20% off RRPTyranids · 18 models · 4 kits
1× Parasite of Mortrex · 3× Tyrant Guard (can be built as Hive Guard) · 1× Biovore (can be built as a Pyrovore) · 3× Spore Mines · 10× Genestealers
Tyranids Paint Scheme
A full Tyranids 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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Tyranids (Leviathan) boxes to start with
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20% off RRP
20% off RRPTyranids · 30 models · 6 kits
1× Hive Tyrant Miniature · 1× Lictor Miniature · 3× Tyranid Warriors Miniatures · 3× Von Ryan's Leapers Miniatures · 10× Hormagaunts Miniatures · 10× Termagants Miniatures · 2× Ripper Swarms Miniatures
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 9 of 13 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 3 of 13 colours in this scheme
24 paints
Covers 3 of 13 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 3 of 13 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 3 of 13 colours in this scheme
Or cover 85% of this scheme with 2 paint sets, €172.53 together: Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set + Combat Se7ens: Purple Xenos Flesh
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
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- Base coatAlien PurpleVallejo · Game Color 72.076View paint
- ShadeShyish PurpleCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960101View paint
- LayerBlue VioletVallejo · Model Color 70.811View paint
- HighlightKakophoni PurpleCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951382View paint
- Edge highlightDechala LilacCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951378View paint
Additional details
- TrimBright GoldArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
- WeaponsJohn Blanche Masterclass: Heavy MetalArmy Painter · Warpaints FanaticView paint
- LeatherBeasty BrownVallejo · Game Color 72.043View paint
- SkinWyvern FuryArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3116P≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
- LensesRainforestArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3057PView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- CarapaceAncient StoneArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3088PView paint
- Fleshy muscleWyvern FuryArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3116P≈ 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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★ Our pick for base coat
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Naggaroth Night
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950269
from€2.88· compare 6 shops· priced 16 Sep
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Shyish Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960101
from€5.04· compare 5 shops· priced 16 Sep
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Alien Purple
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Genestealer Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951308
from€2.88· compare 5 shops· priced 16 Sep
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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Kakophoni Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951382
€3.60at Valhalla Board Games· priced 22 Oct
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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Dechala Lilac
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951378
from€2.88· compare 4 shops· priced 16 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
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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Metal — weapons
Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.
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Adepticon Magnesium
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S42
€5.22at Monument Hobbies EU· priced 12 Aug
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Leather & pouches
Straps, holsters and bare wood. Mid brown, shaded, then drybrushed a lighter tan.
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Flameon Dark Green Brown
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S25
€5.22at Monument Hobbies EU· priced 12 Aug
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Skin & flesh
Faces and hands. Basecoat, a flesh wash into the recesses, then build the highlights back up.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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Emperor's Children
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951366
from€3.60· compare 5 shops· priced 22 Oct
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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Carapace
Claws, talons and chitin plates - bone shaded brown, highlighted to white.
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Fleshy muscle
Skin between the carapace - pink-purple washed red for that raw look.
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Emperor's Children
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951366
from€3.60· compare 5 shops· priced 22 Oct
Your paints
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12 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
12 paints10 of 11 priced · EU (Denmark): parcels from 45.95 kr, free over 975 kr — their postage is quoted in kroner even where the product price is shown in euros
- not stocked: John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, English Uniform, Ancient Stone
postage per seller
- not stocked: Kakophoni Purple, Dechala Lilac, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
- not stocked: Shyish Purple, Blue Violet, Kakophoni Purple, Dechala Lilac, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
- not stocked: Shyish Purple, Blue Violet, Kakophoni Purple, Dechala Lilac, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
EU (Spain): ships from Spain, free over €200 — carriage varies with the weight of the parcel and they publish no country table
- not stocked: Shyish Purple, Kakophoni Purple, Dechala Lilac, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Wyvern Fury, Rainforest, Ancient Stone
EU marketplace: postage set by each dealer (no single € threshold); free pickup at the selling shop
- not stocked: Shyish Purple, Kakophoni Purple, Dechala Lilac, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Wyvern Fury, Rainforest, Ancient Stone
EU (France): from €5.90 to a French pick-up point, €7.36 ex VAT to Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, dearer further out — free to collection points over €350 in France and €450 in those four
- not stocked: Alien Purple, Blue Violet, Kakophoni Purple, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, English Uniform, Ancient Stone
EU: ships to Germany & Austria only — €6.95 DE (free over €150), €11.40 AT
- not stocked: Shyish Purple, Kakophoni Purple, Dechala Lilac, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Wyvern Fury, Rainforest, Ancient Stone
EU (Netherlands): €6.45 by DHL within the Netherlands, free over €100; €9.75 to Belgium and Germany, free over €125; dearer further out, and only to the countries they list
- not stocked: Alien Purple, Blue Violet, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Wyvern Fury, Rainforest, English Uniform, Ancient Stone
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Shyish Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960101
from€5.04· compare 5 shops· priced 16 Sep
Kakophoni Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951382
€3.60at Valhalla Board Games· priced 22 Oct
Dechala Lilac
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951378
from€2.88· compare 4 shops· priced 16 Sep
Bright Gold
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Common questions
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This page has the generated recipe for the classic Tyranids 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.