on to the finer details. Paint the weapons black or add a spot of colour with red weapons. For the metal trim, use Leadbelcher and shade it with Nuln Oil. Paint the skulls with Rakarth Flesh and shade them with Seraphim Sepia or Agrax. Edge highlight the black parts with Mechanicus Standard Grey and the metal parts with Runefang Steel. For an evil glare, paint the eyes with Mephiston Red and Evil Sunz Scarlet. Finally, add the shoulder insignia with Averland Sunset and Yriel Yellow.
Additional Tips:
- The Black Legion provides interesting conversion opportunities due to its nature as a confluence of traitors from various legions. You can model marines with different backgrounds and incorporate heraldry elements from various cults.
- Bringers of Decay, followers of Nurgle, are a large faction within the Black Legion. You can paint black-armoured plague marines with green details for this faction.
- If you're feeling creative, experiment with different colour schemes for the trim. You can try a deeper gold or a lighter, grubbier look, depending on your preference.
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Painting Black Legion armour trim gold
Painting Black Legion armour with gold trim can be challenging, but the results are impressive. The Black Legion is known for its black armour and gold trim, though older editions featured silver trim or a mix of silver and gold.
There are several methods for painting Black Legion armour black with gold trim. One approach is to start with a black primer, such as Halfords Matt Black Primer, and then scrape away any mould lines, filling in any gaps with Vallejo Black. You can then highlight areas that will catch the light with a dark grey like Vallejo German Grey.
For the gold trim, you can base with Retributor Gold and layer on brighter golds like Duncan Rhodes Glistening Gold or Liberator Gold. Alternatively, you can mix Vallejo Metal Colour Gold and Copper at a 3:1 ratio and thin it with Contrast Medium. You can then wash the metal with this mixture and add Vallejo Chrome to the remaining mixture for edge highlights.
Another important aspect to consider is the order in which you paint the armour and trim. Some prefer to base the armour first and then clean up the trim, while others suggest painting the trim first and then cleaning up the armour panels.
Additionally, you can add battle damage scratches with Fenrisian Grey by selectively highlighting upward-facing edges, corners, and prominent edges. You can also experiment with different colours for the trim based on the rank of your models, such as using silver for basic legionaries and gold for higher-ranking models.
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Painting the Sons of Horus
The Sons of Horus are the Heresy-era precursor to the Black Legion. If you want to paint your Shadowspear Chaos Marines as the Sons of Horus, you can follow the steps below.
Firstly, you will need to prime your miniature with a black or dark green primer. Then, dip your brush into Kabalite Green and wipe away the excess before stippling and overbrushing the model to build up the colour. Leave the parts that are in the shade dark. Repeat this process with Sons of Horus Green, this time aiming the brush only downwards, focusing on the areas that would naturally catch the light to create a gradient.
Next, protect the paint job from the enamel washes by sealing the model with a coat of gloss varnish. You can use an airbrush with Polyurethane varnish, or a spray such as AK Interactive Semi-Gloss Varnish Spray.
After this, you can spray your Legionary with The Army Painter Warpaints Air Unforgiven Green, making sure to basecoat every nook and cranny. Finish with a zenithal highlight using Warpaints Air Exile Green at a high angle to achieve the characteristic pale green of the Sons of Horus.
If you don't have an airbrush, you can use spray paints to create a green gradient. Start with a dark colour, then spray a lighter colour at an angle from above as a zenithal highlight. There are plenty of dark green spray paints available, but the teal green of the Sons of Horus is harder to find. You can also use a brush with a soft round head, like a cheap makeup brush or Artis Opus Series D.
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Painting the Death Guard
The Death Guard are a popular faction of Chaos Space Marines, known for their resilience and inexorable movement on the battlefield. Their models are packed with detail, but their filthy and corroded appearance makes them a forgiving army to paint, with lots of room for error and improvisation.
The Death Guard are surrounded by rusty, filthy weapons and armour, reflecting their devotion to Nurgle, the god of rot and decay. Their armour is primarily black, with highlights of green, brown, and blue. To achieve this, you can prime your Death Guard model black, then apply a green basecoat using Castellan Green, followed by a highlight layer of Death World Forest and another of Death Guard Green. For the black areas, use Abaddon Black, then highlight with Corvus Black, which is bluer and will give the black a greater depth. For additional details, you can paint buboes with Averland Sunset and highlight with Flash Gitz Yellow, and use Bugman's Glow for cables and tongues.
For the metal parts, start with a dark silver like Leadbelcher, then wash with Agrax Earthshade and coat with Typhus Corrosion for a gritty texture. You can then dry brush with Ryza Rust for an easy rusted metal effect. To finish, use Runefang Steel on the sharp edges to show areas of use, and add some corrosion to the bottom half of the model.
The Death Guard provides a fun army to paint, with a variety of textures and colours to experiment with. You can add your own twists to the Games Workshop standard scheme, and there are plenty of opportunities to use Technical Paints and get creative.
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Painting Demon flesh armour
When it comes to painting Chaos Marines, the Black Legion is a popular choice, with their trademark black and gold armour and interesting heraldry. However, you might prefer to paint your models with a demon flesh colour scheme.
One option for painting demon flesh armour is to use a purple colour scheme. To achieve this, you can follow these steps:
- Basecoat the flesh with Warpaints Mutant Hue or a 1:1 mix of Daemonette Hide and Pink Horror.
- Wash with Dreadful Visage.
- Layer with Warpaints Mutant Hue or Daemonette Hide mixed with Pink Horror, while omitting the recesses.
- Apply a second highlight with a 1:2 mix of Mutant Hue or Daemonette Hide mixed with Pink Horror and Reaper Master Series Leather White or Pallid Wych Flesh.
- To add depth and colour, glaze Magos Purple around the eye sockets, cheeks, lips, and maw on the left hand.
Alternatively, for a "dead flesh" look with a purple or blue tinge, you can try the following:
- Start with a red or black basecoat.
- Apply a coat of Rakarth Flesh.
- For a reddish tinge, use a Reikland flesh shade wash; for purplish flesh, use Druchii Violet.
- Once dry, go over the raised areas with a mix of orange and Rakarth flesh, leaving the recesses shaded.
- Apply a final top coat of Rakarth on the highest points.
Another option is to use Vallejo Heavy Warmgrey, which has a touch of pinkish skin tone. Wash with diluted Volupus Pink, then dry brush highlight with Vallejo Model Silver Grey, a warm off-white colour.
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Frequently asked questions
The Black Legion colour scheme is black armour with steel-coloured trim over gold, giving them a grungy, dark look.
To get the right black shade, you can mix a 50/50 combination of Chaos Black and Regal Blue. For the gold trim, you can use Retributor Gold and layer on Liberator Gold or Glistening Gold.
It is recommended to base the armour before starting on the trim. For a deeper gold, start with Citadel Retributor Armour and wash with Citadel Agrax Earthshade. For red cloth, basecoat with Mephiston Red and wash with Citadel Druchii Violet.
