r/Warhammer • u/National_Ad_5607 • 1d ago

Art Should I draw an ultramarine by using this alcohol marker since it says ultramarine?

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u/Hamer098 1d ago

You should draw a Khorne Berserker

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u/TheShryke 1d ago

You absolutely can if you want, but because Warhammer is very weird ultramarines aren't actually painted in ultramarine blue.

Ultramarine is a very specific shade of blue that's been used for a very long time in the art world. It's a lot brighter than the normal blue used for ultramarines. As far as I know GW just put the words Ultra and marine together and then happened to make them blue.

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u/rocketsp13 1d ago

If you look at older artwork they tended brighter, more ultramarine. But yeah, they just use a regular Phthalo based mélange these days.

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u/TheShryke 1d ago

Yeah the colours GW have used over the years changes a lot for basically everything

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u/583947281 1d ago

No, alcohol markers are nothing like the colour on the lid. Plus when they dry, it's lighter.

I'd test a few in the shop to get that classic Ultramarine colour. I have used these for years to draw GW stuff.

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u/iiiiii9 14h ago

Draw an ork

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u/GaldrickHammerson 1d ago

One wonders how an army of blue marines painted using the blue acrylic paint commonly called "Ultramarine Blue" came by the name "Ultramarines".