THE ARMY PAINTER: John Blanche Masterclass – Pine Hollow Shade (18mL)
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THE ARMY PAINTER: John Blanche Masterclass – Pine Hollow Shade (18mL)
Pine Hollow Shade is a turquoise-toned miniature wash from The Army Painter's John Blanche Masterclass collection. Its flowing consistency is suited to cool recess shading, adding depth and definition to armor, cloth, creatures, machinery, terrain, and other blue-green miniature surfaces.
Key Features
- Official The Army Painter product code WP4111P.
- Developed in collaboration with legendary artist John Blanche.
- Classified as a miniature wash.
- Turquoise and dark teal character for cool-toned shading.
- Designed to flow into recessed miniature details.
- Adds depth and separation without functioning as an opaque basecoat.
- Useful on armor, cloth, blue-green surfaces, creatures, and scenery.
- Fits naturally into cold, spectral, and atmospheric color schemes.
- Suitable for all-over shading or more controlled recess applications.
- Supplied in an 18mL dropper bottle.
Product Specifications
| Brand | The Army Painter |
|---|---|
| Collection | John Blanche Masterclass |
| Masterclass Volume | Volume 3 |
| Color Name | Pine Hollow Shade |
| Color Character | Turquoise / dark teal |
| Paint Type | Acrylic miniature wash |
| Application Effect | Recess shading, depth, contrast, and color toning |
| Primary Application | Recesses, folds, panel lines, joints, and textured surfaces |
| Container | Dropper bottle |
| Volume | 18mL |
| Product Code | WP4111P |
| Primary Use | Models and miniatures |
Cool Turquoise Recess Shading
Pine Hollow Shade is designed to deepen blue-green and turquoise surfaces by settling into sculpted recesses where natural shadows would collect.
The wash can increase separation around folds, panel lines, joints, scales, mechanical components, and textured miniature details while allowing the underlying base color to remain visible.
John Blanche Masterclass Volume 3
The John Blanche Masterclass Volume 3 palette focuses on cold and spectral colors, including ghostly pinks, pallid tones, and moody blues.
Pine Hollow Shade provides a deeper cool-toned wash that can support these atmospheric palettes by reinforcing shadows and increasing contrast.
Armor and Panel Lines
Apply Pine Hollow Shade over blue, turquoise, teal, or other compatible armor colors to deepen panel lines and recessed details.
For more precise shading, place the wash directly around joints, rivets, vents, panel separations, and damaged areas rather than covering the entire surface.
Cloth, Robes and Fabric
The flowing wash can settle naturally into folds on robes, cloaks, uniforms, banners, wraps, and other fabric details.
Once dry, restore selected raised folds with the original base color or a lighter highlight to strengthen the contrast.
Creature Skin and Scales
Pine Hollow Shade can be used over compatible creature colors to increase definition around scales, muscles, wrinkles, feathers, tentacles, and other textured organic details.
It is especially useful when a creature scheme already contains turquoise, blue-green, teal, or other cool colors.
Spectral and Supernatural Effects
The cool wash can add deeper shading to ghosts, spirits, enchanted objects, magical effects, crystals, spectral cloth, and other supernatural miniature details.
Brighter turquoise, pale blue, or off-white colors can be reapplied to raised surfaces after the wash has dried.
Machinery and Industrial Details
Pine Hollow Shade can deepen recesses around machinery, weapons, mechanical joints, pipes, vents, vehicle components, and industrial scenery.
Use targeted applications when the intention is to preserve brighter metallic or painted areas while adding cool-toned definition around mechanical detail.
Terrain and Scenery
The wash can be applied to stone, ruins, machinery, fantasy scenery, industrial terrain, and other textured surfaces when a cool turquoise shadow or atmospheric stain complements the overall palette.
Build the effect gradually and avoid excessive pooling on broad flat surfaces unless a stronger stain is intended.
All-Over Wash or Controlled Shading
Pine Hollow Shade can be applied broadly across a textured area or placed only into specific recesses for more controlled definition.
The targeted approach is particularly useful on armor and machinery where the original base color should remain cleaner on raised surfaces.
