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Make a free guideLooking for a Plasmatic Bolt equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Plasmatic Bolt (Army Painter Speedpaint) in Citadel Colour, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Diorama FX, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Model Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Plasmatic Bolt, 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.
- Shade 2Star BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Aeldari EmeraldCitadel ColourGreat match
- BasePlasmatic BoltArmy Painter Speedpaint
- Highlight 1Copper VerdigrisReaper MSPGreat match
- Highlight 2Pastel GreenAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches 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.