Kevin Dallimore's Painting and Modelling Guide

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This comprehensive 320-page guide offers everything needed to paint miniatures and models to a professional standard. Kevin Dallimore, alongside over twenty-five esteemed painters and modelers, shares techniques for achieving a polished finish, including varnishing, dry brushing, non-metallic metal, shading, highlighting, blending, and using diluted washes. The book also presents creative modeling ideas for conversions, dioramas, and painting scenery and vehicles, with each process thoroughly detailed and illustrated with photographs of key stages. Dallimore begins with essential basics, previously covered in his first guide, before delving into advanced techniques utilized by him and his peers for producing impressive models. The book features numerous articles where guest painters discuss their insights on various techniques for painting historical, fantasy, and sci-fi miniatures, including themes like the Old West, Napoleonic, Ancients, Romans, Swashbucklers, WW2, Goblins, Orcs, Beastmen, Trolls, and Judge Dredd. By following the methods outlined and with determination and practice, readers can achieve the high-quality results they aspire to in their miniature painting endeavors.