This one is hard to match, with nothing in another brand landing close in the same finish, the nearest being Clear Orange from Vallejo at 73 percent in a different finish class. Blood Red sits in the red family: mid-tone in tone, vivid in saturation, warm in cast. Highlight it toward Bright Red, the nearest lighter paint in the The Army Painter lane. For a true match, stick with the original; cross-brand substitutes will read as a different color.
Blood Red equivalents in other ranges
We ran The Army Painter Blood Red against every mapped catalog and came up empty: no brand makes a color close enough to call an equivalent.
Even the nearest color, Vallejo Clear Orange, dries clearly cooler and more muted than Blood Red, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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80sUsable
<70Mix
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Revell
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Two Thin Coats
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Blood Red?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Clear Orange at 73% color similarity.
Is Blood Red a one-coat paint?
Blood Red is a contrast paint, made to basecoat and shade in a single pass over a light primer. One coat drops color into the recesses and leaves the raised areas brighter; a second coat deepens the tone if you want it richer.
What do I highlight and shade Blood Red with?
The next step up for highlighting Blood Red is Bright Red in the The Army Painter range. Nothing sits directly below it in the same lane, so reach for a wash to shade.