Citadel Spray Paint: White Scar

A Clean Foundation for Every Paint Job

Every great miniature starts with a solid primer coat, and White Scar is one of the most versatile sprays in the Citadel range. A bright, smooth white base opens up the full vibrancy of your colours — particularly useful when working with Contrast paints, light colour schemes, or any model where warm, saturated tones matter. Applied straight from the can, it lays down an even matt coat that gives your brushwork something to grip, reducing the coats needed to reach full opacity on every subsequent layer.

What's in the Can

White Scar is a 400ml aerosol spray primer delivering a smooth matt finish direct from the can. It bonds directly to plastic, resin, and metal miniatures, providing the adhesive undercoat that protects your paint job during handling and play. The formula is matched to Citadel's paint range, so the white tone is calibrated to work with Base, Layer, Contrast, and Technical paints straight out of the pot — no colour correction needed. Shake well, spray in short bursts at around 25–30cm distance, and you have a primed model ready for paint in minutes.

Who It's For

White Scar is a staple for any miniature painter working across any game system — Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, Warmachine, or any other tabletop wargame. White primer is the go-to for Contrast paint workflows, where the bright base maximises the translucent colour effect those paints are built around. It is equally useful for painters working on light armour schemes, bone, ivory, yellow, or any colour that struggles to achieve vibrancy over a dark base coat. New hobbyists building their first kit will find it straightforward to use — a single pass covers bare plastic cleanly and dries fast. Experienced painters keep it on hand as a permanent part of their batch-priming rotation.