Legiones Astartes · 32 models · 4 kits
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Raven Guard (Horus Heresy) Paint Scheme
XIX Legion · The Shadowed Lords · Corvus Corax ·Loyalist
A full Horus Heresy Raven Guard paint scheme, generated and ready to test: the armour ramp from basecoat to edge highlight plus trim metals, accents, lenses and basing — every step matched to real paints from Citadel, Vallejo, Army Painter and 35+ more ranges, with live prices. The Legion's own painting guides name Citadel pots and stop there; every row below carries the nearest pot from the other ranges too.
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Raven Guard (Horus Heresy) boxes to start with
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Paint sets that cover this scheme
All paint setsOne box of paints instead of 13 pots. Each card says how many of this scheme's colours it holds.
50 paints
Covers 10 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 8 of 13 colours in this scheme
8 paints
Covers 7 of 13 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 5 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 13 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
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
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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
- White markingsBrigade GreyArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3006PView paint
- Edge highlight (cold grey)French Mirage BlueVallejo · Model Color≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Exact Match
Abaddon Black
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950289
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2
Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Exact Match
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Dark Tone
Army Painter · Quickshade Washes Set
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Black Legion
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960237
fromA$10.26· compare 2 shops· priced 5 Jul
3
Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Corvus Black
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950306
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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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Skavenblight Dinge
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951352
fromA$5.50· compare 3 shops· priced 5 Jul
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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
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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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★ Our pick for basing — earth
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XV-88
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950285
White markings
Sparse white squad markings and a single pauldron field - the XIX Legion says as little as possible.
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★ Our pick for white markings
Exact Match
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Edge highlight (cold grey)
Umbral black lives or dies on crisp grey edges - keep them thin and on the hardest edges only.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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★ Our pick for edge highlight (cold grey)
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Warpfiend Grey
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951011
fromA$5.45· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
Very CloseDiscontinued
Your paints
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
13 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
13 paintspostage per seller
- not stocked: Pure Black, Coal Black, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
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- not stocked: Pure Black, Black, Black Glaze, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Scarlet, English Uniform, French Mirage Blue
- not stocked: Pure Black, Black, Coal Black, Black Glaze, Basalt Grey, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Scarlet, English Uniform, Brigade Grey, French Mirage Blue
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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
Painting the XIX Legion
The armour method is shared across all eighteen Legions — how to paint MkII to MkVI plate — and the rest of the game, from army lists to what a Legion costs to field, sits on the Horus Heresy hub.
On the colour: A neutral near-black, kept a shade off true black so the cold grey edge highlight has somewhere to come from. On a black legion the highlight colour in the recipe is the decision that matters. This scheme is our reading of the Legion's Heresy livery, not an authorised palette — and the recipe above is matched by colour distance, so treat it as a strong starting point and test in person where it matters.
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Common questions
Is there a full list of Raven Guard paint schemes?
This page has the generated recipe for the classic Raven Guard scheme — armour ramp, metals, skin and basing, matched across 35+ paint ranges — plus every other The Horus Heresy faction's paint schemes below, or set your own colour in the full generator.