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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 493

Akhelian King

October 2023·p. 65

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Ash Lowe repeats the queen’s reflected-water technique on a Ghyran-themed king, changing the cloak to vivid greens while retaining a matching painting style. Golden armour and amber stones supply warm accents, and beach sand beneath tinted transparent resin gives both royal models their blue or green water setting.

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Retributor ArmourTyran BlueLiberator GoldCryptek AlloyRhinox HideMournfang BrownSkrag BrownFire Dragon BrightCaliban GreenWarpstone GlowMoot GreenPhalanx Yellow

The recipe explicitly prints “Cryptek Alloy”; that source spelling is retained rather than substituting a different metallic paint.

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