Adepta Sororitas – Painting Notebook

Inspiration and Notes

Argent Shroud

Tutorial : Contrast+ How to Paint: Order of the Argent Shroud

Argent Shroud – Vehicle Examples

Titans Studio Examples

Paint Notes

Model Examples

Draft – Still adding highlights

Paints I am currently using for Model Examples

Paint	Element
Warpaints Fanatic Metallic: Cobalt Metal	Armor Plates – Weapon Steel
Warpaints Fanatic Metallic: Red Copper	Armor Trim – Mechanical Elements
Vallejo True Metallic Metal: Ruby Red: Base	Weapon Plate
Vallejo True Metallic Metal: Ruby Red: Light	Weapon Plate Highlight
Vallejo Game Color: Black	Mechanical Elements
Vallejo Model Color: Cork Brown : Shade	Parchment – Cloth
Vallejo Model Color: Desert Tan: Base	Parchment – Cloth
Vallejo Game Color: Bone White : Light	Parchment – Cloth

Warpaint Fanatic Conversion Chart

Argent Shroud Color Conversions

Based on Tutorial: Contrast+ How to Paint: Order of the Argent Shroud

Argent Shroud – Base colors (Citadel → Army Painter)

*Color Matching output from ChatGPT

Iron Hands Steel → (no reliable 1:1 listed); closest practical pick is usually Plate Mail Metal (mid steel). (Metallic matches are the least reliable.)
Runefang Steel → Warpaints: Shining Silver
Stormhost Silver → (no reliable 1:1 listed); closest practical pick is usually Shining Silver (brighter silver).
Screaming Skull → Warpaints: Bleached Bone (common match in conversion charts)
Pallid Wych Flesh → Fanatic: Pallid Bone (listed as a close substitute for similar bone/ivory tones in contrast-style comparisons)
Mephiston Red → Warpaints: Vampire Red
Evil Sunz Scarlet → Warpaints: Pure Red
Wild Rider Red → Warpaints: Mars Red
Iron Warriors → Warpaints: Gun Metal (common conversion-chart pairing)
Retributor Armour → Warpaints: Bright Gold
Corax White → Warpaints: Matt White
Liberator Gold → Warpaints: Bright Gold (it’s also explicitly listed as linked to Retributor Armour in ArmyCrafter’s alternatives)
Fire Dragon Bright → Warpaints (Zombiecide): Prison Jumpsuit
Balor Brown → Fanatic: Leather Brown (very close “warm brown” family match)
Zamesi Desert → Fanatic: Fiendish Yellow (also: Warpaints Phoenix Flames)
Flayed One Flesh → (no clean AP mapping in the charts I pulled); closest is usually a light desaturated flesh/khaki (check Fanatic: Topaz Skin/Buffed Hide depending on whether you want warmer/cooler).
Mourning Brown (assuming you meant Mournfang Brown) → Fanatic: Bootstrap Brown (same “dark leather brown” neighborhood as Wyldwood-family matches)
Tuskgor Fur → Fanatic: Ruddy Umber (same red-brown leather family)
Fulgrim Pink → Speedpaint 2.0: Murder Scene is a close “strong pink/magenta” match-line option
Phalanx Yellow → Fanatic: Fiendish Yellow (bright strong yellow family; AP’s closest “clean yellow” often sits here)
Administratum Grey → Fanatic: Ash Grey
Corvus Black → Warpaints: Necromancer Cloak

Argent Shroud – Contrast colors (Citadel Contrast → Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 unless noted)

Black Templar → Grim Black (often cited as the closest; note it skews a bit cooler/darker)
Talassar Blue → Highlord Blue
Basilicanum Grey → Gravelord Grey (a touch darker than Basilicanum)
Flesh Tearers Red → Slaughter Red (close, but Slaughter tends to show a bit more highlight)
Wyldwood → (no direct Speedpaint 2.0 match listed); closest matches shown are Fanatic: Tree Ancient / Leather Brown
Skeleton Horde → Fanatic: Skeleton Bone (also: Warpaints Banshee Brown)
Blood Angels Red → Slaughter Red (explicit match)
Volupus Pink → Murder Scene
Fyreslayer Flesh → Fanatic: Ruddy Umber
Guilliman Flesh → Fanatic: Topaz Skin (or Buffed Hide)
Cygor Brown → Satchel Brown
Iyanden Yellow → Zealot Yellow (close, but a bit more orange)

Argent Shroud – Technical colors

Stirland Battlemire → Army Painter doesn’t really do a direct “crackle/mud texture paste” equivalent in the same way; closest workflow is Battlefield basing material (Brown Battleground) for grit + then Effects: Wet Mudfor the “wet” look.
Tyrant Skull → Tyrant Skull is essentially a thicker drybrush version of Screaming Skull → so use the same AP match as Screaming Skull (Bleached Bone).

