Warhammer 40,000 · T'au Empire
Vior'la Sept (T'au Empire) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
Striking white and fiery red, the most aggressive Tau Sept of the lot. Pristine white armour makes the red markings land harder.
White undercoat required. Red is reserved for markings — white armour panels with Mephiston Red sept markings.
Recommended undercoat
white
— Several priority paints in this army converge on white.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
Armour + weapons
- Corax White (Citadel) — Main armour · 3 coats
- Mephiston Red (Citadel) — Sept markings, lenses · 2 coats
- Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Secondary panels, joints · 2 coats
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Plasma weapons · 1-2 coats
🟠 Core
Highlights + skin
- Evil Sunz Scarlet (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
- Troll Slayer Orange (Citadel) — Armour (highlight) · Edges
- Runefang Steel (Citadel) — Metal (highlight) · Drybrush
- Corax White (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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