--- product_id: 50296684 title: "Painting Wargaming Figures" price: "€ 37.12" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/50296684-painting-wargaming-figures store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Step-by-step painting techniques Applicable to 6mm-40mm scales Includes miniature photography tips Painting Wargaming Figures **Price:** € 37.12 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🎯 Elevate your miniatures from tabletop to trophy case! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Painting Wargaming Figures - **How much does it cost?** € 37.12 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/50296684-painting-wargaming-figures) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Pro-Level Visual Guides:** Step-by-step photos and color charts make complex techniques accessible. - β€’ **Historical & Fantasy Ready:** Expert guidance on painting everything from Napoleonic uniforms to sci-fi figures. - β€’ **Master Every Miniature Scale:** From 6mm to 40mm, paint with precision across all wargaming sizes. - β€’ **Universal Techniques Unlocked:** Learn dry-brushing, ink-washing, shading & highlighting without brand bias. - β€’ **Beyond Painting – Capture & Display:** Includes tips on photographing your miniatures to showcase your craft. ## Overview This comprehensive guide by Javier Gomez demystifies miniature painting with clear, brand-neutral techniques suitable for all major wargaming scales (6mm to 40mm). Covering historical and fantasy subjects, it offers step-by-step instructions, color charts, and photography tips, making it an essential resource for beginners and hobbyists aiming to level up their painting skills. ## Description Javier Gomez, a highly talented figure painter of long experience and excellent reputation, shares the secrets of his success in this accessible 'how-to' guide to painting miniatures. He takes the reader step-by-step through the whole process, from choice of materials (unlike other available guides it is not linked to any specific figure manufacturer) and preparation of the miniatures to basing and even advice on photographing the finished item. Techniques such as dry-brushing, ink-washing, shading and highlighting are all explained clearly with the help of step-by-step photographs and colour charts. Specific case studies tackle a variety of useful subjects across all periods, such as mixing realistic flesh tones for different races; painting horses; guns and limbers; Medieval heraldry; Napoleonic uniforms; WW2 and modern camouflage patterns. Javier also clearly explains how these techniques and processes can be applied to all the major wargaming scales, from 40mm down to 6mm. Whatever historical period (or Sci-fi/Fantasy) and whatever scale the reader is interested in, this book is an invaluable source of practical advice and inspiration. Review: A great book for any painter - A great book for absolute beginners; those who have been painting a while but have yet to settle on a painting system that feels right; or (like me) had plateaued somewhat on skill improvement and have stared with envy at other people's painting ability. It is a comprehensive guide to painting your own wonderful looking miniature almost like those you see behind display glass or in magazine battle reports. The ones that had me convinced there was a better way to paint than my own self taught approach. And Javier Gomez shows you how! The author details different methods (and combinations of methods) to use at all stages of the painting process from undercoating a new model fresh off the sprue to varnishing a completely painted model and everything in between. Using quality photographs, and step by step instructions this guide shows you how to paint like the experts. Being a largely independent work, this book is not tied down to any one brand of paints (though the author has a personal preference) and the colour charts with each walkthrough need only a little imagination (and your mixing palette) to match to your own paints. The book is also filled with little asides and tips that add another pleasure to reading it. For instance, why plastic instead of ceramic for mixing palettes or why round brushes instead of flat for certain jobs. This book does not tell you how to paint a particular company's models, but instead how to paint any of them. I can see this being my new constant companion at my hobby station with regular re-reads of specific chapters before particular painting sessions. Very top drawer. Review: Impressive, but not a must have. - After all the rave reviews and looking elsewhere to see more inside pictures, I finally purchased it and waited eagerly. When it arrived I waisted no time in delving into what was supposed to be a magical tomb of secret painting skills, of long ago hinted at mystical mixtures to magically turn your average painting skills into fire breathing dragon slaying competence with mearly a brush stroke with the rattiest of paint brushes. As I scanned the pages I awaited to learn these secret, mind blowing skills, that I, upto now had never been a party too. After I reached the end of the book I was left feeling disappointed, disheartened, and thoroughly defeated. Why, you may ask ? Well, because there are no magic, mystical brush strokes. There are no secret mixtures to making paint flow like liquid gold from the fountain of eternal youth. Just a book showing how one (in my opinion), avarage painter paints his miniatures, and the proportions of paint he uses to achieve this. I really don't want to seem big headed, but there is nothing in this book that anyone who has been painting for any time more than say, 5 years, hasn't worked out on there own by trial and error. The whole book is beautifully printed, with some lovely painted models, shown in progression, from start to finish. Each piece has about 4 or 5 pages with several colour pictures and a small written account of what has been done in each stage, explaining the proportions of the paint used. For example ; Vallejo 781 75%, Vallejo 526 20% White 5% At each stage when highlighting or shading, the quantities are adjusted and ratios written, and a photograph shows where to paint. Anyone who has been painting for less than a few weeks will find this book the Holy Grail of miniature painting, as it shows and tells you what you will learn by your own means over time. Some of the painted models seemed on the poorer side, quality wise, and I was left with the feeling "And this guy has won awards ?" as my own miniatures have been better when I have taken as much time to paint them, as this guy has taken, but I have been painting miniatures and painting models for over 43 years. I wasn't sure if this book was of any use to me, but I decided to keep it, just on the off chance that I may want to look up something such as the best Grey's to use for a dappled horse, or where the muzzle's pink flesh ends and the hair begins. I have given it 4 stars because it is a beautifully printed book, full of colour, and a work of art in itself. It can do no harm to have it on your shelves as a reference, but it isn't an essential buy. If you have some spare cash then get it. If however, there are other books or models on your want list then get them first. