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Hello all,

I've got a 2k Skaven force that I recently magentized for ease of play. Now I would like to get the whole thing painted. Every model is primed and then painted a dark brown, but that is mostly it. And I have about 200 models in my army! My paint scheme is dark angel's green armor, scorched brown fur, tin bitz on the metal parts, and then a lighter brown on the nose and tail. Any tips?

Dip them!

Paint some greens and reds and start dipping. Guranteed to work wonders with skaven.

I may get skewered for saying this, but drybrush, drybrush, drybrush! Similar to dipping, thanks to all that fur and mouldering cloth, drybrushing works great for Skaven.

Drybrushing looks dusty when done on hordes, unless it's married with some solid detail painting and use of inks/washes. Dipping will still be the best bang for your buck timewise, IMO.

Dip them and then drybrush them

Dry brush, then dip/ink.