Paints & tools, ToP Tips

ToP Tip: The best midnight cyan sea blue paints

8 vivid blue paint sample squares from light to dark on a dark background, Stahly's best paint picks for rich sea blue

This weekend sees a host of new Ultramarines models going up for preorder – the perfect opportunity to dig through my paint archive in search of outstanding blue tones. Although, the blue palettes in this post are actually inspired more by the treacherous Night Lords…

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Paints & tools, ToP Tips

ToP Tip: The best Salamanders 30k & 40k green paints

8 green paint sample squares from light to dark on a dark background, Stahly's best paint picks for Salamanders green

The Salamanders are not only the “poster boy” faction of the current edition of The Horus Heresy, they’ve also recently received a new Combat Patrol and a model for Vulkan He’stan. But like many Legions and Chapters, their heraldic colours have changed over the centuries. In this post, I’m once again rummaging through my paint archive to put together two green palettes for the Salamanders in the 31st and 41st Millennium.

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Paints & tools, ToP Tips

ToP Tip: The best gold & copper paints

Stahly's Paint Picks: The best warm gold & copper paints

Today, I have two quartets of metallic paints for you. One set consists of warm golds, perfect for Stormcast Eternals, Adeptus Custodes, or any golden details. The other set includes four reddish copper tones ranging from light to dark, perhaps an inspiration for painting the various infernal Skaven contraceptions in Age of Sigmar’s new Skaventide box.

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