ULTIMATE Stone painting guide! ~ Realistic Stonework made EASY!

[@kaibe5241]

That grime streak effect is absolutely amazing, makes it look super realistic!

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

I have never seen such a good pearly white stone guide. Amazing, Lachlan!

[@Zorpazorp]

DANNYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@ceromadera3233]

painting something so common in wargame terrain like stone, is being a constant struggle for me to get realistic looking scenery, this method is brilliant! The white weathered scheme its awesome and simple once learned! Congrats!!!!

[@Zorpazorp]

Exactly!! I used to HATE painting stone haha, I hope this helps!

[@mikischultz8404]

My dude, you make terrain painting look good and easy. I've been dreading working on all my pieces but doing stuff like this will make it go fast and look good.

[@natwebb1380]

You know when a new zorpazorp video come up it’s gonna be quality

[@Zorpazorp]

Ah thanks wocker :)

[@eastoforion]

I've used the basic techniques of this but that white stone is jaw dropping! Great tips and beautiful terrain, thank you!

[@Zorpazorp]

Great to hear!

[@nozyspy4967]

The white stone wall looks amazing! Reminds me of Portland Stone.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks mate :) :)

[@codyperenchio6736]

You are a wizard. I just downloaded your template last night. Cheers from Chicago

[@Zorpazorp]

Hell yes, be sure to post photos up on the FB page!

[@sourcepilgrim3174]

I come back and watch this every single time i am painting a wall.

[@MissLaneVideos]

Wow this is fantastic! All the paints are acrylic right? I am living in another country and the same brand I can’t find but I wanted to make sure is acrylic what we have to use to paint our terrains thank you so much for the video helps a lot

[@Zorpazorp]

Yes they are :)

[@bryanbooker4466]

Great video, thanks for the effort. It may be interesting to note that Tolkien describes the outer wall of Minas Tirith as being built in the same way as the outer ring wall at Isengard: it is dark and smooth and seemingly impervious, which is why the Witch King did not attack it directly - he had projectiles flung over the outer wall. So the outer rampart of the White City was quite dark.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks dude :D yeah we decided to go for a movie outer wall rather than the black Orthanc stone, but tmit would be really.fun working out a scheme for that in the future :D

[@TheDrewjameson]

I've never seen someone dry brush terrain with a circular motion; that threw me for a loop...but it looks great when it's finished!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you! Cheers! Very useful if you're not trying to show a light source with a particular layer :)

[@garnermcculloch2778]

Just found your channel, and perfect timing. I’m about to start painting the town gate and walls from Tabeltop World and I was looking for a lighter color scheme and your Minas Tirith be color is the trick! Thank you sir!

[@Zorpazorp]

Hell yeah dude sounds awesome!

[@Tsunamiash80]

Arrived to this 3 years later but it's exactly what I needed for my Osgiliath terrain.

[@daves4828]

Got linked to your video. Great suggestion by dana. Would love to see this idea taken other schemes particularly say an Egyptian theme of sandstone ie honeycomb and brown colours

[@Zorpazorp]

Great suggestion Dave thanks for watching!!

[@ricardoavocado66]

Loving the series keep it up. Making quarantine so much better.

[@Zorpazorp]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Karlmakesstuff]

This was educational - thanks, and great work! The bit about overlaying washes to avoid hard streaking was very interesting. Also helped me realize that I'm keeping the base coat way too dark :)

[@Zorpazorp]

Glad it was helpful! :)

[@Karlmakesstuff]

@@Zorpazorp It was! Now to practice... ;)

[@joycefuller9177]

First time here. I am looking for methods to paint stone walls. Great master class.

[@richarddespres8011]

I'm building scenic bases for my KoW undead based on the ruins of a white city. I've never had any luck with painting stone before but now I'm super stoked to give this a try on my ruins. Thanks for the great video. Your techniques are so much easier for me to apply to my skill level than those on Squidmar's channel (even though I love seeing his results!) I've subscribed to see what you come up with in the future.

