Citadel Layer: Thunderhawk Blue

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In this week’s Goonhammer Historicals we take a look at how to paint some of the most iconic uniforms of the English Civil War. Stage 1 is basecoating. Base colours are applied using flat colours. Since the models are primed a lighter colour these initial coats are applied slightly watered down, around 2 parts paint to 1 part water. When we think about what the English Civil War looked liked, it’s usually more-or-less identical sides, dressed in similar colours and distinguishable by either long hair or severe puritan scowls. There are a few iconic colours out there – the classic brown buff coat, or the first Redcoats in the New Model Army – but a lot of the time, we don’t have a set mental image of what colours we should be painting. Both on the table and in real life, there was (and is) a fairly bewildering array of colours you can paint your pike and shot.

Color Space Conversions Decimal 5282729 Binary 01010000, 10011011, 10101001 Hexadecimal #509ba9 LRV ≈ 28.0% Closest short hex #49a ΔE = 1.590 RGB rgb(80, 155, 169) RGBA rgba(80, 155, 169, 1.0) rg chromaticity r: 0.198, g: 0.384, b: 0.418 RYB red: 31.373%, yellow: 47.334%, blue: 66.275% Android / android.graphics.Color -11494487 / 0xff509ba9 HSL hsl(189, 36%, 49%) HSLA hsla(189, 36%, 49%, 1.0) HSV / HSB hue: 189° (189.438), saturation: 53% (0.527), value: 66% (0.663) HSP hue: 189.438, saturation: 52.663%, perceived brightness: 54.441% HSL uv (HUSL) H: 210.284, S: 72.857, L: 59.898 Cubehelix H: -178.429, S: 0.532, L: 0.526 TSL T: -1.658, S: 0.194, L: 0.526 CMYK cyan: 53% (0.527), magenta: 8% (0.083), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 34% (0.337) CMY cyan: 69% (0.686), magenta: 39% (0.392), yellow: 34% (0.337) XYZ X: 22.188, Y: 28.011, Z: 41.766 xyY x: 0.241, y: 0.305, Y: 28.011 CIELab L: 59.898, a: -19.280, b: -14.458 CIELuv L: 59.898, u: -32.305, v: -18.866 CIELCH / LCHab L: 59.898, C: 24.099, H: 216.865 CIELUV / LCHuv L: 59.898, C: 37.411, H: 210.284 Hunter-Lab L: 52.925, a: -17.785, b: -9.741 CIECAM02 J: 48.603, C: 35.259, h: 212.816, Q: 137.354, M: 30.833, s: 47.380, H: 270.221 OSA-UCS lightness: -10.115, jaune: -2.373, green: 3.846 LMS L: 21.510, M: 32.191, S: 41.520 YCbCr Y: 131.242, Cb: 145.246, Cr: 94.081 YCoCg Y: 139.750, Cg: 15.250, Co: -2.250 YDbDr Y: 134.171, Db: 52.412, Dr: 103.013 YPbPr Y: 140.033, Pb: 15.625, Pr: -38.144 xvYCC Y: 136.264, Cb: 141.725, Cr: 94.493 YIQ Y: 134.171, I: -49.176, Q: -11.503 YUV Y: 134.171, U: 17.140, V: -47.525 Okhsl h: 211.196, s: 0.547, l: 0.590 Okhsv h: 211.196. s: 0.543, v: 0.686 Okhwb h: 211.196, w: 0.314, b: 0.314 Oklab l: 0.647, a: -0.066, b: -0.040 Oklch l: 0.647, c: 0.077, h: 211.196 Munsell Color System 5B 6/6 ΔE = 4.297 Brand Color Salesforce ΔE = 8.729 Random Colors The Thunderhawk Blue paint from Citadel Colour is a high-quality acrylic paint that is specially formulated for use on miniature figurines. Its rich pigments provide excellent coverage and a smooth, matt finish, making it the perfect foundation color for layering and blending with other colors. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned miniature painter, this paint will be a valuable addition to your palette and help you achieve stunning results on your miniatures. It’s a versatile paint, which can be used as a base coat for a variety of army factions, particularly for Space Marines, Imperial Guard, and other Imperial forces, as well as for vehicles, buildings, and other terrain elements. It’s a deep, rich blue color that can be used to create a sense of depth and contrast on the miniatures. What Space Marine armies to paint with Thunderhawk Blue Blue areas: Stegadon Scale Green 20:80 with Citadel Thunderhawk Blue, then an extreme spot highlight of Thunderhawk and Vallejo Arctic White Now it’s time to tidy up. Do the trim and aquila in Runelord Brass (or Brassy Brass from Vallejo). The weapon and belt with pouches in Eshin Grey, gun details in Leadbelcher and the purity seal with Khorne Red and Rakarth Flesh. Leather – Edge highlight with Baneblade Brown and wash with Army Painter’s Strong Tone. Step 7 – Apply a Matte FinishImperial Fists: The Imperial Fists are a Space Marine chapter known for their yellow and blue color scheme. Thunderhawk Blue paint is perfect for painting the blue parts of the Imperial Fists’ armor, giving them a deep and rich look, it can also be used to paint the details and weathering on their armor, giving them a realistic and weathered look. Ironbreaker: This is a warm, metallic copper that can be used to paint the details and accents on the miniatures painted with Thunderhawk Blue. It can also be used to create a split-complementary color scheme. Do take your time when priming to get a smooth finish, as it makes all the difference to the end result. Step 2 – Apply Base Colours

