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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 421

Ready for Battle: Converted Greatsword

August 2017·p. 125

THE SHORT VERSION

A white undercoat makes blue glazes and pale drybrushing an efficient route to Hallowguild cloth. Gold is painted and highlighted before flesh washes to avoid metallic specks contaminating the skin, leaving time for the lightning patterns that personalise the hoods.

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Corax WhiteGuilliman BlueLahmian MediumUlthuan GreyRetributor ArmourReikland FleshshadeStormhost Silver

The source repeatedly misspells Lahmian Medium as Lahmium Medium; the canonical paint name is indexed.

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