How To Paint Marble Effect Miniatures

Create the look of marble at a fraction of the cost with a faux finishing technique.

How to paint marble effect miniatures. In this tutorial we re going to covers how to paint marble effect on smooth surfaces such as miniature bases or pillars. A while ago i posted this how to paint marble on a forum but it was a members only area and thought it may help people. In this article we re exploring how to paint marble surfaces. I used another model for this than the video.

So the first thing to do is find a marble pattern that you like the look of. Do a google images search under marble you should find something out there. Basically to achieve the effect you do the following. Let the paint dry.

Ok now for the written tutorial. In our how to paint everything series we take a look at how to paint different models armies and materials and different approaches to painting them. Miniature marble effect painting tutorial. An idea if you try your own colors is to do the colors listed below to give.

Marble is a type of rock formed when limestone is exposed to high temperatures and pressures. An introduction to marble. If your base paint is a glass based paint proceed to step 2. Nazroth posted on 1 29 am feb 23 2016.

I actually gone commando with this one just painting the miniature and doing a tutorial at the same time. Choose your colors based on the type of marble you wish to recreate. The reason being that i forgot to cut from the video and take shots of the model at each stage. This technique really works well with a slippery foundation.

It was a second time i ever painted marble and the first one took place more than five years ago. Ana explains the how to paint marble effect on miniature s base using her warhammer 40 000 space marines librarian for the tutorial. You might find this realistic stone tutorial useful when painting a herdstone as shown here when painting up scenic bases for your warhammer or middle earth models or when painting other fantasy wargames scenery and terrain. I totally meant to but as i got painting i just kept going.

How to paint a realistic stone effect. If you are not using a gloss based paint then add a gloss coat to the surface. How to paint a marble effect faux finish.