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EDITORIAL·WHITE DWARF 373

Standard Bearer: Painting through the Ages

January 2011·pp. 70–71

THE SHORT VERSION

A visit to the Citadel Miniatures Hall prompts Jervis Johnson to trace painting’s development from block-coloured enamels to water-thinned acrylics, layered highlights and scenic bases. He credits the ’Eavy Metal team and published guides with spreading techniques, then considers how Foundation paints and washes improved ordinary army painting. Aly Morrison’s continued experiments illustrate the practical lesson: keep learning and choose methods that serve the desired effect rather than treating one approach as final.

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