Citadel Dry Paints Explained: Praxeti White vs Hexos Palesun

Two dry paints, one clear decision

Praxeti White and Hexos Palesun are both Citadel Dry paints in 12ml pots, water-based and formulated for drybrushing. The real difference for your painting is the tone each one lays down: Praxeti White is a white, while Hexos Palesun is a pale yellow. That single fact should drive your choice more than any other.

Use this comparison to pick the pot that matches the highlight stage you are on, not to collect both by default. If you are building a cool, neutral highlight, Praxeti White is the straightforward option. If your scheme leans warm, Hexos Palesun gives you a tinted edge highlight without mixing your own.

What each pot confirms

• Citadel Dry: Praxeti White 12ml: Citadel Dry: Praxeti White 12ml — water-based dry paint with a smooth matt finish, designed especially for drybrushing. Confirms the pot is intended for the drybrush technique and will dry matte, so it suits final edge highlights on white or neutral schemes.

  

• Citadel Dry: Hexos Palesun 12ml: Citadel Dry: Hexos Palesun 12ml — water-based dry paint with a smooth matt finish, designed especially for drybrushing. Same formulation and finish as Praxeti White, so the meaningful difference is the pale yellow tone rather than performance.

  

Praxeti White vs Hexos Palesun at a glance

Both pots share the same 12ml size, water-based formula and matt finish. Choose based on the color temperature you want on the raised edges.

• Praxeti White: A white dry paint. Best when you want a clean, neutral highlight that reads as light catching an edge. Works naturally on white, grey, blue, black and other cool-toned schemes.
• Hexos Palesun: A pale yellow dry paint. Best when you want warmth in the highlight, such as on bone, tan, yellow, orange or earthy schemes. It tints the edge rather than brightening it neutrally.
• Shared traits: Both are 12ml, water-based and designed for drybrushing with a smooth matt finish. Neither pot is confirmed to include additional materials or instructions beyond the supplied record.

How to use Citadel Dry paints without overloading the brush

Dry paints are loaded with pigment and dry quickly, so the technique matters as much as the color. Load a drybrush with a small amount of paint, then wipe most of it off on a paper towel until the brush barely transfers color. Test on the back of your hand or a spare base before touching the model.

Work in light, repeated passes across raised detail rather than pressing hard. Because both pots are water-based, you can clean brushes with water, but avoid letting paint dry in the ferrule. The supplied record does not include thinning guidance, so keep the paint undiluted for drybrushing and rely on brush loading rather than adding water.

Which pot fits your current project

• Choose Praxeti White if: Your army uses cool or neutral tones and you want a bright, clean edge highlight. It is the safer default for Space Marines in blue, grey or black, and for any scheme where you do not want yellow introduced.
• Choose Hexos Palesun if: Your scheme is warm — bone, sand, rust, yellow or orange — and you want the highlight to belong to that palette. It also works as a softer step before a pure white highlight on warm models.
• Buy both if: You paint multiple armies with different color temperatures and want a neutral white and a warm pale yellow on the bench. At 12ml each, they are compact enough to keep side by side.

What the supplied information does not settle

The records confirm the pot size, water-based formula, matt finish and drybrushing purpose, but they do not list pigment codes, coverage ratings or a recommended brush type. They also do not confirm whether either pot includes a mixing ball or specific safety warnings beyond standard paint handling.

That means you should treat color choice as the deciding factor and test both on a spare surface if you are unsure. Neither product is presented as better than the other; they are simply different tones in the same Citadel Dry range.