The Adepta Sororitas - Sisters of Battle - are an ornate, characterful army. The most common scheme, the Order of Our Martyred Lady, is black armour with red, gold and bone, giving a striking high-contrast look across detailed, robed models.
The signature look
Black power armour, deep red robes and cloth, gold trim and aquilas, and bone or white tabards and parchment. The black needs lifting with highlights, and the red and gold provide the colour that makes the army sing.
Painting the black armour
As with any black scheme, flat black reads as a silhouette. Edge highlight with a cool grey-blue, keeping the lines crisp on the angular armour. A zenithal undercoat makes this far easier.
Robes, gold and bone
- Red robes - a red contrast or a mid-red basecoat, shaded and highlighted; keep them rich.
- Gold - basecoat, brown wash, edge highlight - the trim is everywhere on these models.
- Bone - parchment and tabards built from brown up to cream, shaded with brown.
Order variations
Swap the robe/armour colours for other orders: Valorous Heart (black/red), Ebon Chalice (black/gold), Bloody Rose (red), Argent Shroud (silver/red), Sacred Rose (white).
Tips and common mistakes
- Lift the black. Edge highlights stop the armour disappearing.
- Lots of trim. Washed gold does most of the detail work for you.
- Keep robes rich. A glaze of red over the shaded cloth deepens it nicely.