Jon Grant Miniatures

How to Paint Bone on Miniatures – Skeletons, Skulls & Aged Bone Tutorial This post may contain Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This helps support the blog at no extra cost to you. Bone is something you’ll end up painting again and again across Warhammer miniatures,  whether it’s skulls, skeletons, trophies, or terrain details. In this guide, I hope to show you the method I use to paint aged, weathered bone , suitable for skeletons, large skulls, terrain pieces, and bases. It’s a simple, repeatable process that gives a natural, slightly desaturated finish. I have been using this, or at least a very similar method, for painting my undead armies for the past 35 years! Brushes and Paints Used Wight Bone Spray (Amazon affiliate link)) Zandri Dust (optional) Morghast Bone Cassandora Yellow Agrax Earthshade Karak Stone Screaming Skull Pallid Wych Flesh Lahmian Medium Brushes and tools used Core brushes (detail and...

  How to Paint Flaming Swords on Miniatures Simple Heat Effect with Glazing As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This helps support the blog at no extra cost to you. Flaming or superheated weapons are a great way to add visual interest to a miniature. In this guide, I’ll be using a Bloodletter of Khorne as an example, but this method works equally well on any miniature with a blade or weapon. This approach creates a glowing, heat-based effect, building a transition from darker reds at the base of the blade through to bright yellows at the tip, simulating the heat of a weapon fresh from the forge or infused with daemonic energy. This technique relies on applying multiple thin layers (glazes) . Take your time and allow each layer to fully dry before applying the next, this is what creates the smooth transitions. Brushes and tools used Brushes used: Raphael 8404 Size 1  (Amazon affiliate link) Winsor & Newton Series 7 Size 0  (Amazon affiliate link) ...

How to Paint Khorne Warriors on Miniatures – Claws of Karanak Warband Guide As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This helps support the blog at no extra cost to you. In recent weeks I’ve been thinking about playing Age of Sigmar: Spearhead, and I wanted to finish painting the Fangs of the Blood God. Back in 2020 I painted up the Flesh Hounds of Khorne, so this project focused on completing the Claws of Karanak warband. The aim was to tie these models into my existing Khorne force, combining the tones from the Flesh Hounds with the richer reds of my Blood Warriors. My Claws of Karanak Brushes and Paints 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 link) The Citadel (synthetic) brushes are good relatively inexpensive brushes that I u...

How to Paint Dead Wood on Miniatures – Terrain Trees and Weathered Logs As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This helps support the blog at no extra cost to you. This article continues my work on painting terrain, focusing on dead wood and tree bark. I’ve used this method for smaller elements such as tree stumps and fallen logs on miniature bases, but it works equally well for larger terrain pieces. I generally prefer my terrain to be slightly darker, as this helps brighter miniatures stand out more clearly on the tabletop. For this guide, I used the dead trees from the Stormcast Aetherwings kit, although the same approach can be applied to larger scenery pieces and woodland terrain. Brushes and Tools Used Everyday brushes Citadel Small Layer Brush Citadel Medium Layer Brush Citadel Medium Shade Brush For this type of work, I tend to use a larger brush initially to achieve a smooth base layer, then switch to a finer brush for building up texture and definition. Brus...