20% off RRPGrey Knights · 17 models · 3 kits
1× Castellan Crowe miniature · 10× Strike Squad miniatures · 5× Brotherhood Terminators miniatures · 1× Venerable Dreadnought miniature
Grey Knights Paint Scheme
A full Grey Knights paint scheme, generated and ready to test: the armour ramp from basecoat to edge highlight plus metals, skin, lenses and basing — every colour matched to real paints from Citadel, Vallejo, Army Painter and 35+ more ranges, with live prices. Use it as a planner, tweak any colour, or take it into the full generator.
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Grey Knights boxes to start with
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20% off RRPPaint sets that cover this scheme
All paint setsOne box of paints instead of 12 pots. Each card says how many of this scheme's colours it holds.
50 paints
Covers 8 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 4 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 4 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 4 of 12 colours in this scheme
8 paints
Covers 4 of 12 colours in this scheme
Or cover 100% of this scheme with 3 paint sets, A$429.98 together: Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set + Paint Set - NMM Steel and Silver + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Tap a colour to change its paint.
Additional details
- TrimNecron CompoundCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952048View paint
- WeaponsJohn Blanche Masterclass: Heavy MetalArmy Painter · Warpaints FanaticView paint
- LeatherBeasty BrownVallejo · Game Color 72.043View paint
- SkinBestigor FleshCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243View paint
- LensesScarletVallejo · Model Color 70.817View paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Warding scriptZamesi DesertCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951342View paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Gravelord Grey
Army Painter · Speedpaint Set
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Basilicanum Grey
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960229
fromA$10.26· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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★ Our pick for highlight
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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Details & accent colours
Change scheme ↑Everything else on the model - metals, skin, leather, lenses, basing and this faction's signature accents.
Metal — trim
Trim and bare plate. Basecoat steel, wash dark, then edge bright silver.
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Necron Compound
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952048
fromA$5.50· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
★ Our pick for metal — trim
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Shining Silver
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Metal — weapons
Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.
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Leather & pouches
Straps, holsters and bare wood. Mid brown, shaded, then drybrushed a lighter tan.
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Skin & flesh
Faces and hands. Basecoat, a flesh wash into the recesses, then build the highlights back up.
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Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
fromA$5.45· compare 2 shops· priced 5 Jul
★ Our pick for skin & flesh
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Barbarian Flesh
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Eyes & lenses
Lenses, eyes and energy. A bright spot colour that pops against the armour - dot it on and add a white glint.
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★ Our pick for eyes & lenses
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Wild Rider Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951304
fromA$5.45· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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XV-88
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950285
Warding script
Gold nemesis-weapon hafts and inscribed wards over the silver armour.
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Zamesi Desert
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951342
fromA$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 5 Jul
★ Our pick for warding script
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Daemonic Yellow
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Your paints
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
12 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
12 paintspostage per seller
- not stocked: Grey Z, Rotten White, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Grey Z, Blue Grey, Light Grey, Company Grey, Rotten White, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Scarlet, English Uniform
- not stocked: Grey Z, Blue Grey, Light Grey, Company Grey, Rotten White, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Scarlet, English Uniform
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Necron Compound
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952048
fromA$5.50· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
fromA$5.45· compare 2 shops· priced 5 Jul
Zamesi Desert
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951342
fromA$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Every Grey Knights kit and box, priced
Prices compared across the shops that stock them — boxes ranked by cost per model.
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Common questions
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This page has the generated recipe for the classic Grey Knights scheme — armour ramp, metals, skin and basing, matched across 35+ paint ranges — plus every other Warhammer 40,000 faction's paint schemes below, or set your own colour in the full generator.