How I Paint Things - Contrast and Classic Methods Together

'Painted with Contrast' doesn't need to be the whole story when painting an army using them. Contrast can be used to throw down basecoats quickly and easily, and then improved on further with a little more work! READ MORE:

With some preparation beforehand you can get some interesting extra effects out of the Contrast line, such as pre-shading or drybrushing as a 'key' element to enhance the highlighting effects they give. This is all still just layering and highlighting; no advanced techniques here! This Genestealer Cultist could just as easily be a Magos, Prime or any of the characters in the army and be finished to the same standard, giving a unified look across a whole army. The Cult of the Four-Armed Emperor are a really neat colour scheme that was an interesting challenge to get using mostly Contrast to start with, but I think it's totally achievable. Remember to practice painting faces!

For reasons I can't quite figure out, there are a couple of short sequences missing from this video. Use Bugman's Glow to basecoat the skin, and I did a few final highlights on the metal just before varnishing with some Stormhost Silver. Easy!

Many thanks again to Exit23 Games, which I've linked just below. Check out their growing line of miniatures and the Turbo Dork range of paints for some really neat surprises and one-offs you'll not find anywhere else!

http://exit23.games

How I Paint Things is a series of simple instructional videos designed to help the newcomer through some of the basics and demonstrate how the very simplest techniques can still give you some great results that're easily replicated. Aimed at the beginner to painting miniatures, there might be one or two tips or tricks that help even you old hands!

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PAINTS USED:

PRIMER: Grey Seer

BASE:
Mournfang Brown
Iron Hands Steel
Bugman's Glow
Abaddon Black

LAYER:
White Scar
Cadian Fleshtone
Kislev Flesh
Ushabti Bone
Gorthor Brown
Dawnstone
Fenrisian Grey
Wild Rider Red
Stormhost Silver

SHADE:
Nuln Oil
Agrax Earthshade
Druchii Violet

DRY:
Praxeti White

CONTRAST:
Akhelian Green
Blood Angels Red
Black Templar
Basilicanum Grey
Skeleton Horde
Iyanden Yellow
Nazdreg Yellow