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Basing Masterclass: Same Bases, Different Colours

January 2020·p. 122

THE SHORT VERSION

Andy Barlow varies a shared Shattered Dominion basing method across five Ossiarch Bonereapers. Green marble, desert sand, frozen earth, a luminous River of Souls and algae-covered ruins show how base colours can contrast with or reinforce the miniature, with individual recipes and texture-paint advice.

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ArdcoatDawnstoneDryad BarkHellion GreenKabalite GreenKarak StoneMoot GreenSkeleton HordeSteel Legion DrabStirland MudStormvermin FurSybarite GreenUshabti BoneValhallan BlizzardWarp LightningWraithboneZandri DustIncubi Green

All named paints are indexed, including the printed name “Incubi Green”; this appears to be a source typo and is retained without assuming a replacement.

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