This time around, the Army Painter has a masterclass on how to paint Rough Riders and uses the awesome Victoria Miniatures models!
The Army Painter is known for having some of the best and most affordable paints on the market! But they also have an extensive collection of painting tutorials and paint guides- like this one on getting your minis looking great with Speedpaints and more.
Last time, they painted up two Rough Riders, to a normal tabletop standard but now, we’ll take it a step further! You can check out the other video here.
Their tutorials are perfect for getting your models on the table and looking dope. If you want to see everything The Army Painter has released and their other painting tutorials, check them out here.
As a note, all the paints and tools used in this video will be from them, and you can pick up all the colors and Speedpaintyou’ll need here.
How to Paint Rough Riders: Army Painter Masterclass Tutorial
Thomas, from the Army Painter, will be painting up the minis from the recent Victoria Miniatures Kickstarter, which you can check out here! They will be hitting shelves in November 2023, so if you want amazing calvary, don’t miss out. Now, let’s jump into how to paint the minis.
Step 1:
He starts by spraying the model white and applying Fur Brown on the horse. Next up, he breaks out the airbrush and sprays the legs and underbelly with Tyrian Navy; you can get it on the other parts, but spray from below to create some shadow.
To push the highlights, he then sprays from the top down with Hobgoblin Hue, focusing on the raised areas and places most hit by light. Then to unify your colors, water down Monster Brown into a glaze and hit the horse with this. To reinforce the highlights, mix Fur Brown with Skeleton Bone and highlight the most raised areas.
Lastly, to finish off the horse’s coat, he does another glaze, but this time with Crusted Sore and Pure Red mix.
Step 2:
Moving onto the armor now, he starts with Desert Yellow for both the rider and the horse. He does some shading with thinned-down Angel Green on all the armor. Once the glazing is dried, he highlights all the yellow with Moon Dust.
Now, onto another glaze, this time with Phoenix Flames.
They don’t go too in-depth on painting the mane and straps, but here is a diagram of some of the colors used.
Step 3:
He’s jumping around a bit here; for the saddle and the pack, he does a few coats with Brainmatter Beige and does the same for the scarf. Once dry, he does a Strong Tone Wash on all the areas just painted.
Then paint the lance black. He then applies a highlight to the cloth with Matt White. Now, back to the lance, he thins down some black and washes the grenade tip to give it a gray color and then paints some shadow tones on the lance with Deep Blue.
To highlight this, he uses Wolf Grey and a final focused highlight of Matt White. He also applies a final glaze highlight of Matt White on the lance shaft.
Step 4:
Thomas starts this step by glazing the saddle with Fur Brown and applying a very simple highlight with Matt White to the saddle pack. Next up, he free hands on a checker pattern on the saddle using Crusted Sore. To do this, he draws out his lines and then just fills the colors in.
He then highlights the red with Chaotic Red and then Pure Red. For the face of the rider, he basecoats it with Tanned Flesh and picks out the raised areas with Barbarian Flesh. If you want to add facial hair, he mixes Deep Blue with Mummy Robes and simply paints it where a beard would be. Once dry, he thins down Garnet Pigment Toner and glazes around the eyes and mouth. With Mummy Robes, he picks out the final details on the face.
Finished Model:
All that’s left is the base, and just pick something that works with the rest of your army!
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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.
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