'Eavy Metal shows what Warhammer Tone Pro looks like in blue and other colours

Games Workshop is rolling out its new Warhammer Tone Pro paint range with a series of articles from the 'Eavy Metal team, and the latest one adds more colours. As someone who likes seeing how professional painters approach a model, I found the whole series worth following.

The range was one of the headline reveals of the Big Autumn Preview. It contains 30 new colours, each split into five easy-to-use tones, so 150 paints in total. As an example, the Ultramarines' power armour runs from Ultramar Blue 1, the darkest, to Ultramar Blue 5, the lightest. The new formula is meant to work straight from the pot, and the same paint can be used for glazing, shading, highlighting, basecoating and drybrushing. The colours are vibrant, and even yellows and whites are said to cover well in a single coat.

There are also two mediums. Shading Medium lowers pigment density without changing flow or finish, so any Tone Pro paint can become a shade or glaze. Blending Medium extends drying time to help with smooth transitions. A new set of Dry brushes with curved tips and tight bristles rounds out the launch.

Beyond the paints, Warhammer Community has been publishing interviews with well-known painters, including Roman Lappat, Angelo Di Chello and Kentaro Ikeda, all talking about the range. The 'Eavy Metal articles go colour by colour, listing which tones they used on specific parts of a model, and I think that recipe format is the most practical part for hobbyists who want to try the paints themselves.

If you collect Warhammer miniatures, these pages are a good place to compare how the tones stack up before deciding which ones to buy.

Source: Warhammer Community