Blog posts tagged with painting

This is a guide to painting Tyranids quickly to a good tabletop standard. I've been using this technique to get my army ready for the PCRC's Cold Feet on Frigia campaign. I'll be referencing some older paint names (as I still have lots of them) but working out the modern equivilents shouldn't be too hard (there's a link to the conversion guide here).

Undercoat

Following on from my article on painting Nurgle daemons, here's a quick guide to painting Slaanesh daemons. It's not a 'traditional' Slaanesh colour scheme, but it does use some colours normally associated with the Dark Prince, as well as allowing the two different daemonic factions to look good together on the table top.

First off, why paint?

There are a thousand answers to this question, but I think a good one is just that having painted miniatures makes them look better. Simple block colours immediately add interest to a miniature, and making them attractive is a big part of why the hobby appeals to me – there're few things more rewarding than someone going 'Coo, that's interesting!'.

Paints you will need:

Snot green, Thraka green, Goblin green, Rotting flesh.

How it's done:

Before you start using this method on your Orks, I should point out that it isn't a quick method, but rather time consuming. Applying this technique to a large mob of Gretchin nearly drove me nuts. You have been warned. ;) Having said all that, it does look rather spiffy when you're done.