#Washes
Using washes and shades for quick shading in recesses.
13 pages, 9 of them guides
How to Highlight Red Without Getting Pink
Drybrushing a final red highlight that reads as edge highlighting. Use a warm white, use far less than you think, and mix carefully or you get pink.
Using Speed Paints as a Wash
The better red wash solution—mixing Slaughter Red speed paint with Army Painter Quick Shade medium gives deeper detail pickout without killing vibrance.
How to Wash Bright Red
Don't wash red with black. Using Army Painter mid brown quick shade to bring out details on bright red Dusk armor without killing the vibrance.
How to Paint Talons & Toesies
Painting talons, claws, and toes on our custom daemon sculpt with scratchy brush techniques, plus tying the brass helmet back into the skin tones.
How to Paint Brass / Gold
Painting a brass helmet on our monolith bearer daemon using true metallic metals—base coat, wash, drybrush, and scratch techniques for a realistic forged metal look.
Finishing a Mossy Terrain Board With an Oil Wash
Quick update showing off the terrain board after the oil wash dried—rich earth tones ready for gaming.
A Christmas Oil Wash
Sneaking in some hobby time on Christmas to apply an oil wash to the terrain board while the family naps.
How to Paint Trench Pilgrims Fast
Two methods for 15-minute Trench Crusade prisoners—oil paints vs streaking grime. Using an envelope as a palette because that's what was on my desk.
How to Paint Trench Crusade Communicant
Grim dark painting made easy—oil washes, modified Zorn palette, and blue-tinted skin that looks undead. Whole model in 20 minutes.
Lobster kisses
Forgot to pull the camera and record, but I just went back in over the airbrush work with the ink and I just glazed it cuz I didn't like that transition...
The power of purple
What's up? I'm back. I'm still alive. I missed a couple of days of uploads. Uh I have I've got the hobby streak alive. So, the hobby streak is still going, but…
NMM Blue Steel Scales and an Existential Crisis
Painting non-metallic blue steel scales with Scale Color Artist paints while having a late-night breakdown about the hobby, commissions, and what I'm even doing.
Almost Done with the First Mini of 2026
Day 112 hobby vlog finishing up a Crucible Guard Toro with custom washes, edge highlighting techniques, and lessons learned about not letting perfect be the enemy of good.