Tutorial Finder

[Mod_Plarzoid]

So, since we have such a great community of modelers and bloggers, I figured it was about time we put together an index of all the great tutorials that have been written. From assembly to converting, from base coating to weathering, and to the inevitable paint stripping, there's a myriad of common tasks people need help with.

Several forum members have taken the time to share their experiences via tutorials, or step-by-step directions as a response to a question asked. Unfortunately, we can't sticky them all... But we can sticky an index to them!

The following links are to posts here on the Privateer Press forum, or to blogs written by PP forum members. When possible, the exact post or blog entry was linked to.

So, without further adieu... the list!

Taking Pictures of Models
Models Isolated on White - jlav
Models in Environments - jlav

Now that you have pictures, here's how to post them inside your posts.


Assembly
Flash and Mold Line removal
Pinning 1 - patisarat
Pinning 2 - LonelyMonk
Easy Pinning - adary
Assembly and Pinning - Ghool
1st Timer's Guide to Assembling and Magnetizing - DieselDM
Working with Greenstuff thread
Greenstuffing gapping - PG_Mael

Assembling the Mage Hunter Strike Force - thecsharian
Assembling Nyss Hunters - Exeter


Converting
Reposing (Legs) - Plarzoid
Arm or Head swaps
Adding LEDs to pGaspy - Exeter

Magnetizing plastic kits

• Menoth Heavy Kit - Plarzoid
• Retribution Heavy Kit - thecsharian
• Cygnar heavy (youtube) - IronBear (Finished Product by necrosys)
• Cryx kit - Plarzoid
• Khador Plastic Kit
• Mercs Kit - TSWalters
• Legion of Everblight Plastic Kit - Plarzoid
• Trollbloods Plastic Kit - Drachenfels

- Alternative to magnets, pins (Youtube) - PG_tinman_xl

Converting the Conquest - Baffo

Sculpting
Intro to Sculpting Thread
Intro to Sculpting - paintingclinic.com
Sculpting Theory and Execution
Fur
Robes, chain, rope - dakkadakka forum
Sashes / cloth - Autumn Stone
Goggles & Gasmasks - nerdforest
Rivets Thread

Steamforged's Scultping Tutorials:
- Metal WW Ghetorix conversion http://www.steamforged.com/ghetorix-...ulpting-table/
- Intro to GS http://www.steamforged.com/sculpting-101-introduction/
- Sculpting cloaks, banners and pelts http://www.steamforged.com/sculpting...ers-and-pelts/
- Sculpting scaly skin, scale armor and studded leather http://www.steamforged.com/sculpting...n-and-leather/
- Sculpting assorted hats http://www.steamforged.com/sculpting...litary-berets/
- Sculpting chains, chainmail and belt buckles http://www.steamforged.com/sculpting...-belt-buckles/
- Sculpting hair, wigs and beards http://www.steamforged.com/sculpting...braids-beards/

Common Model Conversions (to the Extreme!)!(!!)
Extremoth PG_Cloud-Gatherer
Surpassing Extremoth - scorpius007
Exeter's Extreme Deathjack: part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5
Avatar Conversion Compilation Thread
Nomangler - PG_Mael

Replacing weapon shafts with Brass Rod / Tube - Plarzoid

Hard to Assemble Models
Skorne Battlebox - Plarzoid

Casting with Resin
Resin Casting (bases) - bloodshovel


Basing
Basic basing procedure - DieselDM
Beach Bases - Matt DiPietro
Cracked Earth (GS) - fire4effekt
Desert bases - demi_morgana
Lava base w/ some source lighting (CMON) - frostaxe
Mosiac Tile Bases - Jolly Angus
Tile bases - bloodshovel
Snow base (CMON) - frostaxe
Snow base - leontheconfused
More Snow - Bloodshovel
Cracked Ice - Monly & Jake
Water base with bridge (CMON) - frostaxe
Water effects and Scratch Built Deck - demi_morgana
Swamp Bases - amazonwarlord
Water Effects thread

Building a display board / transport tray - demi_morgana

Barbed Wire - The Anders

Index of custom base companies - CT Gamer

[Mod_Plarzoid]

Having trouble picking out a scheme? Check this index of "Show your Scheme" threads, organized by faction: LINK.

