random wh40k color guide

this is mostly for my own reference since i’m packing up my paints, but here’s  a color scheme list for my grey knights so i remember what i was doing when i unpack in january.  (it’s a mix of the old and new color names because that is what i have.)  so without further ado, the paints, what order they are applied in, and what they are used for.

Grey Knights

Base 

  • Abbadon Black [midtone]
  • Kantor Blue [highlight]
  • Blood Red, Flash Gitz Yellow, Bloodletter [lava]
  • Red Gore, Blood Red [lava glow]

Silver Parts

  • Boltgun Metal [midtone]
  • Nuln Oil [shade]
  • Boltgun Metal, Mithril Silver [highlight]
  • Bloodletter [atmospheric]

Gold Parts

  • Tin Bitz [midtone]
  • Shining Gold [highlight]

Red Parts

  • Mephiston Red [midtone]
  • Khorne Red [shade]
  • Blood Red [highlight]

Black Parts

  • Abbadon Black [midtone]
  • Kantor Blue, Macragge Blue [highlight]

Cloth

  • Ulthuan Grey [midtone]
  • Celestra Grey [shade]
  • White Scar [highlight]
  • Khorne Red [triangles]
  • Mephiston Red [triangle highlight]

Parchment

  • Bleached Bone [midtone]
  • Ogryn Flesh [shade]
  • Bleached Bone [highlight]

Power Field

  • Teclis Blue [midtone]
  • Macragge Blue, Kantor Blue [shade]
  • White Scar [highlight]
  • White Scar [spark effects]
  • Teclis Blue, White Scar [field glow]

lora-does-things:

My favorite stock artists on deviantArt, for my own reference, but also in case anyone wants some pretty sweet stock images (though most of these people are fairly well-known).

  • ahrum-stock has the most insane poses. Seriously HQ dude.
  • mjranum-stock has an incredible range of poses, costumes, models, lighting, and angles. Also verrryyyy HQ.
  • senshistock has so many stock photos available it blows my mind. Not many different setups, but she always has unique poses and props.
  • fairiegoodmother I just think the female model is really pretty.
  • yellow-stock more pretty ladies, I’m sensing a pattern.
  • felixdeon this dude has some of the weirdest gay fetish stock ever (that’s not true) but he also has an extensive gallery of male nude stock photos which is pretty hard to come by (heh heh come by).

Probably will add to this later as I rediscover photos. Enjoy if anyone is so inclined.