How to paint Fulgrim
Fulgrim is pale flesh, pink and purple silk, and gleaming gold. Sub-assemble the wings and cloak. Match Emperor's Children Noise Marine accents. Unofficial fan recipe.
Difficulty 5 / 5 · ~20 hrs · Updated 2026-07-10
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Wraithbone or Grey Seer
Flesh
Base Rakarth Flesh or Guilliman Flesh. Shade Reikland Fleshshade. Layer Pallid Wych Flesh, then a thin White Scar on the hottest peaks. Keep it porcelain, not muddy.
Silk and armour
Cloth: Screamer Pink or Emperor's Children Contrast, shade Druchii Violet, edge Emperor's Children. Armour panels: Magos Purple or Shyish Purple over Grey Seer. Gold: Retributor Armour, Agrax Earthshade, Liberator Gold.
Wings, blade, and base
Wings: Rakarth Flesh into Druchii Violet veins, gloss wet edges with 'Ardcoat. Blade: Leadbelcher with Warp Lightning or Aethermatic Blue glow. Base: Astrogranite with pink silk scraps.
Paints for Fulgrim
Colour chips are approximate. Buy links open live marketplace search for that Citadel paint across Shopify catalog stores and other sources.
- Find storesWraithbone
- Find storesRakarth Flesh
- Find storesGuilliman Flesh
- Find storesScreamer Pink
- Find storesEmperor's Children
- Find storesMagos Purple
- Find storesRetributor Armour
- Find storesLiberator Gold
- Find storesWarp Lightning
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 kits.
Other painters
- Emperor's Children paint hub
Match Noise Marine pink and purple before the Primarch.
Match the rest of the force
Common questions
How long does it take to paint Fulgrim?
About 20 hours for a tabletop-to-display finish at difficulty 5 / 5.
What primer should I use for Fulgrim?
Wraithbone or Grey Seer
Where do I buy Fulgrim?
Open the Emperors Children: Fulgrim 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.