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Okay,
now you've assembled some of your Empire models, and maybe
you've played a few games with them. Still, your Warhammer
opponents are telling you that unpainted miniatures give
you bad luck with the dice. We cannot confirm this belief,
but we
do know that painted models make for more realistic and fun
games of Warhammer. Time to get painting!
The step-by-step painting guide below walks you through
a relatively simple paint scheme for your Empire State Troops
that uses
17 colours. Follow the instructions for each step and check
out all the imagery for reference as you go. Though it takes
a bit of practice, you'll be surprised how quickly your painting
skills develop, especially with the guidance of other hobbyists.
Before you know it, you'll be cranking out painted miniatures
that you'll be proud to field in your Empire army.
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Skull
White |
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Blood
Red |
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Dwarf
Flesh |
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Bleached
Bone |
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| Chainmail |
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Shining
Gold |
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Chaos
Black |
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Scorched
Brown |
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Black
Ink |
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Flesh
Wash |
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Red
Ink |
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Blazing
Orange |
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Elf
Flesh |
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Enchanted
Blue |
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Mithril
Silver |
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Codex
Grey |
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Ice
Blue |
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In general, it's
a lot easier to paint a model like this one with its shield
off so it doesn't block other details. After priming the
model white, basecoat the pants and shirt
with
Skull
White. Paint the other half of the pants and shirt with
Blood Red. For the face and hands, basecoat them with Dwarf
Flesh. Hit the feather and seals with Bleached Bone. |
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Basecoat the breastplate,
helmet, and sword with Chainmail. Paint the sword handle,
dagger trim, and belt buckle with Shining Gold. Clean your
brushes and change your water before you move on — metallic
paints leave small metal flecks in both that will wreck
your standard colours. Basecoat the hair and boots with
Chaos Black, while the belts, straps, hour glass, and dagger
scabbard get Scorched Brown. |
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Shade the metal and white areas with Black
Ink; the feather, hands, and face with Flesh Wash; and
the red areas with Red Ink.
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Time to highlight this guy. Highlight
the red areas with a mix of Blood Red and Blazing Orange,
the skin with Elf Flesh, the hourglass with Enchanted
Blue, and the metallic areas with Mithril Silver. Paint
the eyes Skull White, give them pupils of Chaos Black,
and hit the tip of the feather with Chaos Black while
you have it on hand.
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Finish up by
highlighting the skin with a mix of Skull White and Elf
Flesh, the boots and feather tip with Codex Grey, his
teeth with Bleached Bone, the hourglass with Ice Blue,
and all the brown areas with a mix of Bleached Bone and
Scorched Brown.
For the shield, basecoat it with Chaos Black and then
paint the skull and rivets with Shining Gold. Hit the
gold areas with Flesh Wash to give them shadows and highlight
the black areas with Codex Grey.
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| Next: Start
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