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Creating industrial basing

Hi all! Time for the third tutorial of this week and in this one we are creating an industrial base.

The next tutorial will show how to do a beautiful water effect (you can see it towards the end of this video) 🙂 So stay tuned!

List of paints used:

1. Black for the basecoat.
2. Dawnstone for the base.
3. Fenrisian Grey for the base.
4. Ivory for the highlights.
5. Ushabti Bone for the basecoat of the cable.
6. Seraphim Sepia Wash for the w...
   2023-05-13 08:19:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Chaplain: Dark Green cloth, skull and purple glowing eyes

Hi fellow Wizards and Necromancers!

Here is the second tutorial of the week and it’s a very cool one! It’s about painting dark green cloth, skull bones and purple glowing eyes.

Paints used:

1. Abaddon Black for the basecoat and shading. 
2. Caliban Green for the highlights. 
3. Skarsnik Green for the highlights.
4. Ushabti Bone for the highlights. 
5. Rhinox Hide for the shading. 
6. Pink Horror for th...
   2023-05-10 20:49:24 +0000 UTC View Post

Warm Grey Worn Leather

Hey everyone! Hope everyone’s having a good beginning of the week. If not - maybe this will make it better!

Here’s the latest tutorial and it’s about painting warm grey worn leather. Let’s get into it!

1. Basecoat with a 1-1 mix of Black and Warm Grey from AK Interactive, layer consistency. It usually takes 2 layers to get a good, even finish.

2. Add an edge h...

Gold NMM, new recipe

Hi fellow Wizards and Necromancers!

Here is the third tutorial of the week and it’s the one I like the mosr! It’s about painting Gold NMM and I really hope you will like it. 

Here are the paints used:

1. Rhinox Hide for the basecoat.
2. Doombull Brown 1:1 with Mournfang Brown for the highlight. 
3. Mournfang Brown 1:1 with Yriel Yellow for the following highlight.  
4. Ushabti Bone for the next highlight. 
2023-05-07 16:06:16 +0000 UTC View Post

The best Green Glowing Plasma effect you’ve ever seen

Hi fellow Wizards and Necromancers!

Here is the second tutorial of the week and it’s a very cool one! It’s about painting green, glowing plasma in just 2, incredibly easy steps!  This tutorial will blow your mind! Or at least I hope so, as it blew my mind!

Paints used:

1. Black for the basecoat.
2. Enamel Liquid Pigment - green Fluor from AK Interactive.
3. Striking Scorpion Green for the glow around the plasma.

I really h...

Deathwing Armor and Red Glowing Eye Lenses

Hi fellow Wizards and Necromancers!

I’m back with a new tutorial and it’s a very exciting one - it’s about painting Dark Angels Deathwing Armor and creating amazing red flowing eye lenses with some incredible new paints.

Paints used:

1. Ushabti Bone for the basecoat and highlights.
2. Seraphim Sepia for the wash.
3. Ivory for the highlights.
4. Rhinox Hide for the shading.
5. Black for the dents/battle damage.
6. White ...
   2023-05-06 11:48:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Golden Demon UK 2023

Hi everyone!

Here are the pieces that I’m bringing to Warhammer Fest this weekend. I’m really happy with those pieces - I hope you like them!

If you see me at Warhammer Fest - please say hello!

Wish me luck 🤗

Cheers,

Mamikon

Freehanding - breakdown of the process

Hey fellow Wizards and Necromancers!

In todays tutorial, we will dive into freehanding - a thing that is feared by many painters but also very sought after, especially the good freehanding!

The first thing you have to do, is to pick a reference. It can be an object in real life, a drawing or a piece of artwork. You can also draw from your memory, but that’s a bit complicated!

In this case, I will be working on a grail-like cup freehand. Here are the references...

New tutorial coming very soon: Freehanding!

Hey all!

Just wanted to let you know that a new tutorial is being created and will be released in the next 24 hours! It will be about freehanding and I’m hoping you will enjoy it!

Can’t wait to share it with you all.

Best wishes,

Mamikon

AK Interactive 10% discount code for my followers - valid till April15th

Hi all! 

Today I'd like to remind you that you still have time to use the 10% discount code: AK10MAMIKONPAINTS to buy your AK Interactive paints/products on their website:

https://ak-interactive.com/

AK have reached out to me with the promocode as they see me use their products a lot and it's a win win win situation - you get a discount, they get sales and I ...

