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Painting miniatures can be a fun and rewarding hobby all
on its own. After learning a few simple techniques you will be
ready to start on your own army that will look great on the battlefield.
This online demonstration will walk you through the basics of miniature
painting. If you want to grab a brush and give it a go why not
stop into one of our stores and ask for a free painting lesson.
You don’t need your own models or even a brush, just ask
your nearest staff member! Who better to learn from then the professionals? |
In our example we will be painting a Night Goblin from the
Warhammer game. This model can be found in the Battle for Skull
Pass boxed set. Games Workshop produces its own line of paints
intended specifically for use on miniatures. The colours mentioned
below all hail from this fine range of paints, that is why they
all have silly names.
Before a miniature can be painted it must be undercoated with a
layer of primer. This helps the paint adhere to the surface of
the model. The Goblin in this example has already been undercoated
with Chaos Black. |
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Step One: The Basecoat
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First you must apply the base layer of paint
to the model, this coat will be built up in the following
steps.
The cloak was painted with Mechrite Red, the wood on the spear
and shield was painted with Calthan Brown. The yellow moon
on the shield was painted using Iyanden Darksun. Knarloc Green
was applied to the skin. Lastly the belt rope and the twine
on the spearhead were painted Khemri Brown. |
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Step Two: Ink Wash
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By applying a layer of ink you can quickly pick out the
details of a model and add some definition to your final
result.
For this step take one the darker inks (brown or black work
best) and add some to your palette. Dilute the ink with some
water. Apply this wash to your model, completely coating
it. If the ink is not dark enough for your liking, wait until
it dries and repeat the ink wash a second time. |
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Step Three: Highlighting
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After the ink dries it is time to paint the raised areas
of the model. This will make them stand out from the rest
of the model. This process is called Highlighting.
Start by highlighting on the cloak, apply Blood Red to the
raised areas of the cloak surface. Next, Snot Green is applied
to the top of the hand, nose, cheeks and chin. The wood of
the spear and shield was hit with Bleached Bone. Finally Golden
Yellow was used to highlight the moon on the Night Goblin shield. |
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| Now that your model is painted he will need a base to stand on.
Miniatures look their best when they are standing on a fully painted
and textured base. This process is very simple and makes a considerable
difference to the final result. |
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Step One: Adding The Sand
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Paint the top of the base with white PVA
glue. While the glue is still wet, dip the whole base into
a container filled with sand. The sand will stick to the
base, just shake off any excess. |
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Step Two: Base-coating
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This is an essential step if you want you bases to look
pretty and survive some wear and tear. Take some watered
down paint and apply it to the sand after the PVA glue has
dried. Charadon Granite was used here. This seals your sand
to the base and gets it ready for the next step. |
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Step Three: Highlighting
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First Bestial Brown was lightly applied
to the base by dragging the brush over the sand on the
base. Next the base was lightened with some Bleached Bone,
which was applied with the same method. |
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Step Four: Finishing Up
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Brush some glue onto the top off the base
in random spots. Then dip the base into a container filled
with flock (or static grass). Finally, paint the rim of
the base with a colour of your choice. These finishing
touches really complete the model and make it appear to
be standing on its own little patch of terrain. |
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