Flexible Triad: Vivid Blues

The Flexible Triad: Vivid Blues is perfect for rendering the dynamic hues of oceanic scenes. With this range of blue shades, you can create everything from the depths of the sea to the shimmering surface touched by sunlight. The colours of this Flexible Triad are vibrant, bright, and punchy, making them ideal for royal uniforms, radiant swords, magical gems, and the luminous effects of a wizard’s magical powers.

The Vivid Blues Triad is suitable for projects across all genres of miniature painting, from historical and military figures to fantasy creatures and sci-fi models.

The Flexible Triad: Vivid Blues consists of:

• Warpaints Fanatic: Imperial Navy
• Warpaints Fanatic: Regal Blue
• Warpaints Fanatic: Royal Blue
• Warpaints Fanatic: Crystal Blue
• Warpaints Fanatic: Arctic Gem
• Warpaints Fanatic: Bright Sapphire

The Flexible Colour Triad System is a segment, or family, of six colours that range from dark to light with a consistent hue. This system allows you to easily select paints that create a natural colour progression on your miniatures. This is an easy way to create a colour scheme for your miniature when army painting because you always have 27 Flexible Triads to choose from instead of mixing colours.

The system builds upon the traditional triad system by introducing more versatility and adaptability in colour selection, expanding the conventional three colours to six. This gives you almost endless possibilities for putting colours together within the triad.

When using a triad system, you usually select 3 colours (a base, a shade, and a highlight), depending on the level of contrast you want on your miniature. For instance, for minimal contrast, opt for 3 adjacent colours to achieve a smooth colour transition. For maximum contrast, use the lightest, middle, and darkest colour available in the flexible triad.

Select a minimum of three colours within the Flexible Triad: a base, a shade, and a highlight. The chosen colours can be either adjacent or spaced out, depending on the level of contrast you would like to achieve. The more spaced out, the greater the contrast.

1. Begin by applying the basecoat of the darkest colour to establish a dark colour in the shadows and recesses of your miniature.
2. Next, apply your midtone colour (the lighter tone within the Flexible Triad). Paint this over all areas, leaving the darkest basecoat colour in the recesses and shadowed areas. Keep repeating this step if you have more than one midtone, going lighter each time, and continue until you’re left with the lightest colour.
3. Lastly, use the lightest colour to highlight the most prominent areas of the model, such as edges and raised surfaces. This will add definition and mimic the look of light catching on the miniature.

Tip: Blend the colours together smoothly to create a seamless transition between each shade. You can adjust the intensity of the colours by layering and blending them as needed. Experiment with different techniques to achieve the desired effect, such as dry brushing or layering thin glazes of paint.

Read Warpaints Fanatic: How to use Flexible Colour Triads for a more in-depth introduction to the Flexible Triad System and a step-by-step guide for how to use it.

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