What is the difference between Skyshard and Flow Improver?

ΔE 8 (close). Flow Improver is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skyshard vs Flow Improver

Skyshard

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 3
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #daeeed (estimate)

Flow Improver

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.262
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dedede (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flow Improver is a little darker, more muted than Skyshard.

Can I use Flow Improver instead of Skyshard?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Flow Improver is a little darker, more muted than Skyshard.

Can I use Skyshard instead of Flow Improver?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skyshard is a little lighter, more saturated.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Skyshard on the colour wheel See Flow Improver on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skyshard

Skyshard vs Verdigris (72.096)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Flow Improver
Skyshard vs Decal Fix (73.213)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Flow Improver
Skyshard vs White (70.600)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Flow Improver

Other Army Painter paints close to Flow Improver

Flow Improver vs Brigade GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Skyshard
Flow Improver vs Spaceship ExteriorWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Skyshard
Flow Improver vs Brainmatter BeigeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Skyshard

All matches: Skyshard equivalents · Flow Improver equivalents