Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download the PDF instead. Wargames Illustrated Paints is your definitive guide to painting Wargames figures by two of the best professional painters in the hobby, compiled by the publishers of the world's best-selling tabletop gaming magazine. Wargames Illustrated Paints is a collection of material that has appeared as articles in the magazine, plus new and exclusive content which connects these articles together, providing you with a complete, easy to follow and superbly illustrated painting guide. Covering both basic and advanced painting techniques, over the course of 76 photo heavy pages, Wi Paints will be an invaluable (and very affordable!) addition to your hobby bookshelf. Wargames Illustrated Paints is available here, from your local hobby store, WH Smith in the UK, or from www.northstarfigures.com What people have been saying about Wi Paints - "Got Wi Paints on Friday and it has already revolutionized the way I paint with the map of the highlighted areas for face painting, one simple picture has achieved what years of looking at other magazines, books and websites on painting have failed to get across; brilliant! - James AN INTRODUCTION AND THE BASICS Introducing the main contributor to Wargames Illustrated Paints, Matt Parkes, along with his workspace and the tools that he uses for painting and modelling. THE PLANNING AND THE PAINTS You can’t talk painting without talking paints! As well as this key ingredient, in this section, you will also be introduced to colour theory, harmony, context and reference material. MASTERING THE BASIC TECHNIQUES Highlighting, Drybrushing and Shading are some of the basic techniques you will need to master in order to get your models looking their best on the wargames table. THREE-STAGE PAINTING This great ‘pot-to-pot’ technique will hold you in good stead for all your basic paintwork. It also serves as a springboard for more advanced brushwork. PAINTING FACES AND SKIN It’s time to focus on the focal point of most models - the face. In this section, we also look at skin in general, including different tones and effects. FABRIC AND CLOTHING Here we take a look at painting clothes, large areas of cloth, different kinds of fabric and constructing patterns, including heraldry. METALLICS Most of us need to tackle the tricky subject of painting metallics on our figures at some point. In this section, Matt shows us several different approaches, from basic to advanced. PAINTING WOOD Along with metal, wood is another regular feature of our miniatures. Dave Taylor shows us the subtle differences in painting, dark, stained, whitewashed and other ‘wooden’ styles. BASING - GROUNDWORK Along with faces, bases are another standout feature of wargames figures. Matt covers the subject in two parts.
