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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 388

Citadel Paint Conversion Chart

April 2012·p. 120

THE SHORT VERSION

The conversion chart pairs the outgoing Citadel colours with the closest colours in the new range, helping painters continue projects when an older pot runs out. Its introduction explicitly warns that these are suggested matches between different formulations rather than exact equivalents. The enlarged range also adds many colours without a direct predecessor, so the chart serves continuity while leaving room to expand an established palette.

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Sunburst YellowFlash Gitz YellowGolden YellowYriel YellowBlazing OrangeTroll Slayer OrangeBlood RedEvil Sunz ScarletRed GoreWazdakka RedScab RedKhorne RedDark FleshDoombull BrownDwarf FleshRatskin FleshElf FleshKislev FleshWarlock PurpleScreamer PinkLiche PurpleXereus PurpleRegal BlueKantor BlueUltramarines BlueAltdorf Guard BlueEnchanted BlueCaledor SkyShadow GreyThe FangSpace Wolves GreyFenrisian GreyIce BlueLothern BlueHawk TurquoiseSotek GreenDark Angels GreenCaliban GreenSnot GreenWarpstone GlowGoblin GreenWarboss GreenScorpion GreenMoot GreenRotting FleshNurgling GreenCamo GreenElysian GreenCatachan GreenCastellan GreenGraveyard EarthSteel Legion DrabScorched BrownRhinox HideBestial BrownMournfang BrownVermin BrownSkrag BrownSnakebite LeatherBalor BrownBubonic BrownZamesi DesertVomit BrownTau Light OchreDesert YellowTallarn SandKommando KhakiKarak StoneBleached BoneUshabti BoneFortress GreyAdministratum GreyCodex GreyDawnstoneChaos BlackAbaddon BlackSkull WhiteWhite ScarBurnished GoldAuric Armour GoldShining GoldGehenna’s GoldDwarf BronzeHashut CopperTin BitzWarplock BronzeBoltgun MetalLeadbelcherChainmailIronbreakerMithril SilverRunefang SteelBaal RedCarroburg CrimsonAsurmen BlueDrakenhof NightshadeLeviathan PurpleDruchii VioletDevlan MudAgrax EarthshadeOgryn FleshReikland FleshshadeGryphonne SepiaSeraphim SepiaThraka GreenBiel-Tan GreenBadab BlackNuln OilIyanden DarksunAverland SunsetMacharius Solar OrangeJokaero OrangeMechrite RedMephiston RedTausept OchreCalthan BrownKhemri BrownBaneblade BrownTallarn FleshCadian FleshtoneDheneb StoneRakarth FleshGretchin GreenDeathworld ForestKnarloc GreenLoren ForestOrkhide ShadeFenris GreyHormagaunt PurpleDaemonette HideMordian BlueMacragge BlueCharadon GraniteStormvermin FurNecron AbyssAdeptus BattlegreyMechanicus Standard GreyAstronomican GreyCelestra Grey

Indexes both the old and new names printed in this comparison chart; these are suggested matches, not claims of identical paint. Deathworld Forest is printed as one word here, unlike Death World Forest in the matrix.

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The All New Citadel Paint Range

The new range organises 145 paints around seven different tasks rather than asking every colour to perform in the same way. Base, Shade and Layer establish coverage, depth and highlights, while Dry, Texture, Glaze and Technical products support quicker basing and more specialised effects. Painters explain the practical advantages through small demonstrations, emphasising coordinated colours and repeatable methods for both individual models and whole armies.

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PaintingWD 388 · p. 35

Citadel Base

Duncan Rhodes explains how high pigment content makes Base paints useful for a smooth starting coat over either black or white undercoats. Examples show a red Space Marine and light colours covering dark primer, while the spray gun offers a way to apply the same foundation to many models. The advice treats a clean basecoat as the platform for later shading and layers, even when it differs from the final colour.

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PaintingWD 388 · p. 36

Citadel Shade

Chris Peach describes thin Shades that flow into recesses and dry matt, defining details rapidly across large numbers of models. Orc and Skaven examples use Agrax Earthshade, metal uses Nuln Oil and flesh changes with Reikland Fleshshade. The feature also shows washes staining white directly, allowing some schemes to bypass a conventional coloured base and achieve depth with very few stages.

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