Jon Grant Miniatures

Introduction The Thorns of the Briar Queen had wandered through countless realms and haunted pathways of the underworlds, bound by the sorcerous malice of Nagash to their crowned mistress. From the silent depths of Shyish they were summoned once more, for the God of Death had turned his pitiless gaze upon the Spitewood of Ghyran. Something within that forest defied his dominion, and such defiance could not be permitted to endure. Mist thickened and curled as the Briar Queen slipped from the veil between worlds, her thorn-crowned form gliding above the fertile loam. At her side drifted Varclav the Cruel, once a gaoler and murderer, now a wraith shackled eternally to his crimes. Where a head should have been there hung a rusted iron cage within the folds of his hood. In his hand, he held a solitary, guttering gravecandle, its ghostly light flickering softly in an aetheric breeze. That baleful flame was the anchor of the Thorns. Its cold glow drew the Briar Queen’s followers together, pul...

The first army I truly collected for Age of Sigmar was the Nighthaunt. I now have quite a large force, all painted in a ghostly white scheme. As part of my 2026 hobby goals, I wanted to learn how to use Contrast paints properly. To that end, I decided to paint another set of The Thorns of the Briar Queen , this time in the colours of the Emerald Host, inspired by the baleful green glow of the cursed city of Dolorum. After completing the warband, I continued to practise and refine the scheme. What follows is the same approach applied to a Glaivewraith Stalker. Paints Used Grey Seer (Primer) Striking Scorpion Green (Contrast) Dark Angel Green (Contrast) Wyldwood (Contrast) Contrast Medium  Lahmian Medium Poxwalker Nuln Oil Agrax Earthshade Iron Hands Steel Banelord Brass Ironbreaker Brass Scorpion Warboss Green Skarsnik Green Nurgling Green Deepkin Flesh Gorthor Brown Karak Stone Screaming Skull Abaddon Black Contrast Plus Method The miniature was primed with Gre...

I started playing Games Workshop’s Warhammer Fantasy Battle (WFB) way back in 1990. Over the years, I’ve collected a variety of armies: the Undead, the Empire, Ogre Kingdoms, Chaos Warriors, and Daemons. When Age of Sigmar (AoS) arrived, I initially gravitated toward the Maggotkin of Nurgle—primarily as a daemon-based force that could also be used in Warhammer 40K . Eventually, I found myself drawn to the Nighthaunt gheists. Throughout my WFB days, I mostly played Undead forces. So, when the Nighthaunt emerged in AoS, they naturally became my chosen faction. I didn’t care how powerful they were on the tabletop; I was far more interested in them as a collection of miniatures to paint. How I Paint Nighthaunts On the gaming side, I’ve been hooked on Warhammer Underworlds since the release of Nightvault , the game’s second season. This was also when the Thorns of the Briar Queen were introduced—the first warband I ever played. My Thorns After several years and many warbands, I discover...

I recently published a How I paint Nighthaunts guide based on the Chainrasps. This guide covers many of the basics I have used to paint my Nighthaunts army. When, I began to paint more interesting characters and units, I needed new recipes to deal with the different aspects of each unit. These are some of the extra details I have used. Green spirit energy Basecoat with Ulthuan Grey . Then was with Biel-Tan Green . When this was dry wash with Lamenters Yellow . Then wash with Hexwraith Flame . Highlight with Moot Green . Finally, finish with minimal highlights with Pallid Wych Flesh . Sword of Stolen Hours The sword blade was given a basecoat of Caliban Green over a Chaos Black undercoat. Heavily watered down Warpstone Green was then applied to the top two- thirds of the blade. When this was fully dry, a second coat was applied to the top half of the blade. Then heavily watered down Moot Green was applied to the top third of the blade. Again, when this was fully dry, a second coa...

I love fully painted armies in Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000 but they often require a different style of painting compared to single miniatures; otherwise they take far too long to finish. The main focus of army painting is the overall look of the whole rather than individual miniatures.   As I was beginning to paint my Nighthaunt Army for Age of Sigmar, I quickly realised I was going to need a fast but effective paint scheme for the table-top. The Nighthaunts are a horde army, so I have lots of minions to paint. Each individual rank and file miniature does not need to be perfect but I do want them finished to a reasonable standard. So, over the last year, I have developed this Nighthaunt painting scheme. Different pieces of the puzzle have been taken from around the internet and developed/added-to through my own experience. Paints Required: Grey Seer Spray Corax White Lahmian Medium Nihilak Oxide Coeliac Greenshade Nighthaunt Gloom White Scar Ulthuan Grey Leadbelcher Nul...