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
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.
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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 & lenses
Eyes, flamers and heraldry - the chapter signature orange flame.
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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 paintsfree UK delivery over £20
- Ork Flesh Dip£1.94
- Skarsnik Green£2.34
- Grey Knights Steel£4.04
- Bright Orange£2.36
- not stocked: Emerald 5, Viridian Green, Vile Green, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Splinter Blotches II, Warlock Purple, Graveyard Earth
postage per seller
- Skarsnik GreenLoaded Dice£2.67
- Grey Knights SteelModel Workshop£2.54
- Bright OrangeModel Workshop£2.66
- not stocked: Emerald 5, Ork Flesh Dip, Viridian Green, Vile Green, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Splinter Blotches II, Warlock Purple, Graveyard Earth
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
Add 1 to Amazon basket- Grey Knights Steelsee price
- not stocked: Emerald 5, Ork Flesh Dip, Viridian Green, Skarsnik Green, Vile Green, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Splinter Blotches II, Warlock Purple, Graveyard Earth, Bright Orange
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Emerald 5
Warcolours
no UK priceOrk Flesh Dip
Green Stuff World
No price tracked yetViridian Green
Vallejo
no UK priceSkarsnik Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetVile Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
no UK priceGrey Knights Steel
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetIron Wolf
Army Painter
no UK priceOwlbear Brown
Army Painter
no UK priceSplinter Blotches II
Vallejo
no UK priceWarlock Purple
Army Painter
no UK priceGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
no UK priceBright Orange
Vallejo
No price tracked yet
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