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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 466

Paint Splatter: Emissaries Imperatus

July 2021·pp. 66–67

THE SHORT VERSION

A Custodian Warden demonstrates the Emissaries’ gold armour and traditional white robes, accented by warm red and blue weapons. The guide preserves definition in pale cloth through diluted cool shading and stresses cleaning metallic pigment from the water before moving onto non-metallic colours.

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