The Crimson Grove

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In collaboration with Bestiarum Miniatures, we bring you the ultimate grimdark experience. The miniatures are grim. The painting is grim. It’s the perfect marriage!

This course heavily relies on Villainy Ink Phase I Set.

Choose Tutorial Only or Tutorial + STL to obtain the miniatures showcased in the course, ready to download & print.

Course Maker: Zatcaskagoon Miniatures

Number of Videos: 5 Episodes

Total Runtime: 92 minutes

Level: Beginner to Intermediate

You’ll Learn: | Painting Techniques | Surface Finish Variation | Weathering | Soft Pressing | Reductive Technique | Basic Oil Application | Enamel Application

READ OVERVIEW

This painting course is an absolute masterclass on how to use Villainy Ink Phase I Set – of enamel washes and special effects to obtain unnervingly hyper-realistic horror models.

Master the reductive technique, how to handle Villainy Ink Enamels, and learn multiple recipes for tainted flesh, armor, wood, metals and cloth.

How to Watch

Choose how to watch the Course: Download the Course and own it forever. Watch on Streaming immediately, with a Premium Account. Or check out any available Bundle options that come with our Villainy Ink enamels.

Choose Tutorial Only or Tutorial + STL to obtain the miniatures showcased in the course, ready to download & print.

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Optional STL Files

Course Curriculum

Nemesis Claw Armor
Crimson Tree
We start with the basics with the Crimson Tree, heavily relying on special effects to paint horrifying miniatures. Learn the recipes and process to paint rotted wood and corrupted gnarly flesh.
EPISODE 1 – Crimson Tree

We start with the basics with the Crimson Tree, heavily relying on Villainy Ink Phase I special effects to paint horrifying miniatures. Learn the recipes and process to paint rotted wood and corrupted gnarly flesh.

Nemesis Claw Armor
Bile Guardian
In the second Episode the Bile Guardian, we introduce more enamel blending techniques and a more nuanced way to remove & control them. Here you will master how to blend Villainy Ink and how to paint incredibly easy grimdark flesh, metals and cloth.
EPISODE 2 – Bile Guardian

In the second Episode the Bile Guardian, we introduce more enamel blending techniques and a more nuanced way to remove & control them. Here you will master how to blend Villainy Ink and how to paint incredibly easy grimdark flesh, metals and cloth.

Nemesis Claw Armor
Hierophant
The Hierophant is a massive model, full of organic textures that differ from each other. In this episode we teach the importance of treating each area differently, showcase a lot of variations for organic flesh, rusted metals, and the difference between a tabletop quality, and higher standard type of painting.
EPISODE 3 – Hierophant

The Hierophant is a massive model, full of organic textures that differ from each other. In this episode we teach the importance of treating each area differently, showcase a lot of variations for organic flesh, rusted metals, and the difference between a tabletop quality, and higher standard type of painting.

Nemesis Claw Armor
Brother of Silence
With the Brother of Silence we go back to the basics and teach how to improve your tabletop quality by adding grimdark effects.
EPISODE 4 – Brother of Silence

With the Brother of Silence we go back to the basics and teach how to improve your tabletop quality by adding grimdark effects.

Nemesis Claw Armor
Speedpainting Terrain
In the last episode we show how to speedpaint terrain bits with as few colors as possible, heavily using Villainy Ink to make most of the work for us.
EPISODE 5 – Speedpainting Terrain

In the last episode we show how to speedpaint terrain bits with as few colors as possible, heavily using Villainy Ink to make most of the work for us.

Recommended Materials

MUNDANE ITEMS
TOOLS
  • Airbrush & Compressor
  • Paint brushes
  • Sculpting tools
  • Hobby knife and saw
  • Hand drill
  • File of all grits
  • Buffer
  • Protective goggles
  • Nitrile gloves
  • Vortex mixer for paints
  • Hair dryer
  • Respirator Mask
  • Odorless Mineral Spirits
  • Isopropyl Alcohol 99%
  • Plastic Glue
  • Cyanoacrylate Glue
  • PVA Glue
  • Water
PAINTS
  • Acrylic Paints (Citadel, Vallejo AK Interactive)
  • Acrylic Primer (Stynylrez)
  • Acrylic Washes (Citadel)
  • Enamel Paints (Villainy Ink Phase I Set)
  • Oil Paints (Abteilung502)
  • Pigment Powders (Abteilung502)
  • Acrylic Varnishes
  • Dirty Down Rust Effect
HOBBY PRODUCTS
  • Bestiarum Crimson Grove STL
  • Terrain Texture (AK/Vallejo)

Crimson Grove

In collaboration with Bestiarum Miniatures, we bring you the ultimate grimdark experience.
The miniatures are grim. The painting is grim. It’s the perfect marriage!
Choose Tutorial Only or Tutorial + STL to obtain the miniatures showcased in the course, ready to download & print.

Download Course
Bundle Option
Watch Streaming