The Army Painter: Colour Primer Base: Greenskin

A Foundation Built for Green-Skinned Warriors

Before a brush ever touches a model, the primer does the heavy lifting. Army Painter's Colour Primer in Greenskin lays down a smooth, even base coat in a single pass — skipping the separate prime-then-base-coat step that adds time to every batch. The result is a rich, mid-toned green that reads immediately as Ork flesh, goblin skin, or any creature that calls the forest or the warzone its home. It bonds directly to plastic, metal, and resin, giving paint something to grip rather than slide off of.

This is an aerosol spray primer, which means coverage is fast and consistent across entire squads or units at once. The colour is matched to Army Painter's Greenskin paint range, so it integrates naturally into their Speedpaint and traditional paint workflows. Spray at arm's length in light, even passes — ideally in a well-ventilated space and away from humidity — and models are ready for layering, washing, and detail work within minutes.

Who Reaches for This Can

Any hobbyist painting Orks, grots, goblins, lizardfolk, trolls, or any green-skinned faction will find this primer cuts significant time from their workflow. Rather than priming grey or black and then base coating every surface by hand, the coloured primer handles both jobs at once — a genuine efficiency boost when painting large units or hordes. It works equally well for hobbyists painting Warhammer 40,000 Orks, Age of Sigmar Orruk or Gloomspite Gitz, Warmachine warbeasts, or any green-creature model regardless of game system. New painters building their first army will appreciate that it removes one step and one potential mistake from an already involved process.