How to paint Asajj Ventress from STAR WARS™: Shatterpoint

Hello! This is a guide to painting Asajj Ventress from Atomic Mass Games’ STAR WARS™: Shatterpoint!
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For some beginner tips and advice you might find this video helpful – including advice on getting the Scalecolor paints to behave, brush care, and magnification: https://youtu.be/qW0fpSkgwLA

0:00 – Intro
0:28 – Painting Overview
0:46 – Base Colors
4:58 – Skin Highlights
8:50 – Wraps, Tabbard, & Buckle
14:31 – Dress and Belt
18:15 – Finishing Touches (Lightsaber)

PAINTS USED:

Nacar (SC)
Black (SC)
Brown Gray (SC)
Gryph-Charger Grey (GW)
Magos Purple (GW)
Violet (SC)
Navy Blue (SC)
Sunset Purple (SC)
Iroko (SC)
Graphite (SC)
Brown Leather (SC)
Orange Leather (SC)
Pale Skin (SC)
Caribbean Blue (SC)
African Shadow (SC)
Birch (SC)
White (SC)
Mojave White (SC)
Fluorescent Red (VMC)
Sky Blue (SC)
Antares Red (SC)

For the zenithal highlights:

Cold Grey (VMA)
White (VMA)

(SC = Scalecolor, GW = Games Workshop, VMA = Vallejo Model Air, VMC = Vallejo Model Color, HM = Hera Models)

EQUIPMENT USED: (Please note that some links are affiliate links – thank you!)

STAR WARS™: Shatterpoint Core Set at Firestorm Games: https://www.firestormgames.co.uk/star-wars:-shatterpoint—core-set-/?aff=643ef2b900a6f

In this video I used the Rosemary & Co Series 33 brushes (sizes 0, 1, and 2): https://www.rosemaryandco.com/pure-kolinsky-pointed?u=21774e

And for dry brushing the base I used the Rosemary and Co dry brush (small): https://www.rosemaryandco.com/model-dry-brush?u=21774e

Complete super-matte Scalecolor paint set at Element Games: https://elementgames.co.uk/paints-hobby-and-scenery/paints-hobby-and-scenery-by-manufacturer/scale-75/scale-75-scalecolor/scalecolor-colleccion?d=10786

In the USA the Scalecolor paints can be bought direct here: https://scale75usa.com/collections/paint-sets-scale-color/products/scale-color-collection

Redgrass Games Wet Palette: https://www.redgrassgames.com/everlasting-wet-palette/

Hobby Holder: https://gameenvy.net (And I just stick the minis on with White Tack/poster putty)

For airbrush users, this is the black primer I use: https://www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/40ml-mr-finishing-surfacer-1500-black-mr-hobby-sf-288-p17113/

The airbrush used for priming was the Iwata Revolution CR: https://amzn.to/2Qq2UQo

Clippers by Redgrass Games: https://www.redgrassgames.com/precision-nippers/

Daler Rowney Flow Enhancer: https://amzn.to/2HMR1AF

AK Interactive Ultra Matte Varnish: https://amzn.to/3kEkNsr

Some of the Tatooine terrain featured in the video was from https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1289214335/painted-or-3d-printed-only-star-wars (upscaled a little by request to fit the game)

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