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
Additional details
Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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.
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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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Green secondary plates
Shoulder pads and squad plates in dull olive green - basecoat dark, blend up, edge in pale camo green.
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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 paintspostage per seller
- Worn StoneLoaded Dice£2.97
- Umber WashJadlam£2.49
- Bestigor FleshLoaded Dice£2.67
- Fern GreenJadlam£2.99
- not stocked: Drake Tooth, Crackle Medium, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine, Graveyard Earth, Tausept Ochre
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- Worn Stone£2.88
- Bestigor Flesh£2.34
- Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine£4.50
- Fern Green£2.36
- not stocked: Umber Wash, Drake Tooth, Crackle Medium, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Graveyard Earth, Tausept Ochre
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
Add 1 to Amazon basket- Bestigor Fleshsee price
- not stocked: Worn Stone, Umber Wash, Drake Tooth, Crackle Medium, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine, Graveyard Earth, Fern Green, Tausept Ochre
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Worn Stone
Army Painter
No price tracked yetUmber Wash
Vallejo
No price tracked yetDrake Tooth
Army Painter
no UK priceCrackle Medium
Vallejo
no UK priceKi-Rin Gold
Army Painter
no UK priceIron Wolf
Army Painter
no UK priceOwlbear Brown
Army Painter
no UK priceBestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetRogue Hobbies Ultramarine
Monument
No price tracked yetGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
no UK priceFern Green
Vallejo
No price tracked yetTausept Ochre
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
no UK price