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Color Charts If you do have any questions or suggestions on how to improve it for others, then please do let me know. Bolter – Base the metal areas in Leadbelcher, the red casing in Mephiston Red and the grip in Eshin Grey. Wash the metal and grip with NuIn Oil and casing with Carroburg Crimson. Highlight metals with Ironbreaker, grip with Eshin Grey and casing with Evil Sunz Scarlet. Ultramarines: The Ultramarines are one of the original Space Marine chapters and their color scheme is primarily blue. Thunderhawk Blue paint is perfect for painting the main body of the Ultramarines’ armor, giving them a deep and rich look. So, I applied several thin layers of Lahmian Medium all over the mini to tone down any unwanted shine.If you find yourself unsure of where to apply the highlights or spot highlights, look over the images alongside the guide and compare that stage to the last. Apply another highlight using Thunderhawk Blue, but this time concentrate on the top edges of the panels. The Thunderhawk Blue paint is a versatile paint that can be used to paint a wide variety of Space Marine armies in the Warhammer 40K universe. Here are three armies that would particularly benefit from using this paint: Each model is split up into 4 stages, each with a list of colours and the corresponding paint that was used for it. Each stage uses a different technique to achieve a similar effect on each element but with different colours.

Eye Lenses – Paint the full lens in Wazdakka Red then, leaving an edge of red, paint Evil Sunz Scarlet inside. Stage 3 is layering. This stage involves applying a layer of a lighter colour, generally focussed towards the top of the model, avoiding the areas previously shaded. This guide also features a lot of line highlights at this stage. This involves applying a thin line of paint to the raised areas and straight edges of the area. All skin tones in this article – and those in my entire army – were done loosely following the great How to paint everything article, using mainly but not exclusively paler tones. When working with Thunderhawk Blue paint, there are a variety of copper, blue and pink Citadel Colour paints that can be used to create interesting and dynamic color combinations. Here are a few options that can be used together with Thunderhawk Blue:I made this decision based on the knowledge that these Space Marine chapters have a lot of blue in their color schemes. Thunderhawk Blue paint can be used as a base coat for these chapters, providing an excellent foundation for layering, highlighting, and shading, giving them a deep and rich look. It can also be used to paint the details and weathering on the miniatures, giving them a realistic and weathered look. Thunderhawk Blue Colour Schemes & Combinations Using thinned down paints are wonderful for getting a smooth finish but the extra water or thinner in the mix can result in the end result being quite glossy. Sometimes this is great but in this case, I wanted the end result to look smooth and matte. Stage 4 is for final details and highlights. This stage involves adding the finishing touches, sometimes just small details like the eyes, or adding small highlights to increase definition. Purity Seals – Wash with Agrax Earthshade. Highlight with Wazdakka Red and Ushabti Bone. Add lines of writing in Eshin Grey.

Altdorf Guard Blue: This is a cool, muted blue that can be used to paint the details and accents on the miniatures painted with Thunderhawk Blue. It can also be used to create a analogous color scheme.This pic is two steps in one, sorry, I forgot to take a pic in between. Drybrush Thunderhawk Blue and then drown the model in Nuln Oil. Most painting tutorials will tell you not to let the wash pool and make sure it’s not too much. I just slather it on and let it pool anyway. In the next step this is cleaned up a bit again with the highlight. Pink Horror: This is a bright, vibrant pink that can be used to paint the details and accents on the miniatures painted with Thunderhawk Blue. It can also be used to create a split-complementary color scheme. Basecoat the white areas with Ulthuan Grey. Again, you want this super smooth, so use nice thin layers.