Orks · 12 models · 4 kits
1× Space Marines Lieutenant · 5× Intercessors · 1× Ork Nob · 5× Ork Boyz
Orks Paint Scheme
A full Orks 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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Orks boxes to start with
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Orks · 46 models · 10 kits
1× Captain with Relic Shield · 1× Librarian · 5× Intercessors · 5× Vanguard Veterans with Jump Packs · 1× Land Speeder · 1× Warboss · 1× Weirdboy · 20× Ork Boyz · 10× Gretchin · 1× Wartrakk · 4× Large Manufactorum Ruins · 4× Small Manufactorum Ruins · 1× Shock Array · 1× Capacitor Stack · 2× Rockcrete Barricades · 1× Generator Shrine · 2× Galvanic Pylons
20% off RRPOrks · 8 models · 3 kits
6× Deffkoptas Miniatures · 1× Rukkatrukk Squigbuggy Miniature · 1× Deffkilla Wartrike Miniature
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 7 of 13 colours in this scheme
50 paints
Covers 5 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
24 paints
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 3 of 13 colours in this scheme
Or cover 69% of this scheme with 2 paint sets, $307.79 together: PRO Acryl Mega Set (69 Colors) + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Tap a colour to change its paint.
- Base coatLoren ForestCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951325View paint
- ShadeGreen Ghost DipGreen Stuff World · Dipping InksView paint
- LayerScorpy GreenVallejo · Game Color 72.032View paint
- HighlightJungle GreenArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
- Edge highlightOrruk FleshCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950319View 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
- SkinElysian GreenCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951328View paint
- LensesWarlock MagentaArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3135PView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Teeth, horns & boneAncient StoneArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3088PView paint
- Red "go-fasta" bitzRedVallejo · Mecha Color 69.008View 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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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Approximate
Agrax Earthshade
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Shade 99189953084
from$7.80· compare 5 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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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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★ Our pick for edge highlight
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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.
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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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★ 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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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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Genestealer Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951308
from$4.55· compare 6 shops· priced 5 Jul
Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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Teeth, horns & bone
Tusks, claws, skulls and bone - basecoat bone, shade brown, drybrush up to off-white.
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★ Our pick for teeth, horns & bone
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Red "go-fasta" bitz
Glyphs, fluids and details - everyone knows red wunz go fasta.
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★ Our pick for red "go-fasta" bitz
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Evil Sunz Scarlet
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951303
from$4.55· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
Your paints
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13 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
13 paintspostage per seller
- not stocked: Green Ghost Dip, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
$6.99 US delivery, 3-5 business days
- not stocked: Green Ghost Dip, Scorpy Green, Jungle Green, Orruk Flesh, Beasty Brown, English Uniform, Red
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Green Ghost Dip, Jungle Green, Orruk Flesh, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Warlock Magenta, English Uniform, Ancient Stone, Red
$10 US delivery, 4-8 business days, free over $75
- not stocked: Green Ghost Dip, Scorpy Green, Jungle Green, Orruk Flesh, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, English Uniform, Ancient Stone, Red
- not stocked: Green Ghost Dip, Scorpy Green, Jungle Green, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Warlock Magenta, English Uniform, Ancient Stone, Red
postage by parcel weight and destination, shown at checkout — no free-shipping threshold
- not stocked: Loren Forest, Scorpy Green, Jungle Green, Orruk Flesh, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Elysian Green, Warlock Magenta, English Uniform, Ancient Stone, Red
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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 Orks kit and box, priced
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Common questions
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This page has the generated recipe for the classic Orks 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.