
Citadel Contrast: Black Templar 18ml
When you need black to look like black — armour, robes, weapon casings — Black Templar lays it down thick and even in a single coat. It floods the recesses and leaves raised detail catching the light, so a unit goes from bare plastic to table-ready in minutes. Ideal for anyone painting a lot of dark plate and tired of layering thinned black the slow way.
At a glance
- Type: Citadel Contrast — bases, shades and highlights in a single coat
- Finish: smooth, slightly satin
- Volume: 18ml pot
- Water-based acrylic, ready to use straight from the pot
Best for
- Black power armour, robes, boots, pouches and weapon casings
- Gets the best results over a light undercoat such as Wraithbone or Grey Seer
It's the sort of colour that quietly does half your army for you — flood, leave, move on.
Supplied as a single 18ml pot — flood, leave, and half your army paints itself. Works a treat alongside the wider Contrast range — and a fresh brush makes flooding the recesses effortless.
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Citadel Contrast: Black Templar 18ml
When you need black to look like black — armour, robes, weapon casings — Black Templar lays it down thick and even in a single coat. It floods the recesses and leaves raised detail catching the light, so a unit goes from bare plastic to table-ready in minutes. Ideal for anyone painting a lot of dark plate and tired of layering thinned black the slow way.
At a glance
- Type: Citadel Contrast — bases, shades and highlights in a single coat
- Finish: smooth, slightly satin
- Volume: 18ml pot
- Water-based acrylic, ready to use straight from the pot
Best for
- Black power armour, robes, boots, pouches and weapon casings
- Gets the best results over a light undercoat such as Wraithbone or Grey Seer
It's the sort of colour that quietly does half your army for you — flood, leave, move on.
Supplied as a single 18ml pot — flood, leave, and half your army paints itself. Works a treat alongside the wider Contrast range — and a fresh brush makes flooding the recesses effortless.
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When you need black to look like black — armour, robes, weapon casings — Black Templar lays it down thick and even in a single coat. It floods the recesses and leaves raised detail catching the light, so a unit goes from bare plastic to table-ready in minutes. Ideal for anyone painting a lot of dark plate and tired of layering thinned black the slow way.
At a glance
- Type: Citadel Contrast — bases, shades and highlights in a single coat
- Finish: smooth, slightly satin
- Volume: 18ml pot
- Water-based acrylic, ready to use straight from the pot
Best for
- Black power armour, robes, boots, pouches and weapon casings
- Gets the best results over a light undercoat such as Wraithbone or Grey Seer
It's the sort of colour that quietly does half your army for you — flood, leave, move on.
Supplied as a single 18ml pot — flood, leave, and half your army paints itself. Works a treat alongside the wider Contrast range — and a fresh brush makes flooding the recesses effortless.













