How to Paint Warhammer Miniatures

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Painting your Warhammer miniatures allows you to make your collection more beautiful and personalized.Before starting, prepare the miniatures with a primer, so that the colors set better.Then you can use small brushes to carefully apply the background color and paint the more intricate details.Use techniques such as washing and dry brush (dry brush) to make your Warhammer miniatures more realistic!

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Prepare the Thumbnails

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Get a can of white or black spray primer. Don't forget to prepare your miniatures before painting them.The primer allows the paint to stick to the miniatures better, so painting them will be easier.Black and white primers are fine, but keep in mind that white primers are easier to cover with light paints.
- You can find cans of spray primer at hardware and paint stores.
- Look for a primer specifically for plastic.
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Work in a well-ventilated environment. If possible, apply the primer outdoors.If you have to do it at home, open the windows of the room you are in.Turn on a fan to blow the primer vapors out the window.
- If you're indoors, spread a tarp or newspaper over your work surface so you don't get primer all over the place.
Hold the can about 30cm from the models while you color them.Put on gloves and apply the product to one miniature at a time;to speed up the operation you can attach several models to a piece of wood with a few pieces of double-sided tape.Rotate them as you spray the primer, so they are completely covered.^{[1]
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Place them on a tarp or sheets of newspaper.After 15 minutes, touch one gently with the tip of your finger.If it's dry, it's ready to paint.^{[2]
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Part 2

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Apply the Background Color

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You can find them on the internet or in local painting and modeling shops.If you plan to paint other miniatures in the future, purchase specific colors for this purpose, so that you have a wide range of high-quality paints at your disposal.^{[3]
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Choose the background colors to use for your thumbnail. The base coat is the first layer of paint.Choose colors that represent the main parts of the model, such as skin, clothes, and hair.Don't worry about the details for now.
- For example, if the miniature you are coloring needs to have a red body and blue mask, use red and blue as background colors.
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Dilute the color with water. Pour a drop of the paint you will use first onto a palette or plastic plate.Use an eyedropper to place a drop of water on the color.Mix them together with a brush.
- Don't skip this step!If you don't dilute the color with water you will cover all the details of your miniatures!
- If you don't have a dropper, dip a clean paintbrush into the water and drop a drop onto the paint from the tip.
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Apply the background color to your thumbnails with a small brush. Start with the prevailing color, then move on to the others.Try to be as precise as possible, so you don't have to go over the base coat later.^{[4]
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- For example, if your miniature has a blue body and brown coat, start by coloring the body blue, leaving the coat unchanged.Then, once you've finished painting the body with blue, paint the coat brown.
- You can cover detailed parts, such as eyes, lips, accessories, etc. with background colors.You can finish them later when the first coat has dried.
After this time, touch the thumbnail with your finger.If it is still damp, wait.Don't paint over paint that hasn't dried or the colors will mix.

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Part 3

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Add Details

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Create the small details with a thin brush. Paint the eyes, lips, hair and all the other small details of your miniatures.Don't forget to dilute the colors with water before using them.Once you've finished using a color, rinse your brush or get a new one before moving on to another paint.
- If you want more brightly colored models, apply multiple coats of paint.Let it dry completely between one coat and the next.
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Use the dry brush technique to add raised highlights. Make sure the paint on the model is dry before continuing, then pour a drop of light color onto the palette.Without diluting it with water, dip the tip of a brush into the paint, then pass it over a dry paper towel until almost all the paint is removed.Then apply the dry residual color left on the brush to the sections of the thumbnail you want to stand out.^{[5]
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- Once finished, you should see highlights on all raised surfaces of the model you are painting.
- For best results, use a lighter shade of the same color as the section you're working on.
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Use the wash technique to add shading to your miniatures. With washing you use a diluted version of the color that settles into the recesses of the model, creating shadows.Pour the specific wash color onto the palette.Dip the tip of a brush into the diluted color and apply a generous amount over the entire surface of the miniature.Let it dry.^{[6]
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- You can find wash colors online or at local paint stores.
Apply water to the area you want to change with a clean brush, then take a paper towel and use it to dab the area and absorb the color.Let the area dry and cover it again with more paint.

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Things you will need

Primer spray
Gloves
Tarpaulin or newspaper
Acrylic colours
Small brushes
Palette
Wash colour
Paper tissues

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