Eavy Metal Dark Angels

Hi my fellow powerful Wizards and Necromancers!
It is time for a new tutorial. As we have seen Lion and Azrael come back and go out on sale this week, I thought it would be fitting to showcase how you can paint your Dark Angels in the classic Eavy Metal scheme. I’ve added a few additional things like NMM silver and chipping, but that’s optional - you can always leave the paintjob without chipping and add classic metallics. I just like to give my students the maximal amount of informat...

New tutorial coming soon: Eavy Metal Dark Angels green, red eye lenses and silver NMM

Hey everyone!

I wanted to give you an update: I’m finally able to create new tutorials and I’m super happy about that!

I’ve just finished filming a new tutorial and it will be about painting Dark Angels armor in a Eavy Metal way, with red eye lenses and silver NMM elements. I thought it will be a fitting tutorial concerning that Lion is coming back to 40K!

I will now edit the tutorial and post it this week!

I really hope you will like it and enjoy my Patreon â˜...

PSA: posts will resume soon!

Hi everyone!

This will be a short post - I would just like to say that I really appreciate your support and the posts will resume soon! I will be back home after my Adepticon trip next week and I can’t wait to produce new content. And I mean this will be like December - new tutorials VERY often. I have so many ideas!

For the time being, please let me know if there are any particular topics you’d like to see covered in the upcoming weeks and I will make sure ...

PDF: How to sculpt rock bases using modelling putty

Hi everyone! 

Today I would like to share a new PDF tutorial with you and it about sculpting rock bases using modelling putty (Milliput). I have attached a PDF version of this tutorial for your convenience. I will be creating more PDF tutorials to go alongside the video tutorials so hopefully everyone will be happy :) Let's get into it!

1. Start by forming a firm piece of  foundation for the future rock by  squishing some kitchen  aluminum foil together. Adjust...

How to paint World Eater Khorne Jakhals

Hi fellow Wizards and Necromancers!

In today’s video I’m going to show you how to paint the skin, face and blood effects on World Eaters Khorne Jakhals!

Paints used:

1) Abaddon Black for the basecoat.

2) Deep Brown from AK Interactive for the basecoat of the skin.

3) Light Flesh from AK Interactive for the skin highlights.

4) Basic Skin Tone from AK Interactive for the skin highlights.

5) Tuskgor Fur for the scars.

6) Ivory from AK Interacti...

How to paint Astra Militarum terrain and tanks

How to paint Astra Militarum terrain and tanks

Hi fellow Wizards and Necromancers!

In today’s video I’m going to show you how to paint a Astra Militarum terrain and tanks!

Paints used:

1) Rhinox Hide for the basecoat.

2) Doombull brown for the undertone/rust.

3) Loren Forest for the green basecoat.

4) Ogryn Camo for the green highlight.

5) Purulent Yellow from AK Interactive for the highlights.

I really hope you like it! Please share t...

Secret Golden Demon Project, update #6

Hi all!

It's finally time for the final update of this project! After many hours of work, I am happy to show you how it looks:

I've also decided to add this Cherub, who is carrying a key to the relic ch...

Secret Golden Demon Project, update #5

Hi all!

It’s that time of the week again - Golden Demon update time!

This time we will be having a in-depth look at the base and finishing the miniatures. 

I've finally tackled the task of painting the Sister - I was dreading this but I am quite happy with how she turned out.

Here are some shots from the process of painting the face:

2023-02-17 17:59:34 +0000 UTC View Post

NMM Steel Swords

Hi fellow Wizards and Necromancers!

In today’s video I’m going to show you how to paint a NMM Steel Sword!

Paints used:

1) Abaddon Black for the basecoat.

2) Thunderhawk Blue for the highlights.

3) Fenrisian Grey for the highlights.

4) Purulent Yellow from AK Interactive for the highlights.

5) White from AK Interactive for the highlights.

6) Troll Slayer Orange for the glint of light.

7) Mephiston Ref for the glint of light....

How to paint Green Cloaks

Hi fellow Wizards and Necromancers!

In today’s video I’m going to show you how to paint a Green Cloak!

Paints used:

1) Caliban Green for the basecoat.

2) Abaddon Black for the shading.

3) Orruk Flesh for the highlights.

4) Purulent Yellow from AK Interactive for the hughlights.

I really hope you like it! Please share the results with me when you try it out. You can do it by tagging me in your posts on social media or by using the #Mamik...

Beautiful Stormcast Eternals in less than 60 minutes!

Hi fellow Wizards and Necromancers!

