Sylvaneth Colour Scheme Generator
A full Sylvaneth 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
Trim and bare plate. Basecoat steel, wash dark, then edge bright silver.
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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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Bark & wood
Trunk-flesh and limbs - brown bark drybrushed, mossy green in the cracks.
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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.
Green Stuff World Paint Set - Savage Reptiles
8 paints
£18.19
£20.19-10%
Covers 5 of 12 paints in this scheme (42%) — base coat, highlight, skin & flesh, basing — earth and more.
Or cover 75% of the recipe with 3 boxes (£107.88 total):
Green Stuff World Paint Set - Savage Reptiles
8 paints
£18.19
£20.19-10%
Speedpaint Marker: Most Wanted Set
20 paints
£73.85
£82.05-10%
Your 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
- Forest Green£2.80
- Ork Flesh Dip£1.94
- Skarsnik Green£2.34
- Grey Knights Steel£4.04
- US Army Tank Crew£2.36
- Spellbound Fuchsia£2.88
- not stocked: Plantation Pine, Pale Green, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Graveyard Earth
postage per seller
- Forest GreenLoaded Dice£3.24
- Skarsnik GreenLoaded Dice£2.67
- Grey Knights SteelModel Workshop£2.54
- Spellbound FuchsiaLoaded Dice£2.97
- not stocked: Ork Flesh Dip, Plantation Pine, Pale Green, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, US Army Tank Crew, Graveyard Earth
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
Add 1 to Amazon basket- Grey Knights Steelsee price
- not stocked: Forest Green, Ork Flesh Dip, Plantation Pine, Skarsnik Green, Pale Green, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, US Army Tank Crew, Spellbound Fuchsia, Graveyard Earth
totals excl. delivery · affiliate links
Forest Green
Vallejo
£2.80 · Wayland Games· priced 16 AugPlantation Pine
Vallejo
no UK priceSkarsnik Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
£2.34 · Wayland Games· priced 16 AugPale Green
Coat d'Arms
no UK priceIron Wolf
Army Painter
no UK priceOwlbear Brown
Army Painter
no UK priceUS Army Tank Crew
Vallejo
£2.36 · Wayland Games· priced 16 AugSpellbound Fuchsia
Army Painter
£2.88 · Wayland Games· priced 16 AugGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
no UK price
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