Dark Elves of Hag Graef

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    19 Nov 2025
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Armor & Metallics

  1. Basecoat silver in Dwarven Iron
  2. Basecoat trim with Brass Scorpion
  3. Highlight Silver with 1:1 Dwarven Iron & Silver
  4. Thin Basilicanum Grey with a small amount of Contrast Medium and apply over all the silver & brass trim
  5. For the silver re-highlight with 1:1 Dwarven Iron & Silver
  6. Fine highlight with more Silver added to the previous 1:1 mix
  7. Dot highlight with Silver
  8. For the trim highlight with the original Brass Scorpion
  9. An additional highlight of Runelord Brass

Purple Cloth

  1. Base with Naggaroth Night / Von Evil Purple
  2. Highlight with Enchantress Purple all except the deepest recesses
  3. Mix in some Spectral Purple slowly layering up the cloth (you may make sharper jumps if doing purple armor)
  4. Continue until nearly pure Spectral Purple
  5. Optional - Recess Shade with Magi Purple Wash and if really shadowed glaze some Oblivion Black Wash

Red Cloth

  1. Base with Flesh Tearers Red
  2. Shade recesses with Oblivion Black Wash
  3. Highligh with Sanguine Scarlet
  4. Final highlight with Demon Red
  5. For the banner wetblend Flesh Tearers Red to Black Legion as a base
  6. Once Dry wet blend from Asmodeus Red to Coal Black
  7. Optional to highlight towards the top with Sanguine Scarlet

Bone

  1. Basecoat in Wyldwood
  2. Highlight all but the deepest recesses in a scratchy layer of Skeleton Legion
  3. Highlight with Vampire Fang
  4. Optional - Selective recesses shade with Skeleton Horde
  5. Simple Leather
  6. Basecoat with Wyldwood
  7. Highlight with Thinned Cadian Fleshtone
Citadel Painting System 10
Base 2
  • Naggaroth Night
  • Runelord Brass
Layer 2
  • Brass Scorpion
  • Cadian Fleshtone
Technical 1
  • Contrast Medium
Contrast 5
  • Basilicanum Grey
  • Black Legion
  • Flesh Tearers Red
  • Skeleton Horde
  • Wyldwood
Monument Hobbies Pro Acryl
Base 1
  • 002 Coal Black
Two Thin Coats 8
Midtone 3
  • Asmodeus Red
  • Sanguine Scarlet
  • Skeleton Legion
Highlight 2
  • Demon Red
  • Vampire Fang
Wash 2
  • Magi Purple Wash
  • Oblivion Black Wash
Metallic 1
  • Dwarven Iron
Vallejo Metal Color
Base 1
  • 77.724 Silver
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