How to Paint Sisters of Battle - Order of the Bloody Rose

In this video I'll show you how to paint Sisters of Battle! The new Sisters of Battle plastic miniatures are amazing, and look so epic - I'm really chuffed I had the opportunity to get hold of the new box and get this up for you! This how to paint guide should have your Sisters of Battle on the table as quickly as possible!
This Order of The Bloody Rose is a great scheme that's pretty straight forward to do - you can use this how to paint guide for any kind of Red armour as well!
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[@ThePaintingCoach]

I love this paint scheme - I think I've found the Order that I'll paint my sisters! Have you ordered any sisters?

[@timscheuermann2554]

i dfid the same but used khorne red

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cool - did you use the same highlights?

[@timscheuermann2554]

@@ThePaintingCoach Yup. Turned out pretty good. nice contrast from my ultramarine army.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Awesome - yeah I bet they look great next to each other!

[@bubuhotep]

Hey, any chance ya could a video on how to paint the Order of the Ebon Chalice? Cause there's next to no videos on it, and this is what I want to paint my army as.

[@maxwellkofron6585]

I know I'm late but i just got into it. I'm on my like, 6th mini painted now. My fifth was a Bloody Rose sister but i didn't like how she turned out as much as i should have. I watched this video, used my best attempt with my army painter set, and i was so happy with the outcome. Thank you so much!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Awesome! Glad the video helped!

[@Studogg98]

Thank you. I just picked up a Retributor Squad for Kill Teams. This is what I needed to guide me.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Awesome!

[@Reffsenshire]

Sweeeeet paint job man really good job!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers! Thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@lucianosgarbi818]

Can I make a suggestion as somebody who has painted a LOT of black robes? I love to base with Vallejo Model Black. It's honestly the best black base I've ever used and spreads so much more evenly than GW's black.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thank you for the tip Luciano!

[@keyanklupacs6333]

Im going to be using a variation of this for a word bearers themed sisters of battle order. Probably a slightly darker red and a darker silver or metal trim

[@evanmc.7557]

I think it be cool to see your take on the other sister's order

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment! Which order would you like to see?

[@helline9]

@@ThePaintingCoach Sacred Rose please!

[@calfinberg2039]

@@ThePaintingCoach Please make a tutorial on how to paint the Ebon Chalice Order.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

@@helline9 I'll see what i can do!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

@@calfinberg2039 will see what I can do!

[@rousselalexandre1653]

Magnifique paint , good job

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks

[@atothe40khomeboi]

This tutorial is amazing. I'm definitely going to use it when painting my sisters. Do you think watered down nuln oil could be a suitable replacement for coelia greenshade to get a darker shade on the red?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the positice feedback! Nuln oil will work - it may make the red look darker and a bit dirtier!

[@atothe40khomeboi]

@@ThePaintingCoach thank you I really appreciate the reply! I know you're taking a break from sisters but I'd love to see what you could do with a Mortifier

[@johnmakin-shaw3516]

Great stuff as always. BTW have you got any recommendations for lights? You look like you’ve got a nice bright setup, and most recommendations seem to be from people based in the US.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment! I use this one - amzn.to/2sjanHn It's not the cheapest so feel free to shop around - essentially its a long head lamp with a daylight bulb I also have an LED daylight bulb in the main light of the room, whixh runs at about 1200 lumens I think! Hope that helps!

[@sylntghost007]

I love your videos. Could you do a night lords tutorial sometime?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment! Yes I will - i've got some Chaos models lined up ready to go for each legion, i just need to find the time!

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Nice to see a sister that isnt all black...

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment! Glad you like it!

[@marken9948]

Very Nice 👍

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks!

[@chriscosme5782]

A bit late to the party, but would Chaos black work as the undercoat? Or do you recommend Corax white spray?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yes you can start with black, will just take some extra layers. Corax white spray is now discontinued as well, but the white scar replacement is very good

[@jamescococokelet6668]

I know im a bit late to the whole process, but why the green shade on the red armor.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Green is opposite red on the colour wheel, so provides a nicer contrast in the recesses than a black of a brown

[@jean-denisbarthelemy991]

Thinking about using a can of Mephiston spray to speed the process but should i still use a base of wraithbone for better covering or the Mephiston is enough ? great videos btw !

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yes Mephiston will be fine - i would say that perhaps using this over a black undercoat would be good as you can get some natural shadow - if not though plain Mephiston is fine!

[@jean-denisbarthelemy991]

@@ThePaintingCoach Thank you.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem!

[@jacklalaing169]

I love the video. Great painting job. I'm curious how you would do the red armor and cream or tan habit with white trim.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks Jack - do you mean replacing the black habit with cream?

[@jacklalaing169]

@@ThePaintingCoach yes sir. I'm choosing to be live the Order of the Crimson Shroud use red armor, cream habit/fleur-de-lys and white trim (underside of habit). I'm just learning to do a professional paint job.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem - it depends on the effect you want so maybe try on some spares You could either go ushabti bone, thinned guilliman flesh in the recesses then highlight screaming skull Or for a more desaturated look, rakarth flesh, agrax earthshade and then pallid wych flesh highlights

[@jacklalaing169]

@@ThePaintingCoach thanks coach!😁

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No worries 😄

[@philj212]

i can't afford airbrush. do you recommend making zenithil highlight with black and white or just black with spray cans?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yeah use spray cans - will be fine

[@philj212]

@@ThePaintingCoach thank you:) i hear that off white is better than pure white, do you have any experience with this? i hear the white goes on uneven or something..

