Warhammer 40,000 · T'au Empire
Sa'cea Sept (T'au Empire) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
Slate grey, the most stoic and disciplined of the Tau Septs. Sober and cold, with very little colour to distract you.
Mechanicus Standard Grey + Dark Reaper panels. Very understated and military.
Recommended undercoat
white
— Several priority paints in this army converge on white.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
Armour + weapons
- Mechanicus Standard Grey (Citadel) — Main armour · 2 coats
- Dark Reaper (Citadel) — Secondary panels · 2 coats
- Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Joints + weapons · 1 coat
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Plasma weapons · 1–2 coats
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Armour (shade) · Wash
🟠 Core
Highlights + skin
- Administratum Grey (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
- Celestra Grey (Citadel) — Armour (highlight) · Edges
- Runefang Steel (Citadel) — Metal (highlight) · Drybrush
- Mephiston Red (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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