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I recently finished my first Blood Angel Space Marine and I am contemplating whether or not to add citadels Blood for the blood god to the chain sword or if this would spoil the mini. Anyone have examples of this effect being painted?

Thanks!

Here's a selection of Blood for the Blood God mostly on silver, black and lighter skin to give you an idea how it looks next to different colors.

It's generally not put on pure, except for the occasional spot. Instead it's applied to a base of dark, medium and light red (in most cases Scab Red, Red Gore and Blood Red - or the modern equivalents of them on newer models) in order to give it more depth since it's translucent and you can see they underlying paint(s).

Nice job on the Blood Angel, by the way. Personally I don't see a few blood spatters spoil the model, but you should probably only go light on the effect.

I really like that IG officer.

As for the question at hand, I think adding blood to an already red model won't look that great. Maybe some green ichor from a 'nid?

I agree about red on red. Maybe look at nurgles rot (I think is the name) techinical paint. Makes great pussy/ichorous blood effects.

Also off topic what model is that? Looks full of character.

Thanks everyone for your advice. I'll look at getting some nurgles rot paint. I might try out a test paint with a spare chainsword.

The model was a free miniature I got with a white dwarf years ago. I'm not sure the model it is supposed to be.

Blood for the Blood God is one of the best effect paints they have. Personally, I haven't done much basing it on other reds, like people here have suggested, though I can definitely see where that would work, and create more of a dried blood look, whereas pure BftBG will create a more wet blood look.

The three biggest pieces of advice I can give with it, though, are

1) even more so than other paints, apply it in thin, light coats, and build it up.

2) if you want a spatter effect, the best way to do it is to literally spatter it. Take an older, stiffer dry brush, get it into the bristles fairly loosely, and then flick it with your thumb onto the model. Don't worry if it goes a little outside the target area, it's a spatter

3) if applying it to a blade, always, always start your paint stroke at the edge of the blade, and pull it in the direction of the blade's movement.


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ETA: vis-a-vis #3, while with most blades this would just be from edge straight back in the direction of the other edge, because of the moving teeth of a chainsword, you might want to try considering on side or the other of the teeth the "edge" and coming diagonally up or down from there.