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How to paint Orks

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

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Orks colour palette

The paints a Orks 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.

Orks signature colours

Beginner · 4 areas

Warboss-green skin under scavenged red paintwork, because everybody knows red wunz go fasta.

Skin

Warboss Green Citadel Base
Biel-Tan Green Citadel Shade
Skarsnik Green Citadel Highlight

Warpaint

Mephiston Red Citadel Base
Evil Sunz Scarlet Citadel Highlight

Scrap metal

Leadbelcher Citadel Base
Nuln Oil Citadel Shade

Base

Astrogranite Citadel Base
Administratum Grey Citadel Highlight

Units

Warboss (Armageddon) Character Wazdakka Gutsmek Epic Hero Big Mek in Mega Armour Character Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun Character Big'ed Bossbunka Fortification Blitza-bommer Vehicle Boomdakka Snazzwagon Vehicle Boss Snikrot Epic Hero Boyz Battleline Burna-bommer Vehicle Dakkajet Vehicle Deff Dread Vehicle Deffkilla Wartrike Character Deffkoptas Mounted Flash Gitz Infantry Ghazghkull Thraka Epic Hero Gorkanaut Vehicle Gretchin Infantry Hunta Rig Monster Kill Rig Monster Killa Kans Vehicle Kommandos Infantry Meganobz Infantry Mek Character Kustom Boosta-blasta Vehicle Mek Gunz Vehicle Morkanaut Vehicle Mozrog Skragbad Epic Hero Bannernob Character Megatrakk Scrapjet Vehicle Nobz Infantry Painboss Character Painboy Character Rukkatrukk Squigbuggies Vehicle Squighog Boyz Mounted Stompa Vehicle Stormboyz Infantry Tankbustas Infantry Rukkatrukk Squigbuggy Vehicle Trukk Dedicated Transport Shokkjump Dragsta Vehicle Warbikers Mounted Warboss Character Warboss in Mega Armour Character Wazbom Blastajet Vehicle Weirdboy Character Zodgrod Wortsnagga Epic Hero Gargantuan Squiggoth Monster Wartrakks Mounted Warbuggies Vehicle Beastboss on Squigosaur Character Big Mek Character Breaka Boyz Infantry Wurrboy Character Battlewagon Vehicle Beast Snagga Boyz Battleline Beastboss Character Wartrakk Mounted Hordeboss [Crucible] Character Warphead [Crucible] Character Upstart Gretchin [Crucible] Character Big Mek Dakkarig Character Bigboss Character Nazdreg Epic Hero Runtherd Character Gunwagon Vehicle Burna Boyz Infantry Lootas Infantry Boyz (Armageddon) Battleline Gretchin (Armageddon) Infantry

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