We dip our brush into the deep and get stuck into a colour palette to lose our minds over

Words and photographs by Andy Leighton

PAINTS & TECHNIQUES

» Abaddon Black

» Agrax Earthshade

» Akhelion Green

» Apothecaery White

» Black Templar

» Blue Horror

» Creed Camo

» Dawnstone

» Death World Forest

» Dechala Lilac

» Deepkin Flesh

» Dorn Yellow

» Elysian Green

» Emperor’s Children

» Evil Sunz Scarlet

» Fenrisian Grey

» Fire Dragon Bright

» Flayed One Flesh

» Flesh Tearers Red

» Fulgrim Pink

» Gauss Blaster Green

» Genestealer Purple

» Gore-Grunta Fur

» Guilliman Flesh

» Iyanden Yellow

» Karak Stone

» Lamenters Yellow

» Lugganath Orange

» Nurgling Green

» Pallid Wych Flesh

» Pink Horror

» Rhinox Hide

» Slaanesh Grey

» Space Wolves Grey

» Squig Orange

» Steel Legion Drab

» Temple Guard Blue

» Terradon Turquoise

» Ulthuan Grey

» Ultramarines Blue

» Volupus Pink

» Waywatcher Green

» White Scar

» Wild Rider Red

» Wyldwood

Each model is split up into 4 stages, each with a list of colours and the corresponding paint that was used for it. Each stage uses a diff erent technique to achieve a similar eff ect on each element but with diff erent colours.

Stage 1 is basecoating. Base colours are applied using Citadel Contrast paints. This is applied in one even coat and provides a good, shaded basecoat.

Stage 2 is layering. This stage involves applying a layer of a lighter colour, generally focussed towards the top of the model. Layers, as the name would suggest, are applied with several light coats.

Stage 3 is for highlights. This stage involves adding definition using edge and line highlights to pick out the raised areas. This helps to define the features of the mini.