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HIGH ELF COLOUR SCHEMES

With a number of High Elf color schemes, a plethora of banners, and a multitude of shield examples, this article will set you on your way to designing the look and feel for your own unique High Elf force.

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'Eavy Metal
'Eavy Metal
'Eavy Metal
'Eavy Metal
Skin: Elf Flesh
Armour: Chainmail
Shield and Cloak: Skull White
Armour Trim and Shield Detail: Warlock Purple
Spear Half: Bleached Bone
Skin: Elf Flesh
Sword: Mithril Silver
Robe: Skull White
Cloak: Regal Blue
Shirt and Sash: Enchanted Blue
Bow and Feathers: Bleached Bone
Gem: Blood Red
Boots: Scorched Brown
Skin: Elf Flesh
Armour and Bow Trim: Mithril Silver
Belt: Shining Gold
Bow: Bleached Bone
Cloak and Armor Trim: Midnight Blue
Cloth: Space Wolves Grey and Skull White
Gems: Blood Red
Armour Trim: Scaly Green
Boots: Chaos Black
Skin: Elf Flesh
Armour: Boltgun Metal
Cloak: Ice Blue
Armour Trim : Shining Gold and Regal Blue
Spear Half: Bleached Bone
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Bill Lorah
Bill Lorah
Clothing and Shield: Macharius Orange, Chestnut Ink, Fiery Orange, 1:1 Fiery Orange and Skull White
Skin: Tanned Flesh, Chestnut Ink. 1:1 Tanned Flesh and Elf Flesh, final highlight of Elf Flesh
Armour and Shield Detail: Shining Gold, Chestnut Ink, Shining Gold Highlight, Burnished Gold
Metal on Shield: Chainmail, Blue Ink wash, highlight of Mithril Silver
Spear: Bleached Bone
Spear Point: Chainmail, Mithril Silver
Trim: Regal Blue, Enchanted Blue, highlight of 1:1 Enchanted Blue and Skull White
Gems: Regal Blue, Enchanted Blue, Ice Blue
Skin: Elf Flesh
Undercoat: Skull White
Wash: Watered-down Black Ink
White Cloth & Lion: Fortress Grey, then Skull White highlights
Spear Haft: Graveyard Earth, then Bleached Bone highlights
Metallics: Mithril Silver, then a wash of Black Ink mixed with 'Ardcoat
Leather: Scorched Brown, then highlights of 1:1 Scorched Brown to Bleached Bone followed by 1:2 of the same mix
Reds: Red Gore, then highlights of 1:1 Red Gore to Blood Red and then straight Blood Red
Skin: Elf Flesh
Basecoat: Chaos Black
Gold: Drybrush Tin Bitz, dry brush Brazen Brass, 1:1:1 Black Ink/Gloss Varnish/water glaze, Shining Gold, 1:1:1 Brown Ink/Gloss Varnish/water glaze
Shirt, Shield and Trim: Hawk Turquoise, successive highlights up to 3:1 Hawk Turquoise to Skull White
Gem: Scab Red, Red Gore, Blood Red, 1:1 Blood Red to Blazing Orange, dot of Skull White, Gloss Varnish
Sword: Mithril Silver
Boots and Gloves: 1:1 Scorched Brown and Chaos Black, add Bleached Bone to highlight, 1:1:1 glaze of Brown Ink/Gloss Varnish/water
Hair: Snakebite Leather, 1:1 of Snakebite Leather to Bleached Bone, 1:2 of Snakebite Leather to Bleached Bone, Bleach Bone as final highlight
Skin: Tanned Flesh, Dwarf Flesh, Elf Flesh, 1:1 highlight Elf Flesh to Bleach Bone
Skin: Elf Flesh
Basecoat: Chaos Black
Armour: Drybrush Chainmail, Black Ink/Gloss Varnish/water as glaze, Chainmail, highlight with Mithril Silver
Shield, Gauntlets, and Trim: Macharius Orange, Golden Yellow, 1:1 of Skull White to Golden Yellow
Spear: Bleached Bone
Hilt: Shining Gold with 1:1:1 Brown Ink/Gloss Varnish/water glaze
Boots and Gloves: 1:1 Scorched Brown and Chaos Black, add one part Bleach Bone to this mix as a highlight, glaze1:1:1 Brown Ink/Gloss Varnish/water
Gem: Hawk Turquoise brought up to Skull White, coat with 'Ardcoat
Skin: Tanned Flesh, Dwarf Flesh, Elf Flesh
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'Eavy Metal
'Eavy Metal
'Eavy Metal
 
Skin: Elf Flesh
Armour: Mithril Silver
Shield and Cloak: Skull White
Armour Trim: Shining Gold and Enchanted Blue
Shield detail: See the High Elf Detail Painting article for a step-by-step guide to painting this shield
Boots: Scorched Brown
Skin: Elf Flesh
Armour: Mithril Silver
Cloak: Skull White
Armour Trim and Shield Detail: Enchanted Blue and Skull White
Spear Haft: Bleached Bone
Skin: Elf Flesh
Hair: Bubonic Brown
Sash and Shirt: Scaly Green
Robe: Skull White
Helm: Chainmail
Bow: Bestial Brown
Bow Trim: Shining Gold
 

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