What paints do I need for Salamanders?

The paint list for Salamanders includes recommended Citadel / Warhammer Colour, Vallejo and Army Painter paints, ranked by priority. Browse the full list on this page.

What is the base colour for Salamanders?

Salamanders (Space Marines) typically starts with a primer suited to its primary colour scheme. Vert émeraude avec détails cuivrés et flammes.

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Salamanders

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Vert émeraude avec détails cuivrés et flammes.

The Salamanders combinent green foncé (proche Dark Angels) and bronze cuivré. The combinaison Caliban Green + Retributor Armour rend the scheme immédiatement reconnaissable.

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

Paint list

Sorted by priority

🔴 Must-Have

Green and bronze — The deux piliers

Caliban Green (Citadel) — Main armour · 2 opaque coats
Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Joints and recesses · 1 thin coat
Retributor Armour (Citadel) — Ornaments cuivrés · 2 coats
Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Armes and metal · 1–2 coats
Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Metal and joints · Wash ciblé

🟠 Core

Shading and highlights

Biel-Tan Green (Citadel) — Armure (shade) · Wash into recesses
Warboss Green (Citadel) — Armure (layer) · Over raised areas
Agrax Earthshade (Citadel) — Ornaments cuivrés · Wash into recesses
Jokaero Orange (Citadel) — Accent cuivré · Drybrush light on bronze

🟡 Recommended

Flames and finish

Moot Green (Citadel) — Armure (highlight) · Arêtes only
Troll Slayer Orange (Citadel) — Flammes (base) · 2 coats
Fuegan Orange (Citadel) — Flammes (shade) · Wash into the recesses flammes

🟢 Optional

Flammes avancées and peau of reptile

Flash Gitz Yellow (Citadel) — Flammes (highlight) · Pointes of flammes
Rhinox Hide (Citadel) — Holster and straps · 1 coat

Painting order

Recommended steps

1 Step 1: black primer

2 Step 2: Caliban Green over the full armour

3 Step 3: Retributor Armour over all ornaments cuivrés

4 Step 4: Leadbelcher on the armes

5 Step 5: Biel-Tan Greas a wash on the armure green

6 Step 6: Agrax Earthshade on the ornaments cuivrés

7 Step 7: Warboss Greas a layer on reliefs armure

8 Step 8: Jokaero orange drybrush light on the bronze

9 Step 9: Moot Green arêtes, flammes if présentes

Tips

Hints for this army

1 The ornaments cuivrés are the signature of Salamanders : soignez-the with Retributor Armour → Agrax Earthshade → Jokaero orange drybrush.

2 The Salamanders ont of tatouages black on the peau dark — Use Rhinox Hide for the peau of base, a lot more dark that the autres chapters.

3 The flammes on the ornaments : Mephiston Red → Troll Slayer orange → Flash Gitz Yellow. Trois colour, spectacular result.

Salamanders

Paint list

🔴 Must-Have

🟠 Core

🟡 Recommended

🟢 Optional

Painting order

Tips

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