Space Marines · 10 models · 4 kits
1× Suboden Khan · 3× Outriders · 5× Assault Intercessors · 1× Impulsor
Blood Angels Paint Scheme
A full Blood Angels 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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Space Marines boxes for Blood Angels
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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.
50 paints
Covers 9 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 4 of 12 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 3 of 12 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 3 of 12 colours in this scheme
14 paints
Covers 3 of 12 colours in this scheme
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
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- Base coatWazdakka RedCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951305View paint
- ShadeFlesh Tearers RedCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960207View paint
- LayerCarmine RedVallejo · Model Color 70.908View paint
- HighlightFaded RedVallejo · Model Color 70.747View paint
- Edge highlightRosy FleshVallejo · Game Color 72.100View paint
Additional details
- TrimBright GoldArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
- WeaponsJohn Blanche Masterclass: Heavy MetalArmy Painter · Warpaints FanaticView paint
- LeatherBeasty BrownVallejo · Game Color 72.043View paint
- SkinBestigor FleshCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243View paint
- LensesTurquoiseMonument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA054≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Wax seals & parchmentIvoryVallejo · Model Color 70.918View paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Wazdakka Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951305
fromC$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 15 Sep
★ Our pick for base coat
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Flesh Tearers Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960207
fromC$9.40· compare 2 shops· priced 15 Sep
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Exact Match
Dragon Red
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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Wild Rider Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951304
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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Lugganath Orange
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951381
fromC$5.40· compare 4 shops· priced 15 Sep
Details & accent colours
Change scheme ↑Everything else on the model - metals, skin, leather, lenses, basing and this faction's signature accents.
Metal — trim
Aquilas, rims and ornament. Basecoat gold, wash with a brown shade, then edge a brighter gold.
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Bright Gold
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Balthasar Gold
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950310
Metal — weapons
Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.
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Iron Warriors
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950311
fromC$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 15 Sep
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
fromC$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 15 Sep
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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.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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Wax seals & parchment
Purity seals and scrolls - bone parchment with a red wax blob, a classic against the red.
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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 paintsprices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Flesh Tearers Red, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Turquoise, English Uniform
free CA-wide delivery over C$149 (C$13.50 Ontario / C$18.50 rest of Canada below that), Canada Post Expedited 1-6 days Ontario / 2-9 days elsewhere
- not stocked: Carmine Red, Faded Red, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Turquoise, Ivory
postage per seller
- not stocked: Wazdakka Red, Flesh Tearers Red, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Turquoise, Ivory
- not stocked: Carmine Red, Faded Red, Rosy Flesh, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Turquoise, English Uniform, Ivory
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Wazdakka Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951305
fromC$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 15 Sep
Flesh Tearers Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960207
fromC$9.40· compare 2 shops· priced 15 Sep
Bright Gold
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
fromC$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 15 Sep
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Every Blood Angels 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 Blood Angels 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.