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Emperor's Children (III) (Légions Traîtres) Paint List for Horus Heresy (30K)

intermediate Légions Traîtres

This scheme is built around Naggaroth Night, Kabalite Green, and Retributor Armour. Accent and support colours come from Shyish Purple and Xereus Purple.

Grey primer or black. The purple must be riche and saturé — The progression Naggaroth Night vers Genestealer Purple crée a dégradé luxueux. The panneaux white contrastent fortement with the purple.

Recommended undercoat black — Several priority paints in this army converge on black.
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Paint list

Sorted by priority

🔴 Must-Have

Bases — the colours fondamentales sans lesquelles the scheme est impossible

🟠 Core

Shadows and highlights principaux — the simplified scheme officiel

🟡 Recommended

Shadows douces and highlights supplementaires qui donnent of the relief

🟢 Optional

Dot highlights for un resultat showcase

Painting order

Recommended steps
1 Grey primer or black
2 Base Naggaroth Night over the full armour
3 Soft shade Druchii purple in the recoins
4 Deep shade Shyish Purple into deep recesses
5 Chunky highlight Xereus Purple on arêtes larges
6 Highlight Genestealer Purple on arêtes fine
7 Dot highlights Warpfiend Grey on points maximaux
8 Lentilles : base Kabalite Green, shade Incubi Darkness, highlights Sybarite Green then Gauss Blaster Green, dot White Scar
9 Base Corax White on panneaux white, soft shade Thunderhawk Blue, deep shade Dark Reaper, highlight White Scar, chipping Baneblade Brown
10 Base Retributor Armour, shade Gore-Grunta Fur, highlight Stormhost Silver
11 Base Leadbelcher, shade Nuln Oil, highlight Stormhost Silver
12 Base Abaddon Black on sous-vêtement, chunky highlight Eshin Grey, highlight Dawnstone

Tips

Hints for this army
1 Keep the foundation colours dominant so the army still reads clearly at tabletop distance.
2 Use the last accent and highlight paints sparingly to sharpen the focal points instead of repainting every surface.

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