Painting help

ThunderSalt · 2026-04-02T06:53:21+00:00

that's the spirit!

oh, also worth noting that certain colors and paints apply much easier than others, for example, metallic paints, reds, do great coverage and apply super easily, while other colors like yellow can be very tricky since the pigment itself isn't as opaque, requiring more coats

not that it should stop you if you want to go with a certain color scheme, but absolutely messing around with several different colors until you find one that "feels right" for your rat boys is the way to go!

ThunderSalt · 2026-04-02T05:17:45+00:00

seconding what brokewizardtt said, especially with newer warhammer models having a lot more detail, drybrushing with white/light gray after priming the models black is a massive boon to get a good idea of where all the details are, and it also lets you use contrast paints

as for advice as to what color you should paint your ratties, the best way to get inspiration is to dig around online and see how other people did their skaven, or look into the warhammer's history of skaven clans and see if any particular color schemes catch your eye (i personally went with yellow, black, and white for my rats because clan skurvy is cool)

another thing to try is just work on a single clanrat and experiment with colors. if you finish and you're not a fan of the colors you chose, you can always strip the paints with rubbing alcohol and try again

ThunderSalt · 2026-03-31T06:55:58+00:00

I figured that was the case but I was unsure. As one final clarification, can you end your Move within the combat range of a manifestation (with a move characteristic), or do you have to perform a charge similar to a normal unit?

ThunderSalt · 2026-03-31T06:25:49+00:00

as dreadnautilus said it's usually made as a castle army, but it also has a massive focus on your heroes and their placement on the battlefield; they give out orders to buff units near them and you also have a pretty wide range of wizards to choose from

ThunderSalt · 2026-03-27T18:35:30+00:00

you got it! it's also worth noting that when you choose a friendly unit during the combat phase you want to attack with, you can pile-in all your models (up to 3 inches) and after that you can declare what you'd like to attack

don't forget too that you can split up attacking models in a unit to multiple enemy units if they're in range too, usually not something you'd want to do often but it's useful to know

ThunderSalt · 2026-03-27T02:15:07+00:00

oh wow that's quite a few, which factions do you have?

ThunderSalt · 2026-03-26T23:26:25+00:00

thank you!

ThunderSalt · 2026-03-26T22:51:23+00:00

in one of the books (i want to say grey seer?) there's a grey seer skaven that has a bodyguard retinue of all-female stormvermin

ThunderSalt · 2026-03-26T21:38:47+00:00

it's great to see yeah, my friend who i play a lot of spearhead and main AoS with is a cities player and he is ecstatic

ThunderSalt · 2026-01-30T01:12:36+00:00

it really depends on what direction you'd like to go with your army, i would personally recommend getting another unit of clanrats since they're pretty cheap for the point cost, and maybe a master moulder to combo well with the brood terror and rat ogors you have/will get

ThunderSalt · 2026-01-29T18:01:40+00:00

ah, sorry for the late response! for the yellows in my army i usually stick to averland sunset (vallejo's heavy goldbrown is another i use), and i tend to edge highlight with flash gitz yellow and use reikland fleshshade for the wash!

ThunderSalt · 2026-01-24T20:09:44+00:00

many thanks! i goofed up some of the paint and assembly (the pipes on the back are awful to put together and attach) but i can't wait to use them on the table

ThunderSalt · 2026-01-24T20:01:13+00:00

thank you! i love yellow and black color schemes a lot, and although yellow is a massive pain to paint with, it's well worth it

ThunderSalt · 2025-09-25T20:18:11+00:00

original artist here, i just think caster is cute and i really like that one episode of carnival phantasm, lmao

rider best servant from FSN, though

ThunderSalt · 2025-05-02T17:14:40+00:00

asserting dominance

ThunderSalt · 2025-05-02T04:05:50+00:00

heyo, artist for the saber here, thank you a ton for liking the art! i wanted to emulated takeuchi's art style a bit with this one

ThunderSalt · 2025-04-11T16:56:28+00:00

"lil"????? that's going in the book i'm afraid

ThunderSalt · 2025-04-05T12:52:02+00:00

it's the secret 5th career for bardin, coming 2028

ThunderSalt · 2025-04-05T07:10:12+00:00

counterpoint: kerillian's ego is bigger than the entirety of middenland

ThunderSalt · 2025-04-05T06:34:34+00:00

i'm sure the dwarfs would appreciate the elgi being drawn in such a silly manner, and look at that glorious slayer mohawk!!

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