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Model paint guide
How to paint a Chaos Helbrute
A Helbrute is black Legion plate, brass, and a tortured flesh core. Match your Chaos scheme, then push the gore. Unofficial fan recipe.
Difficulty 3 / 5 · ~10 hrs · Updated 2026-07-10
Unofficial fan guide. Citadel paint and kit names identify products for sale. Not affiliated with Games Workshop.
Primer
Start here
Chaos Black
Step
Armour and brass
Armour: Black Templar or Abaddon Black with Eshin Grey edges. Brass: Balthasar Gold, Agrax Earthshade, Liberator Gold, Nihilakh Oxide in pits.
Step
Flesh and gore
Flesh: Screamer Pink or Magos Purple, Carroburg Crimson folds. Gore: Blood for the Blood God. Optional Nurgle's Rot if you run Death Guard colours.
Step
Weapons and base
Weapons: Leadbelcher, Nuln Oil, Ironbreaker. Base: Astrogranite with brass scrap.
Buy paints
Paints for Helbrute
Colour chips are approximate. Buy links open live marketplace search for that Citadel paint across Shopify catalog stores and other sources.
- Find storesBlack Templar
- Find storesAbaddon Black
- Find storesBalthasar Gold
- Find storesScreamer Pink
- Find storesBlood for the Blood God
- Find storesLeadbelcher
- Find storesAstrogranite
- Find storesChaos Black
Video
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 Death GuardYouTube
Rust and gore techniques that transfer to Helbrutes.
Further reading
Other painters
- Chaos Space Marines paint hub
Black Legion recipe to match the walker.
Army recipes
Match the rest of the force
Common questions
How long does it take to paint Helbrute?
About 10 hours for a tabletop-to-display finish at difficulty 3 / 5.
What primer should I use for Helbrute?
Chaos Black
Where do I buy Helbrute?
Open the Chaos Space Marines Helbrute 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.