Stop Guessing: A Simple System for Choosing Warhammer Colors

Thanks a lot to Miniswap for sponsiring this video. Follow the Link: https://tinyurl.com/3v8f3797 to get 3 months of selling with 0% comission and free shipping on your first order! ▶️ Gamut Mapping Tools: More base settings, fixed shapes: https://tinyurl.com/5e98nsf8 Less base settings, free shapes: https://jamie-rollo.itch.io/gamut-maker In this Video we are exploring the Power of Limited Color Palettes and how they will instantly make your miniature painting look more accomplished. We're exploring ways to create your own palettes and how to work with prebuilt themed sets like the John Blanche Masterclass Sets Volume 3 and 4 by The Army Painter. Using a limited color palette is one of the most powerful — and most overlooked — skills in miniature painting. In this video, I show why fewer paints often lead to better miniatures, stronger color harmony, and faster improvement than buying more tools, gadgets, or premixed colors. After more than 25 years of miniature painting, working with limited palettes had the biggest impact on my results. It forces deliberate color choices, improves color mixing, and teaches you how saturation, value, and temperature actually work — instead of relying on hundreds of paints to do the thinking for you. In this tutorial and painting challenge, I use the John Blanche Masterclass Volume 3 set from Army Painter to paint a miniature using an extremely restricted gamut. We’ll talk about: Why using fewer colors creates more harmonious miniatures How gamut mapping works, how to use it for mini painting and how Analogous, triadic, and limited color schemes fit into this How mixing colors affects saturation Using “subjective neutrals” instead of black for shading Why limited palettes improve brush control, confidence, and consistency This video is part miniature painting tutorial, part color theory deep dive, and part self-inflicted challenge, showing that even very narrow color schemes can produce expressive, striking results. Whether you paint Warhammer 40k, Age of Sigmar, tabletop miniatures, display models, or busts, learning to work with limited palettes will make your paint jobs look more intentional, more readable, and more professional. If you’re looking to improve your miniature painting without buying more paints — this is where to start. ▶️ James Gurney - Color and Light (MAD inspiration for miniatures) US: https://amzn.to/2QPZnuE Germany: https://amzn.to/2Re2go4 UK: https://amzn.to/2RoiR9X Jackson's Art (UK): https://tidd.ly/4cfodeK #limitedpalette #johnblanche #warhammer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ✴️ *PATREON:* https://www.patreon.com/trovarion 🌍 MY WEBSITE: https://www.trovarion.com/ 📢 DISCORD: https://discord.gg/aRaqY5t 👕 T-SHIRTS: https://teespring.com/de/stores/trovarion-fanshop-and-apparel ▶️ *AFFILIATE LINKS* (UK) ELEMENT GAMES: http://elementgames.co.uk/warhammer?d=10383 DOUBLE CRYSTALS REFERAL: CHR9186 (US) WARGAME PORTAL: https://wargameportal.com/?ref=trovarion (DE) PK PRO: https://www.pk-pro.de/?tmaff=TrovarionMiniatures ▶️ FOLLOW ME AT https://www.instagram.com/trovarion https://www.facebook.com/trovarion https://www.twitter.com/trovarion/ https://www.twitch.tv/trovarion THE GEAR I AM USING! _______________________________ ▶️ *WET PALETTE* https://www.redgrassgames.com/product/painter-2/?ref=65 ▶️ *BRUSHES* ✅ RAPHAEL 8404: Jackson's Art UK: https://tidd.ly/3zfHgqx UK: https://amzn.to/36U5tj7 Jackson's Art US : https://tidd.ly/3SDRrfg US: https://amzn.to/38bei8F DE: https://amzn.to/2TmfyS1 ✅ DA VINCI MINIATURE MAESTRO 76: DE: https://tinyurl.com/3e44r4sx UK: https://tinyurl.com/464c4muh ✅ DRYBRUSHES US: https://amzn.to/49YiY13 UK: https://amzn.to/3UlBD0N DE: https://amzn.to/3JHUL4p ▶️ *MASTER'S BRUSH CLEANER* US: https://amzn.to/36W1532 & https://tidd.ly/3WSsgsc Germany: https://amzn.to/2NplfLo UK: https://amzn.to/35RqV79 & https://tidd.ly/4dxTlGo ▶️ *MY 3D PRINTERS* HeyGears Reflex RS Turbo: https://store.heygears.com/?ref=TROVARIONMINIATURES Bambu Lab A1 Combo: https://tidd.ly/4279ZJP ▶️ MY PAINT RACKS https://bit.ly/3EdnXyA (Code Trovarion22 for 10% discount) ▶️ *MY BUDGET AIRBRUSH* Gaahleri Moebius 0.3: https://tinyurl.com/4ydr9cas (10% Discount using code "TrovarionMiniatures") ▶️ *BUDGET AIRBRUSH COMPRESSOR* https://tinyurl.com/2uycm53n (10% Discount using code "TrovarionMiniatures") 0:00 Why Limited Palettes are so good 1:48 How to create your own Limited Palette 5:04 Mixing within a Gamut Map 6:20 An existing LP: John Blanche Volume 3 8:30 Mixing within the set 9:20 This White isnt White 11:50 Planning the rest of the Colors 13:20 Working with a Limited PAlette 19:30 Showcase and Conclusion ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by Karl Casey @WhiteBatAudio