Jon Grant Miniatures

  Painting At the start of the month, I eagerly anticipated the arrival of Kamandora's Blades . Even though the warband wasn’t exactly well received by the community when first revealed, I had a plan! I decided to paint the controversial faces as if they were covered with warpaint . In my vision, these devoted followers of Khorne daubed their skin with ash and charcoal to form a skull-like visage, honoring the Blood God. I quickly painted the warband and shared them online and was delighted to receive plenty of praise in return, which is always nice. (My full painting guide can be found below in the Blogging section.) My Kamandora's Blades With the Blades complete, I was once again fully up to date with my Warhammer Underworlds painting backlog. That freed me to pursue a project I’d been mulling over for some time: building a 3D Warhammer Underworlds board . My Underworlds Board, complete with blocked hexes I’ve already written a dedicated article on this board, so I won’t rep...

One of my favourite units in the Stormcast Eternals range are the Gryph-Hounds . They are perfect for filling out those last few spare points in an army or acting as a loyal bodyguard (or pet) for a hero. In Warcry , they really shine, adding a burst of speed to an otherwise slow-moving warband. From a hobby perspective, Gryph-Hounds are a joy to paint, offering a variety of textures and colours that make a refreshing change from the more uniform look of the standard Stormcast fighters. New to painting Warhammer Miniatures → Start here: Warhammer Painting Made Simple For other miniature painting guides → Faction Painting Hubs And of course, my little mascot Beakie is a loyal Gryph-Hound, always keeping a watchful eye on my Stormcast. Start by undercoating the miniature with  Chaos Black  spray  Lion Brown Body The body was given a solid basecoat of  XV-88 . Once this was dry, the whole area was shaded with a 50:50 mix of  XV-88  and  Mournfang Brown ...

How to Paint Dark Green Marble Recently, I have been painting a fair number of terrain pieces. During a recent quest into the loft, I came across a sprue from the Sigmarite Mausoleum. On it was a pillar bearing a statue, and while I painted the pillar in my usual grey stone, I wanted the statue itself to stand out in a rich, dark green marble. New to painting Warhammer Miniatures → Start here: Warhammer Painting Made Simple For other miniature painting guides → Faction Painting Hubs This is how I painted my quick and easy dark green marble, which can be used for bases, shields and terrain. Paints required: Abaddon Black Incubi Darkness Kalabite Green Sybarite Green Pallid Wych Flesh Contrast Medium Akhelian Green Method I began with a solid basecoat of Abaddon Black. Over this I heavily drybrushed Incubi Darkness using a small makeup brush to bring out the texture. I then took a small piece of sponge and dabbed on patches of Kabalite Green to break up the surface and start creating the...