My recipe for the Hive Fleet Kraken color scheme.
Ispiration taken from Duncan Rhodes, Trovarion, Matt’s hobby hour and the Painting Coach

Priming

1. Priming with Desert Tan
2. Apply an heavy zenithal of Wraithbone diluted with Tamiya X-20A thinner

Bone skin

1. Apply a single layer of contrast Skeleton Horde diluted with Lahmian Medium 1:1
2. Light Drybrush with Screaming Skull
3. Apply Nazdreg Yellow on the cartilages, tendons and gums
4. Apply diluted Agrax Earthshade with Lahmian Medium 1:1 to the extremities towards the talons

Talons and Hooves

1. Basecoat with Death Reaper
2. Highlight with Stormvermin Fur
3. Edge Highlight with Dawnstone

Teeth

1. Basecoat Karak Stone
2. Shade with Agrax Earthshade
3. Re-highlight with Karak Stone
4. Highlight Pallid Wych Flesh

Tongue

1. Basecoat Barak-Nar Burgundy
2. Highlight Mix of Barak-Nar Burgundy and White Star 4:1
3. Edge Highlight with Barak-Nar Burgundy and White Star 1:1

Weapon

Main body

1. Basecoat Death Reaper
2. Highlight Stormvermin Fur
3. Edge Hightlight Dawnstone

Internal light parts and tubes

1. Basecoat White Star
2. Apply layer of contrast Gryph-charger Grey

Carapace

1. Basecoat Mephiston Red
2. Shade Basilicanum Grey diluted with Lahmian Medium 2:1
3. Highlight on back part of single plates with Mephiston Red
4. Further Highlight on back part of single plates with Evil Sunz Scarlet
5. Bright spots and very thin edge highlight with Troll Slayer Orange

Weapon Alternative

Main body

1. Basecoat Barak-Nar Burgundy
2. Shade Druchii Violet
3. Re-highlight after shade Barak-Nar Burgundy
4. Highlight Screamer Pink
5. Edge Highlight Pink Horror

Tubes

1. Basecoat White Star
2. Apply layer of contrast Gryph-charger Grey