Learn how to paint 10 Imperial Guard Regiments with this awesome how-to tutorial from Peachy and the Painting Phase.
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They will break this into two parts, so today, we’ll cover how to paint the first five regiments, and next time, we’ll do the next five!
How to Paint 10 Imperial Guard Regiments: Peachy Painting Tutorial
Considering we’re going over so many models, this will be a quick how-to, but it will get your minis ready for the tabletop!
Style 1- Ventrillian Nobles:
The first step is to wash the whole model with Soulblgiht Grey. He then pics out all the cloth with Sigvald Burgundy and Black Legion for the armor and boots. He picks the gold out with AK Bronze and AK Oily Steel for all the silver. For the beard, rifle stock, etc., he uses Guilliman Flesh. Then, he washes all the cloth and armor with Nuln Oil. For the Flesh, he just does a quick tone of Rakarth Flesh. To finish off the face, he washes it with watered-down Guilliman Flesh. Now, it’s ready for the tabletop, but just be sure to base it first!
To add more details, he does some edge highlighting with Pink Horror on the cloth and highlights the pants with Bold Titanium White. He goes back and does another highlight on the face with Rakarth and highlights all the back with Stormvermin Fur.
Style 2- Necromunda Spiders:
To start, he paints all the armor with Black Legion and does some camo stripes with the same color. For the backpack, he uses Mournfang Brown; for the silver, he uses Oily Steel; for the gold, he uses Bronze; and for the flesh, he uses Guilliman Flesh. To make the hair pop, he uses AK Mint Green.
For the Markings, he uses Averland Sunset and finally drenches the model with Nuln Oil (other than the hair and skin). This is tabletop standard, but you can take it a step further.
To start, he tidies up the cloth with Grey Seer and Stormvermin again. He punches up the leather with Mournfang Brown and tidies the yellow with Averland Sunset. To finish it off, he thins down Mint Green and applies it around the scalp.
Style 3- Mordian Iron Guard:
He drybrushes the whole model with Rakarth Flesh and then applies Stormfiend to the tunic. For the pants, he uses Frostheart; for the silver, he uses Oily Steel; for the gold, he uses Bronze; for any black details, he uses Black Legion; and for all the red, he goes with Mephiston Red.
Then, he applies Nuln Oil all over the metals and tunic. For the flesh, he uses Rakarth Flesh and some thinned-down doats of Guilliman Flesh. This is tabletop standard, but you can take it a step further.
He highlights the tunic with Alaitoc Blue and highlights the black with Stormvermin. He adds a bit of punch to the red with Mephison and finally highlights the skin with Rakarth flesh.
Style 4- Vresh Grenadier:
This can also be used for the Chem Dogs! To start, he drybrushes the whole model with Screaming Skull and then does a wash with Seraphim Sepia. for all the armor bits, he uses Thunderhawk Blue; just know this might take a couple of coats to get good coverage. For all the black details, he uses Black Legion; for the silver, he uses Oily Steel; for the gold, he uses Bronze and then uses Blood Reaver Flesh for the skin.
Once that’s dry, he thins down Guilliman Flesh and washes all the blue with it. Then use Nuln Oil to wash the metals and gold. This is tabletop standard, but you can take it a step further.
The first highlight is Screaming Skull on the cloth. After that, he picks out the markings with Bold Titanium White and then picks out the armor with Thunderhawk Blue. For the face, he adds Blood Reaver and Screaming Skull together for a quick highlight.
Style 5- Miasman Redcowls:
He uses Rakarth Flesh over the whole model in a drybrush. For the tunic, he uses Baal Red; for all the black details, he uses Black Legion; for the silver, he uses Oily Steel; for the gold, he uses Bronze; and for the brown, he uses Mournfang Brown. For the skin, he uses Rakarth Flesh and finally applies a Nuln Oil Wash all over. This is tabletop standard, but you can take it a step further.
He highlights the red with Wild Rider Red and highlights the black with Stormvermin Fur. He lightly highlights the skin and trousers with Rakarth Flesh.
There you have it, a super easy way to paint five regiments! Come back next time for the other five, and check out the video below for all the details!
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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!
