[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"faction-/factions/necrons":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":111,"description":112,"extension":113,"faction":114,"heroImage":115,"hex":116,"intro":117,"lastUpdated":111,"meta":118,"navigation":119,"path":120,"seo":121,"stem":122,"system":123,"__hash__":124},"factions/factions/necrons.md","How to Paint Necrons",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":103},"minimark",[9,13,18,21,25,28,63,66,70,73,77],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Necrons are one of the most beginner-friendly armies to paint and one of the fastest to get a tabletop-ready force on the table. The core of the scheme is a metallic body, which forgives mistakes and rewards quick techniques like drybrushing and washes far more than smooth, flat colours do.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"the-signature-look","The signature look",[10,19,20],{},"The classic Necron look is bare \"living metal\" - a cool gunmetal silver - offset by glowing green energy in the weapons, eyes and spine. That contrast of dull metal against a vivid, almost radioactive green is what reads instantly as Necron, so it is worth getting both halves right rather than just the metal.",[14,22,24],{"id":23},"dynasty-colour-variants","Dynasty colour variants",[10,26,27],{},"The bare-metal Sautekh look is the default, but each dynasty has its own twist, and swapping the energy colour or adding a metallic tint is an easy way to make your army your own:",[29,30,31,39,45,51,57],"ul",{},[32,33,34,38],"li",{},[35,36,37],"strong",{},"Sautekh"," - straight gunmetal with green energy (the box-art scheme).",[32,40,41,44],{},[35,42,43],{},"Mephrit"," - gunmetal with a brass/gold trim and orange or red energy.",[32,46,47,50],{},[35,48,49],{},"Szarekhan"," - a warmer gold-tinted metal.",[32,52,53,56],{},[35,54,55],{},"Nephrekh"," - a full gold scheme, more time-consuming but striking.",[32,58,59,62],{},[35,60,61],{},"Novokh"," - blood-red metal for a close-combat dynasty.",[10,64,65],{},"Use the recipe above as your base metal, then change the energy accent (green, orange, blue) to match the dynasty you want.",[14,67,69],{"id":68},"painting-the-energy-effects","Painting the energy effects",[10,71,72],{},"The green glow is the part that takes a little care. Build it as object-source lighting: basecoat the recess a dark green, layer up through brighter greens to almost-white at the centre, then glaze the surrounding metal with a thin green so the light appears to spill onto it. A green technical/contrast paint over a light area is the fast version and still looks great at arm's length.",[14,74,76],{"id":75},"tips-and-common-mistakes","Tips and common mistakes",[29,78,79,85,91,97],{},[32,80,81,84],{},[35,82,83],{},"Don't skip the wash."," A dark wash (Nuln Oil or any black/brown shade) over the metal is what turns a flat silver into something with depth. It is the single highest-impact step.",[32,86,87,90],{},[35,88,89],{},"Drybrush up."," A light silver drybrush after the wash catches every edge and detail in seconds - perfect for the bony, mechanical Necron forms.",[32,92,93,96],{},[35,94,95],{},"Keep the metal cool."," Warm silvers can look like tin foil; a cool gunmetal reads as ancient and sinister.",[32,98,99,102],{},[35,100,101],{},"Batch paint."," Necron armies are large and the scheme is quick - paint ten bodies at once through each step rather than finishing models one at a time.",{"title":104,"searchDepth":105,"depth":105,"links":106},"",2,[107,108,109,110],{"id":16,"depth":105,"text":17},{"id":23,"depth":105,"text":24},{"id":68,"depth":105,"text":69},{"id":75,"depth":105,"text":76},"2026-06-28","A complete guide to painting Necrons - the classic gunmetal living-metal scheme, dynasty colour variants, and the glowing green energy effects that define the faction.","md","Necrons","/images/factions/necrons.webp","#6f7378","The living-metal look, dynasty variations, and glowing energy effects",{},true,"/factions/necrons",{"title":5,"description":112},"factions/necrons","40k","JveiqM_7uRBD2bs85SycHv1oKCRl8xCBjFsiFtpZ4yY"]