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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. Choose your next step: If you’re new to painting: Beginner Painting Guide Painting Different Parts of a Model If you already have a faction in mind: How to Paint  Nighthaunt  (ghostly miniatures) How to Paint  Blades of Khorne  (Red armour and brass trim) See all faction painting guides Beginners Guides If you are completely new to painting miniatures, begin with these guides: How to Base Miniatures (Beginners Guide) How to Paint Cloth - Red (Beginners Guide) How to Paint Human Skin Painting Different Parts of a Model These guides show how to paint common parts of Warhammer models using simple, repeatable methods. How to Paint Cloth - Red (Beginners Guide) How to Paint Skeletons, Skulls and Bone How to Paint Skaven Fur and Flesh  (com...

How to Paint Blue Flames

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How to Paint Blue Flames on Miniatures In this guide, I will show you how to paint blue flames on miniatures, focusing on creating a magical, spectral effect with strong contrast and smooth transitions. This method uses layering and glazes to build a realistic glow from white-hot cores to darker, smoky tips. New to painting Warhammer Miniatures → Start here: Warhammer Painting Made Simple For other miniature painting guides → Faction Painting Hubs This method uses layering and glazes to build the effect, so take your time and allow each stage to dry before moving on. Paints Used Corax White Talassar Blue Leviadon Blue Night Lords Blue Abaddon Black White Scar Lahmian Medium Painting the Blue Flames Step 1 – Basecoat Begin by basecoating the areas you want to appear as flames with Corax White . If you are painting over a darker colour, build this up in a few thin layers until you achieve a smooth, even grey-white finish. Step 2 – Initial Glaze Apply a thin ...

How to Paint Pink Horrors of Tzeentch

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How to Paint Pink Horrors of Tzeentch In this guide, I will show you how I paint Pink Horrors of Tzeentch, focusing on vibrant pink flesh and rich gold. This method uses simple layering and glazing to create a clean, striking tabletop finish. New to painting Warhammer Miniatures → Start here: Warhammer Painting Made Simple For other miniature painting guides → Faction Painting Hubs I struggled with the colours on the photograph! Paints Required Flesh Screamer Pink Pink Horror Army Painter Matt White (or White Scar) Carroburg Crimson Lahmian Medium Mouth and Teeth Sigvald Burgundy Zandri Dust Agrax Earthshade Karak Stone Screaming Skull Gold Details Retributor Armour Reikland Fleshshade Liberator Gold Stormhost Silver Details Flesh Tearers Red Evil Suns Scarlet Wild Rider Red Corax White Kantor Blue Step 1 – Pink Daemon Flesh The daemon was given a basecoat of a 1:1 mix of Screamer Pink and Pink Horror , applied in two thin coats to achieve a smoo...

How to Paint Disciples of Tzeentch

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How to Paint Disciples of Tzeentch The Disciples of Tzeentch are one of the most visually striking armies in Warhammer Age of Sigmar, combining vibrant magical effects, rich cloth, unnatural skin tones, and intricate details. New to painting Warhammer Miniatures → Start here: Warhammer Painting Made Simple For other miniature painting guides → Faction Painting Hubs In this guide, I'm bringing together all of my Disciples of Tzeentch painting methods, covering different styles and techniques so you can choose what works best for your army. I intend to continue adding material to this guide as time passes. How to Paint Human Skin Tones Many Disciples of Tzeentch armies include human cultists such as Kairic Acolytes and Magisters. Getting skin tones right is key to grounding the army visually. Full guide: Human Skin Tones How to Paint Kairic Acolytes Kairic Acolytes are the backbone of many Tzeentch armies, combining human flesh with rich fabrics and arcane detailing. Ful...

How to Paint Tzaangor

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How to Paint Tzaangor Tzaangor are the beastmen followers of Tzeentch and provide an excellent opportunity to experiment with unnatural skin tones and vibrant colours. Their blue skin, combined with brightly coloured armour, cloth, and feathers, makes them a visually striking unit on the tabletop. New to painting Warhammer Miniatures → Start here: Warhammer Painting Made Simple For other miniature painting guides → Faction Painting Hubs In this guide, I will take you through a step-by-step method for painting Tzaangor, focusing on building smooth blue flesh, vibrant armour, and contrasting details. The techniques used here are straightforward and rely on layering, glazing, and controlled highlighting to create a clean and dynamic finish. Paints Required Priming Wraithbone Spray Flesh (Blue Skin) The Fang Fenrisian Grey Gryph-Charger Grey Russ Grey Blue Horror Talassar Blue Lahmian Medium Magos Purple Dechala Lilac Horns and Beak Zandri Dust Agrax Earthshade...

How to Paint Human Skin Tones

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How I Paint Human Flesh As soon as you begin painting Warhammer miniatures, you quickly realise that painting convincing skin is an essential skill. Almost every army will include exposed flesh at some point, and getting it right helps bring your miniatures to life. New to painting Warhammer Miniatures → Start here: Warhammer Painting Made Simple For other miniature painting guides → Faction Painting Hubs In this guide, I will show you some of the approaches that I use for painting different human skin tones. These methods all follow the same basic principles of layering and glazing, making them easy to learn and adapt, and easy to expand upon as you develop your own techniques. Light Skin Tone – Classic Fleshtone The flesh was basecoated with Bugman’s Glow . This provides a warm and solid base to work from. The first highlight was applied using Cadian Fleshtone , leaving the Bugman’s Glow visible in the recesses. A second highlight of Kislev Flesh was then applied to the raised a...