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As promised, here is a quick and dirty tutorial for how I paint camo pattern for my Airborne Imperial Guard army. You can read about it more in depth at Pensacola Warhammer



I start by airbrushing the miniature with Vallejo Surface Primer Grey. The light, neutral color will help keep the other colors from dulling too much and making the miniature hard to see.





I base coat all cloth material and anything that I want to be camouflaged with Vallejo Stone Grey. Now for applying the actual camo pattern



The secret to achieve a "digital" camo pattern on an infantry miniature. The size and over all surface available on an infantry model makes it almost impossible to get an actual digital camo pattern. Instead, you have to give the impression or illusion that there is a digital pattern there.





The first color is the green. I used Vallejo Model Color Russian Uniform WWII. I dip a piece of foam into the paint. Before I touch the model with the foam, I dab some excess paint off on a piece of paper or towel. I then gently dab the model with the foam. You don't want to go over board because you'll be putting on another color, and you'll want the other two colors to still be visible.





Repeat the process as above, but this time with a brown color. For this, I used Vallejo Model Color Saddle Brown.





The final step is to go over the model with a black wash. This does a couple of things. Obviously, it brings out the details that the camo might be hiding, but it also helps to blend the three colors together so there is not a stark difference between grey, green, and brown.

Next time I'll show how I do the armor and gun, so stay tuned.

Using a sponge to do camo is not the ideal way to do camouflage. In theory, it would work but it doesn't. One of the challenges is that sponging creates textures. Ideal for chipping, where adding another dimension adds to the effect. But this technique plays against you on camouflage. Second issue is it hides your many highlights in the fabric, and its impossible to hoghlight the camo on top. What's your plan? To throw a wash on it and call it a day? It better be an oil wash. No way to do it with acrylic washes.
Better methods for the job.

Some people are just never happy...

Nice one with the sponge. Closest thing I've seen to getting flecktarn done properly on that scale.

@Chootum
Texturing is not a problem if you thin the paints and knock a lot of the excess off. The acrylic wash is used to shift the color tone and blend the camo together. The very last step will be an oil wash.

@Kosaka
Thanks for the comment. Like I said, stay tuned because I show how I do the rest, and tie things together.

Bkiker,
Thank you for this. I was looking for something special to do for my Kasrkins and this looks like just the ticket to set them apart from the 'regulars'/
And yes, Kosake, some people are just never happy.

@Mak_the_Knife

Thanks for the comment, and I hope this helps. Not to spoil too much but this is basically what the finish product will look like.



I still need to go over it with an oil wash and then some pigment powder, but I think you get the idea.

Very cool! You know what this means, don't you? I'm going to need more Kasrkins...

@Mak

I know a place.

This looks amazing! I can't wait till I see a whole squad of these guys running around.

Keep up the great work!