[@Zorpazorp]

Good luck and welcome!!

[@mistac5050]

Love this video. I even come back and reference it from time to time. Thanks for the great info!

[@Zorpazorp]

So glad!

[@JanaKing555]

It is amazing technique! Looks so realistic and beautiful 😍 Washing walls is life saver. Thank you 🍀

[@Zorpazorp]

You are so welcome Jana! Glad it was useful :)

[@Feaynnewedd]

Awesome Video. Easy to understand, getting right to the point, amazing results. Following.

[@lukemcdonladson6648]

Sweet Fella ... I really like these terrain clips... Bang up Job ... 💚😁👌

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks Luke!

[@Arachn4]

Love the format Lachy. Keep 'em coming!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks Jules!

[@happyboar1019]

Lovely paints. Perfect technique, very nice job 👍

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks so much!

[@EarthMunky66]

+1 for Aussie!!! Your stuff is also real high quality. Good shit!

[@Zorpazorp]

Hell yeah munky!!!!

[@BroadswordWargaming]

Great video buddy, loving the finished walls. 😀 can imagine that voiceover took a while!

[@Zorpazorp]

You know it Olly haha

[@BroadswordWargaming]

@@Zorpazorp Haha, you talk as much as I do, but for longer! 🤣 Hats off sir!

[@dudepersonvids]

These are indeed great schemes for castles. Next, you could show us your pyramid schemes as well!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks mate!

[@kristibunny1620]

Not a mini project but this is perfect for the stone look I need! Thank you!

[@sophiethesloth]

The grime wall looks amazing that's what I want to try

[@Admin-rn6ym]

What wash products are you using for the different levels of darkness? I’d love to have those 3 options for better gradients. Thanks and love from Canada!

[@Chris-qc3qb]

Thank you! I'm trying to improve my painting and I'm painting a ruined house and this helped alot.

[@Zorpazorp]

No problem mate!

[@mattcappelli5822]

Great video! Very easy to follow! Can’t wait to give this a try!

[@Zorpazorp]

Hope you enjoy!

[@kubaRDS]

This was very helpful. Thank You for doing this tutorial.

[@HarryBates96]

The Dungeon Grime scenery would look awesome for a Dol Guldor scenario. Great vid as always man 🤙

[@Zorpazorp]

Sure would dude!

[@HarryBates96]

Zorpazorp Did you build them?

[@Zorpazorp]

@@HarryBates96 Sure did :)

[@HarryBates96]

Zorpazorp damn that’s a tutorial I wish I could see

[@ieuandeakin6497]

Incredible, ill be scaling this down a lot to use for my Flesh Eater Courts

[@GAMELINK-jd3ne]

THANKS FOR VERY HELPFULL TIPS , HELPED ME LEVEL UP MY LEVEL OF PAINTING

[@Zorpazorp]

My pleasure 😊

[@GAMELINK-jd3ne]

one person who got some of my bases said they went from cool to oh my god , lol , anyone who is like me and not so good at painting i send the to your guide , have a great day

[@DavidBluelineGaming]

Great techniques! I love how the figures popped against the light stone. Really good production quality of your videos as well.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks David!

[@CallofOdin580]

Great vid bud, stone is a weird one to do without it looking just a boring mix of grey shades. Made some rock pieces for my Rohan but damn can’t seem to nail the lighter grey almost creamish colour of the Rohan landscape.

[@Zorpazorp]

Yeah the schist formations of central otago are tricky to render in paint!

[@GameyDave]

Nice work you've really stepped your game up! great content

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks a ton!

[@redraven2088]

Amazing content, as always. realllllllllllllyyyyyyy looking forward to more guides for various other minas tirith structures. Lachie i know that you're absolutely gonna smash building the main gate.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks Raven, I can't wait to get back into it!

[@Admin-rn6ym]

Love this format, thanks brother!

