How to Paint FLESH for nurgle, ogres, ghouls, zombies and more!

[@doghou5e]

I really like that flesh colour, that is a really cool idea and gives them much more of a body horror feel. I think I might have to try that myself, nice work!

[@cultofpaint]

creepy isn't it!

[@richardmurphy8573]

Always wanted a nurgle demon army but struggled to find a way to paint it that stands out to me. You sir have solved that problem. Thank you

[@adamjackson260]

Thank you for the video. I really like the way you present. There is a good steady pace that is easy to follow. Looking forward to trying this out on some poxwalkers.

[@cultofpaint]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Arne_K]

Very nice video Henry. I'm always a little uneasy, when painting flesh. Time to try it the way you've done it.

[@cultofpaint]

You can do it!

[@RobCrawford23]

When doing boils in the usual yellowish tone, glaze a little white over it as it gives the effect of a thin membrane stretched over the surface. Also a white dot to create the core of the boil gives a little extra. The joys of having worked in inhospitable parts of the world means I have seen too many of the damn things.

[@MentoliptusBanko]

I am painting plaguebearers right now. Thanks for this inspiration.

[@michaelgeorgeduddy6153]

Cracking video as always chaps!

[@cultofpaint]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@indra8439]

Nurgle models are always shock full of detail, it's amazing

[@nbell63]

that's the first time I've seen your 'rusted weapon' treatment - ooh, I got quite excited! (albeit then realising that I should get a life) - cheers!

[@cultofpaint]

hobby is life!

[@nbell63]

@@cultofpaint "HOBBY--IS--LIFE--!!" echoes from under the paint-stained cowls of 30 to 40 dark huddled figures - (one of whom, with a mis-timed dropping of what sounds like his Redgrass XL Wet Palette, somewhat spoils the spooky 'CULT-ish' effect with the plastic crash and the inevitable cries of "oh" "oh shit" "sorry, sorry" & "I'll pick that up"). 😕

[@scottywan82]

Great tutorial! I'd love to see a photo of the entire KZbin shelf you have. That sounds awesome!

[@warhounds]

this was something else and a suprise to be sure!!!! Henry should have the most painted minis in Cult of paint with all tutorials he has released XD

[@cultofpaint]

We're gonna get out all the minis we've done for youtube and Patreon soon!

[@dootdootbeep]

This series is the best, should be able to knock out my Ogre army now

[@1987nightrap]

I love a good portion of the nurgle related models, mainly because of their ability to never really follow a specific form. You could give a plaguebearer a tentacle instead of an arm and it would work completely fine

[@ellisowendaniel]

This is really good. It makes me want to find a reason to buy some models to put it into practice

[@pieter-janvangucht2152]

Excellent stuff, as always. Suggestion; a follow-up to this video which rounds up some alternative colourschemes for the shown techniques? Necrotic flesh, sickly flesh, etc?

[@cultofpaint]

Definitely necrotic flesh

[@bezzy8257]

Excellent as always. Thanks and keep them coming

[@cultofpaint]

Thanks, will do!

[@simdoyle]

Thanks Henry - great vid.

[@cultofpaint]

cheers Simon

[@samuelvoke2347]

So good! Lovely

[@18120polls]

Hey, this is neat! About a year ago i started a Nurgle Daemons army. I wanted to make them skin-toned as well instead of the usual green. The whole army looks really good as a mob of shambling nakedness. Really wish i had a tutorial like this a year ago though.

[@cultofpaint]

Sounds awesome, if you're on instagram give us a tag in it , would love to see that army.

[@18120polls]

@@cultofpaint Unfortunately, I dont have Instragram. But here is my Forgeworld Great Unclean One i did without an airbrush. imgur.com/gallery/oqaCr2c

[@jacekkochanowski8016]

Best Nurgle skin ever. Thx.

[@cultofpaint]

Thanks!

[@savagex466-qt1io]

You are off the chains. Iv never joined any cults from my life eh. Might as well subscribe to the Cult of Paint lol I love the colors well done.

[@philgee486]

I'm a big fan of this series and Henry has really improved my range of effects and techniques. This vid, honestly not so much. The boils look good though I'd prefer a bit more variety in look to give a sense of ripening process. The skin is the issue though, it's smooth and uniform and achieves a good result for very little work but this isn't a half dressed barbarian and it really feels like an opportunity missed to mottle, disease, infect and inflame. He's so rotten with disease his belly's split and his guts are falling out but most of his skin is smooth and has a healthy ruddy glow. Might represent something about the corruption process? I don't play the games, so never read any of the lore Henry, whatever I think of this one vid, you're absolutely a skilled talent, with a lot of innovation and fresh technique, combined with a great style of presentation and a clear, practical approach to showing and describing how to get the effects.

[@philgee486]

I'll definitely be back to see you next time ;0)

[@AJ12LFC]

Cheers for the video! Maybe.. just maybe I'll get some ogors painted up now :)

[@cultofpaint]

Do it!

[@abbiplay5974]

Rly nice. Need to see this on a Poxwalker.

[@TheDrouyn]

Daemons of the Ruinstorm army coming up then? BTW this looks great!

