This one is hard to match, with nothing in another brand landing close in the same finish, the nearest being Orange Glaze from Two Thin Coats at 72 percent in a different finish class. Color-wise this is a vivid, light orange leaning warm. Within the The Army Painter range it ladders cleanly, Bony Matter for the shadows and Pastel Salmon for the highlights. If you need this exact color, buy the pot, since no other line reproduces it in the same finish.
Crusader Skin equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the colors that keeps The Army Painter pots in painters' cases. Across the mapped brands, nothing qualifies as a real equivalent.
Even the nearest color, Two Thin Coats Orange Glaze, dries slightly lighter than Crusader Skin, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Two Thin Coats
AK Interactive
Green Stuff World
Vallejo
Revell
Scale75
Citadel
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Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Crusader Skin?
The closest same-finish match is Two Thin Coats Orange Glaze at 72% color similarity.
Is Crusader Skin a one-coat paint?
Crusader Skin 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 Crusader Skin with?
Highlight Crusader Skin toward Pastel Salmon and shade it down into Bony Matter, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.