Word Bearers Colour Scheme Generator
A full Word Bearers 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
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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Serrated Sun crimson
Deep red plates and markings creeping over the grey - the favoured Chapter wore it first, and the rest followed.
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Cuneiform script
Bone-and-gold verses inscribed over every panel. Fine, dense freehand - the XVII Legion writes on itself.
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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 paintsfree UK delivery over £20
- Brown Engine Soot£2.36
- Stormvermin Fur£2.34
- Bestigor Flesh£2.34
- Ancient Stone£2.88
- not stocked: Stone Wash, Castle Grey, Slate Grey, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Scarlet, Graveyard Earth, Baal Red Wash
postage per seller
- Brown Engine SootLoaded Dice£5.10
- Bestigor FleshLoaded Dice£2.67
- ScarletLoaded Dice£2.19
- Ancient StoneLoaded Dice£2.97
- not stocked: Stone Wash, Stormvermin Fur, Castle Grey, Slate Grey, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Graveyard Earth, Baal Red Wash
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
Add 2 to Amazon basket- Stormvermin Fursee price
- Bestigor Fleshsee price
- not stocked: Brown Engine Soot, Stone Wash, Castle Grey, Slate Grey, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Scarlet, Graveyard Earth, Baal Red Wash, Ancient Stone
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Brown Engine Soot
Vallejo
No price tracked yetStone Wash
Reaper
no UK priceStormvermin Fur
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetCastle Grey
Army Painter
no UK priceSlate Grey
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 yetScarlet
Vallejo
No price tracked yetGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
no UK priceBaal Red Wash
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
no UK priceAncient Stone
Army Painter
No price tracked yet