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Death Guard (Chaos Space Marines) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000

intermediate Chaos Space Marines

This scheme is built around Death Guard Green, Abaddon Black, and Leadbelcher. Accent and support colours come from Nurgling Green and Jokaero Orange. It is an intermediate scheme.

Start with Death Guard Green, Abaddon Black, and Leadbelcher as the foundation. Use Nurgling Green and Jokaero Orange for secondary details, shadows, or focal accents. Finish with Plaguebearer Flesh and Moot Green for highlights and extra contrast.

Recommended undercoat black — Several priority paints in this army converge on black.
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Paint list

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🔴 Must-Have

The colours pourries of nurgle

🟠 Core

Effects of pourriture and toxicite

  • Nurgling Green (Citadel) — Armour (layer / highlight) · Drybrush leger on raised areas
  • Jokaero Orange (Citadel) — Rust (orange) · Drybrushing irregulier on rhinox hide
  • Skrag Brown (Citadel) — Corrosion and terre · Drybrushing irregulier
  • Screaming Skull (Citadel) — Bone and skulls · Drybrush on l'os

🟡 Recommended

Flesh corrompue and details nurgle

🟢 Optional

Effects avances of putrefaction

Painting order

Recommended steps
1 Basecoat the main surfaces with Death Guard Green, Abaddon Black, and Leadbelcher.
2 Apply Nurgling Green and Jokaero Orange to the secondary details and support areas.
3 Use Plaguebearer Flesh and Moot Green to sharpen highlights and final contrast.
4 Keep the strongest accent colours for the focal zones so the scheme stays readable across the army.

Tips

Hints for this army
1 Keep the foundation colours dominant so the army still reads clearly at tabletop distance.
2 Use the last accent and highlight paints sparingly to sharpen the focal points instead of repainting every surface.

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