WIP

Tyranid Scheme

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    05 Jul 2023
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Skin

  1. Grey Seer base coat for skin, then tidy up/wet paint over with Grey Seer
  2. Sponge stipple Warpfiend Grey on tail ends, blend using 1:1 Warpfiend Grey : Grey Seer
  3. Cover only skin with Dreadful Visage
  4. Pick out skin highlights with Warpfiend Grey and Grey Seer , and again with lightened shades

Carapace

  1. Base coat of Warpfiend Grey
  2. Wash whole carapace with Targor Rageshade letting it settle in recesses and indentations
  3. Warpfiend Grey to fix any shade mistakes
  4. Rough edge and flat surface highlight of Ushabti Bone
  5. Screaming Skull highlight or drybrush for the most raised edges / points
  6. OPTIONAL: Drybrush 1:1 Screaming Skull White Scar OR Praxeti White

Claws

  1. Base coat over Grey Seer with Black Templar
  2. Highlight edges Black Templar + Daemonette Hide
  3. Add Celestra Grey for further highlights
  4. Add White Scar for final highlights

Underflesh

  1. Base coat over Grey Seer with Gryph-hound Orange
  2. Layer Troll Slayer Orange
  3. Highlight Troll Slayer Orange + Lugganath Orange
  4. Add White Scar to highlights until reaching pure white for spot highlights

Teeth + Tongue

  1. Base coat teeth Daemonette Hide + Abaddon Black . Tongue Magos Purple
  2. Add white for both to highlight

Tyranid Brains (WIP)

Citadel Painting System 17
Base 4
  • Abaddon Black
  • Celestra Grey
  • Daemonette Hide
  • Grey Seer
Shade 1
  • Targor Rageshade
Layer 6
  • Lugganath Orange
  • Screaming Skull
  • Troll Slayer Orange
  • Ushabti Bone
  • Warpfiend Grey
  • White Scar
Dry 1
  • Praxeti White
Spray 1
  • Grey Seer
Contrast 4
  • Black Templar
  • Dreadful Visage
  • Gryph-hound Orange
  • Magos Purple
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