Warhammer 40,000 · T'au Empire
T'au Sept (T'au Empire) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
Cool grey-blue with white and metal accents, the canonical T'au Sept scheme. Clean, futuristic and easy to repeat across a whole cadre.
T'au suits carry large flat panels — they take subtle shading and OSL glow around plasma weapons well.
Recommended undercoat
grey
— Several priority paints in this army converge on grey.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
The grey-blue T'au
- Mechanicus Standard Grey (Citadel) — Main armour · 2 opaque coats
- Celestra Grey (Citadel) — Secondary panels · 2 coats
- Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Joints and weapons · 1 coat
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Plasma weapons · 1–2 coats
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — The whole armour · General wash
🟠 Core
Highlights and T'au skin
- Administratum Grey (Citadel) — Armour (highlight 1) · Layer over raised areas
- Rakarth Flesh (Citadel) — T'au skin (base) · 2 coats
- Runefang Steel (Citadel) — Metal (highlight) · Drybrush light
🟡 Recommended
Markings and detail
- Corax White (Citadel) — Armour (highlight 2) · The finest edges
- Agrax Earthshade (Citadel) — T'au skin (shade) · Localised wash
- Mephiston Red (Citadel) — Sept markings · Brush fine
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Step 1: grey primer
2
Step 2: Mechanicus Standard Grey on the main armour
3
Step 3: Celestra Grey on secondary panels
4
Step 4: Abaddon Black on joints and weapons
5
Step 5: Leadbelcher on metal
6
Step 6: Rakarth Flesh on the skin
7
Step 7: Nuln Oil general wash
8
Step 8: Administratum Grey layer armour
9
Step 9: Corax White on the edges, red markings
Tips
Hints for this army
1
T'au suits carry large flat panels — work a subtle NMM on the big armour areas: lighter at the top, darker at the bottom.
2
T'au skin (Rakarth Flesh) is very distinctive — do not replace it with human skin.
3
The Sept markings (red on a grey background) are quick but very effective for personalising the army.
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