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    14 Jan 2026
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  1. Dark skin: Catachan Fleshtone base, shade recesses 2:1 Druchii Violet and water, deep recesses 1:1 Rhinox Hide and Abaddon Black , reapply basecoat, then progressive highlight 3:1 to 1:1 Catachan Fleshtone and Knight-questor Flesh ,progressively add Kislev Flesh until 1:1.5 kislev, glace 4:1
  2. Pale skin: basecoat Flayed One Flesh , shade recesses with thinned Reikland Fleshshade , shade deep recesses with heavily thinned 4:1 Doombull Brown and Abaddon Black , reapply basecoat, then from 3:1 to 1:1 Flayed One Flesh and Pallid Wych Flesh , add White Scar until 1.5:1 mix:white, glaze 4:1 Reikland Fleshshade to Mephiston Red
  3. Mid Skin basecoat Knight-questor Flesh , shade recesses 2:1:2 Reikland Fleshshade , Agrax Earthshade and water.
    Shade deep recesses 2:1 Catachan Fleshtone and Abaddon Black
    Reapply your basecoat
    Highlight 3:1 Knight-questor Flesh and Cadian Fleshtone then progressively to 1:1
    Add a dot of Ushabti Bone and keep going until you get to 1:1:2 Knight-Questor Cadian Ushabti
    Glaze 4:1 Druchii Violet and Khorne Red heavily thinned on flushed areas, then retouch final highlight
  4. Basecoat Cadian Fleshtone
    Shade recesses 2:1 Reikland Fleshshade:Water
    Shade deep recesses 4:1 Doombull Brown:Black heavily thinned
    Reapply your basecoat
    Highlight 3:1 Cadian Fleshtone: Ushbati Bone, then progressively to 1:1
    Add a dot of white and keep going until you get to 1:1:2 Cadian Ushbati White
    Glaze 4:1 Carroburg Crimson:Khorne Red heavily thinned on flushed areas, then retouch final highlight
  5. Optional extras: A glaze of Druchii Violet round the eyes to look tired and haggard
    A shade of thinned Athonian Camoshade to look sickly
    A shade of thinned Carroburg Crimson makes lighter skin look inflamed and flushed, and darker skin ruddy and warmer
Citadel Painting System 18
Base 4
  • Abaddon Black
  • Catachan Fleshtone
  • Khorne Red
  • Rhinox Hide
Shade 5
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Athonian Camoshade
  • Carroburg Crimson
  • Druchii Violet
  • Reikland Fleshshade
Layer 8
  • Cadian Fleshtone
  • Doombull Brown
  • Flayed One Flesh
  • Kislev Flesh
  • Knight-questor Flesh
  • Pallid Wych Flesh
  • Ushabti Bone
  • White Scar
Air 1
  • Mephiston Red
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