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The paints and steps behind each finished model, and the recipes I come back to.

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58 painted schemes 300 photos 44 recipes 162 paint matches

Ironhead Squat - Kronus Hegemony, Squats, painted miniature Ironhead Squat - Kronus Hegemony Deimos Pattern Predator Tank, Iron Warriors, painted miniature Deimos Pattern Predator Tank Vashtorr The Arkifane, Iron Warriors, painted miniature Vashtorr The Arkifane

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Fresh off the bench

The newest finished schemes, each with every paint and step.

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Ironhead Squat - Kronus Hegemony, Squats, painted miniature6 photos

Ironhead Squat - Kronus Hegemony

Squats · NecromundaNov 2026Deimos Pattern Predator Tank, Iron Warriors, painted miniature9 photos

Deimos Pattern Predator Tank

Iron Warriors · 30k / HHNov 2026Vashtorr The Arkifane, Iron Warriors, painted miniature10 photos

Vashtorr The Arkifane

Iron Warriors · 30k / HHNov 2026Flesh Tearers - Terminators, Blood Angels, painted miniature3 photos

Flesh Tearers - Terminators

Blood Angels · 40kOct 2026

Find your army

Paint schemes for Warhammer 40k, Blood Bowl, Necromunda and Horus Heresy and more. Pick a game or an army to see how I painted it.

Warhammer 40k30 Blood Bowl6 Necromunda5 Horus Heresy5 Age of Sigmar5 Kill Team2 One Page Rules1 Other4
Blood Angels11 Orks11 Astra Militarum9 Squats4 Iron Warriors4 Orruks3 Gloomspite Gitz2 Free Blade2 Goliath2 Dark Angels1

Learn a part

Miniature painting recipes for one part at a time, like armour, flesh and weapon, each a short list of steps you can follow at the desk.

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Armour14 recipes Flesh11 recipes Weapon4 recipes Leather3 recipes Metal3 recipes Cloth2 recipes

Switching paint brands?

162 Citadel colours matched to Vallejo, Pro Acryl and Two Thin Coats, by eye, with how close each match really is. Search any name from any brand.

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Abaddon Black Citadel VallejoBlack (72.051) Pro AcrylCharcoal Black Two Thin CoatsDoom Death Black Mephiston Red Citadel VallejoGory Red (72.011) Pro AcrylRed Two Thin CoatsSanguine Scarlet Retributor Armour Citadel VallejoPolished Gold (72.055) Pro AcrylRich Gold Two Thin CoatsDragon's Gold

New to painting? Start here

Four short recipes, in this order. Each one adds a single new skill.

Gold, metal painting recipe1

Gold

4 stepsThe basecoat, wash, highlight sequence most metal is built on. Ultramarine Armour, armour painting recipe2

Ultramarine Armour

4 stepsThe same idea with an edge highlight, which is what makes armour read as armour. Rust, metal painting recipe3

Rust

3 stepsStippling and drybrushing, and hard to get wrong. Ork Flesh, flesh painting recipe4

Ork Flesh

9 stepsThe whole ladder: a basecoat, two layers, a highlight, then glazes to blend it together.
How I paint a Space Marine, the finished model Start to finish How I paint a Space Marine 10 stages, from the box to the table, with a photo at each step and the paints and recipes for each. How I paint an Ork, the finished model Start to finish How I paint an Ork 11 stages, from the box to the table, with a photo at each step and the paints and recipes for each.
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Rotters Blood Bowl Team, Rotters, painted miniature, photo 1 of 4

Rotters Blood Bowl Team

RottersBlood BowlApril 2025 · 12 models
FinishDiseased, uneven
PrimarySickly flesh and muted green
ContrastOrange cloth, gore details
TechniqueRough layering, wash-driven

What went where

CORE
RecipeRotting Flesh (skin, tubes, mutations)
ARMOUR
BaseDeath Guard Green
HighlightNurgling Green (rough, uneven)
SHORTS
BaseDeck Tan
LayerTroll Slayer Orange → Jokaero Orange
HighlightAK Deep Orange Intense
HORNS / BELLS
HornsWraithbone → Agrax Earthshade
BellsScreaming Bell → Agrax Earthshade
BASE
RecipeBlood Bowl Bases
DECALS
BaseMicro Set
Melt InMicro Sol
VARNISH
BaseTamiya Extra Matte - there is no substitute

