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Painting Question: Cult of the Writhing Shadow

May 2022·p. 9

THE SHORT VERSION

The studio explains a Neophyte’s sinister palette through recipes for clothing, armour, skin and equipment. Carefully mixed shading uses ordinary opaque paints as well as washes, while bright final details stop the predominantly dark cultist from becoming an indistinct figure.

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Abaddon BlackAgrax EarthshadeBalthasar GoldCanoptek AlloyGal Vorbak RedGrey SeerHashut CopperIncubi DarknessKabalite GreenLahmian MediumLupercal GreenPink HorrorScreamer PinkScreaming SkullSeraphim SepiaUshabti BoneWhite ScarWraithbone

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