MINIATURES

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Gold 4 steps The basecoat, wash, highlight sequence most metal is built on. Ultramarine Armour 4 steps The same idea with an edge highlight, which is what makes armour read as armour. Rust 3 steps Stippling and drybrushing, and hard to get wrong. Ork Flesh 9 steps The whole ladder: a basecoat, two layers, a highlight, then glazes to blend it together.

Every miniature I have painted, with the paints and the steps to paint it again.

Paint Schemes

How I painted each model: the exact paints, the order they went on, and the finish they gave.

What the technique words mean
basecoat
The first solid colour over primer. Two thin coats beat one thick one.
highlight
A lighter colour on the parts that would catch the light.
layer
A slightly lighter colour over part of the coat below, leaving its edges showing.
wash
Thin, watery paint that runs into the recesses and shades the whole area at once.
edge
A highlight along a sharp edge only, painted with the side of the brush.
shade
Darker paint placed deliberately in the shadows rather than left to flow.
glaze
Heavily thinned paint over dry paint, to tint it and soften the join between two colours.
stipple
Dabbed on with the tip of the brush for a broken, rough, mottled surface.
drybrush
Almost-dry paint dragged across raised texture so it catches only the high points.
blend
Two colours worked into each other while both are wet, so there is no visible line.
special
Anything that is not one of the above. The step note says what it is.

Recipes

Methods I reuse across models - skin, metal, armour, cloth and the rest. Each step is one named paint, one technique and a note. Unless a step says otherwise, every recipe here starts on a primed model - the scheme that uses it usually says which colour.

What the technique words mean
basecoat
The first solid colour over primer. Two thin coats beat one thick one.
highlight
A lighter colour on the parts that would catch the light.
layer
A slightly lighter colour over part of the coat below, leaving its edges showing.
wash
Thin, watery paint that runs into the recesses and shades the whole area at once.
edge
A highlight along a sharp edge only, painted with the side of the brush.
shade
Darker paint placed deliberately in the shadows rather than left to flow.
glaze
Heavily thinned paint over dry paint, to tint it and soften the join between two colours.
stipple
Dabbed on with the tip of the brush for a broken, rough, mottled surface.
drybrush
Almost-dry paint dragged across raised texture so it catches only the high points.
blend
Two colours worked into each other while both are wet, so there is no visible line.
special
Anything that is not one of the above. The step note says what it is.

Brown Leather

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Leather
Quick n easy leathers
Paints Used
Rhinox HideCitadelAbaddon BlackCitadelLahmian MediumCitadelDoombull BrownCitadelSkrag BrownCitadelXV-88CitadelUshabti BoneCitadel
Steps
  1. 1
    basecoatRhinox HideCitadel
    Base all leather·Artis Opus Series S 1
  2. 2
    basecoatAbaddon BlackCitadel + Lahmian MediumCitadel (1:2)
    Shade all leather recesses·Artis Opus Series S 1
  3. 3
    highlightDoombull BrownCitadel
    Chunky·Artis Opus Series S 1
  4. 4
    highlightSkrag BrownCitadel
    Scratchy damage highlight·Artis Opus Series S 1
  5. 5
    edgeXV-88Citadel
    Shakey - edge and scratch·Artis Opus Series S 00
  6. 6
    highlightUshabti BoneCitadel
    Dot highlight sparingly·Artis Opus Series S 00
Notes
Modifying: Saw this new recipe on WarhammerTV - new Armageddon Ork Boyz video - June 2026 Release (updated photo to come)
Used in: Ganger, Death Korps of Krieg Infantry + Command Squad, Hounds of Morka, Squig Rider, Gouged Eye (Blood Bowl), Kommandos, Kronus Hegemony Black Scheme, Commissar, Untamed Troll, Death Riders, Noise Marines, Wazdakka Gutsmek, Beast Snagga Boyz, Death Korps Artillery, Armageddon - Orks, Commissar Yarrick, Cadien Shock Troops

Brown Leather - Alternate Version

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Leather
A deeper rustic brown to work in unison with my standard brown. Think leather vest vs leather belt
Paints Used
Black BrownPro AcrylDark Golden BrownPro AcrylLight UmberPro Acryl
Steps
  1. 1
    basecoatBlack BrownPro Acryl
    Artis Opus Series S 3
  2. 2
    edgeDark Golden BrownPro Acryl
    Artis Opus Series S 1
  3. 3
    highlightLight UmberPro Acryl
    Artis Opus Series S 1

Red Leather

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Leather
Usually used on battle axe grips, etc.
Paints Used
Khorne RedCitadelCarroburg CrimsonCitadelScreamers PinkCitadel
Steps
  1. 1
    basecoatKhorne RedCitadel
    Base grip·Artis Opus Series S 1
  2. 2
    shadeCarroburg CrimsonCitadel
    Recess shade·Artis Opus Series S 1
  3. 3
    edgeScreamers PinkCitadel
    Edge all raised bits·Artis Opus Series S 00
Used in: Kronus Hegemony Black Scheme

Paint Inventory

The paints I actually own - every pot on my shelf, not a catalogue of what exists. This is what the schemes and recipes are painted with.

PaintBrandTypeHueUsed in

Paint Conversion Chart

Citadel colours matched to their closest Vallejo, Pro Acryl and Two Thin Coats equivalents, by eye, over time. Nothing here is a measured colour match - the dots say how close each one really is.

How close the match is: near identical usable avoid

CitadelVallejoPro AcrylTwo Thin Coats