Interestingly when I look at the background information on Dark Elves in the third edition WFB rules it talks about them wearing dark clothes, but I don't see any reference to their skin being any lighter than other varieties of elves (Wood and High Elves). The implication being to use the Citadel Elf Flesh colour produced at the time (late 1980s and early 1990s). Most of the pictures in White Dwarf supported this idea. However by the time the 4th Edition codex came out in 1995 there is a reference to Dark Elves having pallid flesh although the pictures still showed typical elf flesh. The move to really pale flesh did not seem to happen until the next Codex for the 6th Edition in 2001 primarily with Witch Elves and harpies and continued in the 8th Edition codex in 2008 and for AOS. Basically the Dark Elves have gotten paler over time.
In the past I have used Citadel Elf Flesh washed with the Citadel or Reaper flesh wash (reddish brown) and then highlighted with a mix Elf Flesh and white. With the latest batch of Dark Elf figures I am painting I want the skin colour to be a little paler. I am not going to re-paint finished figures in regiments or heroes as all races can have variations of skin tone, just thinking of this for new regiments and heroes.
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| Citadel C13 General with my current Dark Elf Flesh colour with a base coat of Citadel Elf Flesh |
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| Citadel C13 General with my New Dark Elf Flesh colour with a base coat of Citadel Cadian Flesh |
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| Current flesh colour: The brightness of the light may be exaggerating the lightness of the skin tone. |
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| Current Dark Elf Flesh colour, less lighting than picture above |
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| 8th Ed. or AOS GW Sorceress painted by GW painters, showes the lighter skin tone for witch elves |
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