Drowned Host colour scheme for miniatures

A crew that went down with the ship and came back anyway: verdigris armour, bleached bone and a cold spectral glow.

Tip: Keep the glow colour for eye sockets and the very edges nearest them, so it reads as light coming from inside.

Below is each colour in the scheme with the closest paint in every major brand. Metal colours are matched to metallic paints, the rest to opaque paints. ΔE is how far the paint is from the target colour: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. These are worked out from swatch estimates, so check the real paints before you start.

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Paints for Drowned Host in every brand

ColourCitadelArmy PainterVallejoPro AcrylAK InteractiveTwo Thin CoatsScale75
MainArmour and clothCraventhrone Cloak (T5)Tone Pro · ΔE 8Medieval ForestWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5Light Green RLM25 (71.267)Model Air · ΔE 3Green Oxide (S16)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 9Blue-Green (AK11169)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9Antiquity GreenTriads: midtones · ΔE 8Field Gray (SC46)Scalecolor · ΔE 11
SecondBoneWraithboneColour: Base · ΔE 6Ancient StoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5Ivory (70.918)Model Color · ΔE 5Ivory (023)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 5Silver Grey (AK11006)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4Vampire FangTriads: highlights · ΔE 11Mojave White (SC62)Scalecolor · ΔE 2
AccentSpectral glowGauss Blaster GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 13Neptune GlowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8AII SV. Gol Lt Blue (71.317)Model Air · ΔE 9Bright Green Blue (AMP-009)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 15Sky Blue (AK11175)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 12Ion BlueBrights · ΔE 17Sky Blue (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 12
MetalTarnished bronzeWarplock BronzeColour: Base · ΔE 12Emperor Gold (Vol. 1 Metallic)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 10Aged Metal (77.139 Base)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 8Dark Bronze (S24)Metallics · ΔE 8Rusty Gold (AK11193)3rd Gen Metallic · ΔE 8Ancient GoldMetallics · ΔE 7Necro Gold (SC71)Metal n' Alchemy · ΔE 10
ShadeDeep water shadowCraventhrone Cloak (T1)Tone Pro · ΔE 6Deep Ocean BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5Signal Blue (71.091)Model Air · ΔE 2Blue Black (056)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 3Russian Blue Lights (AK11431)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 4Doom Death BlackTriads: shadows · ΔE 12Abyssal Blue (SC08)Scalecolor · ΔE 5
BaseWet sandGnarlwood (T5)Tone Pro · ΔE 4Dusty SkullWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3Yellow Brown (71.246)Model Air · ΔE 1Bright Brown Grey (AMP-021)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 10US Interior Yellow Green (AK11859)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6SandstoneTriads: midtones · ΔE 5Cork Brown (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 12

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