Painting an 8th Cadian Shocktrooper

Paints Required:

Citadel:

  • Abaddon Black
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Bugman’s Glow
  • Cadian Fleshtone
  • Castellan Green
  • Dawnstone
  • Eshin Grey
  • Kislev Flesh
  • Leadbelcher
  • Loren Forest
  • Nuln Oil
  • Reikland Fleshshade
  • Runefang Steel
  • Stormhost Silver
  • Ushabti Bone
  • Zandri Dust
  • Ulthuan Grey

Prime & Undercoat

  1. Basecoat the entire model using Citadel Zandri Dust Spray.

Fatigues

  1. Basecoat all cloth fatigues with two thin layers of Zandri Dust.
  2. Wash the Fatigues with Agrax Earthshade.
  3. Layer Zandri Dust, avoiding the shaded recesses.
  4. Edge highlight the upper ridges and sharpest fabric folds with Ushabti Bone.

Armor & Helmet

  1. Basecoat the helmet, shoulder guards, and chest armor plates with Castellan Green.
  2. Apply Agrax Earthshade into the armor panel lines.
  3. Layer Castellan Green back over the flat armor surfaces to clean up any pooling.
  4. Edge highlight all sharp armor plate borders and helmet rims with Loren Forest.

Leather, Boots & Weapon Casing

  1. Basecoat the lasgun casing, boots, belt, and webbing straps with Abaddon Black.
  2. Wash the black casing and leather areas with Nuln Oil.
  3. Apply a neat edge highlight to the casing edges, belt straps, and boot creases with Eshin Grey.
  4. Apply a final sharp highlight to extreme corners and edges using Dawnstone.

Weapon Metallics & Hardware

  1. Basecoat the gun barrel, receiver mechanism, bayonet lugs, and belt buckles with Leadbelcher.
  2. Wash all metallic elements thoroughly with Nuln Oil.
  3. Edge highlight the metallic edges, barrel tip, and buckles with Runefang Steel or Stormhost Silver.

Aquillas

  1. Basecoat the aquilla on the helmet, gun and canteen with Dawnstone
  2. Highlight the raised surfaces with Ulthuan Grey

Skin & Face

  1. Basecoat all exposed skin areas including hands and face with Bugman’s Glow.
  2. Wash the skin completely with Reikland Fleshshade to settle in the features.
  3. Layer Cadian Fleshtone onto the raised facial features, fingers, and nose.
  4. Highlight the highest points of the cheeks, brow, and knuckles with Kislev Flesh.
  5. Carefully paint the eyes with Ulthuan Grey
  6. Carefully dot the pupils with Abaddon Black

Recipe Notes: