[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"faction-/factions/blood-angels":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":95,"description":96,"extension":97,"faction":98,"heroImage":99,"hex":100,"intro":101,"lastUpdated":95,"meta":102,"navigation":103,"path":104,"seo":105,"stem":106,"system":107,"__hash__":108},"factions/factions/blood-angels.md","How to Paint Blood Angels",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":87},"minimark",[9,13,18,21,25,28,45,48,52,63,67],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Blood Angels are one of the most striking Space Marine chapters and one of the trickiest, because red is a notoriously difficult colour to get clean, even coverage with. Nail the red and the rest of the scheme - gold, black and bone - falls into place quickly.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"the-signature-look","The signature look",[10,19,20],{},"Blood Angels are deep, rich red armour with gold trim, black weapons and joints, and plenty of ornate iconography - wings, blood drops and purity seals. The red should look vibrant and slightly glossy rather than flat or chalky.",[14,22,24],{"id":23},"getting-red-to-cover","Getting red to cover",[10,26,27],{},"Red painted straight over a black undercoat goes patchy and dull. Two reliable approaches:",[29,30,31,39],"ul",{},[32,33,34,38],"li",{},[35,36,37],"strong",{},"Build up from a base."," Undercoat in a warm tone (a red-brown or even a grey/white zenithal), basecoat a mid red, then a red contrast or glaze to deepen and even it out.",[32,40,41,44],{},[35,42,43],{},"Contrast in one pass."," A red contrast paint over a light undercoat gives smooth, glossy red fast - ideal for a whole army.",[10,46,47],{},"Highlight by edge-highlighting with a brighter orange-red, then a tiny touch of orange on the sharpest corners.",[14,49,51],{"id":50},"death-company-and-successors","Death Company and successors",[29,53,54,60],{},[32,55,56,59],{},[35,57,58],{},"Death Company"," are black armour with red detailing - the inverse scheme, and a great change of pace.",[32,61,62],{},"Successor chapters (Flesh Tearers, Angels Encarmine, Blood Drinkers) reuse the method with darker or two-tone reds.",[14,64,66],{"id":65},"tips-and-common-mistakes","Tips and common mistakes",[29,68,69,75,81],{},[32,70,71,74],{},[35,72,73],{},"Don't basecoat red over black"," expecting coverage - it never works in one or two coats.",[32,76,77,80],{},[35,78,79],{},"Keep gold warm."," Shade gold trim with a brown wash so it reads as gold, not yellow.",[32,82,83,86],{},[35,84,85],{},"Gloss the red slightly."," A satin rather than dead-matt varnish suits the rich Blood Angels look.",{"title":88,"searchDepth":89,"depth":89,"links":90},"",2,[91,92,93,94],{"id":16,"depth":89,"text":17},{"id":23,"depth":89,"text":24},{"id":50,"depth":89,"text":51},{"id":65,"depth":89,"text":66},"2026-06-28","How to paint Blood Angels - the rich deep-red armour, gold trim and black detailing, plus how to get smooth red coverage and paint the Death Company.","md","Blood Angels","/images/factions/blood-angels.webp","#9b1b1e","Deep red armour, gold trim, and getting red to cover cleanly",{},true,"/factions/blood-angels",{"title":5,"description":96},"factions/blood-angels","40k","xAG2X2R73-yd4XFiDFjynArCUuTGyNd7VfGrquaYZBg"]