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Gareth’s Ultramarines: Freehand and Details

October 2013·p. 117

THE SHORT VERSION

Gareth prefers hand-painted insignia that match the surrounding miniature’s finish. Repeated grey stages establish shapes before pale paint completes the symbols. Separate guides cover green lenses and parchment with red wax. Patiently controlled, thinned paint lets him fit markings into areas and sizes a transfer might not suit.

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Every named colour below is searchable across the archive.

Warpstone GlowMoot GreenWhite ScarTallarn SandKarak StoneRhinox HideKhorne RedPink HorrorFenrisian GreyCaledor SkyUlthuan Grey

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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Freehand Chapter symbol Tactical arrow Green lenses Purity seals Hand-painted heraldry

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