Tutorial: How to paint grimdark Imperial Fists
In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll show you how to paint grimdark-style Imperial Fists Legionaries for the Horus Heresy using fast and effective techniques like zenithal basecoats, drybrushing, and oil washes. The goal is a gritty, battle-worn look that captures the brutal siege warfare the VII Legion is known for – all without spending dozens of hours on a single model.
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.
ToP Tip: 3 quick guides for painting Warp Spiders’ crimson armour
In this ToP Tip series, I share my best paint recipes on a regular basis. In today’s post, I brought three painting guides for the Craftworld Ulthwé Warp Spiders I painted recently. Learn how to paint red armour, black helmets, wraithbone, and more.
ToP Tip: The best orange and peach paints
Inspired by the new Aeldari models I searched through my paint archive for bright orange and peach tones. Perfect for Fire Dragons, the Trans-hyperion Alliance of the Votann, and many more.
ToP Tip: The best violet paints
In this post, I’ve put together a few new paint picks. Two palettes with what I think are the best paints for painting violet, one a bit warmer and the other a bit cooler.
ToP Tip: The best ultramarine & Prussian blue paints
It’s time for some new paint picks again! In this post, I’ve put together two quartets of blues. First up, the classic Ultramarines blue, and secondly, a slightly warmer Prussian blue.
ToP TiP: How to hobby when space is tight
Who doesn‘t know this: so much hobby, so little space. In this video, I’ll show you how I paint, airbrush, take photos of my minis, film, and store my paints and tools on just a 48″ x 24″ desk. Since I don’t have a ton of space I had to come up with a setup that is efficient, modular, and ergonomic.
ToP Tip: 3 quick guides for painting gold, bone & deep red armour
In this ToP Tip series, I share my best paint recipes on a regular basis. In today’s post, I brought three painting guides for painting armour: golden armour, bone, and the deep red of the Blood Angels.
Tutorial collection: Blood Angels & Death Company
Would you like to start a Blood Angels collection and are now (red) thirsty for tips on how to paint them? Then you’ve come to the right place. In this post, we’ve put together our best tutorials for painting the red of the Blood Angels, the black of the Death Company and the gold of the Sanguinary Guard.
ToP Tip: The best paints & hacks for Slapchop & zenithal basecoats
Why is no one talking about Slapchop anymore? In this video, I’m painting the new Clanrats from Skaventide BUT I’m challenging myself to use colours from all five major Contrast-style paint ranges to finally determine who makes the best paint for Slapchop. Plus, I’ll be sharing some of my best tips and hacks to help you take your “one coat” paint game to the next level.