Age of Sigmar · Nighthaunt
Emerald Host (Nighthaunt) Paint List for Age of Sigmar
Spectral emerald green over white — a translucent ghost effect straight out of Contrast. One of the fastest AoS armies to paint.
GW's official Nighthaunt method is Contrast over white: Aethermatic Blue or Nihilakh Oxide. One pass gives you both the colour and the shading. It genuinely changed how people paint these.
Recommended undercoat
white
— Several priority paints in this army converge on white.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
White + Contrast = a ghost in two steps
- Corax White (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — The whole model · Spray primer required
- Aethermatic Blue (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Ghostly body · Generous Contrast coat
- Abaddon Black (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Chains and metal · 2 coats
- Leadbelcher (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Chain metal · Light drybrush
🟠 Core
Spectral highlights
- Ulthuan Grey (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Ghost (layer 1) · Light drybrush on the raised areas
- Pallid Wych Flesh (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Ghost (layer 2) · Very light drybrush
- Nuln Oil (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Chains · Wash
🟡 Recommended
Robes and details
- Screaming Skull (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Skulls and bone · Drybrush
- Agrax Earthshade (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Skulls (shade) · Localised wash
- Retributor Armour (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Gold ornaments · Fine brush
🟢 Optional
Spectral light effects
- Moot Green (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Ghostly eyes · 1 fine dot
- Sybarite Green (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Spectral halo · Very thin, around the eyes
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Step 1: White undercoat REQUIRED (Corax White spray)
2
Step 2: Aethermatic Blue Contrast over the whole ghost in one pass
3
Step 3: Let it dry completely
4
Step 4: Abaddon Black on the chains and metal
5
Step 5: Leadbelcher drybrush on the metal
6
Step 6: Light Ulthuan Grey drybrush on the ghost's raised areas
7
Step 7: Very light Pallid Wych Flesh drybrush for the highlights
8
Step 8: Screaming Skull drybrush on the skulls
9
Step 9: Green eyes (Moot Green) and gold ornaments
Tips
Hints for this army
1
Contrast was made for Nighthaunt — it is the fastest way to paint an AoS army.
2
Vary how much Aethermatic Blue you use between units to add depth across the army.
3
For the skulls: Screaming Skull drybrush AFTER the Contrast, never before, so they lift off that blue-green.
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