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Covers 7 of 12 colours in this scheme
House Marik Paint Scheme
A full House Marik 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 12 pots. Each card says how many of this scheme's colours it holds.
50 paints
Covers 6 of 12 colours in this scheme
24 paints
Covers 4 of 12 colours in this scheme
4 paints
Covers 3 of 12 colours in this scheme
8 paints
Covers 3 of 12 colours in this scheme
12 paints
Covers 3 of 12 colours in this scheme
Or cover 92% of this scheme with 3 paint sets, £243.08 together: Vallejo New Formula Game Color - All The Colours + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set + Pro Acryl Expansion Set #2
General starter boxes
All boxesWe can't price a House Marik box in your market today, so these are general starter boxes, and each card says so.
Not House Marik — general starterBlack Powder (all periods)
Not House Marik — general starterSkaven · 25 models · 2 kits
5× Stormcast Eternals Liberators · 20× Skaven Clanrats
Not House Marik — general starterOrks · 12 models · 4 kits
1× Space Marines Lieutenant · 5× Intercessors · 1× Ork Nob · 5× Ork Boyz
Not House Marik — general starterDeath Guard · 14 models
7× Angels of Death Kill Team operatives · 7× Plague Marine Kill Team operatives
Not House Marik — general starterSkaven · 35 models · 4 kits
1× Lord-Veritant · 1× Gryph-crow · 3× Prosecutors · 5× Liberators · 1× Grey Seer · 1× Warlock Engineer · 3× Rat Ogors · 20× Clanrats
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
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- Base coatDiabolic PlumArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3133PView paint
- ShadeLeviathan PurpleCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960053View paint
- LayerAlien PurpleVallejo · Game Color 72.076View paint
- HighlightKakophoni PurpleCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951382View paint
- Edge highlightDechala LilacCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951378View 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
- LensesRainforestArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3057PView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Eagle whiteBrigade GreyArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3006PView 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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Leviathan Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960053
from£4.03· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
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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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Kakophoni Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951382
from£2.33· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
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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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Eagle white
The FWL eagle and panel lines - pale contrast on regal purple.
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Your paints
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12 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
12 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: John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
free UK delivery over £75, £3.99 below that
- not stocked: John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, English Uniform
postage per seller
- not stocked: Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh
free UK delivery over £60, 2-4 working days
- not stocked: Leviathan Purple, Alien Purple, Beasty Brown, Brigade Grey
- not stocked: Leviathan Purple, Kakophoni Purple, Dechala Lilac, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Diabolic Plum, Leviathan Purple, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Rainforest, English Uniform, Brigade Grey
free UK delivery over £75, from £2.66 below that
- not stocked: Diabolic Plum, Leviathan Purple, Kakophoni Purple, Dechala Lilac, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Rainforest, Brigade Grey
- not stocked: Diabolic Plum, Leviathan Purple, Alien Purple, Dechala Lilac, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Rainforest, English Uniform, Brigade Grey
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Leviathan Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960053
from£4.03· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
Kakophoni Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951382
from£2.33· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
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
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