Basic Painting Techniques
New? Start with this Getting Started Guide - Handcannon Online
Not sure what paint line if for you? Read this. - wargameguru.com
Try this for a huge selection of color palettes. - artvarsity.com (found by Shadowspite)
Hand Cannon Online's Tutorials - Ghool

Priming (spray paint) (Youtube) - Agamemnon
Gesso Thread
Priming with gesso (brush on) - Valander
Priming with gesso (dipping method) - Valander

Basecoating
Drybrushing
Layering
Washes vs Inks

Making your own washes - EclecticGamer

Dipping - PG_LonelyMonk
Dipping - patisarat

Speedpainting (LoE Swordsmen) - Mordjinn
Speedpainting (Cryx Bile Thralls) - demi_morgana
Speedpainting (Just Washes) - Youtube
Assembly Line painting tricks - PG_LonelyMonk
Basecoat + wash + highlight method - gabbadj

Painting Black - Bloodshovel
Painting Black - Ghool
How to highlight black - captainspud
Painting White - Ghool

Faces and eyes thread
- Female Faces - Garden Ninja Studios (odinsgrandson)
Rust tutorial (old forums) - popg0estheworld
Tartan - Autumn Stone

Wet Pallettes - PG_LonelyMonk

Advanced Painting Techniques
Using priming to shade a model - Exeter
A comparison of Kolinsky Sable Brushes - handcannononline

Wet Blending techniques Pros & Cons - Matt DiPietro
Juicing (wet blending) - Matt DiPietro

Weathering - Col_Festus
Battle Damage Thread
- Battle Damage - Garden Ninja Studios (odinsgrandson)
- Battle Damage using Hairspray - PG_mael

Object Source Lighting (OSL) - PG_Terarin

Airbrushed arc markings - popg0estheworld


Paint Removal
Basic Paint Stripping - Plarzoid
Super glue removal (as above, but with acetone / nail polish remover - Metal Models Only!!)
Dealing with the smell - Plarzoid
Stripping Paint Thread - Primarily Agamemnon


Misc - These just don't fit under any category. They're either a specific model, an often requested recipe, or something that's just too useful to not mention. When something goes here, I'm going to try to mention why it earned the spot. Simply painting a model and taking WIP shots isn't good enough - these show something interesting, useful or inspirational. Enjoy!

Red Leather on Gunnbjorn - PG_mael
Great diorama walkthrough - demi_morgana
Painting Hair - Ghool
[Pink Necrofactory] - Zoroastre
Photgraphing minis, a 4-part walkthough - DieselDM
Lava - zreef
Ice - zreef
Brass - zreef

[CrimsonGuard]

Can we get a sticky for this topic? It could be very useful.

[bellmaethorion]

Seconding that sticky request.

[frostaxe]

Great idea. I'll throw in some help with a few basing articles I have written.

Basing:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/article/aid/308 -Snow base
http://www.coolminiornot.com/article/aid/365 -Lava base w/ some source lighting
http://www.coolminiornot.com/article/aid/387 -Water base with bridge

Hope they help.

[Mod_Plarzoid]

Thanks frostaxe, I've added your links to the top.

Does anyone else have tutorials they've written?

[Mordjinn]

Here's one tutorial I did on painting the full unit of Blighted Swordsmen:

http://privateerpressforums.com/show...hted-Swordsmen

Oh, sticky would be sweet indeed.

[Bloodshovel]

Here's one on painting black (without overpowering or super contrasted hilights)
http://privateerpressforums.com/show...-in-6-steps%29

[Mod_Plarzoid]

Nice tutorial Bloodshovel! I think the end result looks great!

[PG_LonelyMonk]

https://lonelymonk.wordpress.com/201...1/dip-results/

dipping demo

https://lonelymonk.wordpress.com/201...assembly-line/

Tricks for painting units

[Mod_Plarzoid]

Added, thanks!

[PG_Jolly Angus]

Here's a tutorial I wrote on mosaic tile bases:

http://privateerpressforums.com/show...ghlight=mosaic

[Valander]

Oh hey, I see a couple of the gesso blurbs I wrote up there.

Great idea here, really. Hope this does get a sticky.

[Mod_Plarzoid]

Added Angus' link.

@ Valander: I tried to search as many of the topics as I could, but I'm sure some slipped through the cracks. If you or anyone have tutorials I missed, let me know!

In general: We have lots of info on the basic and advanced painting, but not so much on the core basics, which is where I think we get lots of questions. Basic tutorials will be my focus for the next month or so. Once I get a bit more time (this weekend) I'll probably start writing tutorials for the basic things. I already have a mold and flash removal one in the works, and I think a Pinning one with pictures would be pretty easy to do quickly.

In the end, I'd like a completely new person to be able to read through a tutorial and get a basic understanding of what they should be doing before asking questions. It's a little less interactive, but they can be far more specific with their questions, and therefore get the best help possible.

I'm also putting together a basic modeling kit that'll have everything someone needs to get into the hobby. I'm going to try to do it for about $30 or less. We'll see how it goes. The kit will probably happen after the tutorials, that way I can be sure I haven't missed anything.

