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Step 1Apply primer. I prefer use black primer because I can explode it when I do the profiling. In this case I’ve use a brush. But it’s always better to use an air-brush or spray, because the layer of paint is thinner and more homogeneous.

Step 2Apply base colors. We paint the trousers with Dark grey 862 (Vallejo) and the jacket with Germ. C. Extra Dark Green 896 (Vallejo). Remember, it’s recom-mendable dilute a little the paint with water, because you can handle it easier.

TrousersDark grey 862 (Vallejo)Dark bluegrey 867 (Vallejo) Ivory 918 (Vallejo)

JacketExtra Dark Green 896 (Vallejo)

PonchoEnglish uniform 921 (Vallejo)

RifleFlat brown 982 (Vallejo)Gunmetal grey 863 (Vallejo)

PanzerfaustEnglish uniform 921 (Vallejo)Desert yellow 977 (Vallejo)

Puches, bags, canteenDark oxide 302 (Vallejo, Panzer aces)

Leggins, gasmask coverGerm. C. Extra Dark Green 896 (Vallejo)

Wood (pale, stielgrenate, etc)Desert yellow 977

If you are interested, you can find a more com-pleted guide, plenty of other painting tips, and information about how to paint Germans, in the recently published PaintingWar: WWII German Army in Campaign book.

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Step 3Apply lights. We work the trousers first with Dark bluegrey 867 (Vallejo) and next with Ivory 918 (Vallejo) or white. And we work jacket first with German Fieldgrey WWII 830 and next by mixing this color with Ivory or white. I usually apply 4-5 lights, but you can apply as many lights as you want, until you get a good contrast. Anyway, once again, I recommend work with diluted paints! Therefore transitions will be smoother.

Step 4Apply a profiling with black. When I apply a profiling I paint a thin line in order to “separate” each element of the miniature. You should use a thin brush and diluted paint, and I usually use black, but you can use any other dark color. This step could be very unreal, but it’s a very interesting resource in this scale, because we win a lot of contrast.

Step 5Paint details. We paint the details. For instance, I’ve used the following colors:-Puches, bags, canteen, etc: Dark oxide 302 (Vallejo, Panzer aces)Leggins, gasmask cover: Germ. C. Extra Dark Green 896 (Vallejo)-Poncho: English uniform 921 (Vallejo) -Rifle: flat brown 982 (Vallejo) and Gun-metal grey 863 (Vallejo)-Panzerfaust: English uniform 921 (Vallejo) or Desert yellow 977 (Vallejo)-Wood (pale, stielgrenate, etc): Desert yellow 977

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Step 6Apply lights on details. In general we can use Ivory or white to light all colors, except for Dark oxide and flat brown. In this kind of browns, red browns, I prefer use a lighter color. For example, I usually use this scheme: Dark oxide 302 > flat brown 862 > orange brown 981. So, to paint pouches etc we can use only flat brown like light, and when we paint the Rifle, we can use first flat brown, and then, orange brown. Anyway, you can use any other combination!.

Step 7Apply a profiling with black. Once time, we apply a profiling, but this time on the details. And like the first profil-ing, this step is very important, because we can get more and more contrast!

Step 8Finally, we paint the skin. Like shad-ow color I usually use Flat brown 982. Then, I apply the general base with Tan 066 (Vallejo, GameColor). This general base imply leave some shad-ow lines, to simulate the facial expres-sion. Then, we apply Dwarf Skin 041 (Vallejo, GameColor) in several layers, and finally we apply the maximum light by mixing Dwarf skin and white.