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SUGGESTED COLOUR MATCHES Which colours to choose? Having a base colour, and a matching Quickshade Wash will give you a great start to your painting project. Topping off with a nice highlight
colour will get you to the next level of painting miniatures. Read on to get a suggested set of matching colours for your personal paint scheme.
HOW TO READ THE COLOUR CHART:
Prime your miniature with your preferred colour primer, then you can
Pure Red
CP3006
use the suggested shade. Use the suggested highlight for a cool detail.
Primer: Pure Red Shadow: Soft Tone Highlight: Lava Orange
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WARPAINT COLOUR PRIMER QUICKSHADE WASH METALLIC WARPAINT
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SUGGESTED COLOUR MATCHES Primer: Matt White Shadow: Light Tone Highlight: Matt White
Uniform Grey CP3010
Crystal Blue CP3017
Primer: Uniform Grey Shadow: Dark Tone Highlight: Ash Grey
Primer: Crystal Blue Shadow: Blue Tone Highlight: Toxic Mist
Matt Black CP3001
Wolf Grey
CP3021
Ultramarine Blue CP3022
Primer: Skeleton Bone
Army Green CP3005
CP3014
Shadow: N/A Highlight: Dark Stone
Primer: Wolf Grey Shadow: Dark Tone Highlight: Fog Grey
Primer: Ultramarine Blue Shadow: Blue Tone Highlight: Crystal Blue
Primer: Necrotic Flesh
Shadow: Soft Tone
Shadow: Strong Tone
Highlight: Arid Earth
Highlight: Drake Tooth
Primer: Army Green Shadow: Military Shader Highlight: Scaly Hide
Primer: Greenskin
Greenskin
Primer: Matt Black
Shadow: Green Tone Highlight: Goblin Green
Goblin Green CP3024
Angel Green CP3020
Primer: Goblin Green Shadow: Green Tone Highlight: Jungle Green
Primer: Angel Green Shadow: Dark Tone Highlight: Greenskin
Primer: Barbarian Flesh Shadow: Flesh Wash Highlight: Elven Flesh
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SUGGESTED COLOUR MATCHES Fur Brown CP3016
Pure Red
CP3006
Chaotic Red CP3026
Primer: Fur Brown Shadow: Strong Tone
Primer: Pure Red Shadow: Soft Tone Highlight: Lava Orange
Primer: Leather Brown Shadow: Strong Tone Highlight: Troll Claws
Dragon Red CP3018
Primer: Dragon Red Shadow: Red Tone Highlight: Pure Red
Primer: Daemonic Yellow
Primer: Chaotic Red
Shadow: Light Tone
Shadow: Red Tone
Highlight: Arid Earth
Highlight: Dragon Red
Shadow: Mid Brown Highlight: Moon Dust
CP3008
CP3004
Highlight: Basilisk Brown
Primer: Desert Yellow
Plate Mail Metal
Leather Brown
Primer: Plate Mail Metal Shadow: Dark Tone Highlight: Shining Silver
Alien Purple CP3019
Gun Metal CP3025
Primer: Alien Purple Shadow: Purple Tone Highlight: Oozing Purple
Primer: Gun Metal Shadow: Dark Tone Highlight: Plate Mail Metal
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