Hobgrot Hide is probably the colour I see the least use as it is quite similar to paints like of Balor Brown, Zandri Dust or Tallarn Sand, but then, most of those are Layer paints with weaker pigmenation and the more colours to choose from, the merrier. Thondia Brown is a nice dark brown that closes the gap between Rhinox Hide and Mournfang Brown. The most useful would probably be Orruk Flesh, which makes an excellent basecoat for achieving the light warm green skintone the ‘Eavy Metal team uses on most of the box art Ork and Orruk models. Coverage is on average with about two to three slightly thin coats needed for a perfectly opaque result.Īll in all these are useful additions to the Citadel paint range. I recommend a wash of Seraphim Sepia or Flesh Wash from The Army Painter’s Warpaints range, then highlights with Morghast Bone and Screaming Skull. From what I’ve seen it’s actually quite close to Tallarn Sand. Compared to Balor Brown it’s more muted and less orange. This is a mustard yellow paint that is more yellowish than Zandri Dust, but not as yellow as Averland Sunset. The coverage is pretty good, with only one to two thinned coats needed for a perfect result. For highlighting, I recommend Mournfang Brown. Thondia Brown works well with washes like Wyldwood Contrast thinned with Contrast Medium, Nuln Oil, or Dark or Strong Tone Wash from The Army Painter. The opacity is on average for a base paint, I needed about two to three slightly thinned coats for solid coverage.Ī warm chocolate brown that is lighter than Rhinox Hide, and quite similar to Catachan Flesh, though a nuance less reddish. Ogryn Camo might work, but would make the highlights quite yellowish. For highlights, I’d probably use Nurgling Green or add successive amounts of Ionrach Skin. For shading, I’d use Orruk Flesh contrast paint thinned with Contrast Medium, or Military Shader Wash from The Army Painter. This colour is a medium to light green with a warm olive hue, it’s quite similar to Elysian Green or old Camo Green, but a nuance more greenish, though not as green as Skarsnik Green. Let’s take a look at each paint, including this handy reference chart with similar existing Citadel Colours, all hand-painted over grey primed plasticard and photographed under a neutral 5500K light source: As usual for Citadel paints, they come in 12 ml flip-top pots. Base paints are paints with a higher pigmentation and often a slightly lower viscosity, designed to create a fully opaque basecoat with just a few coats. Orruk Flesh, Thondia Brown, and Hobgrot Hide are all part of the Citadel Base line.