Warhammer 40,000 · Adepta Sororitas
Sacred Rose (Adepta Sororitas) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
White and royal blue, the order of divine purity, and the hardest to paint. The white robes are unforgiving, so build them in thin layers.
A white primer is mandatory. White armour + blue robe = a rare and beautiful scheme.
Recommended undercoat
white
— Several priority paints in this army converge on white.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
Armour + sacred ornaments
- Corax White (Citadel) — Main armour · 2 coats
- Kantor Blue (Citadel) — Robe + cloth · 2 coats
- Retributor Armour (Citadel) — Religious gold ornament · 2 coats
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Holy weapons · 1–2 coats
- Seraphim Sepia (Citadel) — Armour (shade) · Wash
🟠 Core
Highlights + skin
- Ulthuan Grey (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
- Pallid Wych Flesh (Citadel) — Armour (highlight) · Edges
- Liberator Gold (Citadel) — Gold (highlight) · Light drybrush
- Screaming Skull (Citadel) — Parchments + bone · Layer
- Celestra Grey (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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