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Warpstone Glow Paint Guide

Citadel (Games Workshop) Base #0F702A
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Army Painter Jungle Green 3.84 Good
Vallejo Model Color Intermediate Green (70.891) 4.40 Good
Vallejo Model Color Flat Green (70.968) 4.58 Good
AK Interactive EMERALD METALLIC GREEN 4.73 Good
AK Interactive DEEP GREEN 4.95 Good
Vallejo Game Color Livery Green (72.033) 5.56 Acceptable
Scale75 SC-18 Emerald Green 5.96 Acceptable
Citadel (Games Workshop) Snot Green 6.66 Acceptable
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Warpstone Glow paint guide

Warpstone Glow Paint: Colour, Type & Equivalents

As a standard basecoat paint, this colour is formulated for opaque coverage over primer in one to two controlled passes. Green tones feature heavily in Ork, Death Guard, and Dark Angels armies, where they define the army identity..
The closest Warpstone Glow equivalent is Greenskin (Army Painter) (ΔE 3.0).

Warpstone Glow is a base from Citadel (Games Workshop), commonly used for armour plates, cloth, and trim work.

Quick Equivalents

  • Closest equivalent: Greenskin (Army Painter) – ΔE 3.0
  • Vallejo equivalent: Intermediate Green (70.891) (Vallejo Model Color) – ΔE 4.4
  • Army Painter equivalent: Greenskin (Army Painter) – ΔE 3.0

How to Use Warpstone Glow

This paint is typically used for:

  • Base coat
  • Layering

Apply it over a suitable primer and build layers gradually. Coverage sits around good, so two thin coats usually give a more stable finish than one heavy pass, especially over a dark primer.

Paint Behavior and Tips

Consider the following when working with this paint:

  • Coverage: good — affects how many coats are needed over primer
  • Dilution: light thinning — keeping the right ratio maintains flow and prevents brushmarks
  • Interaction with washes and highlights: always run a highlight pass to verify the tone does not shift after drying

A good equivalent should remain stable after shading and highlighting. Test this alternative on the same primer and in the same recipe before switching a whole unit.

Miniature Painting Tips

For best results with Warpstone Glow on Warhammer and other miniature projects:

  • Use the same primer across the project to keep tonal consistency
  • Test on a spare part before applying to a full unit
  • Compare after shading and highlights, not just the base coat

Even small differences can become visible on a finished miniature. This match may behave differently on textured surfaces like cloth, fur, and metal trim once the full recipe is applied.

Conclusion

Choosing the right Warpstone Glow equivalent ensures consistent results across your painting workflow. Use this page as a paint conversion chart to compare the Vallejo equivalent, the Army Painter equivalent, and other close options before committing to a full army.

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💡 Tip

Use Warpstone Glow as your main base colour and build it up with thin, controlled coats. It has good coverage. It works best over a black primer. Thin it lightly. Good companion colours include Biel-Tan Green, Moot Green, Nuln Oil and Flash Gitz Yellow.

Do not force the basecoat into an NMM-style finish. It behaves much better in a standard layered workflow.

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Direct answer
How should you use Warpstone Glow on miniatures?

Use Warpstone Glow as your main base colour and build it up with thin, controlled coats. It has good coverage. It works best over a black primer. Thin it lightly. Good companion colours include Biel-Tan Green, Moot Green, Nuln Oil and Flash Gitz Yellow.

  • Citadel (Games Workshop) · Base
  • Base · #0F702A
  • Best for Base coat, Layering, OSL lighting
  • Pairs well with Biel-Tan Green, Moot Green, Nuln Oil

Method

This summary is built from the local usage notes, structured paint detail data, and the same Delta-E matching system used across ChromaStack.

Limits

Do not force the basecoat into an NMM-style finish. It behaves much better in a standard layered workflow.