[Colour Theory] Complementary Colours

Complementary: Green and Red What we're looking at here are colour opposites. Being opposites, they cause the other one to strongly stand out when the colours are next to each other or if a lot of one surrounds a small amount of the other. It also means one will be...

HOW TO: Mixing Paints

Normally I use a slab of glass as a palette.For this tutorial, I'm using white paper for a clean background.There are many colours you can buy as an artist, from multiple manufacturers. A lot of the time they're exactly what we want and we don't have to worry...

HOW TO: Painting Flesh

Orcs don't have to be green and people don't have to be beige. Within your chosen skin colour, mix it up between darker and lighter versions. Don't be afraid to explore skin tones when painting your army. Even something as simple as using a different base, wash or...

Stripping Paint Safely – A Detailed Look

Whether you're planning on painting models you picked up used or decided to restart something you're already working on, sometimes you need to remove paint from miniatures.I'm going to show you some ways to safely break down a miniature and strip the paint from it....

Colour Theory Introduction [Part 2]

Last week I looked at some general colour terms and laid out how I'll be covering things. I also discussed some of the factors like Primer and Lighting that end up affecting how colours look when we paint them.This week I'm going to concentrate on some of the things...