The Army Painter Colour Primer: Angel Green 400ml Acrylic Spray Primer

A Solid Green Foundation, Straight from the Can

A good primer is the foundation of every paint job — and for armies built around greens, starting with a colour-matched base coat saves hours of brush work before the real painting even begins. The Army Painter Colour Primer in Angel Green sprays a smooth, even matte acrylic coat directly onto bare plastic, resin, or metal, giving your models an instant green basecoat that's ready for shading, layering, and highlighting right out of the can. No separate priming step, no thick first coat of green paint fighting for coverage — just clean adhesion and a colour-accurate starting point in minutes.

How It Fits Your Workflow

Colour primers from The Army Painter are designed to act as primer and basecoat in one pass. Angel Green is a mid-tone green that works as an excellent foundation for Orks, Lizardmen, goblins, jungle-themed forces, and any model where green dominates the palette. Apply washes straight over the primed surface for instant depth, then highlight with progressively lighter greens — the colour-matched system means Army Painter's Angel Green paint range will blend seamlessly if you want to take it further. The matte finish is exactly what you want under paint: no sheen to interfere with subsequent layers, and strong tooth to help paint and washes grip the surface. At 400ml, a single can covers a substantial batch of models — infantry squads, cavalry, or a mix of monsters and characters in one priming session.

A note for first-time users of aerosol primers: always prime in a warm, dry environment. Humidity and cold temperatures are the most common causes of rough or chalky results with any aerosol primer — not just this one. A quick test spray on a spare model or a piece of card before committing to your finished minis is always worthwhile.

Who Should Pick This Up

Any hobbyist with a green-heavy army to build will find this primer saves significant time at the painting table. New painters benefit from the combined prime-and-basecoat approach — fewer steps means less can go wrong early in the process. Experienced painters running large batches appreciate the speed. And because primer works across all miniature systems, Angel Green is equally at home on a 40K Ork horde, an Age of Sigmar Orruk warband, a Warmachine warbeast, or any other tabletop model that calls for a green start. Paints and brushes are sold separately.

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