Grey Knight Purifier Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Do all models come unpainted? How do you base coat properly? What brushes are nessecary, how do you thin paints? What is the point of thinning paint? What are some nessecary painting techniques? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/245174-painting-for-noobs/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Follow this link. It's got every answer you're looking for. http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/...6a§ion= Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/245174-painting-for-noobs/#findComment-2965511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Yep, all GW/Citadel miniatures come unpainted. For undercoating, black for a darker look, white for lighter, such as yellows. To thin paints, I put a blob of paint on my palete then dip my clean brush in water and mix the paint on the palete (some people just add a small amount of water to the pot). We thin paints to help them go on smoothly and prevent streaking/brush marks in the finished paint job. As for painting techniques, for a beginner, dry-brushing is a quick and easy highlighting technique. Basically once you've done your base coat, we'll choose boltgun metal on a boltgun, you then get a lighter colour, either chainmail or mithril, then after dipping your brush into the paint, wipe MOST of it off again then lightly brush over the boltgun. What this achieves is leaving the darker colour in the recesses while lightening the outside. Once dry this is usually followed by a wash of some kind, badab black in this case, to blend the two colours better. Dry-brushing can be used for just about any colour in GWs range. As for brushes, one detail, one normal, one tank brush. Just head to GW and they'll sort you out. Cheers, Jono Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/245174-painting-for-noobs/#findComment-2965526 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Knight Purifier Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Okay, hypothetical question. I want to start out with one squad of Grey Knights. So, I woud base coat them black, or white? After that dries, Main coat them in Mithril Silver, and do all the highlights in gold. are two colors to few, or will that be enough to give them real detail. If not, what other colors would be good? I figured on a medium brush, and a fine detail brush. Sorry for the cluelessness, but I have only just decided to get into 40k Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/245174-painting-for-noobs/#findComment-2965539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Undercoat black, Mithril is fine for the basecoat. At this stage I'd give it a Badab Black wash, as this will increase contrast. Gold details is fine, I recommend either blue or red/orange for the eye lenses. Cheers, Jono Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/245174-painting-for-noobs/#findComment-2965563 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Knight Purifier Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 What precisely is a wash, and how does it work? I'll probably go with blue eyes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/245174-painting-for-noobs/#findComment-2965567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 This blog post by ron, a B&C member but also an avid blogger is a really good one on how to paint Grey Knights (but also metallics in general). I hope it helps! Ludovic Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/245174-painting-for-noobs/#findComment-2965574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 A wash is a very watered down paint (think ink) that darkens the colour without completely covering it, it mostly gathers in the recesses of the models details. It is a quick and easy way to add natural shading to a miniature. Cheers, Jono As an after thought, if you live near a GW, they will let you open your box instore and show you how to paint using their paints and equipment. I did this when I was starting out and found it to be a massive help, the GW guys really can help. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/245174-painting-for-noobs/#findComment-2965595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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