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

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Deimos Pattern Predator Tank, Iron Warriors, painted miniature Deimos Pattern Predator Tank Vashtorr The Arkifane, Iron Warriors, painted miniature Vashtorr The Arkifane Flesh Tearers - Terminators, Blood Angels, painted miniature Flesh Tearers - Terminators

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

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Deimos 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 miniature5 photos

Flesh Tearers - Terminators

Blood Angels · 40kOct 2026Orruk Warclans, Orruks, painted miniature5 photos

Orruk Warclans

Orruks · AoSOct 2026

Find your army

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

Warhammer 40k30 Blood Bowl6 Horus Heresy5 Age of Sigmar5 Necromunda5 Kill Team2 One Page Rules1 Other4
Blood Angels11 Orks11 Astra Militarum9 Iron Warriors4 Squats4 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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Deimos Pattern Predator Tank, Iron Warriors, painted miniature, photo 1 of 9

Deimos Pattern Predator Tank

Iron Warriors30k / HHNovember 2026
FinishAged and heavily battle worn
PrimaryIron and brass
ContrastYellow hazards
TechniqueMostly dry brush

What went where

PRIME
BaseMatte Black
ARMOUR
RecipeIron Warrior Armour
HAZARDS
RecipeIron Warrior Hazard Stripes
TRACKS
RecipeTank Tracks
WEAR / EDGES
HighlightLeadbelcher (chips, scratches)
RUST / CORROSION
RecessRhinox Hide
VariationDoombull Brown / Mournfang Brown
BRASS PLATES
BaseRunelord Brass
WashAgrax Earthshade
BLACK ELEMENTS
BaseMatte black finish (clean, non-reflective)
EdgeMechanicus Standard Grey
HAZARD STRIPES
RecipeIron Warrior Hazard Stripes

Recipes used

4 recipes, 26 steps
Black WeaponsWeapon · 7 steps
  1. 1
    basecoatCoal BlackPro Acryl
    Base weapon·Artis Opus Series S 3
  2. 2
    edgeEshin GreyCitadel
    Chunky edge·Artis Opus Series S 1
  3. 3
    edgeMechanicus Standard GreyCitadel
    Edge all panels·Artis Opus Series S 1
  4. 4
    edgeDawnstoneCitadel
    Extreme upper corners·Artis Opus Series S 1
  5. 5
    highlightAdministratum GreyCitadel
    Dot highlights·Artis Opus Series S 1
  6. 6
    basecoatLeadbelcherCitadel
    Barrels, clips·Vallejo Detail 2
  7. 7
    washNuln OilCitadel
    Barrels, clips·Vallejo Detail 2

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Iron Warrior ArmourArmour · 9 steps
  1. 1
    basecoatLeadbelcherCitadel
    Base all armour·Golden Maple WC32 Arrow Point 2
  2. 2
    glazeWyldwoodCitadel
    Thinned and concentrated to base of plates·Golden Maple WC32 Arrow Point 2
  3. 3
    shadeShyish PurpleCitadel
    In the deepest recesses for that oily look·Artis Opus Series S 1
  4. 4
    shadeDoombull BrownCitadel
    Dirty up some deep recesses·Artis Opus Series S 1
  5. 5
    basecoatRunelord BrassCitadel
    Base all trim·Artis Opus Series S 1
  6. 6
    washAgrax EarthshadeCitadel
    Wash all brass·Artis Opus Series S 1
  7. 7
    highlightMechanicus Standard GreyCitadel
    Inside all black plates·Artis Opus Series S 1
  8. 8
    shadeDoombull BrownCitadel
    Run into armour seams·Artis Opus Series S 00
  9. 9
    specialNihilakh OxideCitadel
    Few oxide spots on brass·Artis Opus Series S 00

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Iron Warrior Hazard StripesArmour · 6 steps
  1. 1
    basecoatSC00 (Matte Black)Scale75
    Base plate·Artis Opus Series S 3
  2. 2
    basecoatDeck Tan (70.986)Vallejo
    Freehand in stripes·Artis Opus Series S 1
  3. 3
    shadeImperial FistCitadel
    Use as a wash over Deck Tan·Artis Opus Series S 1
  4. 4
    layerSC00 (Matte Black)Scale75
    Touch up if necessary, weather into yellow·Artis Opus Series S 00
  5. 5
    edgeIce Yellow (70.858)Vallejo
    Edge all stripes, around weathering too·Artis Opus Series S 00
  6. 6
    washFuegan OrangeCitadel
    Mix with medium, fade up to middle from bottom of stripe·Artis Opus Series S 1

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Tank TracksMetal · 4 steps
  1. 1
    basecoatRhinox HideCitadel+Dark Steel PigmentVallejo 3:1
    Mix a touch in, for a slight glint of pigment in the basecoat·Vallejo Detail 2
  2. 2
    washTrack WashAK Interactive
    Apply evenly across tracks·Vallejo Detail 2
  3. 3
    specialGun MetalMig
    Apply with finger, lightly over all tracks
  4. 4
    stippleEarth (72.062)Vallejo
    Add some dried mud on tracks·Artis Opus Series S 3

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Paints

Nuln OilCitadel⇆Agrax EarthshadeCitadel⇆LeadbelcherCitadel⇆Runelord BrassCitadel⇆Deck Tan (70.986)Vallejo⇆Imperial FistCitadel⇆Fuegan OrangeCitadel⇆Coal BlackPro Acryl⇆Eshin GreyCitadel⇆CopperPro Acryl⇆Mephiston RedCitadel⇆Dark Steel PigmentVallejoBlack Smoke PigmentVallejoTrack WashAK InteractiveRhinox HideCitadel⇆Typhus CorrosionCitadel⇆Ryza RustCitadel

More 30k / HH schemes

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Vashtorr The Arkifane, Iron Warriors, painted miniature10 photos

Vashtorr The Arkifane

Iron Warriors · 30k / HHNov 2026Saturnine Praetor, Iron Warriors, painted miniature3 photos

Saturnine Praetor

Iron Warriors · 30k / HHAug 2026Iron Warriors Infantry, Iron Warriors, painted miniature4 photos

Iron Warriors Infantry

Iron Warriors · 30k / HHFeb 2026 · 16 modelsLegions Imperialis, Blood Angels, painted miniature4 photos

Legions Imperialis

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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.

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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