Painting Night Goblins

Once your models have a basecoat, you can start painting them in earnest. Below, you will find a simple-but-effective color scheme that uses only 10 colors. Follow the detailed instructions and check out the stage-by-stage images for reference as you paint your models. Don't fret if the model doesn't come out picture perfect in the end; painting takes time and practice to master. Just do the best you can each time and be open to learning new techniques from others. Before you know it, you'll be quite an accomplished painter with models you'll be proud to field in your army!

1. Add some depth to the Night Goblin's cloak with a very light drybrushing of Codex Grey.

2. Basecoat the Goblin's skin with an application of Dark Angels Green. Leave recessed areas of the flesh Chaos Black in order to achieve a nice shadow for the green flesh.

3. Begin to highlight the Goblin skin with Snot Green. Water this color down a bit and cover over most of the flesh areas you previously painted with Dark Angel's Green. Paint the spear haft Scorched Brown.

4. With a very steady hand, water down a bit of Goblin Green and highlight the Goblin's skin. Pick out raised areas of the face, hands, and arms. Use long, thin strokes of color on flat areas to simulate musculature. Start painting metallic items like shield rim, iron studs, and rings on the model with Boltgun Metal. Utilize a heavy drybrush technique on the spear tip. Change your water and prepare for the final step.

5. Finish the skin with a few well-placed highlights of Goblin Green and Bad Moon Yellow. Water this mix down and include a higher percentage of Bad Moon Yellow. Pay special attention to the face and long nose. Paint the Goblin's nails, bandages, rope, and teeth with Bleached Bone. Very carefully add two Blood Red dots to serve as the model's eyes. Finally, paint the shield icon whatever color you wish -- here, we painted it with Golden Yellow.