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The purpose of this thread is to walk through, as clearly as possible, one method of painting miniatures that is a (relatively) quick way of producing high tabletop standard miniatures without requiring any degree of skill, experience, nor artistic talent. This is just one method of painting miniatures, and I make no claim that it is superior to any other, just that I think it's one of the easiest approaches for those who are hesitant about painting miniatures, or daunted by a large back catalogue of unpainted lead/plastic, and maybe hopefully even provide some new tricks for old hands.
I'm going to do my best to start out with to make this as generic as possible to apply to pretty much any typical 28-32mm scale miniature, with whatever hobby materials are readily available. To that end I'm going to be covering in-depth certain subjects that will not apply to every mini (such as armour and fur), but this is simply to cover all bases. Ultimately, not counting priming, a single mini painted using this method can be completed in less than an hour once you are comfortable with the techniques described. Just last week, using this method, I completed a Warcry warband in around 2 hours.
To start off I am going to assume that the reader has a basic knowledge of how to assemble and prep a miniature and is familiar with basic techniques such as drybrushing, washing, etc. If this is not the case, please feel free to speak up at any time and I will describe the specific processes and terms used.
I'm going to do my best to start out with to make this as generic as possible to apply to pretty much any typical 28-32mm scale miniature, with whatever hobby materials are readily available. To that end I'm going to be covering in-depth certain subjects that will not apply to every mini (such as armour and fur), but this is simply to cover all bases. Ultimately, not counting priming, a single mini painted using this method can be completed in less than an hour once you are comfortable with the techniques described. Just last week, using this method, I completed a Warcry warband in around 2 hours.
To start off I am going to assume that the reader has a basic knowledge of how to assemble and prep a miniature and is familiar with basic techniques such as drybrushing, washing, etc. If this is not the case, please feel free to speak up at any time and I will describe the specific processes and terms used.