[@cultofpaint]

So many options for that army.

[@MrDave13193]

Fantastic as always Henry. I'm assuming you can also take the colour recipes from the head tutorials and apply the same techniques and processes here?

[@cultofpaint]

Absolutely, one of the reasons i used the basic caucasian skin recipe.

[@chrissteadman4614]

Thanks for the vid'! I will give this a go. I've got a couple of ogres and (smallish) giants that I think this kind of flesh will suit.

[@cultofpaint]

nice one, i think it's probably how i'll approach my giant too.

[@MrStatistx]

Not a fan of contrast paints, so the first part of the video wasn't for me that much, BUT painting the sword brown and using metal color afterwards for the edges instead of painting everything metal and then adding rust afterwards is a genius idea which I will surely use soon.

[@dani4ever]

You sound just like Ahoy. The youtuber that does essays on stuff like the history of shotguns on video games and stuff like that.

[@Berndwilhelm-WH]

Trying to figure out a way to flesh leather and cloaks for Plaugemarines.

[@zackerymorris8268]

Looks almost naked when they're not green but I also really love this may do it for my maggotkin spearhead. I want a change of pace from Necrons and Nurgle seems about as different as I can go

[@hobbithubby5076]

Would a glaze of green ink or contrast paint shot through an airbrush over the flesh tones work to create more of a traditional Plaguebearer look?

[@cultofpaint]

I wouldn't use ink, but if you substitute the cadian fleshtone for a green contrast paint you'd probably get a nice result.

[@hobbithubby5076]

@@cultofpaint Thanks!

[@notnubilous3804]

I know I'm extremely late for this, but do you guys do anything for gap filling for where the head meets the neck on these? The gap is ENORMOUS.

[@cultofpaint]

thick plastic glue, squish it on, clean up, then apply super thin plastic glue to smooth out.

[@lordmalal]

Do you have a video abouts painting bone specifically? I am having trouble with that part

[@cultofpaint]

This video has a good bone recipe in it kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6iliqJqp9CGfLs

[@peterlageri4177]

Are you using thinner or flowimprover to thin the paint? I get a lot of tip dry if I use thinner.

[@cultofpaint]

Neither. But it's important to adjust to the conditions you spray in, so if you need to use some then no problem.

[@troynixeycomix]

Hello Henry, would AK clear smoke work just as well as the Tamiya smoke mixed with the Tamiya clear red? Thank you.

[@cultofpaint]

Hi Troy, I've not used the AK one, but there is no reason to think it wouldn't work.

[@troynixeycomix]

@@cultofpaint Cheers, Henry. :)

[@iknownothing-49]

iiik . But I mean it as a complement.

[@lewiscollyer8092]

You always say that these techniques will be good for army painting and done in a reasonable time. But how long is that what should we be aiming for?

[@cultofpaint]

I guess that's a personal thing. I'll endeavour to give an estimate of the time taken for the mini in the video and how that may translate across an army. It's how we would paint our armies.

[@davidhills7986]

Haha. Nice 80s kids program reference.

[@WhiteBuffaloWakanGli]

Wish I had an airbrush

[@jungar3140]

What thinner did you use for the gw paints and scale?

[@cultofpaint]

Lifecolour

[@petersaczko6192]

Assessor: Henry, we're going to do a word association exercise. I'm going to say a word and you tell me the first thing that comes into your mind. Henry: Okay. Assessor: "Flesh". Henry: Ghuls. Assessor: What the fu... I mean... erm, Ghuls? Henry: Yes, Ghuls Assessor: Okay. If you say so. Next word. "Micro Bikini". Henry: Ogres. Assessor: Ogres? Henry: Fat Ogres. Assessor: When I say "Micro Bikini" you think of Fat Ogres? Henry: Yes. Assessor: I see. Urm... next word. "The Beach". Henry: Zombies. Assessor: Zombies? Henry: Yes. Assessor: Zombies at the beach? Henry: Urm... they don't necessarily have to be at the beach, just Zombies in general. Assessor: "Breast Feeding". Henry: Plague Bearer. Assessor: Plague Bearer? Henry: Yes. Assessor: If I was to ask you to think of a woman breastfeeding a newborn... Henry: Oh! That's definitely a plague bearer. 100%. Assessor: Uhm... Henry, don't you think that there is some sort of association between all of these things? Uhh... Micro Bikini, The Beach, Breast, Flesh... don't you think that there is a common link in this. Henry: Are you suggesting that I missed something? Assessor: Well, I don't know if there truly is a right or wrong answer... but... "flesh on show, anything where there is flesh on show". Those are your words, aren't they? Henry: Yes, I did say that. Assessory: And we have Ghuls, Ogres, Zombies and Plague Bearers. Henry: So? What exactly is your point? Assessor: Henry, what would you say if I said the word "Stripper"? Henry: Plastic or metal? No, actually, nevermind. I'd just buy a new mini. Assessor: Isn't that kind of an obscure and cryptic answer? Henry: It makes sense to me. Assessor: Yes. Yes, I thought that it might. For most people... Micro Bikinis on Ogres... Henry, what do you think of, what is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the names "Voight-Kampff"?