How to paint Celestine
Celestine is black armour, white cloth, gold trim, and glowing wings. Paint the Geminae separately. Match your Order's black and red. Unofficial fan recipe.
Difficulty 4 / 5 · ~12 hrs · Updated 2026-07-10
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Chaos Black or Grey Seer for cleaner white cloth
Armour and gold
Armour: Abaddon Black or Black Templar over Grey Seer. Edge Eshin Grey. Gold: Retributor Armour, Agrax Earthshade, Liberator Gold. Red cloth accents: Mephiston Red with Carroburg Crimson.
White cloth and wings
Cloth: Apothecary White or thin Administratum Grey into White Scar. Shade recesses with a very thin Grey Seer / Nuln Oil mix. Wings: Wraithbone, Apothecary White, edge White Scar. Optional Aethermatic Blue glaze for a saintly glow.
Face and base
Face: Guilliman Flesh or Cadian Fleshtone, Reikland Fleshshade, Pallid Wych Flesh. Base: Astrogranite with gold debris so she stands over ruined ground.
Paints for Celestine
Colour chips are approximate. Buy links open live marketplace search for that Citadel paint across Shopify catalog stores and other sources.
- Find storesAbaddon Black
- Find storesBlack Templar
- Find storesRetributor Armour
- Find storesApothecary White
- Find storesWhite Scar
- Find storesMephiston Red
- Find storesGuilliman Flesh
- Find storesAethermatic Blue
- Find storesChaos Black
YouTube tutorials
External videos. We link creators whose techniques match this kit. Watch on YouTube. Support the painter if you use their method.
- How to Paint: Lion El'JonsonWarhammer / Citadel Colour
Official section workflow useful for other Primarch-scale characters.
Other painters
- Adepta Sororitas paint hub
Order recipe for Battle Sisters that should match Celestine.
Match the rest of the force
Common questions
How long does it take to paint Celestine?
About 12 hours for a tabletop-to-display finish at difficulty 4 / 5.
What primer should I use for Celestine?
Chaos Black or Grey Seer for cleaner white cloth
Where do I buy Celestine?
Open the Adepta Sororitas Celestine the Living Saint price page for the live sealed floor, then set a watch under the middle of that band.
Are these official Games Workshop instructions?
No. Unofficial fan recipes that name Citadel paints and kits as products. Not affiliated with Games Workshop.