Quick Tip:Let a wash fully dry before painting over it. If it’s not fully dry then you will lift up the paint with your brush and ruin the area. How to Use a Wash You’ll want to load up your brush pretty heavily with the wash. I like to use theCitadel Medium Shade Brushfor ...
Also, they’re a great way to help make your paint layers less obvious and help blend them out. So, layer like normal and then apply a wash over it. It will help your shading and smooth things out. Here’s a really old video I did (pardon the quality) showing how I use washes o...
As mentioned earlier I followed Carmen's blog. Although I didn't know what I was doing, I had a lot of fun painting the centipede. Next, I did the rats. I haven't played the game yet, so I didn't understand how many 'boss rats' there were supposed to be, so I decided t...
Since miniature painting is all about complex details and intricate strokes, another important factor to consider is the brush’s ability to revert to its original shape. Commonly referred to as snap or shape resiliency, this feature lets miniature painters work with superior control. Having said t...
The first step is to cover the whole figure in metal paint, plus painting the cape with a thinned down coat of oil paint. Step two is to cover the whole armour parts with a thick wash of dark grey and a little brown. Step three, after some waiting time, is to remove part of this...
Tired of painting battleline, I moved on to a few more individual units, starting with the (now rule-less) Poisoned Wind Mortar: One thing I love about painting Skaven is how you can just slap a bunch of corrosion effects on your models to really make a simple paint job seem much more...
Diafold Folding Sharpener (fine/extra-fine) – I use this to keep my hobby blades very sharp. It has two sides: a fine and extra-fine sharpening surface. 3. Hold tools closer to the tip for more control This is a principle that I share for painting miniatures as well as for fine-mot...
A lot of people on Twitter have asked me how I went about painting my Sigmarite Mausoleum and so I thought I would post the following quick guide. The colour scheme is based on the box art and follows the same basic colours as suggested on the box. The most important thing here is to...
ivory for an airbrush modulation. A controled wash (nuln oil + contrast medium) followed by edge highlights was an easy way to bring in some debth. The gold was achieved by painting on VMA aluminium as a base followed by a wash of thinned zealot yellow (ap speedpaint) and a sepia one...
How Do You Create A Fairy Garden Design? With a lot of imagination. This being said, here are easy steps to creating a miniature fairy garden design: Decide on the container that you’ll use. Sketch out the layout of your garden with a stick, or draw it out on a piece of paper. ...