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Conversions
Contrast vs Speedpaint: The One-Coat Ranges, by the NumbersCitadel Contrast and Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 compared on the numbers that matter — range size, color coverage, gaps, and price per milliliter — with the measured cross-matches between them.
Citadel to Vallejo: how paint conversion actually worksA plain-English look at converting Citadel paints to Vallejo equivalents, why color distance is only half the story, and where finish type matters most.
Citadel Base Paints: The Foundation ColorsWhat Citadel base paints are for, how they differ from layer and contrast paints, and which ones to buy first out of the full 57-color range.
Citadel Grey and Black Paints ComparedHow Citadel's greys and blacks differ across the base, layer, and contrast ranges, and which one to reach for on stone, metal, or shadow work.Reference shelf
Techniques
What Colors Make Black Paint? Mixing Rich Chromatic BlacksHow to mix black from paints you already own, why mixed "chromatic black" beats tube black for shading, and the pairs that get you there — plus how to steer a black warm or cool.
Zenithal Priming: What It Is and When It's Worth ItHow zenithal priming builds a light map with two or three sprays, when it beats a flat primer coat, and how to paint over it with glazes, one-coat paints, or regular acrylics.
What Colors Make Purple Paint? (And Why Yours Turns Grey)Why red plus blue so often mixes into grey-mud instead of purple, which reds and blues actually work, and how to steer a mix toward violet, plum, or lavender.
What Colors Make Brown Paint? Every Mix That WorksThe three reliable ways to mix brown from paints you already own — complementary pairs, the primaries route, and orange plus blue — with how to steer the result warmer, cooler, lighter, or richer.Reference shelf
Getting started
Miniature Painting Supplies: What You Actually NeedThe miniature painting supplies that earn their place on the desk — paints, primer, brushes, palette, and light — and the aisle of extras you can skip until a specific job demands them.
How to Paint Miniatures: The Whole Process in One PageThe complete miniature painting workflow — prep, prime, base coat, wash, highlight, details, varnish — with the decision points that matter and links to go deeper at every step.
Best Miniature Paint Set: How to Pick Your First OneWhat a starter paint set must contain to be worth buying, how the major brands' starter boxes differ, and the colors a set can skip that you will need within a month.
Miniature Painting Supplies: The Starter ListThe actual supplies a new miniature painter needs beyond paint itself, from primer and brushes to a wet palette, and what to skip until later.
