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A wet palette can be very good if you want to make or buy one, but it is advisable to use a standard palette for metals to stop them from splitting. (For clarity paints will be referred to by general colour, but in brackets the Citadel name will be used.)įor paint brushes, it is useful to have a brush with a very good tip for detailing and highlights, a smallish one for minor areas of the model, a larger one for base coating/washing, and a stiff-bristled brush for drybrushing.Ī palette for thinning paint is helpful - but you can use the lid of a plastic container or a ceramic tile rather than a specialist palette. They’re easy to get hold of on eBay - and your local game store may even have some for free, as they were part of a promotion a year or so ago.Įverything in this guide is meant to be rather general, rather than specifically applicable to this model, so don’t think you need this model, or even these colours or paints, to get started.

Final touches and advanced techniques: Next steps you might consider exploring.Īs we go through, we’ll apply these steps to a Stormcast Eternal Sequitor from Games Workshop.

Detailing: Picking out the last few details of the model.

Highlighting: Edge highlighting and drybrushing explained.

Layering and cleanup: Cleaning up the areas where shade is not needed, and adding vibrancy.

Shading: Adding shade to the recesses of the model to imply shadow.

Basecoating: The first stage, where the main colours are applied.

Preparation: Getting your mini ready to paint.

Equipment: A small list of things you’ll need to paint your minis.

This beginner’s guide is designed to be a great place to start learning how to paint miniatures, and will get you from bare plastic to finished model in a few short steps. It’s a great hobby, but it can also be a little daunting to get into. It’s likely you’ll have picked some up with a board game, though maybe you’ve gone all in on a fancy Kickstarter, acquired some Warhammer or want to add a bit more flavour to your roleplaying sessions.

If you’re into the tabletop gaming scene these days, chances are you have some miniatures to paint.