20% off RRPDark Angels · 19 models · 4 kits
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How to Paint Dark Angels
Dark green armour, bone Deathwing and black Ravenwing
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How hard to paint
20of 116 easiest
One of the easiest
Model size4 out of 5Detail density3 out of 5Technique demanded4 out of 5
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What it costs to start
$121.55
$0.26 per point
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20% off RRPPaint 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 10 of 12 colours in this scheme
71 paints
Covers 9 of 12 colours in this scheme
69 paints
Covers 9 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 7 of 12 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
24 paints
Covers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
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How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
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- Base coatDark GreenVallejo · Game Color 72.028View paint
- ShadeDark GreenVallejo · Wash FX 76.512View paint
- LayerBlack GreenVallejo · Arte DecoView paint
- HighlightBlack GreenMonument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA057View paint
- Edge highlightGrey TealGreen Stuff World · Acrylic ColorsView 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
- LensesWarlock PurpleArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Robes (Deathwing)Ancient StoneArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3088PView paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Angel Green
Army Painter · Warpaints
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Dark Angels Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960106
from$6.63· compare 4 shops· priced 13 Sep
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Black Green
Vallejo · Arte Deco
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Angel Green
Army Painter · Warpaints
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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Skarsnik Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951324
from$4.55· compare 6 shops· priced 5 Jul
Details & accent colours
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
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Balthasar Gold
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950310
from$3.87· compare 6 shops· priced 13 Sep
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Metal — weapons
Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.
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John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic
$4.55at War Games USA· priced 1 Sep
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Adepticon Magnesium
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S42
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
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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
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
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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
from$4.55· compare 5 shops· priced 5 Jul
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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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Emperor's Children
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951366
from$4.55· compare 6 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Rogue Hobbies Dark Hot Pink
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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Robes (Deathwing)
Inner-circle bone robes - shade with a sepia wash, highlight back to off-white.
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- not stocked: Black Green, Grey Teal, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
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- not stocked: Dark Green, Black Green, Black Green, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Warlock Purple, English Uniform, Ancient Stone
$6.99 US delivery, 3-5 business days
- not stocked: Dark Green, Black Green, Black Green, Grey Teal, Bright Gold, Beasty Brown, Warlock Purple, English Uniform
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- not stocked: Dark Green, Black Green, Black Green, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Warlock Purple, English Uniform, Ancient Stone
$10 US delivery, 4-8 business days, free over $75
- not stocked: Dark Green, Black Green, Grey Teal, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Warlock Purple, English Uniform, Ancient Stone
- not stocked: Dark Green, Black Green, Grey Teal, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Warlock Purple, English Uniform, Ancient Stone
- not stocked: Black Green, Black Green, Grey Teal, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Warlock Purple, English Uniform, Ancient Stone
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Black Green
Vallejo · Arte Deco
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Bright Gold
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic
$4.55at War Games USA· priced 1 Sep
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
from$4.55· compare 5 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Dark Angels give you three distinct looks in one army - the green-armoured battle companies, the bone-white Deathwing terminators and the black Ravenwing bikers - so they stay interesting to paint across a whole force.
The signature look
The core scheme is a deep, slightly muted green armour with bone or off-white robes and gold/brass trim. The green should be dark and sombre, not bright, to match the brooding, secretive character of the chapter.
Painting the green armour
The recipe above gives the ramp. Keep the green desaturated - a touch of the shade mixed into the layer stops it looking too vivid. Edge highlight sparingly so the armour stays dark and grim.
The Deathwing and Ravenwing
- Deathwing terminators are bone/ivory. Build bone up from a brown base through cream to near-white, and shade with a thin brown wash in the recesses - avoid heavy black washes that dirty the bone.
- Ravenwing bikes and speeders are black with white/bone details and red lenses. Use a blue-grey edge highlight to lift the black so it reads as armour, not a silhouette.
Tips and common mistakes
- Don't go too bright on the green. Saturated green looks more Salamanders than Dark Angels.
- Bone needs warmth, not grey. Shade robes with brown, not black, or they look dirty rather than aged.
- Lots of trim. Dark Angels models are covered in iconography - a careful brown wash over gold trim does most of the work.
Recipes are generated by perceptual colour matching against our cross-brand paint database. Use them as a strong starting point and test paints in person when precision matters.