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Hey all

I am in need of some insight before I go waste (or not) some money on Citadel Contrast Black Templar.

If you have, lets say a model with lots of skin/muscles, or hair, or a heavily folded robe, and you base coat that model in, lets say Vallejo Game Color Ultramarine blue, and then apply Citadel Contrast Black Templar over the top, what does it end up looking like?

Would those parts end up looking black with blue highlights?

Thanks in advance.

When you say "black skin" do you mean black like African or black like Salamanders?

I've edited my OP to make it a little clearer. Or at least remove the confusion over "black skin". Forget about it being skin, could be anything, a robe for example.

it would look like a midnight blue.

The best way would be to thin down the contrast and work as many coats up to the colour depth you want.

Contrast works best over light colours, because the under-colour shows through on the tops of details, and the darker pigments collect in the recesses. You'd want to start with a medium blue, then apply black contrast over top. Even then, medium blue might be too dark to start.