Recipes used

4 recipes, 21 steps
Blood Bowl BasesBase · 5 steps
  1. 1
    basecoatBlackVallejo
    Primer over sand·Harder & Steenbeck Airbrush ULTRA 2024 Medium
  2. 2
    highlightGoblin Green (72.030)Vallejo
    Light touch·Artis Opus Series D Medium
  3. 3
    highlightMoon Yellow (72.005)Vallejo
    Even lighter touch·Artis Opus Series D Medium
  4. 4
    basecoatBold Titanium WhitePro Acryl
    White stripe
  5. 5
    layerSC00 (Matte Black)Scale75
    Rim the base

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Flesh TubesFlesh · 6 steps
  1. 1
    basecoatWraithboneCitadel
    Base tube·Artis Opus Series S 00
  2. 2
    washShyish PurpleCitadel
    Give it a bruised look on half tube·Artis Opus Series S 1
  3. 3
    washCarroburg CrimsonCitadel
    Other half of tube - blend in middle·Artis Opus Series S 1
  4. 4
    highlightBloody Red (72.010)Vallejo
    Around the open sores·Artis Opus Series S 1
  5. 5
    glazeGloss Varnish (70.510)Vallejo
    Wet makes it look extra gross·Vallejo Detail 2
  6. 6
    specialNurgle’s RotCitadel
    Optional - few slime bits·Vallejo Detail

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Dark WoodWood · 3 steps
  1. 1
    basecoatDryad BarkCitadel
    Base all wood·Artis Opus Series S 3
  2. 2
    edgeDoombull BrownCitadel
    Ragged edge·Artis Opus Series S 1
  3. 3
    shadeAgrax EarthshadeCitadel
    One or two coats, depending on how aged you want it·Vallejo Detail 2

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Rotting FleshFlesh · 7 steps
  1. 1
    basecoatRakarth FleshCitadel
    Base all skin·Artis Opus Series S 3
  2. 2
    washAthonian CamoshadeCitadel
    Wash all skin - thinned with water or medium·Artis Opus Series S 3
  3. 3
    layerRakarth FleshCitadel
    Bring back the highlights·Artis Opus Series S 1
  4. 4
    washDruchii VioletCitadel
    Wash into recesses·Artis Opus Series S 1
  5. 5
    washCarroburg CrimsonCitadel
    Into some of the more irritated looking bits - but use sparingly·Artis Opus Series S 00
  6. 6
    basecoatNurgle’s RotCitadel
    Optional: in open sores, oozing out·Artis Opus Series S 00
  7. 7
    edgeBloody Red (72.010)Vallejo
    Optional: edge a couple sores·Artis Opus Series S 1

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Paints

Deep Orange IntenseAK InteractiveDeath Guard GreenCitadel⇆Nurgling GreenCitadel⇆Screaming BellCitadel⇆Troll Slayer OrangeCitadel⇆Jokaero OrangeCitadel⇆Extra Matte VarnishTamiyaMicro Set 101MicroscaleMicro Sol 102Microscale

More Blood Bowl schemes

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Gruntled Greens, Humans, painted miniature8 photos

Gruntled Greens

Humans · Blood BowlSep 2026 · 7 modelsTomb Kings Blood Bowl, Tomb Kings, painted miniature

Tomb Kings Blood Bowl

Tomb Kings · Blood BowlMar 2026Untamed Troll, Orks, painted miniature3 photos

Untamed Troll

Orks · Blood BowlDec 2025Gouged Eye (Blood Bowl), Orks, painted miniature10 photos

Gouged Eye (Blood Bowl)

Orks · Blood BowlSep 2025 · 14 models

Recipes

Methods I reuse across models - skin, metal, armour, cloth and the rest. Each step is one named paint, one technique and a note. Unless a step says otherwise, every recipe here starts on a primed model - the scheme that uses it usually says which colour.

Paint Inventory

The paints I actually own - every pot on my shelf, not a catalogue of what exists. This is what the schemes and recipes are painted with.

PaintBrandTypeHueUsed in

Paint Conversion Chart

Citadel colours matched to their closest Vallejo, Pro Acryl and Two Thin Coats equivalents, by eye, over time. Nothing here is a measured colour match - the dots say how close each one really is.

Still filling this in: 8 of the 112 colours used in the recipes here have no row yet. Mostly Vallejo. A blank means not mapped, not that no equivalent exists.

How close the match is: near identical usable avoid
4 how many of my recipes and schemes use it - tap one to see them

CitadelVallejoPro AcrylTwo Thin Coats