Warhammer 40,000 · Chaos Daemons
Nurgle Daemons (Chaos Daemons) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
intermediate
Chaos Daemons
Sickly greens, dirty bone, and slimy rust for Nurgle daemons.
Prime in Wraithbone or an off-white tone so the diseased flesh stays bright before the green washes go on.
Recommended undercoat
white
— Several priority paints in this army converge on white.
Paint list
Sorted by priority
I Must-Have
The core green flesh and organic volumes
II Core
The variation that makes the flesh look alive and rotten
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Prime in Wraithbone or an off-white colour.
2
Basecoat the flesh with Death Guard Green.
3
Apply Rakarth Flesh to horns, bone, and pale belly areas.
4
Wash the organic recesses with Athonian Camoshade.
5
Bring the raised volumes back with Ogryn Camo.
6
Add wounds and irritated flesh with Bugman's Glow.
7
Finish weapons and textured grime with Typhus Corrosion.
Tips
Hints for this army
1
Keep your transitions irregular: Nurgle looks better dirty than perfectly smooth.
2
Rakarth Flesh also works on teeth, claws, and burst pustules.
3
Typhus Corrosion looks more convincing in small focused patches than across an entire weapon.