[@snowy5628]

Great video! What do you make the black wash from?

[@Zorpazorp]

Just a shitty craft store black wash diluted with water, nothing special :)

[@camy252camy3]

Any ideas on what the GW or vallejo equivalent paints would be for the dungeon grime recipe?

[@fraenkybalboa]

nice video! Do you have an idea / tip how I could paint my masonry in a creepy, ghostly and gloomy dark green and purple? have a nice rest of the week! :) cheers, fraenky

[@robertmugabe5733]

that looks so good brother

[@ravenserpent31]

Thank you so much, I'm currently designing a dice tower for my husband's Hero Scapes game he's had since being a child. This is perfect and so well explained 😄 is your paint all acrylics?

[@Zorpazorp]

All acrylics 😀😀

[@aidanhart9871]

woot woot monday made , cheers man

[@Zorpazorp]

Hell yeah :D

[@kristiankovac]

This is a fantastic tutorial thank you!! I'm working on a 1/6 scale Amon Hen scene for my Legolas, Gimli and Aragorn figures and have included some damaged stone steps. This tutorial has given me a great method to paint those stones. I'd love to see you make a 1/6 scale LOTR diorama!! Would be epic :)

[@valbourne1797]

Whenever I see someone use model paint on terrain I think: Food $200 Data $150 Rent $800 Citadel Paints & washes $3,600 Utility $150 someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying

[@Zorpazorp]

Hahahahaha, it was only a tiny amount ;)

[@DMKarnholio]

800? I'm moving to your town!

[@valbourne1797]

@@DMKarnholio its a drill tweet. My actual rent is shocking

[@Alex-nh2lo]

These painting finished are so good man! Can I please ask what paints you use? The ones for painting the individual stones/dry brushing?

[@Zorpazorp]

Just average house paints fro mthe craft store mate :)

[@Zorpazorp]

hardware store too*

[@xJRSUMMERSx]

Did you make the Cirith Ungol style ruins from foam too?

[@Zorpazorp]

Yeah I did :)

[@fredjocko]

What brand of paint do you use and is your wash a homemade brew or store bought? Could you please share your recipe if it is made or the brand if it is already made? Thank you

[@Zorpazorp]

I now use liquitex inks watered down :)

[@javiermedina9760]

Thanks man for the tips, you gave me the ideas that I need

[@Zorpazorp]

No problem!

[@stillunsure7630]

Looks great mate, cheers this will help for helms deep. 😁

[@Zorpazorp]

Hope so!

[@kevinriddle3611]

great video I shared it out with some friends

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks for sharing!! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@TheYjmfan]

Really learnt a lot from this thanks for sharing this.

[@Zorpazorp]

Glad it was helpful!

[@joshpickering5039]

Yup.. dropped a sub. Awesome video, glad I found this 😄

[@Zorpazorp]

Hell yeah Josh, thanks for joining us!

[@LouieLovesMinis]

Perfect! Was looking for something like this. Thanks!

[@Zorpazorp]

No problem!

[@FlagsofWar]

Awesome video. I'll be trying this out for sure

[@Zorpazorp]

Hell yeah :)

[@D1gital-ZER0]

Holy Crow! Love these schemes but I have to know how you did that dungeon piece

[@Zorpazorp]

Hand carved mate :D From foam :)

[@kolbeinng7307]

@@Zorpazorp Is there a video or schematics for the dungeon piece? It's gorgeous.

[@greywulfslair]

Absolutely brilliant as ever. Thank you!

[@Zorpazorp]

You're very welcome! :)

[@RobertMorrisjrBog]

What brand of foam-safe primer do you use? Link?

[@angrypantz87]

Really good video. Thanks for the ideas!

[@Zorpazorp]

Glad you like them!

[@kwstasvogiatzoglou761]

Amazing job. Can you please tell me the company of the brown and grey colous you used so I can use them too?

