Tutorial: How to paint Wood Elves Glade Guard
Today, we’re going back to the roots of Tale of Painters with one of our popular painting guides. Step by step, I’ll show you how to paint the Glade Guard of the Wood Elves. We’ll use a combination of Contrast, Slapchop, and additional highlights to get units on the table quickly, but still to a high standard. The techniques demonstrated can easily be adapted for a wide range of organic and green-toned models – and it’s also the first time I’ll be trying out the new Quick Gen paints from AK.
Showcase: Aeldari Wraithlord (inc. painting guides)
Imagine the scene, you’re 13 and you’ve just got your first White Dwarf magazine and you flick through the pages and you’re greeted with bright green battlefields and painted models in all the colours. It captures your imagination and you immediately want to be a part of it, you want to learn more… then you see it… the Eldar Ulthwe Dreadnought. Tall and slender armed with huge crushing fists and shoulder mounted plasma cannon. You’re blown away by how freaking cool it is. Well, that was me 31 years ago and it had such an impact on me that I decided to channel it’s awesomeness into my Aeldari Wraithlord. I’ll share more pictures and my painting guide in this article.
Showcase: Wood Elves Glade Guard
Here we have a Glade Guard of the Wood Elves – my first test model for Warhammer: The Old World. With the rerelease of the classic Wood Elves range, I wanted to revisit one of my all-time favourite fantasy factions and experiment with a fast but effective painting method that balances speed with visual appeal.
Stahly’s best miniature paints for Warhammer 2025
This is my up-to-date list of the best miniature paints I tested. Over the years, I tested over a thousand paints from (almost) all miniature paint manufacturers out there. So the ultimate question is: Which acrylic paint range is the best for painting Warhammer miniatures in 2025? To answer this question, I compiled a list sorted by categories. Best acrylics, best metallic paints, best washes, and best airbrush paints.
Showcase: Legions Imperialis Dark Mechanicum Stalker Constructs (inc. painting guide)
Miniature models of gigantic mechanical spider bots that could effortless flip a Leman Russ Battle Tank feature on today’s blog post. We’ll take a look at my finished Stalker Constructs and I’ll share some valuable assembly tips and a painting guide.
Showcase: Space Wolves Lieutenant, Bladeguard & Helblasters
Hi everyone, Dunk here with a savage but focused article on one of my favorite Space Marine Chapters – the mighty Space Wolves, aka the Vlka Fenryka. It’s a great time to be a Space Wolves fan, with plenty of exciting new releases on the horizon! Personally, though, it’s a bit bittersweet for me – let me explain.
Review: Warpaints Fanatic Historical paint sets
The Army Painter just released three new paint sets specifically for historical miniature painters – and they claim to offer historically accurate colours developed in collaboration with a respected military historian. But are these just repackaged Fanatic paints or do they offer something new, something useful for painting WWII armies with authenticity?
Showcase: Sons of Horus Despoilers
Today I’m giving you a look at the first half of my Despoiler Squadron that I’m currently working on. These are MkIII models that I’ve customised with some Sons of Horus bitz and melee weapons. More on that in this post.
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