Warhammer 40,000 · Adepta Sororitas
Bloody Rose (Adepta Sororitas) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
Dark red and black, the order of passion for battle. Khorne red reads deeper here than on any other order.
Khorne Red runs darker than Our Martyred Lady. The most intense of the orders.
Recommended undercoat
black
— Several priority paints in this army converge on black.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
Armour + sacred ornaments
- Khorne Red (Citadel) — Main armour · 2 coats
- Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Robe + cloth · 2 coats
- Retributor Armour (Citadel) — Religious gold ornament · 2 coats
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Holy weapons · 1–2 coats
- Carroburg Crimson (Citadel) — Armour (shade) · Wash
🟠 Core
Highlights + skin
- Mephiston Red (Citadel) — Armour (layer) · Raised areas
- Agrax Earthshade (Citadel) — Gold · Localised wash
- Bugman's Glow (Citadel) — Skin · 2 coats
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Metal · Wash
🟡 Recommended
Parchments + finishing touches
- Evil Sunz Scarlet (Citadel) — Armour (highlight) · Edges
- Liberator Gold (Citadel) — Gold (highlight) · Light drybrush
- Screaming Skull (Citadel) — Parchments + bone · Layer
- Rhinox Hide (Citadel) — Secondary cloth · 2 coats
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Step 1: black primer
2
Step 2: Basecoat the main armour
3
Step 3: Robe + cloth
4
Step 4: Retributor Armour ornaments
5
Step 5: Leadbelcher weapons
6
Step 6: Shade the armour + Agrax on the gold + Nuln Oil on metal
7
Step 7: Layer armour + Bugman's Glow skin
8
Step 8: Highlights + parchments + relics
Tips
Hints for this army
1
Sisters carry a lot of ornament — the gold and the parchments matter as much as the armour.
2
Parchments: Screaming Skull + Seraphim Sepia + Abaddon Black lettering.
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