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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 416

Painting Masterclass: Materials & Textures

March 2017·pp. 128–133

THE SHORT VERSION

Max Faleij, Aidan Daly and the Army Painters explain how paint can make the same plastic suggest cloth, bone, leather, polished armour or fur. Sculpted and painted textures are distinguished, with advice on matching technique to surface, separating similar colours and using weathering to support a model’s story rather than obscure its shape.

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Celestra GreySeraphim SepiaUlthuan GreyWhite ScarRakarth FleshUshabti BoneNuln OilRhinox HideLeadbelcherTyphus CorrosionRyza RustNihilakh OxideNurgle’s RotAgrax EarthshadeReikland FleshshadeCarroburg CrimsonDruchii VioletBlood for the Blood GodAbaddon BlackGuilliman BlueSteel Legion DrabKarak StoneStirland Mud

Only paints explicitly named in this feature are indexed.

EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS

Painting techniques Weathering

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