Painted Canyon colour scheme for miniatures

Red rock country: terracotta, sunset rose, turquoise jewellery and sandstone.

Tip: Stripe the rock bases with the rose and sandstone colours for layered canyon cliffs.

Below is each colour in the scheme with the closest paint in every major brand. Metal colours are matched to metallic paints, the rest to opaque paints. ΔE is how far the paint is from the target colour: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. These are worked out from swatch estimates, so check the real paints before you start.

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Paints for Painted Canyon in every brand

ColourCitadelArmy PainterVallejoPro AcrylAK InteractiveTwo Thin CoatsScale75
MainTerracottaTa'unar Ochre (T1)Tone Pro · ΔE 3Fresh RustWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 4Burnt Sienna (E010)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 15Deep Brown (AK11102)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 5Satyr BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 10Kalahari Orange (SC14)Scalecolor · ΔE 5
SecondSunset roseCadian FleshtoneColour: Layer · ΔE 9Agate SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7Tan (72.066)Game Color · ΔE 4Bright Shadow Flesh (S41)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 10Brown Rose (AK11063)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4Evil Eye RedTriads: highlights · ΔE 12Pink Flesh (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 5
AccentTurquoiseSeraphon Blue (T5)Tone Pro · ΔE 8Psychic ShockWarpaints Air · ΔE 5Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 8Bright Jade (067)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 8Emerald (AK11144)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9Mythic TurquoiseTriads: highlights · ΔE 11Caribbean Blue (SC49)Scalecolor · ΔE 6
MetalSilverStormhost SilverColour: Layer · ΔE 0MithrilWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 0Dark Gunmetal (72.054)Game Color Metallic · ΔE 2Metallic Medium (033)Metallics · ΔE 0Aluminium (AK11207)3rd Gen Metallic · ΔE 9Mythril BladeMetallics · ΔE 3Silver Sun (SPE-13)Prism Effect · ΔE 7
SkinSienna skinCatachan FleshColour: Base · ΔE 8Kawa Brown (WP4163P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5Light Brown (70.929)Model Color · ΔE 2Orange Oxide (S38)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 8Orange Brown (AK17054)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 7Satyr BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 11Raw Sienna (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 8
BaseSandstoneBestigor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 3Mid Khaki Drill (WP4135P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 5Peach Flesh (AMP-008)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 11French Army Desert Sand (AK11363)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3Kronos FleshTriads: midtones · ΔE 5Buff (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 9

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