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.

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
Green secondary plates
Battlefield grime
Dull bronze banding
1

Base coat

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

from €3.59 · 5 shops· priced 16 Aug

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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

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

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Metal — weapons

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

from €3.40 · 2 shops· priced 16 Aug

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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.

from €3.40 · 5 shops· priced 16 Aug

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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.

from €5.22 · 2 shops· priced 12 Aug

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Basing — earth

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

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Green secondary plates

Shoulder pads and squad plates in dull olive green - basecoat dark, blend up, edge in pale camo green.

from €3.00 · 2 shops· priced 16 Aug

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Battlefield grime

The XIV Legion is never clean. Sponge grey chips, streak earth down the legs, dust the boots.

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Dull bronze banding

Tarnished bronze rather than bright gold on trim and rivets - shade it heavily.

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Your paints

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

12 paints in this scheme

Price this recipe

12 paints

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  • Worn Stone

    Army Painter

    No price tracked yet
  • Umber Wash

    Vallejo

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  • Drake Tooth

    Army Painter

    no UK price
  • Crackle Medium

    Vallejo

    no UK price
  • Ki-Rin Gold

    Army Painter

    no UK price
  • Iron Wolf

    Army Painter

    no UK price
  • Owlbear Brown

    Army Painter

    no UK price
  • Bestigor Flesh

    Citadel (Warhammer Paints)

    No price tracked yet
  • Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine

    Monument

    No price tracked yet
  • Graveyard Earth

    Citadel (Warhammer Paints)

    no UK price
  • Fern Green

    Vallejo

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  • Tausept Ochre

    Citadel (Warhammer Paints)

    no UK price

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