20% off RRPDark Angels · 19 models · 4 kits
£88.00 of contents → £87.20 (save at least £0.80)
How to Paint Dark Angels
Dark green armour, bone Deathwing and black Ravenwing
Prices in £ for the UK
Before you commit
How hard to paint
20of 116 easiest
One of the easiest
Model size4 out of 5Detail density3 out of 5Technique demanded4 out of 5
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What it costs to start
£92.65
£0.22 per point
Combat Patrol: Dark Angels, cheapest shop we track
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Start Dark Angels — boxes & paint sets
The boxes we can price for this faction, cheapest first, and the paint sets that cover most of the recipe below.
20% off RRP
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set
50 paints
£136.00
£160.15-15%
+38
· compare 4 shops· priced 1 OctCovers 10 of 12 colours in this scheme
Covers 9 of 12 colours in this scheme
Covers 8 of 12 colours in this scheme
Covers 7 of 12 colours in this scheme
+40
at Loaded Dice· priced 13 SepCovers 7 of 12 colours in this scheme
AK Interactive Signature Set - WWII German Uniforms by Calvin Tan (AK11759)
18 paints
£44.55
£49.50-10%
+6
· compare 2 shops· priced 13 SepCovers 6 of 12 colours in this scheme
Recommended recipe
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Base coat
Shade
Layer
Highlight
Edge highlight
- Base coatDark GreenVallejo · Game Color 72.028View paint
- ShadeDark GreenVallejo · Wash FX 76.512View paint
- LayerBlack GreenVallejo · Arte DecoView paint
- HighlightBlack GreenMonument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA057View paint
- Edge highlightGrey TealGreen Stuff World · Acrylic ColorsView paint
Additional details
Trim
Weapons
Leather
Skin
Lenses
Basing
Robes (Deathwing)
- TrimBright GoldArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
- WeaponsJohn Blanche Masterclass: Heavy MetalArmy Painter · Warpaints FanaticView paint
- LeatherBeasty BrownVallejo · Game Color 72.043View paint
- SkinBestigor FleshCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243View paint
- LensesWarlock PurpleArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Robes (Deathwing)Ancient StoneArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3088PView paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Angel Green
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Dark Angels Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960106
from£4.03· compare 5 shops· priced 1 Oct
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Approximate
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
Black Green
Vallejo · Arte Deco
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Angel Green
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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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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Skarsnik Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951324
from£2.33· compare 4 shops· priced 1 Oct
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.
Bright Gold
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Metal — weapons
Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.
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Adepticon Magnesium
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S42
£4.29at Loaded Dice· priced 13 Sep
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Leather & pouches
Straps, holsters and bare wood. Mid brown, shaded, then drybrushed a lighter tan.
★ Our pick for leather & pouches
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Flameon Dark Green Brown
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S25
£4.29at Loaded Dice· priced 13 Sep
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Skin & flesh
Faces and hands. Basecoat, a flesh wash into the recesses, then build the highlights back up.
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
from£2.33· compare 5 shops· priced 1 Oct
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Barbarian Flesh
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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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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Emperor's Children
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951366
from£2.43· compare 4 shops· priced 25 Sep
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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Robes (Deathwing)
Inner-circle bone robes - shade with a sepia wash, highlight back to off-white.
★ Our pick for robes (deathwing)
Exact Match
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Terminatus Stone
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952046
from£2.33· compare 4 shops· priced 1 Oct
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Buy It as a Box
Paint sets that cover this recipe - a set is usually cheaper than buying pots one by one.
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set
50 paints
£136.00
£160.15-15%
+38
· compare 4 shops· priced 1 OctCovers 10 of 12 paints in this scheme (83%) — base coat, shade, layer, edge highlight and more.
