Legiones Astartes · 50 models · 5 kits
1× Saturnine Praetor · 1× Centurion in MKII power armour · 1× Saturnine Dreadnought · 1× Araknae Quad Accelerator Platform · 6× Saturnine Terminators · 40× Legionaries in MKII power armour
White Scars (Horus Heresy) Paint Scheme
V Legion · The Ordu of Chogoris · Jaghatai Khan ·Loyalist
A full Horus Heresy White Scars paint scheme, generated and ready to test: the armour ramp from basecoat to edge highlight plus trim metals, accents, lenses and basing — every step matched to real paints from Citadel, Vallejo, Army Painter and 35+ more ranges, with live prices. The Legion's own painting guides name Citadel pots and stop there; every row below carries the nearest pot from the other ranges too.
Your scheme
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White Scars (Horus Heresy) boxes to start with
Compare Legiones Astartes boxesThe White Scars (Horus Heresy) boxes we can price in your market, cheapest first.
Legiones Astartes · 22 models · 3 kits
10× MkVI Tactical Squad Legionaries · 10× MkVI Heavy Support Squad Legionaries · 1× Leviathan Dreadnought with Ranged Weapons · 1× Deimos Pattern Rhino
Legiones Astartes · 32 models · 4 kits
20× MkIV Tactical Legionaries · 10× MkIV Assault Legionaries · 1× Sicaran Battle Tank · 1× Contemptor Dreadnought
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.
50 paints
Covers 10 of 13 colours in this scheme
69 paints
Covers 9 of 13 colours in this scheme
24 paints
Covers 8 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 8 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 7 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 7 of 13 colours in this scheme
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Tap a colour to change its paint.
- Base coatWhite GreyVallejo · Mecha Color 69.002View paint
- ShadeSkull Linen DipGreen Stuff World · Dipping InksView paint
- LayerStencilVallejo · Panzer AcesView paint
- HighlightPraxeti WhiteCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952039≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
- Edge highlightPraxeti WhiteCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952039≈ Closest paint we sellView 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
- LensesRogue Hobbies UltramarineMonument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S35View paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Red chevronsScarlet BloodVallejo · Game Color 72.106View paint
- Tribal scriptNight ScalesArmy Painter · Metallic Colours Paint SetView paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
Suggested
★ Our pick for shade
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1-Step Bright Slate Grey
Monument · Monument Pro Acryl 1-Step
from$5.40· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
Close
Soulblight Grey
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Shade 99189953047
from$6.63· compare 5 shops· priced 13 Sep
Close
3
Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
Suggested
Exact Match
Very Close
Bold Titanium White
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA001
from$5.00· compare 4 shops· priced 12 Aug
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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★ Our pick for highlight
Exact Match
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Bold Titanium White
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA001
from$5.00· compare 4 shops· priced 12 Aug
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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★ Our pick for edge highlight
Exact Match
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Bold Titanium White
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA001
from$5.00· compare 4 shops· priced 12 Aug
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
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Leather & pouches
Straps, holsters and bare wood. Mid brown, shaded, then drybrushed a lighter tan.
Suggested
★ Our pick for leather & pouches
Very Close
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.
Suggested
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
from$4.55· compare 5 shops· priced 5 Jul
★ Our pick for skin & flesh
Very Close
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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Eyes & lenses
Lenses, eyes and energy. A bright spot colour that pops against the armour - dot it on and add a white glint.
Suggested
Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S35
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
★ 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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Red chevrons
Banded chevrons and brotherhood markings across the ivory - bold, geometric, hand-painted.
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★ Our pick for red chevrons
Exact Match
Evil Sunz Scarlet
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951303
from$4.55· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
Very Close
John Blanche Masterclass: Fiery Vermilion
Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic
$4.25at War Games USA· priced 1 Sep
Exact MatchDiscontinued
Tribal script
Chogorian lightning script and totems in black - fine brushwork over the white.
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★ Our pick for tribal script
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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: Skull Linen Dip, Stencil, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: White Grey, Skull Linen Dip, Stencil, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine, English Uniform, Scarlet Blood, Night Scales
$6.99 US delivery, 3-5 business days
- not stocked: White Grey, Skull Linen Dip, Stencil, Praxeti White, Bright Gold, Beasty Brown, Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine, English Uniform, Scarlet Blood, Night Scales
postage by parcel weight and destination, shown at checkout — no free-shipping threshold
- not stocked: White Grey, Stencil, Praxeti White, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine, English Uniform, Scarlet Blood, Night Scales
$10 US delivery, 4-8 business days, free over $75
- not stocked: White Grey, Skull Linen Dip, Stencil, Praxeti White, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, English Uniform, Scarlet Blood, Night Scales
- not stocked: White Grey, Skull Linen Dip, Stencil, Praxeti White, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, English Uniform, Scarlet Blood, Night Scales
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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
Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S35
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
Painting the V Legion
The armour method is shared across all eighteen Legions — how to paint MkII to MkVI plate — and the rest of the game, from army lists to what a Legion costs to field, sits on the Horus Heresy hub.
On the colour: A warm off-white rather than a true white, deliberately. Every workable white scheme is really a pale grey or bone basecoat with white kept in reserve for the edges, and the ramp below is built on that assumption. This scheme is our reading of the Legion's Heresy livery, not an authorised palette — and the recipe above is matched by colour distance, so treat it as a strong starting point and test in person where it matters.
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Want the recipes written out, with the pots priced? Painting the Heresy Legions.
Is White Scars a big job? See how every faction rates for difficulty — model size, detail and what the scheme demands — or work out what an army costs per point.
Common questions
Is there a full list of White Scars paint schemes?
This page has the generated recipe for the classic White Scars scheme — armour ramp, metals, skin and basing, matched across 35+ paint ranges — plus every other The Horus Heresy faction's paint schemes below, or set your own colour in the full generator.