Customer briefing

Guardians of Sacrifice: the Blood Angels

Our client, already a veteran of our company, had trusted us with a previous Void Dragons project. Upon seeing the result, he decided to take the leap to a complete army of Blood Angels.
He wanted to maintain the grimdark atmosphere and desaturated palette, but with the chapter’s own tones and heraldry.
He asked us for Premium paint, Ornate bases, and the removal of the original reliefs from the flags to replace them with custom freehands. He also requested that the heroic units—Dante, Mephiston, and Sanguinor—retain their classic scheme, while the Sanguinary Guard would feature dull gold and the Death Company, matte black with red highlights.

General picture of the project Ornate and Premium

The golden age darkens: grimdark in the Sanguinary Guard

We began the project by preparing a sample of the Death Company, fine-tuning the saturation of the black and the contrast with the reds.
Once the tone was validated, we assembled the rest of the miniatures and magnetized the arms of the Sanguinary Guard, ensuring their versatility on the table and in transport.
We worked on the armor in phases, combining airbrushing and brushwork to achieve a subtle shine with great depth. The golds were nuanced with sepia and rust filters, while the blacks received bluish glazes to enhance volume.
The bases were created last, recreating urban ruins with rust, cracks, and mineral pigments.