How to Make a Colour Scheme for Your Army

This post is part of the Notts Hobbies 30 Day Army Painting Accelerator, Click here to get your free copy.

This will explain how to use the Notts Hobbies Speedy Painting System, which is included in the Notts Hobbies Army Painting Accelerator, Click here to get your free copy.

Today, I’ll go through an example, painting a Salamander Space Marine.

As you can see below, I have filled out the initial 10 questions, which help you plan your paint scheme.

The rest of the system is self-explanatory, choosing which paints you want to use and a checklist afterwards to make sure you are following the system.

The second side has a space for you to write down your paint scheme. This stops you staring at your models in a few months, trying to remember which colours you’ve used because it's written down!

Here’s a picture of the finished Space Marine, painted to a good army painting standard.

Are black and grey warm or cool colours?

Click here for a TLDR on cool and warm colours

It depends, you get warm greys like Stormvermin Fur or cool greys like Russ Grey.

To make these neutral colours cool or warm, mix in a small amount of paint that is the desired temperature. When painting the salamander, I mixed a warm brown into the black to give it a warm hue.

An easy trick to make your focal points brighter than the rest of your model is to apply a heavier overbrush and drybrush to those areas.

In this model, all the armour is painted using the same colour, but I’ve applied more highlights in the brighter areas, such as the helmet.

It took about an hour to paint, which would be quicker with practice and batch painting.

Using this system has made my armies look a lot better with no extra effort, just by making small changes to the colours I use.

Next time you sit down to paint, try painting a model with the Speedy Painting System and send me your results. Feel free to email me at info@nottshobbies.co.uk if you have any questions or need a hand with something.

This post is part of the Notts Hobbies 30 Day Army Painting Accelerator, Click here to get your free copy.

Glossary

Cold Colours - hues like blue, green, and purple that evoke coolness and calm

Focal Point – is the area designed to draw the viewer’s attention first

Highlight – painting the bright colours on raised parts of a model so they stand out.

Warm Colours - hues like red, orange, and yellow that evoke warmth and energy