So you have a Chaos army primed and ready to go, you just need to settle on a paint scheme. You want to paint the Alpha Legion but have no idea where to start? You are in luck this is my guide to painting Alpha Legion.

Painting guide for the Alpha Legion

Paints used

• Vellejo Black Primer 74.602
• Vellejo Heavy Violet 72.142
• Vellejo Turquoise 70.966
• Vellejo Blue Green 70.808
• Vellejo Ice Yellow 70.858
• Vellejo German Grey 70.995
• Vellejo White 70.951
• Citadel Shyish Purple Contrast Paint

Armour Panels

• Base coat Vellejo Black Primer
• 50/50: Vellejo Heavy Violet/Vellejo Black Primer
• Highlight with pure Vellejo Heavy Violet in all but darkest recesses/shadows.
• Stipple 50/50: Heavy Violet/Vellejo Turquoise on the largest highlight areas

• Gradually add more Vellejo Turquoise to the mix, highlighting up to pure Turquoise.
  You can do this in as many or as few steps as you like, more gradual steps will result in a smoother over all finish. However your average infantryman doesn't need this level of care and you can probably get away with one or two in-between mixes.
  

• Edge Highlight with Vellejo Blue Green
• Add Ice Yellow to the Blue Green and pick out smaller and smaller areas, until the very finest point is 50/50 Ice Yellow/Blue Green. Again, how many steps you decide on will effect the final smoothness.
• In shadow areas, glaze a very thined coat of shyish purple contrast paint.

Steel Trim

• Base coat Vellejo Black Primer.
• Stipple Vellejo German Grey highlights over 90% of the trim leaving only darkest recesses.
• Add Ice Yellow to German Grey stippled in progressivly lighter layers until pure ice yellow
• Edge highlight with a mix of 50:50 White/Ice Yellow
• Highlight the very edges and points with pure White

So there you have it, thats how to paint Alpha Legion models.