Checkout this sweet guide to making flickering fire explosions and smoke effect for your tabletop wrecks!
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Here’s how I converted Necron Heavy Destroyers using only plastic bits from my Necron kits. Who wants Finecast conversion bits? Probably not many people.
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Hi guys, looking to make some sweet custom swamp bases? It’s actually pretty easy to make a great swampy-looking base for your larger showcase models!
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Paint your Primarch – Horus Edition A step by step guide on painting the first amongst equals, by Max Dubois, that french douchebag from the untamed north.
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Max Dubois here with another bro-ginner’s guide to painting. This one is about line painting, which is the best way known to man to get your army from bare plastic to blazing and painted on the table in no time. There’s also a DIY project for you to try out! First off, what’s line painting. […]
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Let’s be honest, the Necron Wraith model may be just a bit too big. I love all the details and the great work Games Workshop put into making them, but I just wanted to try something a little different. So I tinkered around with the Wraith parts for a little while, until it just hit […]
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Max Dubois, here with a bro-ginners guide to painting. In this series, we’ll cover some of the basic steps in miniature painting. Wether you’re new in the hobby or just want to become a better painter, stick around, this is the place for you! Base coating, and the importance of a clean base […]
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Wondering how to jazz up painting that new Imperial Knight? Marcin from Awaken Realms made a fantastic tutorial video for Spikey Bits on battle damage and airbrushing the new Knight titan model. When it comes to a project like this, an airbrush may just be the way to go, but airbrushing this particular model can be a […]
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Aloha all ye bored-on-the-Internet! I’m Whitestagg and I have the Zeus-infuriating hubris to think my words might entertain you. When not angering the Gods I am an old hat gamer (been in the GW bog since ’98) who currently resides in the table top wargaming wasteland that is greater metropolitan Kailua-Kona.Today I’d like to break down how […]
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Max Dubois here with a simple DIY Hobby project! I was recently tasked with building a display board for our Adepticon team army. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere previously, I’m not quite familiar with terrain building, so this was new to me. I’ve watched a bunch of terrain and scenery making videos on YouTube in the past, and […]
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Hey everyone! Travis AKA Nugg Murda here from Splatterbug Painting.Just thought I would do up a quick How To: guide and explain some of the choices and reasoning behind why I do the chevrons on Knight Titans. I thought this might be a good time to post this up because I have recently been doing […]
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Hey guys, Rage of Khorne here with another article and this time it’s all about the new Imperial Knight Titan. This project was going to be for a friend who wanted to add a knight to his work in progress Catachan army and he wanted to try and get the feel of his Catachans while […]
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The Lord Of Skulls is a spectacular Chaos model for Warhammer 40,000. It’s also a large complex model with many components. Here are some tips for breaking it down into sections to facilitate easy assembly and painting. I’ll also show you how to magnetize the left arm’s two different cannon muzzles to make them interchangeable. […]
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Hey guys, Caleb with White Metal Games here. When the new nid codex dropped a few months ago, I found my wallet reeling. There were a lot of cool new nids and I wanted at least all of them! So without a lot of extra money to burn, I was tasked with coming up with a brood […]
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Greetings fellow wargamers! Caleb with White Metal Games here with another fun tip/tutorial for you! Those of you that follow my blog will know that I am a long time Tyranid aficionado. I love me some bugs. And whether you love or hate the new Nid codex, we can all agree that the Tyranids are a dynamic, evocative race […]
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Wondering how a little paint brush is supposed to paint that new big Knight Titan model? Save a horse, try an Airbrush! When it comes to a project like this, an airbrush may just be the way to go. However if you’re new to airbrushing this model can be a bit intimidating as well. Marcin […]
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Ten years ago I spent nearly a month painting my Iron Warriors army, and honestly it was mostly time spent just painting yellow. Fast forward to today, and there is so many painting aids that really it can take as little as a weekend to paint a 1850 or 2000 point army if you’re properly […]
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Hey guys, Rage of Khorne here for a step-by-step building and converting article intended to make the new Centurion kit look a little more dynamic.I for one was a little disappointing with the appearance of the new kit as the idea of a space marine inside a space marine seemed a bit tame. I chose to build […]
Read MorePainting Warhammer miniatures is all part of the fun of the hobby! However, sometimes getting paint on those gray models can sometimes be a bit of a hurdle. So, here’s how to paint Warhammer miniatures, the tutorials you need, and plenty of inspiration. Plus, playing with painted armies just makes the game so much better, and if you’re going to a tournament, everything must be painted.
Whether you’re painting your thousandth mini and are just looking for some new tips or are painting your first Warhammer miniature, you can always keep learning. That’s one of the coolest parts of the hobby that you can see your progress in a very visual way, and playing games with fully painted armies is hugely appealing.
Over the years, there have also been huge improvements in the techniques, paints, and products. Most notably, airbrushing Warhammer miniatures have started to take over the painting scene, and it has a pretty steep learning curve. Still, when you start to understand it, airbrushing makes painting much faster and better.
What Paints to Use for Warhammer Miniatures
Acrylic paints are the most commonly used for painting Warhammer miniatures, 3D printed miniatures, historical figures, and any RPG models. However, there are a ton of companies out there that make paint specifically for miniatures. Here are some of the best and why to pick what.
- Citadel (GW paints)– these paints look great on miniatures but are generally the most expensive.
- Army Painter– They have a ton of paints geared towards beginners, the paint looks great, and it’s very affordable.
- Monument Hobbies– They have some of the best paints on the market for getting very smooth paint jobs.
- Vallejo– They are another premium paint brand but, again, are not the cheapest.
- Ak Interactive Acrylics– They have some exciting colors and are starting to become the favorite of many painters in Europe over Vallejo.
- Scale 75 Paints– These paints are extremely unique, and their formula is very different from other brands, which means some people love them, others not as much.
If you want to see all the paints tested against one another, check out a full comparison here.
What is the Easiest Warhammer Army to Paint?
If you’re playing Warhammer 40k, the Necrons take the top spot as the easiest to paint as they are just mainly metal and can be drybrushed silver for the majority of the paint job. For AoS, Stormcast Eternals are the easiest, as they are almost all armor, meaning no faces (generally), and the paint schemes are very simple.
How Do You Practice Painting Warhammer Miniatures?
The easiest way is to start putting paint on models. However, this is where test models come in. The best thing to do is buy some models you don’t care about too much, then you can test your paint schemes, what paints you like, etc… on those and not worry about how they come out.
We recommend finding a tutorial with the exact paint scheme you want for your models and trying to replicate exactly what you see. Eventually, you will be able to branch out but try to just copy what you see until you have the techniques down.
Painting Your First Warhammer Miniature
The first thing you want is good lighting! We recommend getting some lamps that can give you good light and get two of them so they don’t cast shadows on your models. After that, it’s best to decide on your paint scheme before you put any paint on the mini.
You decide the primary colors you want everything to be, making it easier to just fill them in. Then, the next thing you need to do is prime the miniature, there are a few ways to go about it, but you can paint on the primer, but using a spray can is generally the easiest way.
Then you can get into the painting; you want to start with your basecoat (the darker and primary colors of your paint scheme). Once you have the main colors blocked in, you can either use a wash paint or start highlighting. If you want to learn how to paint your first Warhammer miniature, check out an easy-to-follow tutorial here.
Is Warhammer Painting Hard?
It’s not really hard, as painting is part of the hobby, and even if your miniatures don’t win any painting competitions, it’s all about putting paint on those gray models! With the insane number of tutorials out there, you can learn quite quickly how to get better and get those models on the table!