20% off RRPT'au Empire · 29 models · 4 kits
£122.00 of contents → £87.20 (save at least £34.80)
T'au Sept Paint Scheme
A full T'au Sept 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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T'au Sept boxes to start with
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20% off RRPPaint 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.
82 paints
Covers 9 of 12 colours in this scheme
50 paints
Covers 8 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 7 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 6 of 12 colours in this scheme
11 paints
Covers 6 of 12 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 6 of 12 colours in this scheme
Or cover 92% of this scheme with 2 paint sets, £211.09 together: Vallejo New Formula Game Color - All The Colours + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Tap a colour to change its paint.
- Base coatFlesh BaseVallejo · Panzer AcesView paint
- ShadeOrange ToneArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic Wash WP3207PView paint
- LayerTau Light OchreCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951340View paint
- HighlightSunny Skin ToneVallejo · Model Color 70.845View paint
- Edge highlightSkin ToneVallejo · Game Color 72.099View 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
- LensesChronus BlueCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · DryView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Sept markings & lensesScarlet BloodVallejo · Game Color 72.106View 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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★ Our pick for shade
Exact Match
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Gore-Grunta Fur
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960114
from£4.16· compare 7 shops· priced 25 Sep
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
Suggested
Tau Light Ochre
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951340
from£2.33· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
★ Our pick for layer
Exact Match
Very Close
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Bloodtracker Brown
P3 · Privateer Press Formula P3 SFP3-N151-S
from£3.48· compare 2 shops· priced 1 Oct
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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★ Our pick for highlight
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Barbarian Flesh
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
from£2.33· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
CloseDiscontinued
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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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★ 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
£3.99at Athena Games· priced 12 Oct
★ Our pick for metal — weapons
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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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★ Our pick for leather & pouches
Exact Match
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Flameon Dark Green Brown
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S25
£4.29at Loaded Dice· 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£2.33· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
★ 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.
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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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Sept markings & lenses
Red lenses and sept symbols pop against the ochre armour.
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★ Our pick for sept markings & lenses
Exact Match
Evil Sunz Scarlet
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951303
from£2.33· compare 5 shops· priced 1 Oct
Very Close
John Blanche Masterclass: Fiery Vermilion
Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic
£3.49at Athena Games· priced 12 Oct
Exact MatchDiscontinued
Very Close
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 paintsfree UK delivery over £20
- not stocked: Flesh Base, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Chronus Blue
£4.99 UK delivery, 1-2 working days, free over £65
- not stocked: Flesh Base, Orange Tone, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Chronus Blue
free UK delivery over £60, 2-4 working days
- not stocked: Flesh Base, Tau Light Ochre, Beasty Brown, Chronus Blue
free UK delivery over £75, £3.99 below that
- not stocked: Flesh Base, Sunny Skin Tone, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Chronus Blue, English Uniform
postage per seller
- not stocked: Flesh Base, Tau Light Ochre, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Chronus Blue
free UK delivery over £75, from £2.66 below that
- not stocked: Flesh Base, Orange Tone, Tau Light Ochre, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Chronus Blue
- not stocked: Flesh Base, Tau Light Ochre, Sunny Skin Tone, Skin Tone, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Chronus Blue, Scarlet Blood
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Flesh Base, Orange Tone, Sunny Skin Tone, Skin Tone, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Chronus Blue, English Uniform, Scarlet Blood
- not stocked: Flesh Base, Orange Tone, Tau Light Ochre, Sunny Skin Tone, Skin Tone, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Chronus Blue, English Uniform, Scarlet Blood
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Tau Light Ochre
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951340
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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Every T'au Empire kit and box, priced
Prices compared across the shops that stock them — boxes ranked by cost per model.
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Common questions
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This page has the generated recipe for the classic T'au Sept 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.