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Depends on many factors - corax white is off-white, but can be tricky if it is too cold and if there is dust on the cap - I haven't had any issues with it. Brand is also important - Tamiya does very fine primers for example, however that is designed to go under an airbrushed surface

[@philj212]

@@ThePaintingCoach thanks again:)

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem

[@helline9]

can you please do; how to paint Order of Sacred Rose next?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I'll see what I can do!

[@rpiazza72]

I second this idea, that primarily white scheme can present a challenge, would be nice to see your approach.

[@helline9]

@@rpiazza72 white when is done well looks amazing, luminesent. It stands out against the black and dark colours of everything else in 40k! White done badly looks flat, 2 dimensional and just awlful.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem - I'll see what i can do!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Will see what i can do :)

[@astronomybrainiac]

Amazing as always! You're one of the only really good tutorial channels I've found that does painting of fully assembled models, so I have to ask; how do you paint the details under the model's weapon? Most of my army is already assembled, and one of the big things holding me back from painting them is that I have no idea how to do the torsos with their weaponry in the way. (Aside from cutting the arms off, but I really don't want to do that...

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks - really it's about being careful - but one of the tips I would give is paint that area first then shade it, and leave it - that way you can be tidy on all the other areas - if you prime in a dark colour you could leave it dark as well - hope that helps!

[@astronomybrainiac]

@@ThePaintingCoach it does, thanks!

[@thrawnrocks]

Hey, Thank you so much for the walk through, I have spray based my models black, at the start of the video you said something about zen and other thing I couldn't quite catch, what did you use to base them grey before the start?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks Cody - it's called zenithal highlighting where you spray another lighter colour from above - I used grey seer I think!

[@FedoraB0realis735]

Amazing video! Absolutely going to be my main reference for my army. Is there a reason you use the Coelia Greenshade over say the flesh eater red or whatever it is? I have nuln oil but I'm wondering if I need to get another wash to complete these

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers Brandon - nuln oil will be fine save you buying a new pot 👍🏻

[@vallytine]

I have a question, for an army painter who might have a lot of models to chew through/not as much spare time to get to the level of detail you have by the end, when would you say is a worthwhile stopping point before moving onto the next model?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the question Valerie! The answer should always be what you are happy with and what you like - they are your army afterall! If i was looking to shorten this, you could leave off some of the highlighting - on the weapons, metallics etc and not go into as much on the red I hope that helps - I'd love to see what you create!

[@vallytine]

@@ThePaintingCoach Thanks for the advice! I'll see how that goes when I next have the chance to paint. I'll have to tag you on instagram with what I come up with.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Looking forward to it!

[@frontroomgaming2311]

Love i t. Can you do some heresy era marines imperial fists?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers - what's the difference in colour between heresy and 40k Fists?

[@frontroomgaming2311]

It's a lot more dirty and battle worn and Mark 3 armour has a lot more to it.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I'll see if I have any spares lying about!

[@tylercalzone9340]

I have also used mephiston red for my armour but it is a fair bit darker then yours and I dont understand why. Any tips?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for leaving a comment - I can't say I know why it's darker - two things pop to mind - 1. Is your primer coat darker and 2. Was the paint mixed well? Other than that I'm not too sure - sorry! 🤔

[@tylercalzone9340]

I actually used the mephiston red rattle can as my primer, I was worried about trying to cover black with lighter colors so I went that route. I also just tried putting a white over the red and then going back with the mephiston red regular base paint (not the rattle can) and it didn't really make a difference for me

[@ThePaintingCoach]

That's interesting to hear...I can see the spraybprimer being slightly darker (I've got some on the way for the army so will keep this in mind) I would test this on a spare mini to see if you like it, and you can shift the tone a little by priming mephison, then cover that with evil sunz, edge highlights would be wild rider and fire dragon bright

[@AdrianBowerProject]

We are brand new to the hobby and need all the help we can get!! LOL!! My wife is build a sisters of battle force and wants hers in this paint scheme, but I can't quite catch what you say the two colours are you prime the figure with before starting the paint the red. Could you write it here for me please? Thank you!! Love the video by the way, and have just subscribed!!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment! I'm happy to help you on your journey! I used chaos black and then grey seer from above - however you can actually buy cans of mephiston red so I'd recommend using that as a primer and base coat in one

[@AdrianBowerProject]

@@ThePaintingCoach Excellent thank you. It was interesting too that you used Mephiston Red as it says on the box for the set, yet Warhammer TV tell you to use Khorne Red which looks deeper, but it's all down to preference in the end isn't it. I'll stick to your guide and the box!! LOL!!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yes it is! I think I'll use the darker red on the corsets maybe! I appreciate your support!

[@johngoddard8502]

Just recieved my sisters, wont to paint them as bloody rose, i wont to use my contrast paints that i have spent lots on. No one is using these to paint.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hey John - you can absolutely use your contrast paints here Blood Angels Red will work for the armour Black Templar and Apothecary white for the robes You'll probably need to use standard paints for the metals