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Notes from my painting desk

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

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56 painted schemes 280 photos 44 recipes 162 paint matches

Flesh Tearers - Terminators, Blood Angels, painted miniature Flesh Tearers - Terminators Orruk Warclans, Orruks, painted miniature Orruk Warclans Flesh Tearers Dreadnought, Blood Angels, painted miniature Flesh Tearers Dreadnought

Fresh off the bench

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

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Flesh Tearers - Terminators, Blood Angels, painted miniature5 photos

Flesh Tearers - Terminators

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

Orruk Warclans

Orruks · AoSOct 2026Flesh Tearers Dreadnought, Blood Angels, painted miniature9 photos

Flesh Tearers Dreadnought

Blood Angels · 40kOct 2026Flesh Tearers - Bog Standard, Blood Angels, painted miniature6 photos

Flesh Tearers - Bog Standard

Blood Angels · 40kOct 2026

Find your army

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

Warhammer 40k30 Blood Bowl6 Age of Sigmar5 Necromunda5 Horus Heresy3 Kill Team2 One Page Rules1 Other4
Blood Angels11 Orks11 Astra Militarum9 Squats4 Orruks3 Gloomspite Gitz2 Free Blade2 Iron Warriors2 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.

Paint Schemes

How I painted each model: the exact paints, the order they went on, and the finish they gave.

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Ork Flesh, flesh painting recipe

Ork Flesh

FleshOrks9 steps · on 12 schemes
My 2025 recipe for all orks
Print a bench card
Start to finishHow I paint an OrkThis recipe comes up at Skin.

Paints

Dark Green (72.028)Vallejo⇆Cayman Green (72.067)Vallejo⇆Lime Green (70.827)Vallejo⇆Yellow Green (70.954)Vallejo⇆Tuskgor FurCitadel⇆Incubi DarknessCitadel⇆Wolf GreyTwo Thin Coats⇆

Steps

9 steps, on a primed model unless a step says otherwise
  1. 1
    basecoatDark Green (72.028)Vallejo
    Base all skin·Artis Opus Series S 3
  2. 2
    layerCayman Green (72.067)Vallejo
    80% of upward facing flesh·Artis Opus Series S 3
  3. 3
    layerLime Green (70.827)Vallejo
    40% of Cayman layer·Artis Opus Series S 3
  4. 4
    highlightYellow Green (70.954)Vallejo
    10% of Lime layer·Artis Opus Series S 3
  5. 5
    glazeTuskgor FurCitadel
    1 part paint to 4 parts thinner·Artis Opus Series S 3
  6. 6
    basecoatIncubi DarknessCitadel
    Fingernail base·Artis Opus Series S 00
  7. 7
    highlightWolf GreyTwo Thin Coats+Incubi DarknessCitadel 1:2
    Fingernail highlights·Artis Opus Series S 00
  8. 8
    highlightWolf GreyTwo Thin Coats+Incubi DarknessCitadel 2:1
    Fingernail bright highlight·Artis Opus Series S 00
  9. 9
    highlightWolf GreyTwo Thin Coats
    Fingernail dot highlight·Artis Opus Series S 00

Notes

Once all these rough steps are in - use 50/50 glazes of each layer to blend.
Final glaze of Tuskgor is used on knuckles, elbows, and parts of the face to bring some pinks to the surface.

On 12 finished schemes

Squig Rider, Orks, painted miniature3 photos

Squig Rider

Orks · 40kMar 2026Gouged Eye (Blood Bowl), Orks, painted miniature10 photos

Gouged Eye (Blood Bowl)

Orks · Blood BowlSep 2025 · 14 modelsGhazghkull Thraka, Orks, painted miniature3 photos

Ghazghkull Thraka

Orks · 40kNov 2025Kommandos, Orks, painted miniature9 photos

Kommandos

Orks · Kill TeamJun 2025 · 12 modelsUnderworld Denizens, Denizens, painted miniature3 photos

Underworld Denizens

Denizens · Blood BowlMay 2025 · 12 modelsUntamed Troll, Orks, painted miniature3 photos

Untamed Troll

Orks · Blood BowlDec 2025Wonka Boyz, Orks, painted miniature3 photos

Wonka Boyz

Orks · 40kMay 2025 · 60 modelsWazdakka Gutsmek, Orks, painted miniature7 photos

Wazdakka Gutsmek

Orks · 40kMay 2026Armageddon - Orks, Orks, painted miniature9 photos

Armageddon - Orks

Orks · 40kJul 2026 · 14 modelsOrruk Warclans Megaboss, Orruks, painted miniature4 photos

Orruk Warclans Megaboss

Orruks · AoSAug 2026Ardboy Big Boss, Orruks, painted miniature4 photos

Ardboy Big Boss

Orruks · AoSSep 2026Orruk Warclans, Orruks, painted miniature5 photos

Orruk Warclans

Orruks · AoSOct 2026

More flesh recipes

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Lips, flesh painting recipe

Lips

FleshThis is my basic go-to for most lips3 steps · on 15 schemesBasic White Flesh, flesh painting recipe

Basic White Flesh

Flesh · HumansStandard Vallejo mix for tanned skins4 steps · on 10 schemesDark Skin, flesh painting recipe

Dark Skin

Flesh · HumansA darker skin tone recipe used across factions4 steps · on 8 schemesSquig Flesh, flesh painting recipe

Squig Flesh

Flesh · Orks2026 recipe for my squigs4 steps · on 4 schemes

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