Games Workshop Citadel Pot de Peinture - Technical Texture Mordant Earth (24ml)

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Imperial Fists: Mordant Earth is a great choice for painting the yellow power armor of the Imperial Fists Space Marine chapter. When used as a base coat, it provides a natural and realistic earthy tone that complements the bright yellow, making the armor stand out. I wondered at first if the white I was seeing was the base material of the Mordant Earth somehow separated from the pigment, but no, the paint itself had pulled apart. I was able to peel off the toppings from the base and this is what it looked like underneath – you can definitely see where the red paint retracted leaving chunks of white showing through. Weird, and kind of gross.

To return your product, you should mail your product to: Ashdown Gaming, The Wheatsheaf, Mount Pleasant, Crowborough, TN6 2NF, United KingdomFor the OSL technique, I used this simple video for OSL for Beginners from Next Level Painting. This glazing video from Next Level Painting was also useful for seeing how thin you can go with a glaze to slowly build up colours.

Averland Sunset (flesh tone) – This warm, orangey-brown flesh tone works well with Mordant Earth as a split-complementary color combination, creating a bold contrast that helps to make the details pop. But when I applied this approach with Mordant Earth I found the PVA itself and the layer of paint under it also pulled apart leaving the primed base or maybe the milky PVA underneath exposed. When painting with Mordant Earth, you can create an eye-catching contrast by combining it with a range of flesh tones, brass, and teal colors. The following are some Citadel Color paints that can be used with Mordant Earth:Mordant Earth from Citadel Colour is a versatile and reliable paint for miniature painting. With its rich, brown hue and matte finish, it provides a perfect foundation for creating a range of natural and earthy tones on your miniatures. The high-quality pigments in this acrylic paint ensure excellent coverage, making it an ideal choice for beginners or experienced painters looking for a dependable base coat. Whether you’re painting soldiers, tanks, or terrain, Mordant Earth is a must-have in any miniature painter’s palette. What Space Marine armies to paint with Mordant Earth Temple Guard Blue (teal) – This cool, blue-green teal color provides a balanced contrast with Mordant Earth, creating a harmonious color combo that works well for painting infantry and tanks.

I threw the last one in there because I thought I should try the old school approach rather than all these fancy technical paints, just to be sure. These recommendations are made based on the ability of Mordant Earth to create a solid foundation for the subsequent layers of paint, allowing for a natural and harmonious look for each of these factions in the Warhammer 40K universe. Mordant Earth Colour Schemes & Combinations In addition, I thought the surface of the dried Mordant Earth was just too smooth and shiny for what I had in mind. It was far more pāhoehoe than ʻaʻā. It looked frankly like a hard chocolate coating which just made me need to get some ice cream while I pondered what I was going to do next. What Went Wrong, and How to Do It BetterI recently got it in my head to make some lava bases for a new army – cooled bits of stone over hot molten magma. While poking around the internet on how to make them look good I noted a recent(ish) Citadel Technical paint – Mordant Earth. But a test base had some strange results so I thought I’d document my experimentation with it and other methods for the benefit of you, gentle reader.

But let’s also look at the texture of the results. I still don’t love the very flat, smooth surface of the dried Mordant Earth. And the fragments in some of the cases (5 and 7, to a lesser degree 4 and 6) are very small, which makes standing a figure on them fairly difficult unless it is straddling multiple fragments – not out of the question but not exactly what I was looking for. The size of the fragments in the Martian Ironcrust is more what I was hoping for. The surface texture of the Martian Ironcrust was also a little rougher, closer to the ʻaʻā that I was trying for although not as close as pure Astrogranite Debris. Painted with some Eshin Grey that would probably look very good. The pure Astrogranite Debris was probably the closest but the coverage wasn’t great. It shrinks up a bit as well, although certainly not as much as the Mordant Earth so I would need to increase the coverage if this is the approach I choose. Balthasar Gold (brass) – This rich metallic brass color provides a warm, luxurious accent to Mordant Earth, making it a great choice for painting Space Marine armor, guns, or machinery. It was at this point that I was discussing the bases with my brother, and he obnoxiously asked if I’d used straight PVA or watered down. Another variable to consider, another round of samples!Off again to the internet and I found a video on Warhammer TV suggesting to put down ‘Ardcoat on top of the paint rather than PVA. Same principle I suppose and a good place to start. And should the PVA be above or below the paint? I broke down a number of test scenarios and set about to see what would look best. All of these bases were primed with Wraithbone first, all references to “paint” are a splotched mix of Mephiston Red, Vallejo Light Orange, and Vallejo Flat Yellow. Here’s what I inflicted on each one: