NMM Easterlings Painting Guide
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Introduction
This guide shows you how to paint Easterlings with the technique called "NMM". After I had finished my third attempt at Non-Metallic Metals, a High Elf, I wanted more of a challenge. My eyes hit the Easterling Command blister that was lying on my desk....I wanted to make them look special. The following article tells you how I did just that!
My NMM might not look "right" to experts as I am still learning the technique. Overall, I am please with the final result.
What's NMM?
The abbreviation NMM stands for "Non- Metallic Metal". This means painting metallic areas(armour, weapons, etc.)
of a miniature without metallic paints such as Mithril Silver or Shining Gold. This is not very
suitable technique for beginners, as it requires a lot of skill.
If you need to know more about NMM and how metal should reflect light, search the Internet for some articles.
The Armour
Undercoat the model Chaos Black before painting the armour. To avoid obscuring details when painting, always water down your paints.
Step 1
Start by painting the armour with Bestial Brown, but leave Chaos Black showing in the recesses.
Step 2
Highlight with an equal mix of Bestial Brown and Sunburst Yellow, so that Bestial Brown still shows in some
places that don't reflect light very well.
Step 3
Add some Bleached Bone to the mix and highlight more raised areas of the armour.
Step 4
Highlight with an equal mix of Bestial Brown, Sunburst Yellow and Bleached Bone.
Step 5
This is the most important stage. White is what makes it look like metal (see the picture, see how the white
highlights make a real difference!) , but if you use white too much, the model will look unrealistic.
I have touched only sharp edges and some other areas with Skull White.
Whatever you do rush it! Remember, you can always go back and correct any mistakes on the armour.
Here is a close up of the scale mail armour ....
....and a step by step of the scale mail.
The Tunic
Step 1
Apply a basecoat with a mix of Scab Red and Scorched Brown.
Step 2
Highlight with Scab Red(this stage doesn't show in the picture very well).
Step 3
Highlight the raised areas with an equal mix of Scab Red and Blood Red.
Step 4
Add some Bleached Bone to the mix and paint only more raised parts.
Step 5
Finally touch the most raised parts of the model with a 70:30 mix of Blood Red and Bleached Bone.
Remaining Clothing
The belts are simply painted with Scorched Brown and the edges highlighted with Bestial Brown. In the Standard Bearer's belt there is a metallic part. Paint it with Codex Grey and highlight with Skull White.
The sash, the boots and the trousers are carefully drybrushed with Codex Grey.
The Halberd
Paint the halberd Codex Grey. Then, with about 50:50 mix of Fortress Grey and water, paint the parts you see painted in the picture, or, the places that you think would reflect most light.
Finally do the same with a 50:50 mix of Skull White and water.
Captain's Halberd
Standard Bearer's Halberd
The Face
The face is simply painted Bestial Brown, and highlighted with Dwarf Flesh. Leave small black lines to represent peering eyes.
The Banner
If you want to paint the Standard Bearer with this technique, the banner is painted just like the armour, with the same paints, mixes and stages.
Basing
I wanted different bases for my Easterling Command. Here's how I created them.
First of all glue sand to the base. Then, paint the entire base with Codex Grey. Next, a heavy drybrush of an 50:50 mix of Codex Grey and Bleached Bone is applied. Lightly drybrush the sand with Bleached Bone, then a very light drybrush of Skull White is applied. Finally paint the rim of the base with Codex Grey, and if you want to, you can add some Static Grass, or a tiny bush(a piece of lichen painted with Catachan Green).Conclusion
Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed this article! Here is a picture of the finished Easterling Command.
And the Standard Bearer on it's own.
Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions. I will be more than happy to answer!
Peregrin Took
