How to Paint Conquest: City States Hephaestian

[@juddjensen7578]

Fantastic paint job and super helpful. I am working on him now and I am definittely using a lot of your techniques. Thank you!

[@TheMiniatureManager]

Thank you. I really enjoyed this one. I am glad to hear you will be able to use some of the techniques I used.

[@lippfamily2143]

Not sure I would’ve ever come up with jokero orange for the skin base. Nice model.

[@TheMiniatureManager]

It was very much an experiment. I was curious to see if it would turn out.

[@Hog__Goblin]

Thank you for this! I was a bit too intimidated to start

[@TheMiniatureManager]

I was exactly the same way at the beginning of this project. Large models like this can be hard to decide where to begin.

[@snackelwolf4462]

Another amazing tutorial! Hey this release date was right around the GW switch to a new shade formula. Is the Reikland Fleshshade you used the old or newer version? I want to use the correct one, as they are a bit different.

[@TheMiniatureManager]

I honestly don't remember. It was most likely the old one as I only recently replaced my fleshshade bottle. I know that I have been using the new one on newer minis and haven't noticed much difference.

[@DarthNethus]

Love the basing! What colors or materials did you use for the stones and ground?

[@TheMiniatureManager]

Other than the tactical rock that is part of the mini, the rocks are cork board. For the texture I use various texture pastes from Vallejo. As far as the colors, I pick a cheap brown hobby paint for the mud and a cheap grey for the stone. From there I throw agrax earthshade on the dirt and nuln oil on the stone. Dry brush the dirt with zandri dust and the stone with a random white paint.

[@DarthNethus]

@TheMiniatureManager appreciate it! Been following your videos for my CS polemarch and aristarch. Only thing I'm doing different is red cloak to be like 300!

[@TheMiniatureManager]

@@DarthNethus I have been slowly switching to all light blue on my army. The green on the non-human units was fun but I like the look of the blue just a bit better. I would love to see some red CS. I bet they really draw attention to your matches.

[@DarthNethus]

@@TheMiniatureManager I really do love the box art blue! I typically follow the box art for painting stuff, but this was the first time I deviated. And check the Conquest subreddit! I posted them there just a few ago

[@TheMiniatureManager]

@@DarthNethus I will have to go take a look. If you use discord you could also show them off in my community server. discord.gg/5CXrYUd35M