How to paint leather

26 January 2020 5 Re.

Last week we saw how to paint true metallic metals; and today, using the same miniature we will see how to paint different types of leather: black, dark brown and light brown (this recipe can also be used for canvas).  Once again, in the following lines I will describe my own method or recipes to paint leather. But this is not the best (or the worst) method to do it. This is just part of my own style. I would encourage you to check other tutorials and videos to learn different ways to paint leather. And this, you will be able…

True Metallic Metal (TMM): Steel

19 January 2020 15 Re.

Following another suggestion, I have prepared a small tutorial on painting metals, with a focus on steel. If there is a specific tutorial you’d like to see that I haven’t covered yet on the blog, feel free to drop me a message! You can also check out the second part of this post, which covers painting leather, here. Additionally, I’ve recently written an article on painting TMM gold, which you can find here. Painting metals can be challenging for some. Many metallic acrylic paints have low coverage when thinned even slightly with water. Conversely, if not thinned, these paints can…

How to make foliage camouflage for 15mm tanks

12 January 2020 No re.

Since I published the book Painting Wargames Tanks many people have asked me about how to do the tree branches or foliage I added to some 15mm tanks. Therefore, I  have finally decided to write a tutorial about it. I already shared some hints in the issue of The Weathering Magazine about Kursk, but I will explain everything more in detail here.  During the WWII many tank crews -specially Germans- decided to conceal a little bit better their tanks and other vehicles by adding tree branches and other vegetation. We can easily recreate this in our tiny models to add…