Or cover 100% of the recipe with 2 boxes (£182.15 total):
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set
50 paints
£136.00
£160.15-15%
+38
· compare 4 shops· priced 1 OctYour paints
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
11 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
11 paintsfree UK delivery over £20
- not stocked: John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Warlock Purple
£4.99 UK delivery, 1-2 working days, free over £65
- not stocked: Black Green, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Warlock Purple
- not stocked: Black Green, Grey Teal, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh
free UK delivery over £75, £3.99 below that
- not stocked: Black Green, Grey Teal, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Warlock Purple, English Uniform
postage per seller
- not stocked: Black Green, Grey Teal, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Warlock Purple
free UK delivery over £75, from £2.66 below that
- not stocked: Black Green, Grey Teal, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Warlock Purple, Ancient Stone
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Dark Green, Black Green, Black Green, Grey Teal, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Warlock Purple, English Uniform, Ancient Stone
postage by parcel weight and destination, shown at checkout — no free-shipping threshold
- not stocked: Dark Green, Black Green, Black Green, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Warlock Purple, English Uniform, Ancient Stone
- not stocked: Dark Green, Black Green, Black Green, Grey Teal, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Warlock Purple, English Uniform, Ancient Stone
totals excl. delivery · affiliate links
Dark Green
Vallejo
at SnM Stuff· priced 24 SepBlack Green
Vallejo
at SnM Stuff· priced 24 SepBlack Green
Monument
at Wayland Games· priced 25 SepGrey Teal
Green Stuff World
at Wayland Games· priced 25 SepBright Gold
Army Painter
at Merlin's Miniatures· priced 1 OctJohn Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
Army Painter
No price tracked yetBeasty Brown
Vallejo
at SnM Stuff· priced 24 SepBestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
at Merlin's Miniatures· priced 1 OctWarlock Purple
Army Painter
at 3DJake UK· priced 30 SepEnglish Uniform
Vallejo
at SnM Stuff· priced 24 SepAncient Stone
Army Painter
at Merlin's Miniatures· priced 1 Oct
Recommended Box Set
Combat Patrol: Dark Angels Affiliate links — how we make money What's inside this box
The fastest way to start a Dark Angels army — a boxed force to paint with this scheme.
£88.00 of contents → £87.20 (save at least £0.80)
Best price
£92.65Merlin's Miniatures
in stock · priced 1 Oct · free UK delivery over £75, £3.99 below that
cheapest of 4 UK sellers · save £16.35 vs the most expensive · excl. delivery
Want the codex too? At Loaded Dice (UK):save £21.51 vs RRP(out of stock)
Shopping from the US?save $25.50 vs RRP
Every Dark Angels kit and box, priced
Prices compared across the shops that stock them — boxes ranked by cost per model.
Dark Angels give you three distinct looks in one army - the green-armoured battle companies, the bone-white Deathwing terminators and the black Ravenwing bikers - so they stay interesting to paint across a whole force.
The signature look
The core scheme is a deep, slightly muted green armour with bone or off-white robes and gold/brass trim. The green should be dark and sombre, not bright, to match the brooding, secretive character of the chapter.
Painting the green armour
The recipe above gives the ramp. Keep the green desaturated - a touch of the shade mixed into the layer stops it looking too vivid. Edge highlight sparingly so the armour stays dark and grim.
The Deathwing and Ravenwing
- Deathwing terminators are bone/ivory. Build bone up from a brown base through cream to near-white, and shade with a thin brown wash in the recesses - avoid heavy black washes that dirty the bone.
- Ravenwing bikes and speeders are black with white/bone details and red lenses. Use a blue-grey edge highlight to lift the black so it reads as armour, not a silhouette.
Tips and common mistakes
- Don't go too bright on the green. Saturated green looks more Salamanders than Dark Angels.
- Bone needs warmth, not grey. Shade robes with brown, not black, or they look dirty rather than aged.
- Lots of trim. Dark Angels models are covered in iconography - a careful brown wash over gold trim does most of the work.
Recipes are generated by perceptual colour matching against our cross-brand paint database. Use them as a strong starting point and test paints in person when precision matters.