50 paints
Covers 9 of 12 colours in this scheme
House Steiner Paint Scheme
A full House Steiner 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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Paint 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.
16 paints
Covers 6 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 4 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 3 of 12 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 3 of 12 colours in this scheme
8 paints
Covers 3 of 12 colours in this scheme
Or cover 92% of this scheme with 2 paint sets, A$385.99 together: Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set
General starter boxes
All boxesWe can't price a House Steiner box in your market today, so these are general starter boxes, and each card says so.
Not House Steiner — general starterSkaven · 25 models · 2 kits
5× Stormcast Eternals Liberators · 20× Skaven Clanrats
Not House Steiner — general starterOrks · 12 models · 4 kits
1× Space Marines Lieutenant · 5× Intercessors · 1× Ork Nob · 5× Ork Boyz
Not House Steiner — general starterDeath Guard · 14 models
7× Angels of Death Kill Team operatives · 7× Plague Marine Kill Team operatives
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Tap a colour to change its paint.
- Base coatRegal BlueArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3026PView paint
- ShadeBlue ToneArmy Painter · Quickshade Washes SetView paint
- LayerCaledor SkyCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950273View paint
- HighlightFaded UltramarineMonument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA013View paint
- Edge highlightEtherium BlueCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952040≈ Closest paint we sellView 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
- LensesDark FleshVallejo · Model Color 70.927View paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Steel fist whiteRotten WhiteVallejo · Game ColorView 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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Ultramarines Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960104
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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Teclis Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951315
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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
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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
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Barbarian Flesh
Army Painter · Warpaints
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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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Zamesi Desert
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951342
fromA$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 5 Jul
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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
Steel fist white
White accents and the mailed-fist insignia over Lyran blue.
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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: Faded Ultramarine, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Rotten White
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Regal Blue, Blue Tone, Faded Ultramarine, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, English Uniform, Rotten White
- not stocked: Regal Blue, Blue Tone, Faded Ultramarine, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Dark Flesh, English Uniform, Rotten White
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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
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