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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 403

Painting Bases: Five Army Treatments

July 2013·p. 120

THE SHORT VERSION

Five examples make different forces feel at home on recognisable battlefields. Matt’s ash wastes, Dan’s snow and Andrew’s urban debris sit alongside a plague base and Jes’s Tyranid ground. Texture paint, scenic fragments and drybrushing establish the main surfaces. Shared basing can also unite otherwise separate armies for Apocalypse.

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Paints in this article

Every named colour below is searchable across the archive.

XV-88Reikland FleshshadeBalor BrownTyrant SkullSkavenblight DingeGehenna’s GoldAdministratum GreyAgrax EarthshadeAthonian CamoshadeAverland SunsetMournfang BrownDoombull BrownDawnstoneNurgling GreenBlackfire EarthArmageddon DustScreaming Skull

All explicitly named paints and finishes are indexed under their historical source names. See the original for mixtures and application order.

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Ash wastes Snow Plague base Urban waste Tyranid bases Unified basing

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