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Start Here: Warhammer Painting Made Simple Welcome  to Jon Grant Miniatures This site is designed to help you paint Warhammer miniatures to a clean, consistent tabletop standard using simple, reliable methods. You don’t need complicated techniques or dozens of specialised tools to get good results. The goal here is to give you a clear, repeatable process that works across whole armies, not just single models. My Approach I’ve been part of the Warhammer hobby for over 35 years, focusing on painting armies to a high-quality tabletop standard. My approach sits between “Battle Ready” and display painting: Cleaner and more refined than basic tabletop Fast enough to use across full armies I focus on classic, dependable techniques such as: Layering Shading Highlighting Rather than relying on contrast-heavy shortcuts or overly complex methods. If you want your models to look clean, consistent, and coherent on the table, without overcomplicating thin...

How to Paint Aeronautica Imperialis

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Aeronautica Imperialis Painting Guide – How I Paint Warhammer 40k Aircraft   Aeronautica Imperialis is a specialist game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, focused on fast-moving aerial combat between iconic factions. In this guide, I’ll show how I paint Aeronautica Imperialis aircraft using a simple, repeatable method designed for epic scale miniatures. These models are very different from standard Warhammer 40k or Age of Sigmar figures, with large flat panels, clean surfaces, and mechanical detail that require a more controlled approach to painting. Aeronautica Imperialis miniatures are produced at epic scale, with a human figure standing roughly 6–8mm tall compared to the 28–33mm heroic scale used in most Warhammer ranges. Because these models represent aircraft rather than infantry, they rely much more heavily on smooth basecoats, controlled shading, and clean highlights to achieve good results. These aircraft can also be used in Legions Imperialis, making them a flexibl...

How to Paint Gloomspite Gitz - Complete guide

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How to Paint Gloomspite Gitz - Complete Guide Gloomspite Gitz are one of the most characterful armies to paint. They combine the need to paint the classic green skin and black robes of Moonclan grots to the vibrant reds of squigs and the organic tones of troggoths. In this guide, I’ve brought together all of my methods for painting Gloomspite Gitz into one place. Whether you’re building a full army, an Underworlds warband or just adding a few models to a collection, this should give you a consistent and effective approach. I intend to continue adding material to this guide as time passes. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This helps support the blog at no extra cost to you. Brushes and tools used Raphael Brush Series 8404 Size 1 (Amazon Associate link) Winsor & Newton Sable Series 7 Brush No 0 (Amazon Associate link) Citadel Medium Layer Brush - Synthetic Citadel Small Layer Brush - Synthetic Citadel Small Drybrush - Synthetic (Amazon Associate lin...

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