Warhammer 40,000 · Orks
Deathskulls (Orks) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
Blue armour and painted white skulls, the clan of looters and thieves. Ritual blue war paint over mismatched, stolen gear.
Deathskulls paint their armour and skin blue to bring luck. Every model can be different.
Recommended undercoat
white
— Several priority paints in this army converge on white.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
Blue + green skin
- Warboss Green (Citadel) — Skin · 2 coats
- Macragge Blue (Citadel) — Blue markings + armour parts · 2 coats
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Looted metal · 1–2 coats
- Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Clothing · 2 coats
- Agrax Earthshade (Citadel) — Skin + metal · Generous wash
🟠 Core
Skulls + highlights
- Corax White (Citadel) — Painted skulls · 2 coats
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Metal · Wash
- Moot Green (Citadel) — Skin (highlight) · Layer
- Calgar Blue (Citadel) — Blue (layer) · Raised areas
🟡 Recommended
Rust + looting
- Jokaero Orange (Citadel) — Rust · Irregular drybrush
- Runefang Steel (Citadel) — Metal (highlight) · Drybrush
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Step 1: grey primer
2
Step 2: Warboss Green skin
3
Step 3: Macragge Blue areas blue
4
Step 4: Leadbelcher metal
5
Step 5: Agrax on the skin + Nuln Oil on metal
6
Step 6: Corax White on the skulls
7
Step 7: Moot Green on the skin + Calgar Blue layer
8
Step 8: Rust + Runefang Steel
Tips
Hints for this army
1
Vary the armour parts — bare metal, blue, rusted. Deathskulls loot everything.
2
Painted white skulls do not have to be perfect — an Ork made them!
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