High Elf Realms Paint Scheme

A full High Elf Realms 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.

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How the scheme reads on a model

Armour — base to highlight

Base coat
Shade
Layer
Highlight
Edge highlight

Additional details

Trim
Weapons
Leather
Skin
Lenses
Basing
White robes & tabards
Sapphire gems
1

Base coat

Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.

3

Layer

Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.

4

Highlight

Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.

5

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.

Leather & pouches

Straps, holsters and bare wood. Mid brown, shaded, then drybrushed a lighter tan.

Skin & flesh

Faces and hands. Basecoat, a flesh wash into the recesses, then build the highlights back up.

Eyes & lenses

Lenses, eyes and energy. A bright spot colour that pops against the armour - dot it on and add a white glint.

Basing — earth

Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.

White robes & tabards

Lothern white over the azure - shade it with blue-grey rather than a brown wash so the cloth stays cold and clean.

Sapphire gems

Helm gems, banner finials and staff stones - dark blue, a white dot top-left and a bright bead bottom-right. Nothing sells an elf faster.

Your paints

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13 paints in this scheme

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13 paints

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  • Enchanted Blue

    Citadel (Warhammer Paints)

    No price tracked yet
  • Mystic Blue

    Vallejo

    £2.80at Wayland Games· priced 28 Aug
  • Electric Blue

    Army Painter

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  • Lightning Bolt Blue

    Citadel (Warhammer Paints)

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  • French Hussar Sky Blue

    Foundry

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  • Ki-Rin Gold

    Army Painter

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  • Iron Wolf

    Army Painter

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  • Owlbear Brown

    Army Painter

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  • Bestigor Flesh

    Citadel (Warhammer Paints)

    £2.34at Wayland Games· priced 28 Aug
  • Troll Claws

    Army Painter

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  • Graveyard Earth

    Citadel (Warhammer Paints)

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  • Brainmatter Beige

    Army Painter

    £2.88at Wayland Games· priced 28 Aug
  • Underdark Indigo

    Army Painter

    No price tracked yet

Recommended Box Set

High Elf Realms: Battalion
High Elf Realms: Battalion

The fastest way to start a High Elf Realms army — a boxed force to paint with this scheme.

32× Elven Spearman Miniatures · 32× Elven Archers Miniatures · 2× Tiranoc Chariots Miniatures (can also be built as Lion Chariots of Chrace)

Best price

£115.00Merlin's Miniatures · eBay

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