Turquoise Kroot

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    02 Mar 2026
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Blue Kroot with some western theming.

Base Coat

  1. Hydra Turquoise Zenithal over a Black prime to help enforce highlighting and shadows
  2. Khorne Red for the quills, any tongues in open mouths
  3. Pale Sand gun furniture, wood knife/spear/arrow portions, and chest scutes
  4. Dust Bowl for leather portions of armor/clothing, including neck band
  5. Guardian Green for quivers, sashes
  6. Zandri Dust for any thicker ropes
  7. Death Reaper in eyes, nails
  8. Death Reaper glaze (1:5 Death Reaper to Warpaints Stabilizer ) on beak to allow some blue tone
  9. Lava Orange dots in eyes, jewelry in quills, stitching, and thinner rope/threads
  10. Karak Stone tactical rocks
  11. Mephiston Red on any T'au armor pieces/weapons
  12. Screaming Bell for any T'au insignias/stabilizers
  13. Sir Coates Silver on blades, gun metallics, and armor plates
  14. Brass Scorpion on gun details, rivets, bangles, and various other details as desired
  15. Pale Sand , Lava Orange , and Death Reaper for shoulder pad designs as desired

Meat Chunks

  1. 1:1:1 mixture of Averland Sunset , Evil Sunz Scarlet , and Bold Titanium White for the flesh
  2. Skeleton Legion for any exposed bone
  3. Zandri Dust for skin
  4. Flesh Tearers Red over the flesh
  5. Khorne Red glaze (1:5 Khorne Red to Warpaints Stabilizer ) over the flesh

Highlights

  1. Aquamarine glaze (1:5 Aquamarine to Warpaints Stabilizer ) to highlight skin while keeping the transitions smooth
  2. Zandri Dust to edge highlight Dust Bowl leather areas
  3. Skavenblight Dinge glaze (1:5 Skavenblight Dinge to Warpaints Stabilizer ) to highlight beak edges
  4. Uniform Grey sharp edge highlights on beak
  5. 4:1 Guardian Green to Bold Titanium White mixture to edge highlight Guardian Green areas
  6. Wazdakka Red to highlight quills and T'au armor/weapons
  7. Brass Scorpion to highlight any T'au insignias/stabilizers

Wash and Shade

  1. Dark Blue Tone wash (1:1 Dark Blue Tone to Warpaints Stabilizer ) for skin and chest scutes, body quills, and beak
  2. Agrax Earthshade wash (1:1 Agrax Earthshade to Warpaints Stabilizer ) on wood, gun furniture, knife handles, spear handles, and arrow shafts. Also wash Dust Bowl regions, Guardian Green regions, and Meat chunks
  3. Nuln Oil wash (1:1 Nuln Oil to Warpaints Stabilizer ) on metallics
  4. Aquamarine for scars as desired

Base

  1. AK interactive desert texture paste
  2. Dry grass and desert flower tufts as desired
  3. Skeleton Legion dry brush over texture paste
  4. Sepia Tone wash (1:1 Sepia Tone to Warpaints Stabilizer )
Citadel Painting System 13
Base 5
  • Averland Sunset
  • Khorne Red
  • Mephiston Red
  • Screaming Bell
  • Zandri Dust
Shade 2
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Nuln Oil
Layer 5
  • Brass Scorpion
  • Evil Sunz Scarlet
  • Karak Stone
  • Skavenblight Dinge
  • Wazdakka Red
Contrast 1
  • Flesh Tearers Red
Monument Hobbies Pro Acryl
Base 1
  • 001 Bold Titanium White
The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic 9
Acrylic 6
  • Aquamarine
  • Guardian Green
  • Hydra Turquoise
  • Lava Orange
  • Pale Sand
  • Uniform Grey
Effect 1
  • Warpaints Stabilizer
Wash 2
  • Dark Blue Tone
  • Sepia Tone
Two Thin Coats 4
Shade 2
  • Dust Bowl
  • Sir Coates Silver
Midtone 2
  • Death Reaper
  • Skeleton Legion
Vallejo Surface Primer
Base 1
  • 70.602 Black
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