Warhammer 40,000 · T'au Empire
Dal'yth Sept (T'au Empire) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
Camouflage green with adaptive colouring, a discreet Sept that hides well. Muted enough to read as a real military unit.
Castellan Green + Zandri Dust = natural forest camouflage.
Recommended undercoat
white
— Several priority paints in this army converge on white.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
Armour + weapons
- Castellan Green (Citadel) — Main armour · 2 coats
- Zandri Dust (Citadel) — Secondary panels · 2 coats
- Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Joints + weapons · 1 coat
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Plasma weapons · 1–2 coats
- Athonian Camoshade (Citadel) — Armour (shade) · Wash
🟠 Core
Highlights + skin
- Elysian Green (Citadel) — Armour (layer) · Raised areas
- Rakarth Flesh (Citadel) — T'au skin · 2 coats
- Agrax Earthshade (Citadel) — Skin (shade) · Wash
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Metal · Wash
🟡 Recommended
Finish
- Nurgling Green (Citadel) — Armour (highlight) · Edges
- Runefang Steel (Citadel) — Metal (highlight) · Drybrush
- Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Sept markings · Brush fine
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Step 1: grey primer
2
Step 2: Basecoat the main armour
3
Step 3: Secondary panels
4
Step 4: Joints and weapons
5
Step 5: Shade armour + Nuln Oil metal
6
Step 6: Layer on the armour + skin
7
Step 7: Highlight + Sept markings
Tips
Hints for this army
1
T'au suits carry large flat panels — work the shading up gradually.
2
T'au skin with Rakarth Flesh is specific — do not swap it for human skin.
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