Empire of Man · 56 models · 2 kits
1× Commander of the Empire to lead the line · 20× Empire State Troops · 10× State Missile Troops and 10 Empire Archers for ranged support · 10× Flagellants to throw into the grinder · 5× Outriders
Empire of Man Paint Scheme
A full Empire of Man 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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Empire of Man 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 8 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 6 of 13 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 3 of 13 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 3 of 13 colours in this scheme
Or cover 77% of this scheme with 2 paint sets, C$274.99 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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- Base coatMephiston RedCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950267View paint
- ShadeFlesh Tearers RedCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960207View paint
- LayerFlat RedVallejo · Model Color 70.957View paint
- HighlightGerman OrangeVallejo · Model Color 70.805View paint
- Edge highlightRaging RougeArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3108PView 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
- LensesAquamarineArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3040PView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Provincial slash clothWraithboneCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950316View paint
- Buff leather & woodDesert BrownVallejo · Model Color 70.767View paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Mephiston Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950267
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Dragon Red
Army Painter · Warpaints
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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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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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Deathclaw Brown
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951339
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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
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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
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Shining Silver
Army Painter · Warpaints
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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.
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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Provincial slash cloth
Every province pairs its colour with a second - Reikland red with off-white, Averland yellow with black. Paint the sleeve slashes and hose in that second colour and the regiment reads at a glance.
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Buff leather & wood
Jerkins, belts and halberd hafts in tan and pale wood - the cheap kit that makes a uniform look issued rather than parade-ground.
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Karak Stone
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951333
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Your paints
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13 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
13 paintspostage per seller
- not stocked: Mephiston Red, Flesh Tearers Red, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh
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: Flat Red, German Orange, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Wraithbone, Desert Brown
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- not stocked: Flesh Tearers Red, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Aquamarine, English Uniform, Wraithbone
- not stocked: Flat Red, German Orange, Raging Rouge, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Aquamarine, English Uniform, Wraithbone, Desert Brown
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Mephiston Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950267
Flesh Tearers Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960207
fromC$9.40· compare 2 shops· priced 15 Sep
Necron Compound
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952048
fromC$5.40· compare 4 shops· priced 15 Sep
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
fromC$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 15 Sep
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