20% off RRPDark Angels · 19 models · 4 kits
1× Captain in Gravis Armour Miniature · 3× Bladeguard Veterans Miniatures · 5× Hellblasters Miniatures · 10× Intercessors Miniatures
Dark Angels Paint Scheme
A full Dark 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.
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Dark 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 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
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
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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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
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.
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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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Your paints
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11 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
11 paintspostage per seller
- not stocked: Black Green, Grey Teal, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- 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
postage by parcel weight and destination, shown at checkout — no free-shipping threshold
- 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
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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 Dark Angels kit and box, priced
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Common questions
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This page has the generated recipe for the classic Dark Angels 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.