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How to paint T'au Empire
Every T'au Empire unit, and the colour schemes and paint lists other painters have published for them.
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T'au Empire colour palette
The paints a T'au Empire force is built from, by area and by role — base, shade, layer and highlight. A starting point for every unit below.
Every paint below links to its equivalents in other brands.
T'au Empire signature colours
Sandy ochre battlesuit plating trimmed in sky blue, the mark of the Greater Good's expeditionary caste.
Battlesuit
- Tau Light Ochre Citadel Base
- Agrax Earthshade Citadel Shade
- Krieg Khaki Citadel Highlight
Trim
- Caledor Sky Citadel Base
- Drakenhof Nightshade Citadel Shade
Base
- Astrogranite Citadel Base
- Dawnstone Citadel Highlight
Units
Track this project from sprue to finished
Building a T'au Empire force is a lot of pots to keep straight. Track the army, the paints you own and what each unit still needs — free, and without an account to start.