dark eldar color scheme suggestions needed

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**dumplingman**

So I'm finally getting around to painting my dark eldar force mostly consisting of wyches and their accompanying transports. I'm having a really tough time coming up with color scheme ideas. I want to avoid blues, purples, and browns as that is what I have been mostly using for my marines and tallarn forces. I'm leaning towards yellows, anyone got any ideas? I'm actually pretty bad with yellows so I'll take any advice people can give. I plan on putting allot of time into this project.

**The Dreadnote**

How about reds? Can't go wrong with reds!

**KingCracker**

Ive seen some nice tutorials on painting in yellows. black base, Ive seen people paint it orange, then yellow on top. Same thing with brown as an under coat then yellow ontop. Sounds weird I know but it looked pretty good.

**dumplingman**

cool thanks for the advice. I did a test on white and it didn't come out so well. I'll try with orange first. Thanks

**Avrik_Shasla**

Purple and Black has ALWAYS worked for the DE.

**Cryonicleech**

**SsevenN**

**Urban Guard**

for some reason i can imagine them in blazing orange

**Havoc13**

Hot pink!

**dumplingman**

you know I am totally thinking about blazing orange to haha. I just am sick of painting blues and browns. but thanks for the pics and everything.

**Clthomps**

Its all about Purple!

**dumplingman**

lol I know I'm trying something different man!! hahahha. I'm also so much better at darker colors.

**tastytaste**

If I had to do it all over again I would gone with black and blue. Instead I went the purple route and regretted it ever since.

**FITZZ**

The first army I ever painted was a Dark Eldar army way back in 3rd ed.
I basicly just copied the "Kabal of The Black Heart" color scheme (black,purple,gold,silver,white),nothing very original.
However.I always thought somthing "insect" like in nature would look cool on DE, a scheme utilizing yellows,greens,blacks & oranges...just a thought.

**dumplingman**

yeah I just spent days dunking old crappy paint jobs in simple green, reading them for repaint. They were also my first 3rd ed army.

**Urban Guard**

ORANGE would make them stand out quite well but insect would be awsome

**Lextheimpaler**

Black and bronze trim would be sweet