In today’s video I am going to show you how to paint beautiful Stormcast Eternals in less than 60 minutes. The tutorial will show how to paint:

· Gold armor

· Beige parchments

· Blue shoulder pads

· Stone base with painted moss

· Red weapon handle wrapping

· Blue power hammer

· Blue OSL

Here are the paints used in this tutorial:

1) Rhinox Hide for the basecoat.

2) Retributor Armor fo...

Easy chipping for army AND display painting

Hi fellow Wizards and Necromancers!

In today’s video I am going to show you how to create easy, yet beautiful and realistic chipping for army AND display painting.

Here are the paints used in this tutotrial:

1) Black Spray from Games Workshop as a basecoat.

2) Doombull Brown for the basecoat.

3) Macragge Blue for the basecoat of the armor. 

4) Fenrisian Grey for the blue highlights.

I really hope you like it! Please share the results...

Stormcast Shield: Blue and Gold NMM

Hi fellow Wizards and Necromancers!

In today’s video we are going to paint a blue/gold NMM Stormcast shield.

Here are the paints used in this tutorial:

1) Black Spray from Games Workshop as a basecoat.

2) Macragge Blue for the base color of the blue.

3) Celedor Sky for the blue highlights.

4) Fenrisian Grey for the blue highlights.

5) Black for the shading on blue.

6) Rhinox hide for the base color for the gold.

7) Mournfang b...

Speedpainting: Gold/Yellow armor

Hi fellow Wizards and Necromancers!

In today’s video we are going to speedpaint some gold/yellow armor using an airbrush. I have created this simple recipe to help people achieve good results in a very short period of time. If you would like to a use a more thorough technique to paint NMM Gold and Yellow, I have plenty of tutorials already available about those topics :) Here are the paints used in this tutotrial:

1) Black Spray from Games Workshop as a basecoat.

2) White ...

And the winner is!

Hi all!

Here are the results of the GIVEWAY!

1) James Hume wins the Vampire Queen.

2) Jonatan Tegen wins the Space Marine Captain with the Storm Shield and Power Sword.

3) Erica Fett wins Tariana Palos.

Congratulations! If the winners could please send me their addresses via private message, I will get the models dispatched ASAP. 

To everyone else - I am planning to ma...

Secret Golden Demon Project, update #4

Hi all! 

It’s that time of the week again - Golden Demon update time!

This time we will be having a in-depth look at painting one of the models. In this case it will be the previously showed custom Inquisitor model that I’ve converted.

Before starting almost any project, I search for artwork that inspires me. In this case, when I saw this artwork, I fell in love with it straight away, as it is showing a majestic inquisitor who has seen some sh#t + he is very stoic.&...

Female Faces - Golden Demon recipe

Hi fellow Wizards and Necromancers!

In today’s video we are going to paint a female face. This recipe is the one used by me for my Golden Demon winning piece, so this, in fact, is a Golden Demon recipe 😊

Paints used:

1) Cadian Fleshtone for the basecoat.

2) Abaddon Black for outlining all of the surfaces.

3) Kislev Flesh for the highlight.

4) Tuskgor Fur for the warm glazes.

5) Rhinox Hide for outlining the eyes.

6) Pink Horror f...

How to paint White Cloaks

Hi fellow Wizards and Necromancers!

In today’s video we are going to paint a White Cloak! White is a very hard color to work with, so I decided to do a video on it to show you all how it could be tackled.

Paints used:

1) White Spray from Games Workshop as a basecoat.

2) Fenrisian Grey for the shadows.

3) White from AK Interactive for the highlights (stippling, layering and glaizing).

I really hope you like it! Please share the results with me when you try...

Space Marine face speed painting

Hi fellow Wizards and Necromancers!

In today’s video we are going to paint a Space Marine face in a very efficient manner. You can use this technique to batch paint faces for your army. You can always bring this to display level, but that will require more time 😊

Paints used:

1) White basecoat.

2) Khorne Red for the undertone.

3) Cadian Fleshtone for the skin.

4) Basic Skin Tone from AK Interactive for the highlights on the skin.

5) Ab...

Imperial Guard Beige Clothing - Golden Demon recipe

Hi fellow Wizards and Necromancers!

In today’s video we are going to paint some Imperial Guard/Astra Militarum beige clothing. This recipe is the one used by me for my Golden Demon winning piece, so this, in fact, is a Golden Demon recipe 😊

Paints used:

1) Ushabti Bone for the basecoat.

2) Seraphim Sepia Wash for the shading.

3) Ivory from AK Interactive for the highlights.

4) Rhinox Hide for the shade lining.

I’m also attaching a re...