20% off RRPTyranids · 18 models · 4 kits
£122.80 of contents → £87.20 (save at least £35.60)
Tyranids Paint Scheme
A full Tyranids 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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Tyranids (Leviathan) boxes to start with
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20% off RRP
20% off RRPTyranids · 30 models · 6 kits
£170.40 of contents → £132.00 (save at least £38.40)
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.
82 paints
Covers 10 of 13 colours in this scheme
50 paints
Covers 9 of 13 colours in this scheme
12 paints
Covers 6 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 13 colours in this scheme
4 paints
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 4 of 13 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 coatAlien PurpleVallejo · Game Color 72.076View paint
- ShadeShyish PurpleCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960101View paint
- LayerBlue VioletVallejo · Model Color 70.811View paint
- HighlightKakophoni PurpleCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951382View paint
- Edge highlightDechala LilacCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951378View paint
Additional details
- TrimBright GoldArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
- WeaponsJohn Blanche Masterclass: Heavy MetalArmy Painter · Warpaints FanaticView paint
- LeatherBeasty BrownVallejo · Game Color 72.043View paint
- SkinWyvern FuryArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3116P≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
- LensesRainforestArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3057PView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- CarapaceAncient StoneArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3088PView paint
- Fleshy muscleWyvern FuryArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3116P≈ Closest paint we sellView 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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Naggaroth Night
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950269
from£2.33· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Shyish Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960101
from£4.16· compare 6 shops· priced 25 Sep
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Alien Purple
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Genestealer Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951308
from£2.33· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
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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
Aquilas, rims and ornament. Basecoat gold, wash with a brown shade, then edge a brighter gold.
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Bright Gold
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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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.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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★ Our pick for skin & flesh
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Murderous Magenta
P3 · Privateer Press Formula P3 SFP3-N192-S
from£3.48· compare 2 shops· priced 1 Oct
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Emperor's Children
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951366
from£2.43· compare 5 shops· priced 25 Sep
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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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Carapace
Claws, talons and chitin plates - bone shaded brown, highlighted to white.
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Fleshy muscle
Skin between the carapace - pink-purple washed red for that raw look.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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★ Our pick for fleshy muscle
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Murderous Magenta
P3 · Privateer Press Formula P3 SFP3-N192-S
from£3.48· compare 2 shops· priced 1 Oct
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Emperor's Children
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951366
from£2.43· compare 5 shops· priced 25 Sep
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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 paintsfree UK delivery over £20
- not stocked: John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
postage per seller
- not stocked: John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
£4.99 UK delivery, 1-2 working days, free over £65
- not stocked: Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
free UK delivery over £60, 2-4 working days
- not stocked: Alien Purple, Beasty Brown
free UK delivery over £75, £3.99 below that
- not stocked: Shyish Purple, Blue Violet, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, English Uniform
- not stocked: Shyish Purple, Blue Violet, Kakophoni Purple, Dechala Lilac, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Blue Violet, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Wyvern Fury, Rainforest, English Uniform, Ancient Stone
free UK delivery over £75, from £2.66 below that
- not stocked: Shyish Purple, Kakophoni Purple, Dechala Lilac, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Wyvern Fury, Rainforest, Ancient Stone
- not stocked: Alien Purple, Shyish Purple, Blue Violet, Dechala Lilac, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Wyvern Fury, Rainforest, English Uniform, Ancient Stone
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Shyish Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960101
from£4.16· compare 6 shops· priced 25 Sep
Kakophoni Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951382
from£2.33· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
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
£3.99at Athena Games· priced 12 Oct
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Common questions
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This page has the generated recipe for the classic Tyranids 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.