[@Zorpazorp]

It's just standard house paint mate, any brand is fine.

[@AoSCoach]

Great video mate. I’m going into terrain painting mode shortly and it’s nice to see how you’re using house paint

[@Zorpazorp]

Absolutely, terrain should never be model paint :)

[@spawniscariot9756]

Super useful video!

[@Zorpazorp]

Yay! Glad it was helpful!

[@kargandarr]

MinWax polyurethane sprayed onto the foam before any paint is applied will seal the surfaces of the foam so that the spray paint will not be able to eat the foam.

[@MiNDmaZing]

Wow thats amazing

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks mate :)

[@alcovitch]

So where is the 4th? Light Grey, Dark Grey, Dungeon Grime.... 4th? Your reddit post has a screenshot with a green hue wall, it's missing from this.

[@Zorpazorp]

White, Light Grey, Dark Grey, Dungeon Grime :) The image on the right on redit is the Light gray scheme, as done i nthe video :) Just a bit of athonian camoshade used as a filter in the recesses. You see my apply it to the white scheme in detail, but I didn't show it for the last two schemes because it seemed like unnecessary repetition :)

[@DrAzmo]

I'm doing something greenish for my digimon right now, and you can pretty much follow this guide with a base coat of light or electric blue, then do the scattered colors in turquoise, dark, and light green (greens to a more saturated hue like orc flesh colors). Then wash with green and then brown (I'm using Army Painter green wash and strong tone). A little bit of purple wash helps, but not all over the model. Then over brush in turquoise, and dry brush in light turquoise.

[@Drdreez02]

Don't you use PVA glue to strengthen the foam walls before painting?

[@Zorpazorp]

You can but my foam is nice and sturdy so I dont bother :)

[@ishanipardeshi109]

Amazing 👏 .....thank you for such informative video ❤

[@Zorpazorp]

You are most welcome Ishani!

[@chriskerr32]

What models are the dungeon grime pieces from? Or did you build them?

[@Zorpazorp]

They're my own models :)

[@jonashesse315]

Zorpazorp I need those terrain pieces 😭 hope to commission something nice next year ❤️

[@socialdistancing1289]

happy little walls :)

[@alargecurry291]

Great stuff mate, think I saw your stuff at Briscon last year (RIP this years). Was curious where you get that foam safe spray in Aus, havnt been able to find any and feels kinda like the holy grail =P. Keep up the good work!

[@Zorpazorp]

I get mine from APACK in Salisbury, but apparently the Ironlak range from office works is spray safe too

[@kjiggy059]

Do you have a video on how you make your washes?

[@Zorpazorp]

No I don't Keith, these washes I use are garbage, I'll do one soon when I upgrade my washes :)

[@ryanjames2778]

ITS HERE!

[@Zorpazorp]

Smeagol lied hehehe, ended up moving it up the queue :D

[@ryanjames2778]

Zorpazorp well it’s here early which we can all be happy about! I’m just gonna have to fill the void between streams with terrain making and painting. Literally all I’ve been doing in quarantine....

[@Zorpazorp]

@@ryanjames2778 the upsside of being shut in!"

[@WylochsArmory]

HELL yes

[@waardlafrance110]

🤩👍 Awesome

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks!

[@kosachilles2504]

Wow this is amazing. You can send it to me now!

[@Zorpazorp]

It's o nthe way!

[@kosachilles2504]

Yay!

[@WylochsArmory]

11:24 oh my god

[@themoogman7522]

fantastic work!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@bobjohnson6252]

what were the two bottles for the washes?

[@Zorpazorp]

Just a shitty craft store black wash and a bottle of water to dilute, nothing special haha :)

[@TheFrayedBrush]

Love your technique. Sub'd.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks for the sub!

[@kast2286]

How did you get the walls? I I NEED them!

[@Zorpazorp]

I built them! Check out the Minas Tirith build video :D

[@kast2286]

Will do!

