Raven Guard Colour Scheme Generator
A full Raven 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.
Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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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.
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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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White markings
Sparse white squad markings and a single pauldron field - the XIX Legion says as little as possible.
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Edge highlight (cold grey)
Umbral black lives or dies on crisp grey edges - keep them thin and on the hardest edges only.
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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 paintspostage per seller
- Gloss BlackModel Workshop£2.66
- Black GlazeJadlam£2.99
- Basalt GreyModel Workshop£2.66
- Grey Knights SteelModel Workshop£2.54
- Bestigor FleshLoaded Dice£2.67
- ScarletLoaded Dice£2.19
- Skeleton BoneMerlin's Miniatures£2.99
- not stocked: Black Wash, Coal Black, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Graveyard Earth, Spaceship Exterior
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- Black Wash£4.82
- Coal Black£4.19
- Basalt Grey£2.36
- Grey Knights Steel£4.04
- Bestigor Flesh£2.34
- Skeleton Bone£2.88
- not stocked: Gloss Black, Black Glaze, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Scarlet, Graveyard Earth, Spaceship Exterior
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
Add 5 to Amazon basket- Gloss Blacksee price
- Black Washsee price
- Coal Blacksee price
- Grey Knights Steelsee price
- Bestigor Fleshsee price
- not stocked: Black Glaze, Basalt Grey, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Scarlet, Graveyard Earth, Spaceship Exterior, Skeleton Bone
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Gloss Black
Vallejo
No price tracked yetBlack Wash
Monument
No price tracked yetCoal Black
Monument
No price tracked yetBlack Glaze
Vallejo
No price tracked yetBasalt Grey
Vallejo
No price tracked yetGrey Knights Steel
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetIron Wolf
Army Painter
no UK priceOwlbear Brown
Army Painter
no UK priceBestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetScarlet
Vallejo
No price tracked yetGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
no UK priceSpaceship Exterior
Army Painter
no UK priceSkeleton Bone
Army Painter
No price tracked yet