Games Workshop - The Battle for Macragge

	•	Modeling Basics
	•	Assembling Space Marines
	•	Assembling Tyranids
	•	Painting Ultramarines
	•	Painting Genestealers
	•	Space Marine Color Schemes
	•	Tyranid Color Schemes

Terrain

Collecting

Shopping

DRYBRUSHING

Drybrushing is a simple and effective technique for adding highlights to your models. Take a brush and dip it into your chosen colour of paint. Now, run the brush over a tissue or piece of paper until the strokes leave almost no color, even when you apply pressure. Stroke the brush gently over the surface you wish to highlight. Ideally, the brush should leave only a fine, even dusting of color on the high points of the model. Repeat this drybrush until you are happy with the results.

UNDERCOATING

An undercoat provides a good surface for your paint to stick to, and it also acts as a base colour for later layers of paint. Both white and black are common undercoat colors. In the case of the models shown on these pages, we used black. This undercoat spray will provide a faster and more even covering.

WORKING WITH INKS

Inks are used to achieve deep shading results with little effort. To apply ink, place a drop of ink on a palette. Next, add a small drop of water to the ink to dilute it a tiny bit. Then, simply apply the ink to the area you want shaded. Be sure to give the ink time to dry before painting over the area again to restore the color.

APPLYING TRANSFERS

Choose a design from the transfer sheet and cut it out. Feel free to leave plenty of the paper backing in place around the design, as this will make it easier to handle.

Place the transfer on a damp cloth or tissue, and allow the water to soak into the backing paper.

When the transfer begins to separate from the backing, carefully slide it onto the model using a moist brush and tweezers.

BASING MODELS

A model's base is every bit as important as the model itself. The most effective way of finishing a base is to apply a textured material.

The easiest way to add texture to a base is to paint it with PVA/Woodworking glue and dip it into sand. When this glue dries, undercoat the sand with Chaos Black and drybrush it with Vomit Brown or another color of your choosing.

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