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Model paint guide
How to paint Illuminor Szeras
Szeras is elongated necrodermis with staff and canoptek details. Match your dynasty metal and glow, then push the staff crystal. Unofficial fan recipe.
Difficulty 3 / 5 · ~8 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
Leadbelcher spray
Step
Metal body
Wash Leadbelcher with Nuln Oil and Agrax Earthshade. Drybrush Ironbreaker, edge Stormhost Silver. Keep the same metal as Imotekh and your Warriors.
Step
Glow and staff
Eyes and staff crystal: white undercoat, Talassar Blue or Warp Lightning, White Scar pinpoint. Optional Magos Purple on secondary glyphs for a Cryptek read.
Step
Base
Astrogranite drybrushed Administratum Grey. Add a few spare necrodermis scraps in Leadbelcher.
Buy paints
Paints for Illuminor Szeras
Colour chips are approximate. Buy links open live marketplace search for that Citadel paint across Shopify catalog stores and other sources.
- Find storesLeadbelcher
- Find storesNuln Oil
- Find storesIronbreaker
- Find storesStormhost Silver
- Find storesTalassar Blue
- Find storesWarp Lightning
- Find storesAstrogranite
- Find storesLeadbelcher spray
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
Metal weathering habits that transfer to Cryptek characters.
Further reading
Other painters
- How to paint Imotekh the Stormlord
Same dynasty metal and glow language.
Army recipes
Match the rest of the force
Common questions
How long does it take to paint Illuminor Szeras?
About 8 hours for a tabletop-to-display finish at difficulty 3 / 5.
What primer should I use for Illuminor Szeras?
Leadbelcher spray
Where do I buy Illuminor Szeras?
Open the Necrons Illuminor Szeras 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.