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 286,902 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 184 in Models & Model-Making 508 in Making Toys & Dolls | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 353 Reviews | ## Images ![Painting Wargaming Figures - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61OQ5nxBvIL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great book for any painter *by G***E on 12 January 2017* A great book for absolute beginners; those who have been painting a while but have yet to settle on a painting system that feels right; or (like me) had plateaued somewhat on skill improvement and have stared with envy at other people's painting ability. It is a comprehensive guide to painting your own wonderful looking miniature almost like those you see behind display glass or in magazine battle reports. The ones that had me convinced there was a better way to paint than my own self taught approach. And Javier Gomez shows you how! The author details different methods (and combinations of methods) to use at all stages of the painting process from undercoating a new model fresh off the sprue to varnishing a completely painted model and everything in between. Using quality photographs, and step by step instructions this guide shows you how to paint like the experts. Being a largely independent work, this book is not tied down to any one brand of paints (though the author has a personal preference) and the colour charts with each walkthrough need only a little imagination (and your mixing palette) to match to your own paints. The book is also filled with little asides and tips that add another pleasure to reading it. For instance, why plastic instead of ceramic for mixing palettes or why round brushes instead of flat for certain jobs. This book does not tell you how to paint a particular company's models, but instead how to paint any of them. I can see this being my new constant companion at my hobby station with regular re-reads of specific chapters before particular painting sessions. Very top drawer. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Impressive, but not a must have. *by P***T on 16 February 2020* After all the rave reviews and looking elsewhere to see more inside pictures, I finally purchased it and waited eagerly. When it arrived I waisted no time in delving into what was supposed to be a magical tomb of secret painting skills, of long ago hinted at mystical mixtures to magically turn your average painting skills into fire breathing dragon slaying competence with mearly a brush stroke with the rattiest of paint brushes. As I scanned the pages I awaited to learn these secret, mind blowing skills, that I, upto now had never been a party too. After I reached the end of the book I was left feeling disappointed, disheartened, and thoroughly defeated. Why, you may ask ? Well, because there are no magic, mystical brush strokes. There are no secret mixtures to making paint flow like liquid gold from the fountain of eternal youth. Just a book showing how one (in my opinion), avarage painter paints his miniatures, and the proportions of paint he uses to achieve this. I really don't want to seem big headed, but there is nothing in this book that anyone who has been painting for any time more than say, 5 years, hasn't worked out on there own by trial and error. The whole book is beautifully printed, with some lovely painted models, shown in progression, from start to finish. Each piece has about 4 or 5 pages with several colour pictures and a small written account of what has been done in each stage, explaining the proportions of the paint used. For example ; Vallejo 781 75%, Vallejo 526 20% White 5% At each stage when highlighting or shading, the quantities are adjusted and ratios written, and a photograph shows where to paint. Anyone who has been painting for less than a few weeks will find this book the Holy Grail of miniature painting, as it shows and tells you what you will learn by your own means over time. Some of the painted models seemed on the poorer side, quality wise, and I was left with the feeling "And this guy has won awards ?" as my own miniatures have been better when I have taken as much time to paint them, as this guy has taken, but I have been painting miniatures and painting models for over 43 years. I wasn't sure if this book was of any use to me, but I decided to keep it, just on the off chance that I may want to look up something such as the best Grey's to use for a dappled horse, or where the muzzle's pink flesh ends and the hair begins. I have given it 4 stars because it is a beautifully printed book, full of colour, and a work of art in itself. It can do no harm to have it on your shelves as a reference, but it isn't an essential buy. If you have some spare cash then get it. If however, there are other books or models on your want list then get them first. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Invaluable painting help! Fantastic! *by R***D on 22 November 2017* With YouTube and websites these days I don’t often think about buying books for things like tutorials etc, but for some reason I just threw this in my basket one day just to see if it would lead to anything... Oh boy! This was an eye opener! To have such clear informative information first hand that you can keep and refer to whilst painting is invaluable! The guides show everything for faces to bases! Great great wargaming book on painting miniatures! Highly recommend! I’ve even gone and found other great resources from this also! 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