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Painting Palace Guards

December 2013·pp. 110–111

THE SHORT VERSION

Dan paints the ornate armour gold before filling its larger panels, saving the need to trace every tiny filigree. A translucent green layer tints silver without concealing its metallic finish. Related browns and beiges unite shields, veils and cloaks. The leather tunics explicitly follow the Ranger recipe, extending that limited palette across both units.

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Sycorax BronzeAgrax EarthshadeGolden GriffonIronbreakerSeraphim SepiaLoren ForestLahmian MediumWarplock BronzeXV-88Tallarn SandRhinox HideKarak StoneScreaming SkullNuln OilRunefang SteelCoelia GreenshadeGorthor Brown

The tunics explicitly use printed112: Rhinox Hide, Gorthor Brown and Tallarn Sand are therefore included. Source XV88 is normalised to XV-88.

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