Inktense Cyan vs Cthulhu Green: Cool Miniature Paint Guide
By SCALE75 - HOBBIES & GAMES – SCALE75 - Hobbies & Games | Published: 2026-11-03
Category: Comparisons
Compare SCALE75 Inktense Cyan and Cthulhu Green for cool-tone miniature painting. Learn which suits glazing, which suits basecoats, and how to choose.
Quick answer
Choose Inktense Cyan when you want a translucent satin glaze or wash to shift an existing color toward cool blue-green. Choose Cthulhu Green when you need a solid green basecoat for a miniature that reads clearly as green.
Finish and opacity decide the job
Inktense Cyan is an acrylic ink with a satin finish, designed to create glazes on already painted surfaces. That makes it a tool for tinting and intensifying color rather than covering it. Cthulhu Green is listed as an individual green paint in the PINTURAS range; the supplied facts do not state its finish or opacity, so treat it as a conventional paint until you test it. In practice, that means Inktense Cyan is the safer choice for controlled color shifts, while Cthulhu Green is the safer choice for a first green layer.
Where each one fits a cool palette
A cool color palette miniature painting approach often needs both a transparent blue-green and a solid green. Use Inktense Cyan to push shadows or midtones toward teal without hiding detail. Use Cthulhu Green to establish the main green area, then glaze over it with Inktense Cyan if you want a cooler, more saturated result. Neither product is supplied with a mixing ratio or drying-time specification, so test on a spare surface before committing to a finished model.
The trade-off in one sentence
Inktense Cyan gives you flexibility and transparency but cannot cover a dark underlayer on its own; Cthulhu Green gives you a straightforward green base but its exact finish and opacity are not listed, so you may need to experiment to match a specific cool tone.
Trade-offs at a glance
- Inktense Cyan: Best for glazing and tinting already-painted surfaces; its satin ink finish keeps underlying detail visible. Not ideal as a standalone basecoat because it is designed to create glazes, not opaque coverage. Use it after your base colors are down, not instead of them.
- Cthulhu Green: Best for a solid green starting layer on miniatures. The supplied facts do not specify finish or opacity, so you may need to test thinning and coverage on a spare model. Buy it for the green hue, not for a guaranteed matte or gloss finish.
- Using both together: Apply Cthulhu Green as the base, let it dry, then glaze Inktense Cyan over it to cool the green toward teal. This combines the coverage of a paint with the transparency of an ink. Keep the ink layer thin to avoid pooling in recesses.
Product facts
- INKTENSE CYAN: Slightly satin acrylic ink, 17 ml, valid for brush and airbrush. You can apply it thinly by brush for glazes or through an airbrush for smooth cool-tone transitions.
INKTENSE CYAN - CTHULHU GREEN: Individual green paint from the PINTURAS range (product code SCG-20). It serves as a dedicated green base color, but the catalog does not list its finish or opacity, so test it before relying on it for coverage.
CTHULHU GREEN
Which should you buy?
Best for
- Painters who want a cool teal shift over existing colors
- Airbrush users needing a satin acrylic ink for smooth glazes
- Hobbyists building a cool color palette miniature painting set
Not for
- Anyone needing an opaque green basecoat in one pass
- Painters who require a specified finish or opacity before buying
