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How to paint Aeldari

Every Aeldari unit, and the colour schemes and paint lists other painters have published for them.

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Aeldari colour palette

The paints a Aeldari 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.

Aeldari signature colours

Beginner · 3 areas

Alaitoc blue wargear over bone-coloured plate, the reserved palette of a craftworld that trusts caution.

Wargear

Alaitoc Blue Citadel Base
Drakenhof Nightshade Citadel Shade
Fenrisian Grey Citadel Highlight

Bone plate

Ushabti Bone Citadel Base
Seraphim Sepia Citadel Shade

Base

Astrogranite Citadel Base
Administratum Grey Citadel Highlight

Units

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