Remember to wait at least a few minutes in between coats or you can easily ruin your finish. Remember to keep your paints nice and thin (I recommend having them be around the consistency of milk for the base coat.) Keep patient as this step is the most time consuming, and will most likely take 3-4 good coats to get it nice and even. To start off we need to get a nice even coat of Teclis Blue over the entire sword.
Once you get the hang of this technique however, you should be able to mass produce it onto your gaming miniatures in as little as 20 - 30 minutes from start to finish to add a little extra touch and make everyone at your local game store jealous, hah! While I will be keeping this as simple as possible so that with a little practice you can recreate this quiet quickly to use in your army - you still need to allow for proper drying time between steps and keep your paints nice and thin in order for it to work. I will be using strictly Citadel paints here, and the specific ones are as follows:įor this tutorial it is important to note that all these paints must be thinned considerably in order to get smooth blends and transitions between each step.