Argent Shroud – Base colors (Citadel → Vallejo)

Metallics

Iron Hands Steel → Vallejo Game Color: Plate Mail Metal
Iron Warriors → Vallejo Hobby Paint: Gunmetal (28.031) (also suggested: Vallejo Metal Color Dark Aluminium 77.703 / Magnesium 77.711 as close alternates)
Runefang Steel → Vallejo Game Color: Shining Silver
Stormhost Silver → Vallejo Game Color: Mithril
Retributor Armour → Vallejo Game Color: Greedy Gold
Liberator Gold → Vallejo Game Color: Glorious Gold (72.056)

Whites / greys / blacks

Corax White → Vallejo Game Color: Brigade Grey
Administratum Grey → Vallejo Game Color: Ash Grey
Corvus Black → Vallejo Game Color: Charcoal

Bone / ivory / flesh

Screaming Skull → Vallejo Game Color: Bone White
Pallid Wych Flesh → Vallejo Game Color: Brainmatter Beige
Flayed One Flesh → Vallejo Game Color: Dorado Skin

Reds / pinks / yellows / browns

Mephiston Red → Vallejo Game Color: Dragon Red
Evil Sunz Scarlet → Vallejo Game Color: Bloody Red
Wild Rider Red → Vallejo Game Color: Angelic Red
Fulgrim Pink → Vallejo Game Color: Squid Pink
Phalanx Yellow → Vallejo Game Color: Warped Yellow
Fire Dragon Bright → Vallejo Game Color: Orange Fire
Balor Brown → Vallejo Game Color: Plague Brown
Zamesi Desert → Vallejo Game Color: Burnt Turf
Tuskgor Fur → Vallejo Game Color: Tiger’s Eye Skin
Mourning Brown (assuming you meant Mournfang Brown) → Vallejo Game Color: Leather Brown

Argent Shroud – Contrast colors (Citadel Contrast → Vallejo Xpress Color)

(These are direct name-to-name mappings from the Contrast↔Xpress chart.)

Black Templar → Black Lotus (72.423)
Talassar Blue → Mystic Blue (72.411)
Basilicanum Grey → Gravelord Grey (72.462) (commonly listed in Xpress conversion tables; if you want, I can cross-check this one specifically against your preferred chart source)
Flesh Tearers Red → Velvet Red (72.407)
Wyldwood → Willow Bark (72.474)
Skeleton Horde → Bag of Bones (72.450)
Blood Angels Red → Plasma Red (72.406)
Fyreslayer Flesh → Tanned Skin (72.471)
Guilliman Flesh → Dwarf Skin (72.402)
Cygor Brown → Muddy Ground (72.475)
Iyanden Yellow → Nuclear Yellow (72.404)
Volupus Pink → (not in the Mech9 excerpt lines shown; if you want this one exact, tell me whether you’d prefer “closest by chart” vs “closest by swatch matching,” and I’ll pin it down)

Argent Shroud – Technical colors (Citadel → Vallejo closest equivalents)

Stirland Battlemire → closest Vallejo “same job” is Vallejo Diorama FX / Earth Texture in the Dark Earth / Brown Earth family (texture paste mud/earth basing).
Tyrant Skull → Vallejo Game Color: Dead Flesh (72.035) is a commonly suggested color-match substitute.

Argent Shroud – Paint Conversion Charts

Contrast Paint Conversions

Note: These are translucent “speed” paints. Final color depends on primer and thickness, so hex codes are not shown.

