In this ToP Tip series I share some of my favourite paint recipes I came up with lately. Find out how to paint dark and light Silver Skulls power armour, Nighthaunt spectral bodies with a purple hue, and an alternative way to paint Striking Scorpions green, all in this post.
1. Silver Skulls power armour painting guide
This is a recipe for painting steel armour quickly. It’s a slightly updated version of the recipe you can find in my free Silver Skulls tutorial here.
Colours used – and their closest matches from the Citadel Colour range in [brackets]:
- Vallejo Mecha Color Dark Steel [or Leadbelcher]
- Vallejo Mecha Color Steel [or Iron Hands Steel]
- Vallejo Model Air Steel [or Stormhost Silver]
- Citadel Nuln Oil
- Citadel Basilicanum Grey
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2. Nighthaunt spectral purple bodies tutorial
Really love this combination of zenithal airbrushing and drybrushing, really helps to get large parts of the models done quickly so I can focus on the details. On my Patreon, I have a complete step-by-step tutorial for my Nighthaunt scheme for those interested.
Colours used – and their closest matches from the Citadel Colour range in [brackets]:
- Warpaints Air Broodmoother Purple / Yeti White mix [or mix Corax White with some Naggaroth Nightmare]
- Vallejo Xpress Color Gloomy Violet [or thin Leviathan Purple]
- Citadel Corax White
- Vallejo Game Color Dead White [or White Scar]
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3. Cool Striking Scorpions green painting guide
Check out my painting guide above if you’re looking for a more cooler hue of Striking Scorpion Aeldari armour. As you might notice, I painted the armour using only the new Warpaints Fanatic from The Army Painter, you can find a detailed review here. And to learn how I painted this Exarch from start to finish, head over to my Patreon for a detailed tutorial.
Colours used – and their closest matches from the Citadel Colour range in [brackets]:
- Warpaints Fanatic Wild Green [or Skarsnik Green]
- Warpaints Fanatic Ferocious Green [or Skarsnik Green mixed with White Scar]
- Warpaints Fanatic Mossy Green [or Skarsnik Green mixed with more White Scar]
- Speedpaint Shamrock Green / Speedpaint Raging Sea mix [or just use Aeldari Emerald]
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