20% off RRPDrukhari · 13 models · 4 kits
1× Haemonculus · 1× Cronos (which can alternatively be built as a Talos) · 1× Talos (which can alternatively be built as a Cronos) · 10× Wracks
Drukhari Paint Scheme
A full Drukhari 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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Drukhari boxes to start with
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20% off RRPPaint sets that cover this scheme
All paint setsOne box of paints instead of 14 pots. Each card says how many of this scheme's colours it holds.
69 paints
Covers 8 of 14 colours in this scheme
50 paints
Covers 7 of 14 colours in this scheme
71 paints
Covers 7 of 14 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 14 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 5 of 14 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 4 of 14 colours in this scheme
Or cover 100% of this scheme with 3 paint sets, $657.08 together: PRO Acryl Mega Set (69 Colors) + Vallejo Model Air - Basic Box Set + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Tap a colour to change its paint.
- Base coatWaaagh! FleshCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950277View paint
- ShadeDark Angels GreenCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960106View paint
- LayerArphen JadeScale75 · Fantasy & Games Range≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
- HighlightHydra TurquoiseArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3038PView paint
- Edge highlightMedium Grey BlueVallejo · Model Color 70.772View 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
- SkinCream WhiteVallejo · Model Color 70.766View paint
- LensesAngelic RedArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3104PView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Blade edgesBrigade GreyArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3006PView paint
- Poison & splinter crystalsRainforestArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3057PView paint
- Leather & bodygloveGerman Red Tail LightVallejo · Panzer AcesView 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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Matt Cexwish Dark Emerald
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S20
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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Dark Angels Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960106
from$6.63· compare 4 shops· priced 13 Sep
★ Our pick for shade
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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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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Ben Komets Green Oxide
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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★ Our pick for edge highlight
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Temple Guard Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951318
from$4.55· compare 5 shops· priced 5 Jul
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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
Trim and bare plate. Basecoat steel, wash dark, then edge bright silver.
Suggested
Necron Compound
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952048
from$3.87· compare 7 shops· priced 13 Sep
★ Our pick for metal — trim
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Shining Silver
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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
★ Our pick for metal — weapons
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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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Wild Rider Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951304
from$4.55· compare 7 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Expert Acrylics Primary Magenta
Monument · Monument Expert Acrylics
from$6.30· 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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Blade edges
Bright steel on the cutting edge and near-white at the tip, over dark shaded metal. The blades are the second signature and they stay cleaner than the armour - that contrast is the hook.
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★ Our pick for blade edges
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Matt Cexwish Heavy Titanium White
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
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Poison & splinter crystals
Acid green glazed along a blade edge and left to pool, or run into a barb. Splinter crystals take purple into a lighter purple with a white dot. One or the other per model, not both.
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Leather & bodyglove
Straps, harness and coats in dark brown edged warmer, or black edged grey for the glossier look. It is the only thing on the model that is neither armour nor skin, so it does the separating.
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Exact Match
Expert Acrylics Burnt Umber
Monument · Monument Expert Acrylics
from$6.30· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
Your paints
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
14 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
14 paintspostage per seller
- not stocked: Dark Angels Green, Arphen Jade, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, German Red Tail Light
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Hydra Turquoise, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, English Uniform, German Red Tail Light
$6.99 US delivery, 3-5 business days
- not stocked: Arphen Jade, Medium Grey Blue, Beasty Brown, Cream White, English Uniform, Brigade Grey, German Red Tail Light
$10 US delivery, 4-8 business days, free over $75
- not stocked: Arphen Jade, Hydra Turquoise, Medium Grey Blue, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Cream White, Angelic Red, English Uniform, German Red Tail Light
- not stocked: Dark Angels Green, Arphen Jade, Hydra Turquoise, Medium Grey Blue, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Cream White, Angelic Red, English Uniform, Brigade Grey, Rainforest, German Red Tail Light
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Dark Angels Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960106
from$6.63· compare 4 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
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Every Drukhari kit and box, priced
Prices compared across the shops that stock them — boxes ranked by cost per model.
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Common questions
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This page has the generated recipe for the classic Drukhari 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.