PaintPickerA 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.
The boxes we can price for this faction, cheapest first, and the paint sets that cover most of the recipe below.
20% off RRPHigh Elf Realms · 66 models · 2 kits
32× Elven Spearman Miniatures · 32× Elven Archers Miniatures · 2× Tiranoc Chariots Miniatures (can also be built as Lion Chariots of Chrace)
Covers 8 of 13 colours in this scheme
Covers 7 of 13 colours in this scheme
Covers 6 of 13 colours in this scheme
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
Covers 3 of 13 colours in this scheme
How the scheme reads on a model
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
★ Our pick for base coat
Vallejo
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
★ Our pick for shade
Green Stuff World
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
★ Our pick for layer
Monument
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
★ Our pick for highlight
Foundry
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Vallejo
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
★ Our pick for edge highlight
Everything else on the model - metals, skin, leather, lenses, basing and this faction's signature accents.
Aquilas, rims and ornament. Basecoat gold, wash with a brown shade, then edge a brighter gold.
★ Our pick for metal — trim
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.
★ Our pick for metal — weapons
Scale75
Straps, holsters and bare wood. Mid brown, shaded, then drybrushed a lighter tan.
★ Our pick for leather & pouches
Faces and hands. Basecoat, a flesh wash into the recesses, then build the highlights back up.
★ Our pick for skin & flesh
Vallejo
Kimera Kolors
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Lenses, eyes and energy. A bright spot colour that pops against the armour - dot it on and add a white glint.
★ Our pick for eyes & lenses
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
★ Our pick for basing — earth
Foundry
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Lothern white over the azure - shade it with blue-grey rather than a brown wash so the cloth stays cold and clean.
★ Our pick for white robes & tabards
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.
★ Our pick for sapphire gems
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
13 paints in this scheme
Enchanted Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Mystic Blue
Vallejo
Electric Blue
Army Painter
Lightning Bolt Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
French Hussar Sky Blue
Foundry
Ki-Rin Gold
Army Painter
Iron Wolf
Army Painter
Owlbear Brown
Army Painter
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Troll Claws
Army Painter
Graveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Brainmatter Beige
Army Painter
Underdark Indigo
Army Painter
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
priced 28 Aug · postage per seller
Buy at Flipside Gaming · eBaycheapest of 2 US sellers · save $23.20 vs the most expensive · excl. delivery
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