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Eldar Corsairs

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  • Written by
    DarkKoala
  • Published
    15 Apr 2026
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  1. Prime Black
  2. paint armour 1:2 Coal Black + Light Turquoise
  3. wash armour Coelia Greenshade
  4. highlight armour (damp drybrush) Light Turquoise
  5. edge highlight armour Light Turquoise + White or Graveyard Bone
  6. paint outer surface of reptile skin cloaks Khaki Shadow (takes 2 coats)
  7. wash reptile skin Soft Tone
  8. drybrush reptile skin Treasure Map
  9. stiple high points of reptile skin Thornwood Green
  10. stiple edges and drybrush reptile skin Treasure Map
  11. paint skin, hair, fur, and feathers White
  12. paint bottom of feathers and fur Green Fluorescent (Golden Fluorescent Green)
  13. paint top of feathers and fur Yellow Fluorescent (Golden Fluorescent Chartreuse)
  14. wash feathers and fur Jade Green
  15. wash skin with watered down Rosy Skin
  16. wash skin Warlord Purple
  17. highlight skin Rosy Highlight + White
  18. highlight skin Rosy Highlight + White
  19. paint eyes
  20. paint cloth Naggaroth Night
  21. hightlight cloth Alien Purple
  22. hightlight highest cloth Alien Purple + White
  23. paint leather & pouches Hull Red
  24. wash leather Agrax Earthshade
  25. highlight leather Tan
  26. paint sword blades & metal details Silver
  27. wash metal details Nuln Oil
  28. wash blades Coelia Greenshade
  29. highlight blade edges Aluminum
  30. paint weapon body, wraithbone ruins, and armour details Skeleton Bone (2 coats)
  31. paint jewelery & inlay Glorious Gold
  32. wash gold and bone Sepia (AK Interactive Sepia Filth wash)
  33. highlight bone Skeleton Bone
  34. highlight highest bone White
  35. paint rocks Greatcoat Grey
  36. drybrush rocks Vampiric Shadow
  37. paint ground Rattlesnake Leather
  38. wash ground Agrax Earthshade
  39. drybrush ground Golden Shadow
  40. paint soulstones and energy glows White
  41. paint soulstones and energy glows Fluorescent Magenta (Golden Fluorescent Pink) (large surfaces like swords need 2 coats)
  42. shade energy/soulstones Midnight Purple
  43. add White dot to soulstones for shine, edge highlight any cracks
  44. paint hair assorted contrast colours
  45. paint/transfers for banner
  46. paint base rim black
  47. add flock, leaves, and grass tufts to base

Starred by Gingerk1d

DarkKoala

Citadel Painting System 4
Base 1
  • Naggaroth Night
Shade 3
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Coelia Greenshade
  • Nuln Oil
Formula P3
Layer 3
  • Coal Black
  • Greatcoat Grey
  • Thornwood Green
Reaper Master Series 9
Base 6
  • 9068 Rosy Skin
  • 9069 Rosy Highlight
  • 9091 Golden Shadow
  • 9121 Khaki Shadow
  • 9272 Graveyard Bone
  • 9274 Vampiric Shadow
Bones 1
  • 9435 Skeleton Bone
Seasonal 1
  • 9667 Rattlesnake Leather
High Seas 1
  • 9499 Treasure Map
The Army Painter Warpaints
Quickshade 1
  • Soft Tone
Vallejo Game Color 7
Base 5
  • 72.014 Warlord Purple
  • 72.026 Jade Green
  • 72.066 Tan
  • 72.076 Alien Purple
  • 72.116 Midnight Purple
Metallic 1
  • 72.056 Glorious Gold
Fluo 1
  • 72.158 Fluorescent Magenta
Vallejo Metal Color
Base 2
  • 77.701 Aluminum
  • 77.724 Silver
Vallejo Model Air
Base 1
  • 71.039 Hull Red
Vallejo Model Color 5
Base 3
  • 70.840 Light Turquoise
  • 70.950 Black
  • 70.951 White
Fluorescent 2
  • 70.730 Yellow Fluorescent
  • 70.737 Green Fluorescent
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