20% off RRPGloomspite Gitz · 11 models · 3 kits
3× Snarlboss and Wolfgit Retinue (a Snarlboss and two Wolfgit) · 6× Snarlpack Cavalry Miniatures · 2× Sunsteala Wheelas Miniatures
How to Paint Gloomspite Gitz
Moonclan grots, glowing moons and cave mushrooms
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How hard to paint
35of 116 easiest
Easier than most
Model size1 out of 5Detail density3 out of 5Technique demanded5 out of 5
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What it costs to start
$127.50
$0.25 per point
Gloomspite Gitz: Snarlpack Huntaz - Spearhead, cheapest shop we track
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Gloomspite Gitz boxes to start with
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20% off RRP
20% off RRPGloomspite Gitz · 4 kits
1× Loonboss · 3× Rockgut Troggoths · 10× Squig Hoppers (can also be built as Boingrot Bounderz) · 20× Moonclan Stabbas (can also be built as Moonclan Shootas)
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.
69 paints
Covers 8 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 6 of 13 colours in this scheme
50 paints
Covers 6 of 13 colours in this scheme
71 paints
Covers 5 of 13 colours in this scheme
7 paints
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
Or cover 92% of this scheme with 3 paint sets, $523.78 together: PRO Acryl Mega Set (69 Colors) + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set + Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set
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How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
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- Base coatNaggaroth NightCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950269View paint
- ShadePurple ToneArmy Painter · Quickshade Washes SetView paint
- LayerHeavy VioletVallejo · Game ColorView paint
- HighlightLustful PurpleVallejo · Game Color 72.114View paint
- Edge highlightHexed VioletArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3130PView 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
- SkinElysian GreenCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951328View paint
- LensesRainforestArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3057PView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Moon & glowIvoryMonument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA023≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
- Red hoodsFlat RedVallejo · Model Color 70.957View paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Naggaroth Night
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950269
from$3.87· compare 7 shops· priced 13 Sep
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Vince Venturella Royal Purple
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S03
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Leviathan Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960053
from$6.63· compare 5 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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Alien Purple
Army Painter · Warpaints
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Vince Venturella Royal Purple
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S03
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
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Naggaroth Night
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950269
from$3.87· compare 7 shops· priced 13 Sep
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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Genestealer Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951308
from$4.55· compare 6 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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Details & accent colours
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
from$3.87· compare 7 shops· priced 13 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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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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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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Moon & glow
Pale moonlit yellow on the Bad Moon icon and luminescent mushrooms.
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Red hoods
Grot hoods and cloaks - muted red for a pop of warmth.
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13 paintspostage per seller
- not stocked: Heavy Violet, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Ivory
$10 US delivery, 4-8 business days, free over $75
- not stocked: Heavy Violet, Lustful Purple, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, English Uniform, Flat Red
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- not stocked: Purple Tone, Heavy Violet, Hexed Violet, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, English Uniform, Ivory
$6.99 US delivery, 3-5 business days
- not stocked: Naggaroth Night, Heavy Violet, Lustful Purple, Beasty Brown, English Uniform, Ivory, Flat Red
- not stocked: Purple Tone, Heavy Violet, Lustful Purple, Hexed Violet, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Rainforest, English Uniform, Ivory, Flat Red
- not stocked: Naggaroth Night, Purple Tone, Heavy Violet, Lustful Purple, Hexed Violet, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Elysian Green, Rainforest, English Uniform, Flat Red
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Naggaroth Night
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950269
from$3.87· compare 7 shops· priced 13 Sep
Necron Compound
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952048
from$3.87· compare 7 shops· priced 13 Sep
John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic
$4.55at War Games USA· priced 1 Sep
Every Gloomspite Gitz kit and box, priced
Prices compared across the shops that stock them — boxes ranked by cost per model.
Gloomspite Gitz are cave-dwelling, moon-worshipping grots - a horde army with a unique, atmospheric palette built around the bad moon's eerie light, glowing fungus and gloomy underground colours.
The signature look
Dark blue-grey or muted green grot skin, dark robes and hoods, rusty crude weapons, and the glowing accents of moonshine - luminous yellow-green moons, mushrooms and squig flesh. The army should feel like it just crept out of a damp, moonlit cave.
Painting grot skin fast
- A grey-green or blue-grey skin contrast over a light undercoat shades the wrinkly grot skin in one pass.
- Drybrush or layer a lighter tone on the noses, brows and knuckles.
- Keep the skin muted - the bright colours come from the glow, not the grots.
Glowing moons and mushrooms
The signature effect is luminescence: glowing moon symbols, mushroom caps and squigs. Build them from a dark base up to a bright yellow-green, almost-white core, and glaze the glow onto nearby surfaces (object-source lighting). Bright red squigs are a fun warm counterpoint to all the cold moonlight.
Tips and common mistakes
- Mute the skin, glow the moons. The contrast between gloomy grots and luminous fungus is the whole atmosphere.
- Use contrast paints. The wrinkly, organic models love them.
- Add squig colour. A few bright red squigs stop the palette feeling entirely cold.
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.