Restoring the Base Color
After the wash has dried, reapply the original base color to raised surfaces if the overall area has become darker than intended.
Keep the Pine Hollow Shade visible inside recesses while adding brighter highlights to upper edges and important focal details.
Building Deeper Shadows
Additional applications can be placed into selected deep recesses after the previous coat is fully dry.
Concentrating later coats only in the darkest areas creates stronger depth without unnecessarily darkening the complete miniature.
Suggested Painting Uses
- Turquoise and blue-green armor shading
- Panel lines, joints, recesses, and mechanical details
- Cloth, robes, cloaks, and banners
- Creature skin, scales, feathers, and organic textures
- Spectral and supernatural miniature effects
- Machinery, vehicles, weapons, and industrial terrain
- Cool color toning and atmospheric shading
- John Blanche and grimdark-inspired miniature painting
How to Use
- Shake the bottle thoroughly before use.
- Apply Pine Hollow Shade over a completely dry basecoat.
- Use a suitable brush with enough wash to maintain smooth flow.
- Guide the wash toward folds, recesses, joints, and panel lines.
- Remove excessive pooling from broad or raised surfaces.
- Allow the wash to dry completely before applying another coat.
- Restore raised surfaces with the original base color if necessary.
- Add final highlights only after the wash is fully dry.
Controlling Pooling
Watch the surface while the wash is still wet. Excess liquid can gather around lower edges, corners, flat panels, and deep cavities.
Use a clean brush to remove unwanted pools before they dry. Avoid repeatedly brushing an area once the wash has started to set.
Highlighting After Shading
Once Pine Hollow Shade is dry, lighter colors can be reapplied to raised surfaces to restore clarity and increase contrast.
Concentrate the brightest highlights on upper edges, prominent folds, facial features, and other areas intended to attract attention.
Paint-Type Notice: Pine Hollow Shade is a miniature wash. It should not be classified as a standard opaque base paint, Speedpaint, metallic paint, effects paint, primer, or pre-thinned airbrush paint.
Application Notice: Washes are designed to flow into recessed details. Remove unwanted pooling before drying when an even finish is important.
Color Notice: Screen settings, lighting, underlying paint color, surrounding colors, and application thickness can affect the finished appearance. Refer to the physical bottle or a painted sample when an exact result is required.
Safety Notice: Follow all instructions and precautions printed on the physical product label. This product is not suitable for children under 14 years of age.
Recommended For
- John Blanche and grimdark-inspired miniature painting
- Cool turquoise, teal, and blue-green color schemes
- Recess shading and panel definition
- Armor, cloth, creatures, and machinery
- Spectral, supernatural, and atmospheric effects
- Fantasy, science-fiction, horror, and gothic miniatures
- Vehicles, scenery, and industrial terrain
- Tabletop armies and display figures
Frequently Asked Questions
What type of paint is Pine Hollow Shade?
Pine Hollow Shade is an acrylic miniature wash from The Army Painter John Blanche Masterclass collection.
What is the product code for Pine Hollow Shade?
The official The Army Painter product code is WP4111P.
How much wash is included?
The dropper bottle contains 18mL of Pine Hollow Shade.
What color is Pine Hollow Shade?
Pine Hollow Shade is a dark turquoise or teal-toned wash suited to cool miniature color schemes.
Can Pine Hollow Shade be used on armor?
Yes. It can deepen panel lines, joints, rivets, recesses, and other details on compatible armor color schemes.
Can Pine Hollow Shade be used on cloth?
Yes. Its flowing consistency can settle into folds and creases on robes, cloaks, uniforms, banners, and other fabric surfaces.
Can Pine Hollow Shade be used for creatures?
Yes. It can add definition to scales, skin texture, feathers, wrinkles, tentacles, and other sculpted organic details.
Can more than one coat be applied?
Yes. Allow the first application to dry completely, then add another controlled coat only where deeper shading is required.
Should the basecoat be dry before using Pine Hollow Shade?
Yes. Apply the wash over a fully dry basecoat to maintain better control over the shading.
Is Pine Hollow Shade a standard opaque acrylic?
No. It is a flowing miniature wash intended primarily for shading and color toning rather than opaque base coverage.
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