This one is hard to match, with nothing in another brand landing close in the same finish, the nearest being Flesh Tearers Red from Citadel at 66 percent in a different finish class. Color-wise this is a vivid, dark red leaning warm. For highlights, the next step up in the The Army Painter range is Poppy Red. If you need this exact color, buy the pot, since no other line reproduces it in the same finish.
Slaughter Red 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, Citadel Flesh Tearers Red, dries slightly darker and warmer than Slaughter Red, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Citadel
Humbrol
Scale75
Vallejo
P3 Paints
Green Stuff World
AK Interactive
Monument Pro Acryl
Revell
Two Thin Coats
Tamiya
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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 Slaughter Red?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Flesh Tearers Red at 66% color similarity.
Is Slaughter Red a one-coat paint?
Slaughter 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 Slaughter Red with?
The next step up for highlighting Slaughter Red is Poppy Red in the The Army Painter range. Nothing sits directly below it in the same lane, so reach for a wash to shade.