Citadel Colour Spotlight: Why UK Miniature Painters Keep Coming Back
A practical UK guide to the Citadel paint range, best uses, and how to build a fast, reliable workflow.
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Painting Guide: Necron Immortals with DarkStar Metallic Recipes
Step-by-step Necron Immortals painting with DarkStar metallic triads, contrast control and edge highlights.
Contrast vs. Classic: Choosing Your Method
Contrast vs. Classic: Choosing Your Method One of the biggest questions we get at the shop is: “Should I buy Contrast paints or the classic Base/Layer range?” The answer depends entirely on your painting goals and how much time you have after work. When to go Contrast If you have 60 Gante or 40 Guardsmen […]
Leagues of Votann: The Greater Thurian League
Leagues of Votann: The Greater Thurian League The Leagues of Votann bring a fresh industrial aesthetic to the 41st Millennium. The Greater Thurian League scheme, with its teal armor and orange accents, is striking but requires a specific order of operations. The Industrial Recipe Armour: Stegadon Scale Green Suit: The Fang Orange: Jokaero Orange Painting […]
World Eaters: Blood for the Blood God
World Eaters: Blood for the Blood God Painting World Eaters is all about the red. It needs to be aggressive and vibrant. This guide covers the core red recipe and the best way to apply realistic gore effects. The Butcher’s Recipe Red Base: Mephiston Red Red Wash: Carroburg Crimson Technical: Blood for the Blood God […]
Painting Guide: Ork Boyz Speed Scheme with Citadel Base, Contrast and Shade
A beginner-friendly Ork Boyz painting guide using Citadel colours, with prep, colour choices and practical shortcuts.
Painting Aeldari Ulthwe: Clean Black Armor
Painting Aeldari Ulthwe: Clean Black Armor Black armor is famously difficult because it can easily look flat or unfinished. For the Aeldari of Craftworld Ulthwe, you need a method that preserves the sleekness of the armor while defining the shape. The Ulthwe Palette Base: Abaddon Black Highlight 1: Eshin Grey Highlight 2: Dawnstone The Masterclass […]
Adeptus Custodes: A Fast Way to Pro Gold
Adeptus Custodes: A Fast Way to Pro Gold Custodes are elite, and their gold armor should reflect that. You don’t need expensive gold leaf or hours of blending to get a regal result. This simple three-step metallic process is our go-to for the Emperor’s Finest. The Gold Standard Base: Retributor Armour Wash: Reikland Fleshshade Brighten: […]
Death Guard: Master the Art of Grime
Death Guard: Master the Art of Grime Painting Death Guard is one of the most rewarding projects because mistakes actually help the aesthetic. If you want that sickly, decayed look without it looking like a brown blob, follow this structured recipe. The Decay Card Armor: Death Guard Green Rot: Agrax Earthshade Rust: Typhus Corrosion Execution […]
Painting Tyranid Hive Fleet Leviathan: The Contrast Hack
Painting Tyranid Hive Fleet Leviathan: The Contrast Hack Tyranids are biological nightmares, and painting them traditionally can be a slog. By using Citadel Contrast, you can achieve the pale flesh and purple carapace of Hive Fleet Leviathan in half the time. What to Buy Primer: White Scar or Wraithbone Skin: Magos Purple (diluted) Carapace: Shyish […]