If you’ve been following my adventures, as I paint an Ulthwe Craftworld, you’ll have noticed I haven’t painted any leaders yet. That changes today as I share not one, but two characters for my Aeldari army. A Farseer and a Spiritseer. Join me as I tread the path of the seer, and experience my stunning photography and detailed Farseer and Spiritseer painting guide

I wasn’t going to paint a Farseer, I just wanted to add a Spiritseer to the unit of Wraithguard I recently finished (you can check them out with this link). Before we get to the Spiritseer, let me explain why I painted a Farseer.

Every Craftworld, has attributes that define them. Biel-Tan predominantly goes to war with large numbers of Aspect Warriors, Saim Hann rides to battle on jet bikes and Ulthwe utilises a large number of Seers and Warlocks. This is due to their proximity to the Eye of Terror. Their Seers are more powerful and numerous than their fellow Asuryani kin. The most powerful Seer being Eldrad Ulthran of the Ulthwe Craftworld. If I’m painting a Spirit Seer for my 1000pt list, and the Combat Patrol box set I own includes a Farseer and Farseers are thematically important to Ulthwe, then batch painting two characters at the same time makes the most sense to me.

Spiritseers and Wraith constructs are often deployed in large numbers in Iyanden Craftworld conflicts, but they’re not exclusive to them. All Craftworlds have access to them. My blog post on my Aeldari Wraithlord (you can read that here) mentions my first White Dwarf was issue 175 and how much an impact the original Wraith models had on me. Sometimes I include things in my army list because of nostalgia. It might not be the most optimised unit but adding characters and a transport can make an ok unit into a super unit. This Spiritseer can command nearby Wraith units to lay down a hail of firepower giving the unit sustained hits, not only that, the Spiritseer can also return destroyed models to the unit in the command phase or heal D3 wounds. If I keep my Wraithlord nearby I can keep topping up its wounds throughout the game.

How to Paint the Aeldari Farseer and Spiritseer

I like to spend a little more time on characters. They have more detail to paint compared to the rank and file, as well as things like exotic weaponry and wargear. This shows in the detailed recipe card above with the extra steps. There might be an extra edge highlight, or some panel lining to define features or a second wash to increase shading. If you want to paint yours quicker, or maybe you’re reasonably new to painting and not confident with edge highlights, you can leave those steps out and just do the base coats and washes. If you do those basics, neatly, and being neat is the key, then you’ll be left with a lovely looking miniature. You can always return to your miniature and paint the highlights when you’re more comfortable with it.

What is next on my Path of the Seer.

I’m starting to discover, that when collecting an Aeldari army, most of your next choices of unit are already decided for you. If you painted five Fire Dragons, you’ll be painting a Falcon and Fuegan next. Just finished 5 Wraithguard, it’s a Wave Serpent and a Spiritseer next for you. Now that I’ve just finished a Farseer I wasn’t planning on including, I’m going to have to paint a second Wave Serspent and 10 Storm Guardians to add to the army aren’t I.