T'au Sept Colour Scheme Generator
A full T'au Sept 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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Sept markings & lenses
Red lenses and sept symbols pop against the ochre armour.
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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.
Covers 8 of 12 paints in this scheme (67%) — base coat, layer, highlight, edge highlight and more.
Or cover 100% of the recipe with 3 boxes (£508.68 total):
Your paints
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
12 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
12 paintspostage per seller
- Scrofulous BrownJadlam£2.49
- Gore-Grunta FurModel Workshop£4.39
- Tau Light OchreLoaded Dice£2.67
- Sunny Skin ToneModel Workshop£2.66
- Radiation GlowLoaded Dice£3.24
- Grey Knights SteelModel Workshop£2.54
- Bestigor FleshLoaded Dice£2.67
- Scarlet BloodJadlam£2.49
- not stocked: Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Chronus Blue, Graveyard Earth
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- Scrofulous Brown£2.36
- Gore-Grunta Fur£4.04
- Tau Light Ochre£2.34
- Radiation Glow£3.15
- Grey Knights Steel£4.04
- Bestigor Flesh£2.34
- not stocked: Sunny Skin Tone, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Chronus Blue, Graveyard Earth, Scarlet Blood
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
Add 4 to Amazon basket- Gore-Grunta Fursee price
- Tau Light Ochresee price
- Grey Knights Steelsee price
- Bestigor Fleshsee price
- not stocked: Scrofulous Brown, Sunny Skin Tone, Radiation Glow, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Chronus Blue, Graveyard Earth, Scarlet Blood
totals excl. delivery · affiliate links
Scrofulous Brown
Vallejo
£2.36 · Wayland Games· priced 16 AugTau Light Ochre
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
£2.34 · Wayland Games· priced 16 AugSunny Skin Tone
Vallejo
£2.66 · Loaded Dice· priced 13 AugRadiation Glow
Army Painter
£3.15 · Wayland Games· priced 16 AugIron Wolf
Army Painter
no UK priceOwlbear Brown
Army Painter
no UK priceBestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
£2.34 · Wayland Games· priced 16 AugChronus Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
no UK priceGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
no UK priceScarlet Blood
Vallejo
£2.49 · Jadlam · eBay· priced 16 Aug
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