Painting Fireforge Samurai - Pre-Shade & Speedpaints [How I Paint Things]

Samurai are some of the most iconic warriors throughout history, clad in ornate, exquisitely detailed armour and equipment... though sometimes they took a slightly more pragmatic approach to their decor! Painting them doesn't have to be a chore!

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00:00 - Intro
01:01 - Priming Notes
01:42 - Pre-Shade
03:26 - Painting Time!
15:11 - The Finished Samurai

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PAINTS USED:

PRIMERS: Matt White (Army Painter Spray)

THE ARMY PAINTER:
Strong Tone (Wash)
Speedpaint Medium
Brainmatter Beige (Fanatic)
Peachy Flesh (Speedpaint)
Tyrian Navy (Speedpaint)
Pallid Bone (Speedpaint)
Slaughter Red (Speedpaint)
Murder Scene (Speedpaint)
Maize Yellow (Speedpaint)
Occultist Cloak (Speedpaint)
Grim Black (Speedpaint)
Weapon Bronze (Fanatic)
Plate Mail Metal (Fanatic)
Dark Tone (Wash)
Warped Yellow (Fanatic)
True Brass (Fanatic)

VARNISH:
Colour Forge Matt Varnish Spray

THE BASE: Layer of PVA followed by sand, painted first with thinned down Tree Ancient, then heavily drybrushed with Paratrooper Tan with a little touch of Urban Buff on the larger clumps of texture. A light sprinkling of PVA and some static grass, then Mountain Tufts from Army Painter to vary the height.