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Leagues of Votann Paint Scheme

A full Leagues of Votann 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
Bodyglove & undersuit
Brass & ancestor runes
Amber lenses
Hazard striping
1

Base coat

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

2

Shade

Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.

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

Trim and bare plate. Basecoat steel, wash dark, then edge bright silver.

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.

Bodyglove & undersuit

Everything under the plates in dark grey, shaded almost to black and edged cool. Keep it dark - the ochre plates are the scheme, and a pale undersuit steals them.

Brass & ancestor runes

Stamped runes, Kâhl masks and pack fittings in warm brass, with black in the recessed runes so they read at arm’s length. Cool steel elsewhere; the temperature split is what stops a metal-heavy Kin reading as one lump.

Amber lenses

Black in the recess, orange over the glass, a hotter spot at the centre and one white dot for the catchlight. It is the only glow on the model and it goes where you want the eye.

Hazard striping

Yellow-and-black chevrons on the working parts - drills, rams, loader arms. Mask them or use the transfers; these broad flat plates take decals better than nearly anything in 40k.

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15 paints in this scheme

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15 paints

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  • Plague Brown

    Vallejo

    £2.36at Wayland Games· priced 13 Sep
  • Wasteland Brown

    Vallejo

    £2.80at Wayland Games· priced 13 Sep
  • Ochre Brown

    Vallejo

    £2.36at Wayland Games· priced 13 Sep
  • Kislev Flesh

    Citadel (Warhammer Paints)

    £2.34at Wayland Games· priced 13 Sep
  • Cassandora Yellow

    Citadel (Warhammer Paints)

    No price tracked yet
  • Grey Knights Steel

    Citadel (Warhammer Paints)

    £2.54at Model Workshop · eBay· priced 14 Sep
  • Iron Wolf

    Army Painter

    No price tracked yet
  • Owlbear Brown

    Army Painter

    No price tracked yet
  • Bestigor Flesh

    Citadel (Warhammer Paints)

    £2.34at Wayland Games· priced 13 Sep
  • Teclis Blue

    Citadel (Warhammer Paints)

    £2.34at Wayland Games· priced 13 Sep
  • Graveyard Earth

    Citadel (Warhammer Paints)

    No price tracked yet
  • Blue Grey

    Vallejo

    £2.36at Wayland Games· priced 13 Sep
  • Tausept Ochre

    Citadel (Warhammer Paints)

    No price tracked yet
  • Leprous Brown

    Citadel (Warhammer Paints)

    No price tracked yet
  • Meteor Rock

    Army Painter

    No price tracked yet

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