50 paints
Covers 11 of 13 colours in this scheme
Imperial Knights Paint Scheme
A full Imperial Knights 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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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 9 of 13 colours in this scheme
24 paints
Covers 7 of 13 colours in this scheme
71 paints
Covers 7 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 7 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 6 of 13 colours in this scheme
General starter boxes
All boxesWe can't price a Imperial Knights (House Terryn) box in your market today, so these are general starter boxes, and each card says so.
Not Imperial Knights (House Terryn) — general starterOrks · 12 models · 4 kits
1× Space Marines Lieutenant · 5× Intercessors · 1× Ork Nob · 5× Ork Boyz
Not Imperial Knights (House Terryn) — general starterDeath Guard · 14 models
7× Angels of Death Kill Team operatives · 7× Plague Marine Kill Team operatives
Not Imperial Knights (House Terryn) — general starterUltramarines · 13 models · 4 kits
1× Captain with Relic Shield · 1× Librarian · 5× Intercessors · 5× Vanguard Veterans · 1× Land Speeder
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Tap a colour to change its paint.
- Base coatUltramarine BlueArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
- ShadeBlue ToneArmy Painter · Quickshade Washes SetView paint
- LayerRegal BlueArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3026PView paint
- HighlightHoeth BlueCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952054View paint
- Edge highlightBaron BlueArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3023PView 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
- LensesYellow OchreVallejo · Arte DecoView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Heraldry panelsStencilVallejo · Panzer AcesView paint
- Pennants & plumesRedVallejo · Mecha Color 69.008View paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
Suggested
Ultramarine Blue
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
★ Our pick for base coat
Exact Match
Exact Match
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Dark Grey Blue
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA014
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
2
Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
Suggested
★ Our pick for shade
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Leviadon Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960103
from$6.63· compare 3 shops· priced 13 Sep
3
Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
Suggested
★ Our pick for layer
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
Suggested
★ Our pick for highlight
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Faded Ultramarine
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA013
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
5
Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
Suggested
★ Our pick for edge highlight
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Fenrisian Grey
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951364
from$4.55· compare 3 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Faded Ultramarine
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA013
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
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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
Aquilas, rims and ornament. Basecoat gold, wash with a brown shade, then edge a brighter gold.
Suggested
Bright Gold
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
★ Our pick for metal — trim
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Balthasar Gold
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950310
from$3.87· compare 6 shops· priced 13 Sep
Close
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
Similar
Leather & pouches
Straps, holsters and bare wood. Mid brown, shaded, then drybrushed a lighter tan.
Suggested
★ 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
CloseDiscontinued
Skin & flesh
Faces and hands. Basecoat, a flesh wash into the recesses, then build the highlights back up.
Suggested
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.
Very Close
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CloseDiscontinued
Eyes & lenses
Lenses, eyes and energy. A bright spot colour that pops against the armour - dot it on and add a white glint.
Suggested
Yellow Ochre
Vallejo · Arte Deco
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
★ Our pick for eyes & lenses
Very Close
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Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
from$4.55· compare 5 shops· priced 5 Jul
Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
Suggested
★ Our pick for basing — earth
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Heraldry panels
Quartered white panels against the royal blue - mask for hard edges; a Knight is heraldry at walking pace.
Suggested
Exact Match
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Bold Titanium White
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA001
from$5.00· compare 4 shops· priced 12 Aug
Pennants & plumes
Red freeblade pennants, tilt-plate details and carapace banners.
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★ Our pick for pennants & plumes
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Evil Sunz Scarlet
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951303
from$4.55· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
Your paints
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
13 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
13 paintspostage per seller
- not stocked: John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Stencil
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Blue Tone, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Yellow Ochre, English Uniform, Stencil, Red
$6.99 US delivery, 3-5 business days
- not stocked: Blue Tone, Bright Gold, Beasty Brown, Yellow Ochre, English Uniform, Stencil, Red
$10 US delivery, 4-8 business days, free over $75
- not stocked: Blue Tone, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Yellow Ochre, English Uniform, Stencil, Red
- not stocked: Ultramarine Blue, Blue Tone, Regal Blue, Hoeth Blue, Baron Blue, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, English Uniform, Stencil, Red
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Ultramarine Blue
Army Painter · Warpaints
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
Yellow Ochre
Vallejo · Arte Deco
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Common questions
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This page has the generated recipe for the classic Imperial Knights 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.