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Miniature Painting

THE COMPLETE PAINT
REFERENCE GUIDE

Cross-brand colour equivalents, faction colour schemes, layering recipes, skin tones, basing guides, and more — all in one place.

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Colour Equivalents
Cross-reference colours across Citadel, Vallejo, Army Painter, P3, Reaper, and more.
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Paint Recipes
Base, shade, layer, and highlight combinations for every common armour colour and material.
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Faction Guides
Complete painting guides for every major Warhammer 40K and Age of Sigmar faction.
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Skin & Materials
Skin tones, leather, metal, wood, stone, gems, flames, and terrain bases.

Fundamentals

Essential principles every miniature painter should know.

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Thin your paints — two thin coats always beats one thick coat. Aim for milk consistency.
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Prime first — black = dark & muted. White/grey = bright & vibrant. Match to desired outcome.
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Base → Shade → Layer → Highlight — the core workflow for painting any miniature.
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Equivalents are approximate — undertone, opacity and finish vary between brands.
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Washes go into recesses — they provide instant depth and definition to any model.
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Edge highlight — a fine line of lighter colour along edges brings a model to life.
Colour Reference

PAINT EQUIVALENTS

Cross-brand colour matching across major miniature paint manufacturers.

All Whites Blacks Greys Reds Oranges Yellows Greens Blues Purples Browns Flesh Golds Silvers
Painting Guide

PAINT RECIPES

Step-by-step colour combinations for armour, metallics, cloth, and effects.

All Armour Metallics Cloth Organic Effects
Technique Guide

PAINTING MATERIALS

How to paint metals, stone, wood, leather, gems, and more.

Character Painting

SKIN TONES

Recipes for human, xenos, daemon, and undead skin.

Terrain

BASING GUIDE

Terrain and base recipes for every environment.

Warhammer 40,000

SPACE MARINES

Chapter painting guides for the Adeptus Astartes.

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Visit games-workshop.com or the free Citadel Colour App for photographic step-by-step references.
Warhammer 40,000

CHAOS MARINES

Traitor Legion painting guides.

Warhammer 40,000

FORCES OF THE IMPERIUM

Astra Militarum, Mechanicus, Custodes, Sororitas.

Warhammer 40,000

XENOS FACTIONS

Aeldari, Orks, Tyranids, Necrons, T'au, and more.

Age of Sigmar

GRAND ALLIANCE ORDER

Stormcast, Lumineth, Sylvaneth, Deepkin, and allies.

Age of Sigmar

GRAND ALLIANCE CHAOS

Dark Gods, Skaven, and their mortal followers.

Age of Sigmar

GRAND ALLIANCE DEATH

Vampires, ghosts, ghouls, and the legions of bone.

Age of Sigmar

GRAND ALLIANCE DESTRUCTION

Orruks, Grots, Ogors, and Gargants.

Quick Reference

WASHES & CONTRASTS

Cross-brand wash equivalents and Contrast / Speed Paint comparisons.

External

IMAGE REFERENCES

Where to find painted examples, tutorials, and inspiration.

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