Death Guard · 14 models
7× Angels of Death Kill Team operatives · 7× Plague Marine Kill Team operatives
Death Guard Paint Scheme
A full Death Guard 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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Death Guard boxes to start with
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Paint sets that cover this scheme
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50 paints
Covers 8 of 14 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 3 of 14 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 3 of 14 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 3 of 14 colours in this scheme
8 paints
Covers 2 of 14 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 2 of 14 colours in this scheme
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
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- Base coatYellow GreenMonument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA065View paint
- ShadeAcid Green DipGreen Stuff World · Dipping InksView paint
- LayerOgryn CamoCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951329View paint
- HighlightTyrant SkullCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952045View paint
- Edge highlightOff-WhiteVallejo · Game Color 72.101≈ 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
- SkinNecrotic FleshArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
- LensesElectric BlueScale75 · FX RangeView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Rust & corrosionGolgfag BrownCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952060View paint
- VerdigrisTalisman TealArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3046PView paint
- Gore & woundsTuskgor FurCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951344View paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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★ Our pick for base coat
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Zandri Dust
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950280
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Agrax Earthshade
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Shade 99189953084
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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Ogryn Camo
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951329
★ Our pick for layer
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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Necrotic Flesh
Army Painter · Warpaints
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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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
fromC$5.40· compare 4 shops· priced 15 Sep
★ 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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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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Necrotic Flesh
Army Painter · Warpaints
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★ Our pick for skin & flesh
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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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Altdorf Guard Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951313
fromC$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 15 Sep
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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Rust & corrosion
Stipple orange-brown around rivets, vents and lower edges. Vary the tone so it reads as organic decay, not a flat colour.
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Verdigris
A touch of pale turquoise on brass and copper trim sells centuries of rot. Use it sparingly.
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★ Our pick for verdigris
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Temple Guard Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951318
Gore & wounds
Glossy deep red in wounds, mouths and exposed guts - wet rot against the matt armour.
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Tuskgor Fur
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951344
★ Our pick for gore & wounds
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Your paints
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14 paints in this scheme
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14 paintsprices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Yellow Green, Acid Green Dip, Off-White, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Electric Blue, English Uniform
postage per seller
- not stocked: Yellow Green, Ogryn Camo, Tyrant Skull, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Electric Blue, Golgfag Brown, Tuskgor Fur
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: Yellow Green, Acid Green Dip, Ogryn Camo, Tyrant Skull, Off-White, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Electric Blue
- not stocked: Yellow Green, Acid Green Dip, Tyrant Skull, Off-White, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Necrotic Flesh, Electric Blue, English Uniform, Golgfag Brown, Talisman Teal
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Ogryn Camo
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951329
Necron Compound
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952048
fromC$5.40· compare 4 shops· priced 15 Sep
Necrotic Flesh
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Tuskgor Fur
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951344
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Common questions
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