A cool, dark mid-grey that's endlessly handy. Vallejo's Sombre Grey works beautifully for stone, uniforms, cool cloth and as a shadow tone in a greyscale scheme. It's one of those quiet neutrals you'll reach for constantly once it's on the rack.

At a glance

Best for

• Stone, uniforms, cool cloth and greyscale shadows
• Brush it straight on, or thin with Airbrush Thinner for the airbrush
• Self-levelling formula keeps brush strokes from showing

As a shade under a lighter grey it gives stone and cloth convincing, cool depth.

The dependable cool grey for stone and cloth. Pair it with a black wash to shade and a pale grey to highlight.