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Night Lords (VIII)

avancé Légions Traîtres

Bleu nuit avec éclairs rouges et noir.

Primer black. The blue must be dark and froid — The progression Kantor Blue vers Teclis Blue with a deepshade black crée the effect nuit étoilée characteristic.

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

Paint list

Sorted by priority

🔴 Must-Have

Bases — the fundamental colours without which the scheme is impossible

  • Kantor Blue (Citadel) — Armour · Base
  • Mephiston Red (Citadel) — Marquages red / Lentilles casque · Base
  • Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Metal · Base
  • Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Armure black / Sous-vêtement black, carter arme (base) / Armure hands / Marquages red (Deep shade) · Base / Deep shade

🟠 Core

Main shades and highlights — the official Simplified Scheme

🟡 Recommended

Ombres douces that give of the depth

🟢 Optional

Dot highlights for a result showcase

Painting order

Recommended steps
1 Primer black mat mandatory
2 Base Kantor Blue over the full armour
3 Soft shade Night Lords Blue in the recoins
4 Deep shade Abaddon Black into deep recesses
5 Chunky highlight Caledor Sky on arêtes larges
6 Highlight Teclis Blue on arêtes fine
7 Dot highlights Lothern Blue on points maximaux
8 Armure black : base Abaddon Black, chunky highlight Corvus Black, highlight Eshin Grey, highlight Dawnstone
9 Sous-vêtement : base Abaddon Black, chunky highlight Eshin Grey, highlight Dawnstone
10 Marquages red / lentilles : base Mephiston Red, soft shade Khorne Red, deep shade Abaddon Black, chunky highlight Evil Sunz Scarlet, highlight Fire Dragon Bright
11 Base Leadbelcher, shade Nuln Oil, highlight Stormhost Silver
12 Dot highlights Administratum Grey and Ungor Flesh

Tips

Hints for this army
1 Night Lords Blue is the clé of the depth — This soft shade rompt the blue froid of Kantor Blue of façon subtile before the deepshade black
2 The marquages red (symboles of terreur, inscriptions of mort) contrastent fortement on the blue dark — Soignez-the, they racontent the histoire of the légionnaire
3 The armure black is presque also présente that the blue — Traitez-the with the even attention that the armure hands
4 The trim are gold or bronze : Retributor Armour + Gore-Grunta Fur + Stormhost Silver for the éléments décoratifs if présents

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