Death Guard Colour Scheme Generator

A full Death Guard 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.

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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
Rust & corrosion
Verdigris
Gore & wounds
1

Base coat

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

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2

Shade

Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.

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3

Layer

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

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4

Highlight

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

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5

Edge highlight

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

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Details & accent colours

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

Metal — trim

Trim and bare plate. Basecoat steel, wash dark, then edge bright silver.

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Metal — weapons

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

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Leather & pouches

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

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Skin & flesh

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

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Eyes & lenses

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

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Basing — earth

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

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Rust & corrosion

Stipple orange-brown around rivets, vents and lower edges. Vary the tone so it reads as organic decay, not a flat colour.

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Verdigris

A touch of pale turquoise on brass and copper trim sells centuries of rot. Use it sparingly.

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Gore & wounds

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

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Your paints

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14 paints in this scheme

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