Paint Recipes

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Colours in the following charts are not perfect matches, especially the unofficial ones, and the actual paint colour may vary. For use as a rough guide only.

• Coat d'Arms (unofficial pdf)
• DecoArt Americana Acrylics (pdf) (amazon)
• DecoArt Crafter's Acrylics (pdf) (amazon)
• MP Miniature Paints (unofficial pdf)
• Vallejo Model Colour (pdf) (amazon)
• Vallejo Game Colour (pdf) (amazon)
• Paint conversion web site

Recipe key

• Usually base | mid tone | highlight.
• # = mixture (usually 1:1).
• + = add to base for highlight (to taste).
• * = very dilute wash (repeated as necessary).

Flesh #1

• Pelikan Plaka 52 Red Brown
• Miniature Paints Tanned Flesh (MP072)
• Miniature Paints Pale Flesh (MP071) +

Flesh #2

• Pelikan Plaka 52 Red Brown
• Miniature Paints Tanned Flesh (MP072)
• DecoArt Natural Biege (DCA09) +

Very light tan

• Vallejo Beige Brown (70.875)
• DecoArt Tan (DCA15)
• DecoArt Light Antique White (DCA02) +
• DecoArt Tan (DCA15) *

Light tan

• Vallejo Beige Brown (70.875)
• DecoArt Tan (DCA15) #
• DecoArt Country Maple (DCA13) #
• DecoArt Tan (DCA15)

Purple

• DecoArt Christmas Red (DCA20) #
• DecoArt Truly Blue (DCA79) #
• DecoArt Cool Blue (DCA76) +
• Mixed purple base colour *

Bright, deep red

• DecoArt Burnt Umber (DCA16)
• DecoArt Christmas Red ((DCA20)
• Vallejo Scarlet (70.81) +
• DecoArt Christmas Red ((DCA20) *

Bay horse #1

• DecoArt Burnt Umber (DCA16)
• Vallejo Mahogany Brown (70.846)
• Pelikan Plaka 52 Red Brown +

Bay horse #2

• DecoArt Burnt Umber (DCA16)
• Vallejo Mahogany Brown (70.846)
• DecoArt Natural Beige (DCA09) +
• Vallejo Flesh Wash (73.204) *

Roan horse

• Vallejo Beige Brown (70.875)
• DecoArt Tan (DCA15)
• DecoArt Light Antique White (DCA02) +

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Updated: 17:03, Fri 04 September, 2026