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MiniWarGaming ‛ s

Guide to

Painting

Miniatures

Written by Mike Cousins and Tim King

Foreword by Matthew Glanfield

Inside the Front Cover

I remember the day I bought my irst miniature. It

was Games Workshop’s Mines of Moria starter set

(that’s for Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game).

months of practice and start producing great looking

miniatures right away.

That is the goal of this e-book. In fact, it will be the

goal of all our future e-books as well – to trim the

time off of your learning curve, so that you can be

proud of the miniatures you bring to your club, to

tournaments, and everywhere else you dare to show

them off.

Some of the employees at the Games Workshop

showed me their armies, and I fell in love with the

paint jobs right away.

I got home, and with excitement opened up the pack-

age. I immediately set to work putting together the

goblins, the troll, and the various members of the

Fellowship of the Ring. I knew that my little army

was going to look fantastic.

So get to work – read, apply, practice, and perfect.

Before you know it you will be getting the same

reaction that I have seen so many others get, and that

I have even been able to get. People will love your

miniatures, and you will never have felt so proud.

And then I started painting them.

At irst I had to igure out priming. I could never

seem to get it quite right. I either had too much or

too little paint.

Happy war gaming!

Matthew Glanfield, President

MiniWarGaming

Then I started painting the clothes, the weapons, the

hair, and the faces! When I inished my irst goblin

I looked at it and thought “What the heck did I just

do?”

Credits

It looked awful.

Airbrushing Vehicles : Tim King

Weathering Vehicles : Tim King

All other articles: Mike Cousins

Editing: Mike Cousins

Dave Nordquist

Further assistance: Matthew Glanield

Patricia Cousins

I went on to paint my other goblins. Then I attempt-

ed to paint the troll, and inally, the Fellowship.

When I inished I stood back and looked at it. OK, it

didn’t look that great. In fact, when I look at it now I

am rather embarrassed that I am the “painter” behind

those miniatures. But I was happy nonetheless.

Produced by MiniWarGaming

Over the following years I learned more and more

painting techniques. I learned that a simple applica-

tion of a few techniques made you look like a much

better painter than you really were.

Trademarks are the properties of their respective owners and are used for

reference purposes only. The publisher does not claim any relationship with

the owners of any trademarks used in this book. Photography by Mike Cousins

and Tim King.

Our thanks and appreciation go out to the

MiniWarGaming Community - you’re the motivation

behind everything we do, and why we do it.

-MiniWarGaming

And now, after all this time, I thought it would be

pertinent to allow other “real” painting experts to

show you all of these tips, so that you can skip a few

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Before you Start

Chapter 4 - Advanced Techniques

Terminology

Painting Cloaks with Layers

Preparing to Paint

Airbrushing Vehicles

Setting up your Painting Area

Simple and Stunning Eyes

Thinning your Paints

Painting Faces

A Note on Foundation Paints

Ignore the Labels

Choosing Colors

Chapter 5 - Finishing Touches

Make Mistakes

Dealing with Shaky Hands

Getting Dirty

Paint Brushes 101

Weathering Vehicles

Brush Shapes

Simple Gravel Bases

Brush Sizes

Sand and Flock Infantry Bases

Bristle Types

Cinematic Effect - Rocket Launcher

Recommended Brushes

Introduction to Object Source Lighting

Brush Care

Separate Media - Separate Brushes

Priming your Models

Additional Material

Using Spray Primers and Paints

Step by Step - Gnoll Ranger

Step by Step - Space Marine

Chapter 2 - Techniques

Glossary

An Introduction to Drybrushing

Detailing with Washes

Highlighting

Working with Green Stuff

Assembling Metal Models - No Pinning!

Handling Metal Models while Painting

Chapter 3 - The Basics

Painting Cloaks with Drybrushing

Metallics Made Easy

Painting Scales with Drybrushing

Great Metallic Armor in 3 Steps (or less)

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Chapter 1 - Before you Start

This chapter is possibly the least exciting part of this

book, but it’s arguably the most important. In the

next few pages, I’ve taken my years of experience

and boiled them down to a few short articles.

1 • A roll of paper towel. Remove two sheets and

fold them back to back and then into quarters, giving

you a small, thick pad. You’ll want this for cleaning

your brush, or preparing it for drybrushing. Keep the

rest of the roll handy – accidents happen!

When you’re reading this book, keep in mind that

I’ve had no formal art training - I’ve picked up or

developed most of these painting techniques on my

own. It wasn’t that long ago that I was a complete

noob, with a mini in one hand, a paint brush in the

other, and a bafled expression on my face. It took

months of trial and error (emphasis on the error

part) to develop my painting skills, learn why paints

should be thinned, and how to overcome my incred-

ibly shaky hand.

2 • A few small cups of clean water. You’ll want

one for cleaning your brushes, and a second is handy

for thinning paints. If you’re using both regular

and metallic paints, use two cups for cleaning your

brushes – one for regular paints, and the other for

metallics. I explain why later in the book.

3 • Your assembly tools. Have your hobby knife, ile,

and glue handy. Sometimes when you’re painting,

you’ll notice a mold line or lash that you missed,

or might need to make an emergency repair. You’ll

minimize the interruption and keep the paint lowing

if you have these things ready.

I hope the following pages shave a few months off of

your own trial and error.

-Mike

4 • A palette for mixing and thinning paints on. You

don’t need to spend any money on a real painter’s

palette – the plastic blister packaging your models

come in is good enough. If you need something larg-

er, try using foam dinner plates, an old CD, or a sheet

of plasticard.

Terminology

It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the number of new

terms you’ll come across when you’re new to the

War Gaming hobby. What’s the difference between

Basing and Basecoating? What does Pinning mean?

It can be pretty daunting!

5 • Paint and Brushes! You’re not going to get very

far without these!

In the back of this book we’ve provided a Glossary

of common terms to help you over this hump. If you

still have questions, don’t forget to visit the Mini-

WarGaming Forums – we work hard to maintain a

family-safe and newbie-friendly community.

6 • Patience. Your paint job will only be as reward-

ing as the effort you put into it.

Setting up your Painting Area

You can visit our forums at:

http://www.miniwargaming.com/forum/

You might be lucky enough to have a special area set

aside for your hobby. If you don’t, there are a few

things you should keep in mind. Having a clean area

to work in is important – if you need to, spend a few

minutes cleaning up and dusting your desk or table.

If you’re painting at the kitchen table or on another

‘important’ piece of furniture, put down some news-

paper irst. You’ll also want to make sure you have

good lighting, so you can see what you’re doing – if

Preparing to Paint

It’s easy to get excited and jump into painting with

both feet, but there are a few things you should have

available before you do.

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