Citadel Contrast	Vallejo Xpress Color	Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
Black Templar	Greasy Black (72.476)	Grim Black
Talassar Blue	Mystic Blue (72.411)	Highlord Blue
Basilicanum Grey	Landser Grey (72.469)	Gravelord Grey
Flesh Tearers Red	Seraph Red – Intense (72.479)	Slaughter Red
Wyldwood	Mahogany (72.472)	Dark Wood
Skeleton Horde	Bag of Bones (closest tone)	— (no strong 1:1 match)
Blood Angels Red	Plasma Red (closest tone)	Slaughter Red
Volupus Pink	Warlord Purple (closest tone)	Murder Scene
Fyreslayer Flesh	Tanned Flesh (closest tone)	Crusader Skin
Guilliman Flesh	Fairy Skin (72.457)	Crusader Skin
Cygor Brown	Copper Brown (72.421)	Satchel Brown
Iyanden Yellow	Nuclear Yellow (closest tone)	Zealot Yellow

Base Colors (Citadel → Vallejo → Army Painter)

Swatch squares + hex are shown only when a published Citadel hex reference exists. For paints without a published hex (or missing from the reference), the swatch is omitted.

Citadel	Vallejo (closest match)	Army Painter (closest match)
Iron Hands Steel	Vallejo Game Color: Plate Mail Metal	Warpaints / Fanatic: (closest steel) Plate Mail Metal equivalent (choose your preferred AP steel)
Runefang Steel `#C6CBD0`	Vallejo Game Color: Shining Silver	Warpaints: Shining Silver
Stormhost Silver `#D1D2D4`	Vallejo Game Color: Mithril	Warpaints: Shining Silver (brightest close match)
Iron Warriors	Vallejo Hobby/Model: Gunmetal (closest)	Warpaints: Gun Metal
Retributor Armour `#CEAE65`	Vallejo Game Color: Greedy Gold	Warpaints: Bright Gold
Liberator Gold `#D5C4AA`	Vallejo Game Color: Glorious Gold (closest)	Warpaints: Bright Gold (closest)
Screaming Skull `#D4D3A3`	Vallejo Game Color: Bone White	Warpaints: Bleached Bone
Pallid Wych Flesh `#CDCEBE`	Vallejo Game Color: Brainmatter Beige	Fanatic: Pallid Bone (closest)
Corax White `(published as #FFFFFF)`	Vallejo Game Color: Brigade Grey (closest “warm white”)	Warpaints/Fanatic: Matt White
Mephiston Red `#991115`	Vallejo Game Color: Dragon Red	Warpaints: Vampire Red
Evil Sunz Scarlet `#C21920`	Vallejo Game Color: Bloody Red	Warpaints: Pure Red
Wild Rider Red `#EB2E28`	Vallejo Game Color: Angelic Red	Warpaints: Mars Red
Fire Dragon Bright `#F58651`	Vallejo Game Color: Orange Fire	Fanatic: Lava Orange (closest)
Balor Brown `#8B5910`	Vallejo Game Color: Plague Brown	Fanatic: Wasteland Clay (closest)
Zamesi Desert `#DCA026`	Vallejo Game Color: Burnt Turf	Fanatic: Fiendish Yellow (closest family)
Flayed One Flesh `#CBB48B`	Vallejo Game Color: Dorado Skin	Fanatic: (closest light flesh) Topaz Skin / Buffed Hide
Mournfang Brown `#650A09`	Vallejo Game Color: Leather Brown	Fanatic: Bootstrap Brown (closest)
Tuskgor Fur `#883736`	Vallejo Game Color: Tiger’s Eye Skin	Fanatic: Ruddy Umber (closest)
Fulgrim Pink `#F4AFCC`	Vallejo Game Color: Squid Pink	Fanatic: Figgy Pink
Phalanx Yellow	Vallejo Game Color: Warped Yellow	Fanatic: (closest bright yellow) Fiendish Yellow / equivalent bright yellow
Administratum Grey `#949B94`	Vallejo Game Color: Ash Grey	Fanatic: Ash Grey (closest)
Corvus Black	Vallejo Game Color: Charcoal	Warpaints/Fanatic: Necromancer Cloak (closest “soft black”)

Technical Colors (Citadel → closest “effect” substitutes)

These are effect products, not just colors—so “equivalents” are listed by function (texture/look) rather than perfect color matching.

Citadel Technical	Citadel Swatch (HEX when available)	Vallejo (effect equivalent)	Army Painter (effect equivalent)
Stirland Battlemire	`#321905`	Vallejo Diorama FX / Ground Texture (Dark Earth / Brown Earth style)	Battlefield Basing: Brown Battleground + (optional) Effects: Wet Mud
Tyrant Skull	`#C6AF8B`	Vallejo texture paint + drybrush bone (e.g., Bone/Khaki family)	Texture/basing + drybrush bone (match to your bone recipe: Bleached Bone / Skeleton Bone)