[@justcallrizq4589]

Are those models 3d printed?

[@Zorpazorp]

Hand sculpted bro! Check put this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6bNkmN8hJyYqKs

[@TheFabio1992Fabio]

but what is the name of the gray paint you diluted to color the walls?

[@Zorpazorp]

The paints themselves are just house paints mate, and craft stuff will do, the wash is liquitex ink.

[@ExecratedPlaysGaming]

Battlements built by groups like Gondor, meaning competent warriors and builders, would NEVER have uneven walkways. They're tripping hazards. Walkways would be built as smooth as possible with grinding and polishing being done regularly to maintain a smooth, hazard free surface that warriors can quickly, and safely, deploy along. Grit would be added to prevent the surface from becoming slippery, and this would act as sand paper beneath the boots of the warriors travelling across the battlement.

[@Zorpazorp]

True!

[@Onlythebesttracks]

This is sorcery but unlike most magic it is achievable.

[@CubicApocalypse128]

Might adapt this for concrete...

[@Zorpazorp]

oooooooh

[@pinchopaxtonsgreatestminds9591]

Are the citadel paints acrylic?

[@codygriffin8256]

Hey buddy! I sent a commission request i think...how do I know if I actually did? Or should I shut up and be patient??

[@Zorpazorp]

Replied :)

[@codygriffin8256]

@@Zorpazorp you didn't have to do that! But thank you lol. I'm glad I found your channel Because I'm shit with terrain.

[@SpiritofFeanor]

you gonna play the "kingdoms of arda" mod for bannerlord m&b

[@Zorpazorp]

You bloody b et I am!!! But we'll be waiting a while haha

[@SpiritofFeanor]

@@Zorpazorp its gonna be worth the wait, I will enjoy watching you play it.

[@soledude]

👍👍👍

[@brickzandstickz2749]

Im the third viewer and first like AND first comment!

[@Zorpazorp]

hahaha

[@tjstreak7970]

Thanks for a great guide on painting stone walls. However, I think it is fair to point out that medieval castles were traditionally plastered and whitewashed both inside and out. In some cases, they were tarred and whitewashed. The plaster protected both the stone and the mortar. This practice can be seen in medieval tapestries and other artwork. One classic example of this was the White Tower in the Tower of London. It would seem that the White City of MInas Tirith would also follow this practice. That means the walls should present as being smooth. The presence of visible stonework would be inconsistent with its historical antecedents. In other words, in many cases, doing all that stone work is not historical. Of course, since Minas Tirith is fictional, one is free to do pretty much as one pleases. However, I would suggest that all of this concern about stonework is unnecessary and makes for a less credible model. Just sayin.

[@Zorpazorp]

You make a really good point about white washing haha, but it just isn't that classic look we incorrectly know and love in wargaming scenery :)

[@Zorpazorp]

As for Minas Tirith, Tolkien describes the stonework in great detail, specifically mentioned that is it made from massive bricks with no exterior coating, and the stone masonry is of such a high skill that the joints would have once been almost unnoticed. But this wall represents the city at the War of the Ring. The one exception is the outer ringwall, which in the book is described as being made from the same black material as Orthanc. But I went with the Alan Lee/Peter Jackson interpretation :) hence white.

[@EiWiOh]

Great tutorial! Had the Wheatertop from Ziterdes in my Terrain Box for a while now and finally painted with your guidiance :) soooo happy with that piece^^ (Unfortunately)I have no FB, But you can have a Look at Insta @shaky.paws :) Now lets dig deeper into your Channel and who Knows what Else Great thinks I will See. Therefore a big Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!

[@Zorpazorp]

Glad I could help!

[@rahotep789]

Awesome but take a breath

[@sshim950]

: )

[@Zorpazorp]

: )

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

The most realistic stonework in this vid. Was his face during the into... My god you looked baked lol.

[@Zorpazorp]

I get so many of these comments haha, I've just tired guyssssssssssssss