Here are all the Warhammer-brand paints I use, as well as a few notes on what I use them for. To me, the key to a successful Warhammer paint job is in the contrast of bright and dark across the model, and focusing on a limited color palette.
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Warhammer Paints
Shade Paints
Technical Paints
Non-Warhammer Paints
Warhammer Paints
Warhammer base and layer paints I use for the majority of my models.
My favorite yellow base color. I highlight with Yriel Yellow and Flash Gitz Yellow.
Averland Sunset
A nice light grey which pairs well with yellows and oranges for an industrial look.
Celestra Grey
This is a slightly lighter bluish black than Abaddon Black, so you can darken it with shades.
Corvus Black
A nice dark black. I use it for various materials, hazard stripes, and to paint the rims of my bases.
Abaddon Black
A useful dark brown for leather, belts, pouches, etc.
Dryad Bark
My favorite orange base paint. Highlight with Troll Slayer Orange or Fire Dragon Bright.
Jokaero Orange
Great neutral silver paint.
Leadbelcher
Mid-tone grey. I often mix it with lighter or darker greys for subtle tones.
Mechanicus Standard Grey
A light brown I use for bags, pouches, and straps.
Mournfang Brown
A bright gold I use for metallic details.
Retributor Armour
A nice bright pink I use for feathers, bandannas, etc.
Screamer Pink
Bright highlight yellow. My method is typically Averland Sunset > Yriel Yellow > Flash Gitz Yellow.
Flash Gitz Yellow
Bright red. Nice on a Khorne Red base.
Evil Sunz Scarlet
Excellent for light skin tones and terrain drybrush highlights.
Pallid Wych Flesh
This is my highlight color for bone, on top of a Ushabti Bone base.
Screaming Skull
An excellent orange highlight choice. Has an almost neon quality to it.
Troll Slayer Orange
I use this as white on my models, believe it or not. Since it's slightly grey, you can highlight it with a bright white.
Ulthuan Grey
My classic bone base color, highlighted with Screaming Skull.
Warhammer Layer Acrylic Paint - Ushabti Bone, 12 ml bottle
Great for bright white highlights. Quite thick consistency.
White Scar
My midtone layer, on a base of Averland Sunset. Highlight with Flash Gitz Yellow.
Yriel Yellow
Shade Paints
Use these to add darker nuances to your paint.
Simple brown wash. I mainly use it on my bases.
Agrax Earthshade
A nice yellow shade that works well on glowing screens, Necron power cells, etc.
Casandora Yellow
The classic "talent in a bottle" black wash. I use it on most of my models in various ways.
Nuln Oil
Excellent for shading skin tones, wood, parchment, etc.
Reikland Fleshshade
Technical Paints
Paints for rust effects, bases, etc.
I've used this to consistently base my Warhammer 40k and Necromunda models for many years.
Armageddon Dust
Nice clumpy mud I use to base my Stormcast Eternals models.
Stirland Mud
Use this to add rusty dirt patches to metal surfaces.
Typhus Corrosion
Non-Warhammer Paints
While I love the Warhammer paint ranges, there's so much out there. Here are some of my favorite other options.
Perfect for black oil washes.
Blick Studio Oil - Ivory Black
Perfect for brown oil washes.
Blick Studio Oil - Raw Umber
I love the Army Painter "triad" range, since it's a built-in brightness gradient. I use the oranges for my Cities of Sigmar army.
Army Painter Triad: Orange
A great set of brown paints for clothing, leather, straps, bags, pouches, wood, shields, etc.
Army Painter Triad: Brown
I love a good turquoise color in my Warhammer paint schemes, and this set contains six of them.
Army Painter Triad: Turquoise
This is a great cool black metallic, with a slight bluish feel. I use it for my Necrons.
