Salamanders Colour Scheme Generator
A full Salamanders 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.
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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.
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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Flame orange
Lenses, flamer heads and drake heraldry - the Legion signature against the chromium-oxide green.
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Black banding
Black bands and inner plates, with bronze rather than bright gold on the trim.
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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
£143.99
£160.15-10%
Covers 7 of 13 paints in this scheme (54%) — base coat, layer, edge highlight, skin & flesh and more.
Or cover 92% of the recipe with 3 boxes (£236.03 total):
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set
50 paints
£143.99
£160.15-10%
Speedpaint Marker: Most Wanted Set
20 paints
£73.85
£82.05-10%
Green Stuff World Paint Set - Savage Reptiles
8 paints
£18.19
£20.19-10%
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
- Deep Green£2.36
- Ork Flesh Dip£1.94
- Greenskin£2.88
- Skarsnik Green£2.34
- Wicked Pink£2.88
- Bright Orange£2.36
- Petrol Spills£2.36
- not stocked: Light Avocado, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Splinter Blotches II, Graveyard Earth
postage per seller
- Deep GreenModel Workshop£2.66
- GreenskinMerlin's Miniatures£2.99
- Skarsnik GreenLoaded Dice£2.67
- Wicked PinkLoaded Dice£2.97
- Bright OrangeModel Workshop£2.66
- Petrol SpillsLoaded Dice£5.10
- not stocked: Ork Flesh Dip, Light Avocado, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Splinter Blotches II, Graveyard Earth
totals excl. delivery · affiliate links
Deep Green
Vallejo
£2.36 · Wayland Games· priced 16 AugGreenskin
Army Painter
£2.88 · Wayland Games· priced 16 AugSkarsnik Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
£2.34 · Wayland Games· priced 16 AugLight Avocado
Vallejo
no UK priceKi-Rin Gold
Army Painter
no UK priceIron Wolf
Army Painter
no UK priceOwlbear Brown
Army Painter
no UK priceSplinter Blotches II
Vallejo
no UK priceWicked Pink
Army Painter
£2.88 · Wayland Games· priced 16 AugGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
no UK priceBright Orange
Vallejo
£2.36 · Wayland Games· priced 16 AugPetrol Spills
Vallejo
£2.36 · Wayland Games· priced 16 Aug