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True Blood Equivalents

Army Painter Fanatic · Effects · Matte · WP3165P

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Looking for a True Blood equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to True Blood (Army Painter Fanatic) in Citadel Colour, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Monument Pro Acryl, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Xpress Color, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Metal Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Diorama FX, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.

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Shade & highlight partners

Suggested shadow and highlight colors for True Blood, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.

Walnut Brown 1 : 1 Bloodstain Red·#570000

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Matches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.