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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 492

Da Risin’ Moon

September 2023·pp. 94–95

THE SHORT VERSION

Chris Charles divides his Gloomspite Vanguard into small, achievable painting goals and reuses the established grot and squig schemes to maintain momentum. For the Troggoths he focuses effort on faces, weapons and bases, combining zenithal undercoats, airbrushed blue skin and simpler treatment of minor details to finish a coherent group.

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Chaos BlackMechanicus Standard GreyGrey SeerStegadon Scale GreenFenrisian GreyCoelia GreenshadeAbaddon BlackThunderhawk BlueBlue HorrorBugman’s GlowCadian FleshtoneKislev FleshKhorne RedDryad BarkSteel Legion DrabAgrax EarthshadeBaneblade BrownKarak StoneMournfang BrownBalor BrownDawnstoneUshabti Bone

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