Warhammer 40,000 · Chaos Daemons
Slaanesh Daemons (Chaos Daemons) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
Pale mauve skin, pink claws, and soft ivory for Slaanesh daemons.
Prime in Wraithbone or a warm white so the pale tones stay clean before the violet shading.
Recommended undercoat
white
— Several priority paints in this army converge on white.
Paint list
Sorted by priorityI Must-Have
The pale base and cold shadows
- Daemonette Hide (Citadel) — Main skin · 2 thin coats
- Druchii Violet (Citadel) — Skin recesses · Targeted wash
- Rakarth Flesh (Citadel) — Horns and ivory areas · 2 thin coats
II Core
The colours that make the scheme feel more decadent
- Warpfiend Grey (Citadel) — Raised skin · Layer or soft drybrush
- Emperor's Children (Citadel) — Claws and tongues · Bright accents
- Pallid Wych Flesh (Citadel) — Final edges · Fine highlights
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Prime in Wraithbone or a warm white.
2
Basecoat the skin with Daemonette Hide.
3
Apply Rakarth Flesh to horns, bone, and ivory areas.
4
Shade the skin recesses with Druchii Violet.
5
Bring the raised volumes back with Warpfiend Grey.
6
Paint claws and tongues with Emperor's Children.
7
Finish with fine Pallid Wych Flesh highlights.
Tips
Hints for this army
1
The scheme improves a lot if the violet shading stays transparent and controlled.
2
Keep Emperor's Children for claws, tongues, and small accents so it remains punchy.
3
Use Pallid Wych Flesh in very small highlights, not as a broad layer.
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