[Exeter]

I dont know how specific you want to get, but here is one on nyss hunters:

http://blog.livetocrush.net/2010/04/...-nyss-hunters/

And priming:

http://blog.livetocrush.net/2009/09/...white-priming/

and how to make an extreme deathjack:

http://blog.livetocrush.net/2010/05/...hjack-concept/
http://blog.livetocrush.net/2010/05/...E2%80%93-legs/
http://blog.livetocrush.net/2010/05/...80%93-chassis/
http://blog.livetocrush.net/2010/05/...3-necro-claws/
http://blog.livetocrush.net/2010/05/...l-the-details/

[Mod_Plarzoid]

I dont know how specific you want to get, but here is one on nyss hunters:

link

And priming:

link

and how to make an extreme deathjack:

links

Great additions!

I'm considering that priming one an advanced technique. Using primer to shade and highlight requires quite a bit of thinking ahead and planning that beginners probably shouldn't be worrying about. The priming tutorial I want to put in the basics section should involve how to hold a spray can, how far away to be from the model, how to ensure you get even coverage without ruining detail, what weather is bad for spray painting, etc. Yours doesn't fit that, but is still a great technique.

I also added a special section on Extreme models, so I'm off to search for some of the other extreme conversions people have done!

Thanks everyone!

[PG_LonelyMonk]

http://lonelymonk.wordpress.com/2010...eed-to-pin-it/

Pinning

[MadJack]

It's not by me, but here's another magnetizing a heavy kit tutorial - this one by Necrosys for the Cygnar jack: http://privateerpressforums.com/show...l=1#post488368

[PG_LonelyMonk]

It's not by me, but here's another magnetizing a heavy kit tutorial - this one by Necrosys for the Cygnar jack: http://privateerpressforums.com/show...l=1#post488368

IronBears video is where that comes from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfkCOvtrTmw

[Mod_Plarzoid]

Great finds - I added those links and I also alphabetized the basing links so searching through them is easier.

[Mod_Plarzoid]

Added a link to the current "How to paint faces" thread that has several links to good tutorials.

I'm still looking for any tutorials I've missed, so if you know of one that should be listed, please let me know!

Thanks!

[Mod_Plarzoid]

Added a nice rust tutorial from the old forums.

[Mod_Plarzoid]

Added Bloodshovel's Resincasting tile bases tutorial under the converting header.

[Mod_Plarzoid]

Added leontheconfused's Snow basing tutorial.

[Mael]

Gap Filling:
http://gk-workbench.com/?p=782/

Nomangler Start to Finish:
http://gk-workbench.com/?tag=nomangler

Other random tutorials:
http://gk-workbench.com/?cat=13/

Hairspray Battle Damage Technique:
http://gk-workbench.com/?p=2889

[fire4effekt]

http://privateerpressforums.com/show...Bases-Tutorial
Cracked Earth style bases using GS

[Mod_Plarzoid]

Added. Thanks!

[Mod_Plarzoid]

Added Patisarat's dipping tutorial.

[Mael]

Updated some links. Old ones are going away soon.

[Mod_Plarzoid]

Updates incorporated - I don't think I had a link to your hairspray technique, added that.

New site looks good!

[Mael]

One more for the list: http://gk-workbench.com/?p=2893

[demi_morgana]

Heya,

I've just finished another one - sorry for any grammar mistakes, I am not native english speaker

Hammerfall High Shield painted for COFC mini exchange

Hope you'll find it at least a bit useful.

[PG_tinman_xl]

An Alternative to Rare Earth Magnets - Retribution Heavy Kit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jws-CEo56BI

[amazonwarlord]

A nice tutorial on Battle Damage at Garden Ninja
http://www.gardenninja.com/?p=427

[amazonwarlord]

Another Garden Ninja Tutorial on painting Female Faces
http://www.gardenninja.com/?p=370

[Mod_Plarzoid]

Sorry for the delay in updating - I had horrible internet while on vacation.

I've added the tutorials in their proper places, and I've added a "Misc" section. Tutorials on a particular model or recipe will go there.

[amazonwarlord]

I noticed there is little on GS sculpting so here are some I found while looking for info:

General GS work:
http://www.paintingclinic.com/clinic.../sculpting.htm

on fur:
http://www.ogrestronghold.com/forum/...6&topic=3946.0

Nice GS tutorial:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum...st/242387.page

[Mod_Plarzoid]

Good finds. Added a Sculpting sub-section under Conversions.

[pacman529]

i found this paint review extremely helpful: http://wargameguru.weebly.com/review...aints-101.html

[Mod_Plarzoid]

i found this paint review extremely helpful: http://wargameguru.weebly.com/review...aints-101.html

That is a nice run-down. Added, thanks!