20% off RRPBlood Angels · 17 models · 3 kits
1× Blood Angels Captain · 6× Sanguinary Guard · 10× Assault Intercessors
Blood Angels Paint Scheme
A full Blood Angels 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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Blood Angels boxes to start with
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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 9 of 12 colours in this scheme
69 paints
Covers 8 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 4 of 12 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 4 of 12 colours in this scheme
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Tap a colour to change its paint.
- Base coatWazdakka RedCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951305View paint
- ShadeFlesh Tearers RedCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960207View paint
- LayerCarmine RedVallejo · Model Color 70.908View paint
- HighlightFaded RedVallejo · Model Color 70.747View paint
- Edge highlightRosy FleshVallejo · Game Color 72.100View 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
- LensesTurquoiseMonument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA054≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Wax seals & parchmentIvoryVallejo · Model Color 70.918View paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Transparent Red
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA047
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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Flesh Tearers Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960207
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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Exact Match
Dragon Red
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Transparent Red
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA047
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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★ Our pick for highlight
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Rogue Hobbies Orange Red
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S31
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
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Wild Rider Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951304
from$4.55· compare 7 shops· priced 5 Jul
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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
from$4.55· compare 6 shops· priced 5 Jul
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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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.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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Wax seals & parchment
Purity seals and scrolls - bone parchment with a red wax blob, a classic against the red.
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Your paints
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12 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
12 paintspostage per seller
- not stocked: John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Turquoise
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Turquoise, English Uniform
$6.99 US delivery, 3-5 business days
- not stocked: Carmine Red, Faded Red, Rosy Flesh, Bright Gold, Beasty Brown, Turquoise, English Uniform, Ivory
$10 US delivery, 4-8 business days, free over $75
- not stocked: Carmine Red, Faded Red, Rosy Flesh, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, English Uniform, Ivory
- not stocked: Carmine Red, Faded Red, Rosy Flesh, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Turquoise, English Uniform, Ivory
- not stocked: Wazdakka Red, Flesh Tearers Red, Carmine Red, Faded Red, Rosy Flesh, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, English Uniform, Ivory
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Flesh Tearers Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960207
from$6.63· compare 5 shops· priced 13 Sep
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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Every Blood Angels kit and box, priced
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Common questions
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