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Hi All,
So I have just started my brand new swarm, and I'm really excited to get started. Basically, I am hoping to take the Leviathan colour scheme, with the light flesh + shade + black carapace + carapace highlight, but I'm planning on changing the shade and carapace highlight for each different unit type. The issue that I'm having as I plunge in, however, is how to get the flesh tone that they have on the website. I've been doing a load of research, and see that some people go for a few options:
1) White spray, Rakarth Flesh Base + Shade + Screaming Skull layer + Pallid Wych Flesh highlight
2) White Spray, Rakarth Flesh base + Shade + Pallid Wych Flesh Layer + White Scar highlight
and still others just going
3) White Spray + Shade + Screaming Skull layer + Pallid Wych Flesh highlight

Option 1 seems to be the one GW goes for on their Youtube tutorials, but the skin looks much more yellow than how most models are painted on the store page, a bit like sour milk. But then when I see certain paint jobs they look a bit too white. Just as I've never seen a Tyranid army in the flesh, I was wondering if people could give me some advice on which paint job to go with.

Also, I will just list a few of the schemes I'll be going for, in case it affects my choice for skin colour:
a) Hive Tyrant: Agrax Earthshade for skin shade, mephiston red + evil sunz scarlet for carapace
b) Termagants: Seraphim sepia for skin shade, sotek green + temple guard blue for carapace
c) Gargoyles: Guegan Orange for skin shade, Celestra grey + slaanesh grey for carapace
d) HIve Guard: Coelia Greenshade for skin shade, Stegadon Green for carapace

Thanks in advance!

It's hard to judge colors without actually seeing them in person and even then they can vary due to lighting, backgrounds etc. In media, colors can be off in both the printing process and monitor settings. It's usually best to try the tutorial first if you're looking for GW's paint scheme and see what it llooks like in real life.

Thanks for the link. I have already watched all of the GW videos, and this was definitely the one where I was worried that it looked too spoiled-milk yellow at the end.

I think mine turned out decent but I undercoated white, then washed all the skin with a mix of Druchii violet and carroburg crimson. I then repainted the skin, possibly just white, and left the shade in the recesses. I think it looked alright, almost as if they had spent decades in complete darkness.