Tau Empire – Painting Notebook

  1. Crisis Suit Test 1
  2. Light Box Tests
    1. Base Painting with Airbrush and Vallejo Air Paints.
    2. Metallics
  3. Inspiration and Notes
    1. Stencil Ideas
    2. Painting Farsight
    3. Painting Kroot
    4. Painting Farsight Enclave Recipe
    5. Alternative to Airbrush – Red Armor and Bronze Metal
  4. Vespid Color Ideas

Crisis Suit Test 1

Exploring dynamic poses and quick repeatable army painting technique for the Farsight Enclave.

Enclave Round Bases from Wargame Exclusive. May try for a richer green to contrast the red.

Light Box Tests

Light Box

Base Painting with Airbrush and Vallejo Air Paints.

VallejoArmy Painter Fanatic Options
Vallejo Air
Shadow / Base: Scarlett Red		Cool Reds
Dragon Red
Vallejo Air
Medium: Gory Red		Cool Reds
Pure Red
Vallejo Air
Light: Bloody Red		Cool Reds
Blood Chalice

Metallics

Army Painter Fanatic
Cobalt Metal
Bright Gold

Inspiration and Notes

Stencil Ideas

https://www.anarchymodels.co.uk/hd33—mini-hex-grid-31-p

Painting Farsight

Painting Kroot

Painting Farsight Enclave Recipe

Primer (Black)

Base for Large Models (Wyvern Fury, Dragon Red, Ruby Skin, Blood Chalice)

Airbrush

  1. Coat in Wyvern Fury
  2. Broad Zenithal in Dragon Red
  3. Zenithal in Ruby Skin
  4. Touch Zenithal with Blood Red Speed Paint

Base for Small Models (Wyvern Fury, Ruby Skin, Blood Red)

Airbrush

  1. Coat in Wyvern Fury.
  2. Zenithal in Ruby Skin
  3. Touchup Zenithal with Blood Red Speed Paint

Reinforce Shadows (Hive Dweller Purple Speed Paint)

Airbrush

  1. From below, reinforce shadows with Hive Dweller Purple Speed Paint

Machine Parts (Matt Black, Uniform Gray, Ash Gray, Grim Black Speed Paint)

Sable Brush

  1. Coat in Matt Black
  2. Rough Drybrush in Uniform Gray
  3. Edge Highlight Drybrush in Ash Gray
  4. Airbrush with Grim Black Speed Paint to unify the highlights

Metallics (Greedy Gold, Bright Gold, Hive Dweller Purple Speed Paint )

Sable Brush

  1. Badges in Greedy Gild
  2. Highlights in Bright Gold
  3. Add shadows and fill lines with Hive Dweller Purple Speed Paint

Pin Wash (Gloss Varnish, black Oil Paint thinned) or Pannel Lines (Gloss Varnish, Taimia black)

Sable Brush

Open Source Light Effect – OSL (Matt White, Plasma Coil Glow)

Airbrush and Sable Brush

  1. Brush matt white on OSL elements.
  2. Airbrush on low with controled overspray of Plasma Coil Glow
  3. Brush distinct bright points in matt white.

Base (Greens, leopard spotting and washes, green tufts.)

Alternative to Airbrush – Red Armor and Bronze Metal

Vespid Color Ideas