Painting Workshop: Layering Colour
April 2007·pp. 86–89
THE SHORT VERSION
Layering creates depth by reserving the original base colour between darker creases and lighter raised surfaces. The guide distinguishes direct painted shading from a thin wash and explains why increasingly narrow highlights give a smoother finish. A colour chart pairs the new Foundation range with established shades and highlights, while an Orc Warboss and Stormtrooper demonstrate the method on skin, cloth, armour and camouflage.
AT THE PAINTING DESK
Paints in this article
Every named colour below is searchable across the archive.
Charadon GraniteCodex GreyFortress GreyNecron AbyssBlack InkRegal BlueUltramarines BlueAstronomicon GreyShadow GreySpace Wolves GreySkull WhiteAdeptus BattlegreyFenris GreyHawk TurquoiseMordian BlueMidnight BlueEnchanted BlueIce BlueHormagaunt PurpleWarlock PurpleTentacle PinkMechrite RedChestnut InkBlood RedBlazing OrangeMacharius Solar OrangeFlesh WashFiery OrangeIyanden DarksunDesert YellowGolden YellowBad Moon YellowTausept OchreVomit BrownBleached BoneTallarn FleshDwarf FleshElf FleshCalthan BrownScorched BrownVermin BrownGretchin GreenDark Angels GreenCamo GreenScorpion GreenKnarloc GreenOrkhide ShadeCatachan GreenKhemri BrownBrown InkKommando KhakiDheneb StoneBoltgun MetalShining GoldMithril SilverBurnished GoldChainmailChaos BlackSunburst Yellow
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Find this article in White Dwarf 328, pp. 86–89.
This is an original summary. Refer to your magazine for the complete article, rules, images and painting steps.