Black Legion Colour Scheme Generator

A full Black Legion paint scheme, generated and ready to test: the armour ramp from basecoat to edge highlight plus metals, skin, lenses and basing — every colour matched to real paints from Citadel, Vallejo, Army Painter and 35+ more ranges, with live prices. Use it as a planner, tweak any colour, or take it into the full generator.

Start this scheme

The cheapest box we can price for this faction, and the paint set that covers most of the recipe below.

How the scheme reads on a model

Armour — base to highlight

Base coat
Shade
Layer
Highlight
Edge highlight

Additional details

Trim
Weapons
Leather
Skin
Lenses
Basing
Lenses & fire
Gore & wounds
1

Base coat

Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.

Also available from — click to swap

2

Shade

Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.

Also available from — click to swap

3

Layer

Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.

Also available from — click to swap

4

Highlight

Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.

Also available from — click to swap

5

Edge highlight

Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.

Also available from — click to swap

Details & accent colours

Everything else on the model - metals, skin, leather, lenses, basing and this faction's signature accents.

Metal — trim

Aquilas, rims and ornament. Basecoat gold, wash with a brown shade, then edge a brighter gold.

Also available from — click to swap

Metal — weapons

Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.

Also available from — click to swap

Leather & pouches

Straps, holsters and bare wood. Mid brown, shaded, then drybrushed a lighter tan.

Also available from — click to swap

Skin & flesh

Faces and hands. Basecoat, a flesh wash into the recesses, then build the highlights back up.

Also available from — click to swap

Eyes & lenses

Lenses, eyes and energy. A bright spot colour that pops against the armour - dot it on and add a white glint.

Also available from — click to swap

Basing — earth

Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.

Also available from — click to swap

Lenses & fire

Sickly green eye lenses against the black and gold - blend to near-white at the core.

Also available from — click to swap

Gore & wounds

Glossy deep red in wounds, mouths and exposed guts - wet rot against the matt armour.

Also available from — click to swap

Your paints

Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.

13 paints in this scheme

Price this recipe

13 paints

totals excl. delivery · affiliate links

Recommended Box Set

Combat Patrol: Chaos Space Marines
Combat Patrol: Chaos Space Marines

The fastest way to start a Chaos Space Marines army — a boxed force to paint with this scheme.

1× Master of Possession · 5× Possessed · 10× Legionaries · 10× Chaos Cultists

Best price

A$180.65Loaded Dice · eBay

priced 28 Aug

Buy at Loaded Dice · eBay

cheapest of 4 Australian sellers · save A$104.35 vs the most expensive · excl. delivery

Affiliate links — how we make money
What's inside this box

More Warhammer 40,000 schemes

Is Black Legion a big job? See how every faction rates for difficulty — model size, detail and what the scheme demands — or work out what an army costs per point.