Painting Tips & Techniques

Tools and Materials

• Brushes

• Citadel Paint Translations

Preparation

• Preparing Your Miniatures

Basic Painting Techniques

• Basic Painting Techniques (Jonathan Lim)

• Painting Tips (John Desmond)

• Minifigs Painting Tips (George Arnold)

• Painting Posture

• On-Line Painting Tips

Advanced Techniques

• Blacklining

• Damp Brush Technique

• Fast Painting (Ted Willcock)

• Oil-Based Paints

• Ink Washes

• Washes With Acrylic Floor Finish (Chick Lewis)

• Stains (The Miracle Dip)

• Variations on an Irregular Theme

Special Painting Challenges

• Painting 6mm Miniatures

• Painting Animal Fur

• Painting Blackened Armor

• Painting Clothing

• Painting Cowskin Shields

• Painting Elephants

• Painting Faces and Eyes

• Painting Flesh

• Painting Hair

• Painting Hoplite Shields

• Painting Horses

• Painting Lamellar Armour

• Painting Leather

• Painting Metal

• Painting Sandals

• Painting Stripes, Checks and Tartans

• Painting Wood

Protecting Your Paint Job

• Sealing Your Miniatures

Painting Guides for Specific Armies

• Carthaginians (DBA I/61 & II/32)

• Wargames Foundry Painting Guides

• Fanaticus Forum on Building DBA Armies

See also painting tips in specific DBA Army Essays.

Miscellaneous

• Miniatures Painting Guide and FAQ

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Last Updated: December 2, 2003

Questions, comments, suggestions welcome.
Send them to Chris Brantley, IamFanaticus@gmail.com.