House Escher · 71 models
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House Escher Paint Scheme
A full House Escher 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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House Escher boxes to start with
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Paint 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.
82 paints
Covers 8 of 14 colours in this scheme
50 paints
Covers 7 of 14 colours in this scheme
7 paints
Covers 6 of 14 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 5 of 14 colours in this scheme
11 paints
Covers 5 of 14 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 4 of 14 colours in this scheme
Or cover 86% of this scheme with 3 paint sets, £229.74 together: Vallejo New Formula Game Color - All The Colours + Vallejo New Formula Game Color - All The Flourescents + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
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- Base coatNiblet GreenCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952058View paint
- ShadeOrk FleshCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960216View paint
- LayerEternal HuntArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3052PView paint
- HighlightFerocious GreenArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3054PView paint
- Edge highlightNeon GreenScale75 · Artist Range SART-71View 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
- LensesSpellbound FuchsiaArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3136PView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Acid-bright hairLime GreenScale75 · Artist Range SART-61View paint
- Chem-vials & neonFluorescent MagentaVallejo · Game Color 72.158View paint
- Black bodygloveTransparent BlackMonument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA053View 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.
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Rogue Hobbies Bright Green
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S33
from£4.29· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
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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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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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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
£3.99at Athena Games· priced 12 Oct
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Adepticon Magnesium
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S42
£4.29at Loaded Dice· 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
£4.29at Loaded Dice· 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£2.33· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
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Barbarian Flesh
Army Painter · Warpaints
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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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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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Acid-bright hair
The second focal point on every Escher model - neon green, cyan or magenta, laid over a white basecoat because these colours die over black.
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Chem-vials & neon
Vials, blade edges and glowing trim in a clashing hot pink. One bright note per model, so it reads as chem-alchemy rather than confetti.
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Black bodyglove
The green panels sit on flat matt black - keep its highlights cold and thin so the acid green does all the shouting.
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Transparent Black
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA053
from£4.19· compare 2 shops· priced 25 Sep
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Your paints
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14 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
14 paintsfree UK delivery over £20
- not stocked: John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
£4.99 UK delivery, 1-2 working days, free over £65
- not stocked: Neon Green, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Lime Green, Transparent Black
free UK delivery over £60, 2-4 working days
- not stocked: Neon Green, Beasty Brown, Lime Green, Transparent Black
free UK delivery over £75, £3.99 below that
- not stocked: Neon Green, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, English Uniform, Lime Green, Fluorescent Magenta, Transparent Black
postage per seller
- not stocked: Niblet Green, Neon Green, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Lime Green, Fluorescent Magenta, Transparent Black
- not stocked: Niblet Green, Ork Flesh, Neon Green, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Lime Green, Fluorescent Magenta, Transparent Black
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Ork Flesh, Eternal Hunt, Ferocious Green, Neon Green, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Spellbound Fuchsia, English Uniform, Lime Green, Transparent Black
free UK delivery over £75, from £2.66 below that
- not stocked: Niblet Green, Ork Flesh, Eternal Hunt, Ferocious Green, Neon Green, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Spellbound Fuchsia, Lime Green, Transparent Black
- not stocked: Niblet Green, Eternal Hunt, Ferocious Green, Neon Green, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Spellbound Fuchsia, English Uniform, Lime Green, Fluorescent Magenta, Transparent Black
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John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic
£3.99at Athena Games· priced 12 Oct
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
from£2.33· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
Transparent Black
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA053
from£4.19· compare 2 shops· priced 25 Sep
Every House Escher kit and box, priced
Prices compared across the shops that stock them — boxes ranked by cost per model.
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