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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 362

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February 2010·pp. 79–85

THE SHORT VERSION

The expanded painting surgery uses readers’ questions to teach cloth, Chapter insignia, reflective surfaces, red armour, weathering, horns and sculpted banners. Different painters demonstrate both the underlying visual decisions and the named colour sequences, from alternating reflections on a crystal blade to warm–cool contrast in reds. The format develops practical worked examples instead of offering only short answers, with techniques intended to transfer to many other miniatures.

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Every named colour below is searchable across the archive.

Catachan GreenBadab BlackKnarloc GreenCamo GreenBleached BoneSkull WhiteHawk TurquoiseSpace Wolves GreyRegal BlueIyanden DarksunChaos BlackShadow GreyDesert YellowScab RedBlood RedBlazing OrangeFortress GreySnot GreenDevlan MudRed GoreOgryn FleshDark FleshVermin BrownTausept OchreScorched BrownGraveyard EarthDheneb StoneKommando KhakiBaal RedCodex GreyAstronomican GreyVomit BrownKhemri Brown

All named recipe colours in the constituent tutorials are indexed, including explicitly cross-referenced horn methods. Unnamed colours are not guessed.

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Painting Beastmen

Duncan Rhodes supplies four compact recipes for a battle-ready Gor. Dark brown fur is drybrushed, washed and lightly highlighted, while flesh receives a warm wash and a pale finishing mix. Bone uses a brown foundation and controlled light edges, and metal is black-washed before bright silver highlights. The guide keeps each material distinct while remaining short enough to repeat across an entire herd.

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Painting Cloth

Joe Tomaszewski compares smooth blending with deliberate line highlighting on the same green cloak. Both begin from a shaded dark green, but one uses many gradual layers while the other relies on a few carefully placed marks at ridges and intersecting folds. The comparison makes clear that colour milestones do not prescribe identical brushwork, and that highlight placement remains essential even when the transitions are soft.

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Space Marine Chapters and Painting Iconography

Darren Latham links a custom Chapter’s name, badge and livery before demonstrating repeatable freehand insignia. A limited contrasting palette and company spot colour establish coherence, while plotted dots, connected outlines and blocked shapes make complicated icons manageable. Transfers and sculpted shoulder-pad symbols offer alternatives, and corrections with the background colour keep repeated badges consistent across an army without requiring a flawless first stroke.

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