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Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Counter Notes Zenithal Highlighting: The Cheapest Way to Add Depth Before You Add Colour Weekly column · Lessons from the paint counter at WWH · August 2026 Zenithal highlighting is one of the easiest, cheapest steps up you can take toward better-looking figures, and it is one we point people to constantly at the counter. The name sounds technical, but the idea is plain: you apply your highlight from directly above the model, the way the sun fa …

Wheels and Wings Hobbies - Miniature Paint Guide Vlad's 20 Minute Beastmen Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team - Fellgor Ravagers - Paint Guide ⚔ Fellgor Ravagers Vlad wanted these Fellgor Ravagers (now being released as a 40k kit) done as fast as possible while still maintaining a level of quality. The solution: zenithal highlighting with contrast paints. A simple contrast paint over a light colour will give you a solid tabletop-ready result - but the zenithal does a lot of heavy lifting in taking t …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Paint Reference Vallejo Xpress Color Complete colour listing · One-coat contrast-style acrylics for fast miniature painting Single-coat painting for miniatures Vallejo Xpress Color is a one-coat paint system designed for fast, high-quality miniature painting. Like Citadel Contrast, the formula uses a special medium that pulls pigment off raised surfaces and into recesses, creating automatic highlights and shadow depth in a single pass over a white …