Learn how to speed paint three different types of camouflage with this tutorial from Peachy and the Painting Phase!
Peachy has recently joined the Painting Phase and has started making excellent painting tutorials on YouTube! They also have a Patreon, so if you want to show some extra support and get great rewards, go check that out here!
If you’re looking for an easy way to make your new Imperial Guard blend in with their surroundings, this tutorial will help you tackle the steps without much hassle!
How to Paint Camouflage With Peachy & The Painting Phase!
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As we said, we’re going to look at three different styles, and Peachy recommends having a reference to look at while painting, whether this is pulling something up from online or like he did and painted the patterns before.
Painting Camouflage Style 1:
He starts with an undercoat of Army Painter Army Green. After that is dry, he does a base coat with Death Lord Forrest; he just does a couple of coats to get good coverage. To start with the actual pattern, he uses Dark Stone from the Army Painter and does relatively large splotches all over the prints.
For the next set of splotches, he uses Ionrach Skin and des slightly smaller areas than before. Before moving to the next step, he does a thinned-down coat of Nuln Oil over the camo.
Now for the armor, he’s not painting a basecoat on this, just going over the primer. He starts with Black Legion for the biggest splotches and then Mournfang Brown for the secondary color.
For a punch to the camo, he does a few little areas of Zandri Dust. Before moving to the next step, he does a thinned-down coat of Nuln Oil over the camo. He also does a quick pin wash with Black Legion to just make the armor and clothing look more distinct.
He obviously painted up the rest of the mini, but the camo looks excellent and doesn’t take too long.
Style 2:
Over a gray undercoat, he uses Russ Grey as a base coat. Now it’s time to start on the pattern, which uses horizontal lines more than splotches. He begins with Black Legion and does this where his reference shows him to. For the second color, he uses Bold titanium White and hits slightly less than with black. Next, he does a thinned-down coat of Nuln Oil over the camo.
This one is super simple but looks great!
Style 3:
This is probably the easiest way to paint Camouflage, as all you need is a sponge, not a steady hand. He uses Zandri Dust to base coat the clothing, now for the pattern. He puts WAAAGH! Flesh onto a sponge and just lightly dabs that all over the pants. He then continues the same process but with Mournfang Brown.
You can add a little extra detail by putting little dots from the brush of the same colors. Then, he does a thinned-down wash with Agrax Earthshade.
There you have it, three different styles and ways for how to paint camouflage!
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
