Warhammer 40,000 · Adepta Sororitas
Valorous Heart (Adepta Sororitas) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
Black and white, the order of austerity and absolute purity. Stark, with no warm tones anywhere in the scheme.
A very strong contrast. The white has to be absolutely clean.
Recommended undercoat
white
— Several priority paints in this army converge on white.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
Armour + sacred ornaments
- Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Main armour · 2 coats
- Corax White (Citadel) — Robe + cloth · 2 coats
- Retributor Armour (Citadel) — Religious gold ornament · 2 coats
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Holy weapons · 1–2 coats
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Armour (shade) · Wash
🟠 Core
Highlights + skin
- Administratum 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
- Dawnstone (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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