50 paints
Covers 8 of 12 colours in this scheme
House Liao Paint Scheme
A full House Liao 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.
Your scheme
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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.
4 paints
Covers 4 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 3 of 12 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 2 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 2 of 12 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 2 of 12 colours in this scheme
Or cover 83% of this scheme with 2 paint sets, C$274.99 together: Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set
General starter boxes
All boxesWe can't price a House Liao box in your market today, so these are general starter boxes, and each card says so.
Not House Liao — general starterSkaven · 25 models · 2 kits
5× Stormcast Eternals Liberators · 20× Skaven Clanrats
Not House Liao — general starterOrks · 12 models · 4 kits
1× Space Marines Lieutenant · 5× Intercessors · 1× Ork Nob · 5× Ork Boyz
Not House Liao — 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 coatGreenskinArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
- ShadeHulky Green DipGreen Stuff World · Dipping InksView paint
- LayerGlittering GreenArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3197View paint
- HighlightSkarsnik GreenCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951324≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
- Edge highlightVerdigrisVallejo · Game Color 72.096View 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
- LensesWicked PinkArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3121PView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Capellan trimZamesi DesertCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951342View paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Greenskin
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
★ Our pick for base coat
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Warpstone Glow
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951321
fromC$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 15 Sep
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Warboss Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951323
fromC$5.60· compare 2 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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Skarsnik Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951324
fromC$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 15 Sep
★ Our pick for highlight
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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★ Our pick for edge highlight
Exact Match
Gauss Blaster Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951374
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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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★ Our pick for leather & pouches
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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
★ Our pick for skin & flesh
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Barbarian Flesh
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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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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Emperor's Children
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951366
fromC$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 15 Sep
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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Capellan trim
Gold-yellow trim and the Confederation triangle on the green hull.
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Zamesi Desert
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951342
★ Our pick for capellan trim
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Daemonic Yellow
Army Painter · Warpaints
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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 paintsfree 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: Hulky Green Dip, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Zamesi Desert
postage per seller
- not stocked: Skarsnik Green, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Zamesi Desert
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Hulky Green Dip, Verdigris, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, English Uniform
- not stocked: Greenskin, Hulky Green Dip, Glittering Green, Verdigris, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Wicked Pink, English Uniform
totals excl. delivery · affiliate links
Greenskin
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Skarsnik Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951324
fromC$5.40· compare 3 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
Zamesi Desert
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951342
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Common questions
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