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.
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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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Sept markings & lenses
Red lenses and sept symbols pop against the ochre armour.
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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 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
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Scrofulous Brown
Vallejo
No price tracked yetGore-Grunta Fur
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetTau Light Ochre
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetSunny Skin Tone
Vallejo
No price tracked yetRadiation Glow
Army Painter
No price tracked yetGrey Knights Steel
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetIron Wolf
Army Painter
no UK priceOwlbear Brown
Army Painter
no UK priceBestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetChronus Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
no UK priceGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
no UK priceScarlet Blood
Vallejo
No price tracked yet
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