Citadel Contrast Paint Pot: Bad Moon Yellow

Base Coat and Shading in a Single Stroke

Contrast paints changed how the tabletop hobby approaches batch painting. Applied over a light undercoat — Wraithbone for warm tones, Grey Seer for cooler ones — each pot delivers a rich, opaque base colour and natural-looking shadow in the recesses, all in a single pass of the brush. What once required two or three separate stages collapses into one. The result reads as a finished, shaded miniature straight off the bench, ready for highlighting or display as-is.

How Contrast Works

The formula is thinner and more translucent than a standard base paint, but carries far more pigment than a wash. As it dries, the paint migrates into recesses and away from raised surfaces, leaving deeper shadows where the model dips and a lighter, more saturated tone across the higher areas. The effect is controlled, consistent, and repeatable across an entire squad. Speed painters and hobbyists working through large armies find Contrast paints indispensable — but the clean layered look also serves as a strong foundation for more advanced blending and highlighting work on top.

Who It's For

New painters will find Contrast paints one of the most forgiving products in the hobby. There is no complicated wet-blending technique to learn, no careful stippling — load the brush, apply, and let the paint do its work. Experienced painters use them to accelerate base stages or achieve smooth, saturated colour on organic surfaces like skin, cloth, and foliage. Because Contrast paints work on any plastic, resin, or metal miniature, they slot into any workflow regardless of game system. The 18ml pot provides solid coverage for squads, monsters, vehicles, and character models alike.