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June 2022·pp. 4–7

THE SHORT VERSION

Readers describe the value of painting as a creative and relaxing activity, with personal accounts of returning to the hobby. Galleries and questions range from Khârn and psychic power to a vivid phoenix, showing how individual stories and practical advice can renew a collection.

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Abaddon BlackAgrax EarthshadeBiel-Tan GreenBlack TemplarCaliban GreenCarroburg CrimsonCoelia GreenshadeDorn YellowEmperor’s ChildrenFlash Gitz YellowFulgrim PinkGal Vorbak RedIron Hands SteelKantor BlueKarak StoneLahmian MediumLiberator GoldMoot GreenMorghast BonePallid Wych FleshPink HorrorRetributor ArmourScreamer PinkScreaming SkullSeraphim SepiaSkavenblight DingeStormhost SilverStormvermin FurUshabti BoneWarp LightningWarpstone GlowWhite ScarZandri Dust

Only explicitly named paints used in the feature are indexed.

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Painting Question: Frostheart Phoenix

Rich Packer explains a striking phoenix through layers progressing from dark colours to pale highlights. Glazes soften the transitions and connect contrasting hues, while separate metallic recipes give the rider and decorative equipment their own controlled shine.

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Worlds of Warhammer: Narrative Campaigns

Andy Clark contrasts open-ended sandboxes, prewritten progression systems and branching stories. Starting with a few evocative places and accommodating each faction gives players room to create events together, while Crusade or Path to Glory can provide a useful additional layer without dictating the campaign’s entire structure.

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LoreWD 477 · pp. 14–19

Realmscapes: The Realm of Fire

Aqshy’s violent landscapes and passionate peoples frame the long struggle for the Great Parch. Maps and landmark accounts connect expanding free cities to Khorne’s surviving strongholds and the raiding ghoul kingdoms, where predatory expeditions appear to their deluded participants as noble commerce and exploration.

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