50 paints
Covers 8 of 12 colours in this scheme
House Davion Paint Scheme
A full House Davion 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
Only paints we can link you to a shop for. Pick a brand to build the whole recipe from one range.
Paint 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.
69 paints
Covers 8 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 6 of 12 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 5 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
Or cover 83% of this scheme with 2 paint sets, $242.99 together: Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set + Signature Series Set 7 - AdeptiCon
General starter boxes
All boxesWe can't price a House Davion box in your market today, so these are general starter boxes, and each card says so.
Not House Davion — general starterSkaven · 25 models · 2 kits
5× Stormcast Eternals Liberators · 20× Skaven Clanrats
Not House Davion — general starterOrks · 12 models · 4 kits
1× Space Marines Lieutenant · 5× Intercessors · 1× Ork Nob · 5× Ork Boyz
Not House Davion — general starterDeath Guard · 14 models
7× Angels of Death Kill Team operatives · 7× Plague Marine Kill Team operatives
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Tap a colour to change its paint.
- Base coatTransparent RedMonument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA047View paint
- ShadeFlesh Tearers RedCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960207View paint
- LayerGemstoneArmy Painter · Metallic Colours Paint SetView paint
- HighlightBlood ChaliceArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3119PView paint
- Edge highlightRaging RougeArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3108PView 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
- SkinBestigor FleshCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243View paint
- LensesAmulet AquaArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3048P≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Parade whiteRotten WhiteVallejo · Game ColorView 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
★ Our pick for base coat
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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
★ Our pick for shade
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Evil Sunz Scarlet
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951303
from$4.55· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
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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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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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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
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.
Suggested
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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★ Our pick for leather & pouches
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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
★ Our pick for skin & flesh
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Barbarian Flesh
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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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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★ Our pick for eyes & lenses
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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★ Our pick for basing — earth
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Parade white
White panels and unit insignia - crisp lines sell the parade scheme.
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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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Your paints
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
12 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
12 paintspostage per seller
- not stocked: Transparent Red, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Rotten White
$6.99 US delivery, 3-5 business days
- not stocked: Transparent Red, Gemstone, Beasty Brown, English Uniform, Rotten White
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Transparent Red, Gemstone, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, English Uniform, Rotten White
$10 US delivery, 4-8 business days, free over $75
- not stocked: Gemstone, Blood Chalice, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, English Uniform, Rotten White
- not stocked: Transparent Red, Gemstone, Blood Chalice, Raging Rouge, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Amulet Aqua, English Uniform, Rotten White
- not stocked: Flesh Tearers Red, Gemstone, Blood Chalice, Raging Rouge, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Amulet Aqua, English Uniform, Rotten White
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Transparent Red
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA047
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
Flesh Tearers Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960207
from$6.63· compare 5 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
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
from$4.55· compare 5 shops· priced 5 Jul
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