What Are Citadel Contrast Paints? Citadel Contrast paints have revolutionized the miniature painting hobby. Designed to provide a base coat, shade, and highlight in a single application, these paints flow over your miniatures, settling into the recesses to create immediate depth while tinting the raised areas for a natural highlight. How to Apply Contrast Paints […]
The Magic of Citadel Shades If you ask any UK hobbyist what their secret weapon is, they’ll invariably point to a pot of Citadel Shade. Shades (commonly referred to as washes) are incredibly thin, pigment-dense paints designed to flow effortlessly into the recesses of your miniatures, creating instant shading, depth, and definition. But the two […]
What Exactly is Drybrushing? If you are looking for the absolute fastest way to pick out details and add highlights to heavily textured miniatures, drybrushing is your best mate. Drybrushing is one of the oldest, most reliable, and frankly, most satisfying techniques in miniature painting. It involves loading a stiff-bristled brush with paint, wiping almost […]
Building Your Core Paint Collection With literally hundreds of paints in the Citadel range, figuring out where to start can be more overwhelming than trying to understand the rules for line-of-sight in a dense terrain setup. Whether you are painting Warhammer 40k, Age of Sigmar, or just some Dungeons & Dragons miniatures for your next […]
Starting Your Space Marine Army So, you’ve taken the plunge into the grim darkness of the far future, and you’ve chosen the Emperor’s finest. Space Marines are the iconic poster boys of Warhammer 40,000, and for very good reason. Their broad, curved ceramite armour panels make them an excellent starting point for new hobbyists learning […]
What Exactly Are Citadel Contrast Paints? If there’s one thing that unites UK tabletop gamers—aside from complaining about the weather and rolling ones on critical saves—it’s the eternal search for a faster way to paint our grey plastic mountains. Enter Citadel Contrast paints. These little pots of liquid sorcery have completely revolutionised the miniature painting […]
