Smoke Grey Wash is genuinely hard to match: no other brand has a same-finish equivalent close enough to swap, and the nearest color anywhere, The Army Painter Ashen Stone at 59 percent, is a different finish. In the pot, Smoke Grey Wash reads as a neutral grey, light and muted. For modelling, drop to Archaic Sepia Wash in the recesses and step up to Red Glaze on the edges, both Two Thin Coats paints. If you need this exact color, buy the pot, since no other line reproduces it in the same finish.
Smoke Grey Wash equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the colors that keeps Two Thin Coats pots in painters' cases. Across the mapped brands, nothing qualifies as a real equivalent.
Even the nearest color, The Army Painter Ashen Stone, dries clearly cooler than Smoke Grey Wash, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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80sUsable
<70Mix
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About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Two Thin Coats Smoke Grey Wash?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Ashen Stone at 59% color similarity.
What is Smoke Grey Wash used for?
Smoke Grey Wash is a wash that flows into recesses and pools in shadow. Common uses: all over grime shade; deepen recesses and panel lines.
What do I highlight and shade Smoke Grey Wash with?
Highlight Smoke Grey Wash toward Red Glaze and shade it down into Archaic Sepia Wash, both Two Thin Coats paints in the same finish family.