Skaven Colour Scheme Generator
A full Skaven 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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Rusty blades
Crude weapons - rust and grime dragged over dark metal.
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Warpstone glow
Green warpstone on weapons, vials and eyes.
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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 paintspostage per seller
- Olive BrownModel Workshop£2.66
- Medium BrownJadlam£2.99
- Grey Knights SteelModel Workshop£2.54
- Ungor FleshLoaded Dice£2.67
- RainforestLoaded Dice£2.97
- not stocked: Sepia Wash, Forest Skin, PRIME Taupe, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Electric Blue, Graveyard Earth, Cursed Blade
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- Grey Knights Steel£4.04
- Ungor Flesh£2.34
- Rainforest£2.88
- not stocked: Olive Brown, Sepia Wash, Medium Brown, Forest Skin, PRIME Taupe, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Electric Blue, Graveyard Earth, Cursed Blade
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
Add 2 to Amazon basket- Grey Knights Steelsee price
- Ungor Fleshsee price
- not stocked: Olive Brown, Sepia Wash, Medium Brown, Forest Skin, PRIME Taupe, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Electric Blue, Graveyard Earth, Cursed Blade, Rainforest
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Olive Brown
Vallejo
No price tracked yetSepia Wash
Reaper
no UK priceMedium Brown
Vallejo
No price tracked yetForest Skin
Vallejo
no UK pricePRIME Taupe
Monument
no UK priceGrey Knights Steel
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetIron Wolf
Army Painter
no UK priceOwlbear Brown
Army Painter
no UK priceUngor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetElectric Blue
Army Painter
no UK priceGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
no UK priceCursed Blade
Army Painter
no UK priceRainforest
Army Painter
No price tracked yet
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