Just the Basics: Painting Your First WWII German Grenadiers [How I Paint Things]

If you're just getting into painting miniatures or haven't tackled historical subjects in the past, the Bolt Action starter box is an excellent place to begin - German and American forces for the late war period, could you get any more iconic? Find part two of this guide here: https://youtu.be/2LkXb_QUafQ When you're painting an army for the first time, it's worth concentrating on the simple stuff to begin with. Any time you're moving paint around, you're learning, and any opportunity to use a couple of different paint manufacturers will likewise teach you about the different consistencies and coverages across ranges and colours. Everything is experience! Once you've got the basics down and have an army on the table with flat colours and a wash over them, you can choose whether or not to add more detail later, but even a very simple paintjob will vastly improve the look of your games. Check out the complete Warlord Games range at their website via this affiliate link: https://r.warlordgames.com/aff/?SONICSLEDGEHAMMER I score a few pennies off any purchase made through their webstore at no additional cost to you! 00:00 - Intro 01:01 - Do You Need a Wet Palette? 01:57 - Thinning Your Paints (More than a Meme!) 04:53 - Brush Control: Do the Twirl! 06:03 - Priming Notes 07:03 - Basecoats 15:51 - Applying Washes 18:27 - Basing Thanks to Producer Patrons Alan, Kyrie, Andrew, Jimmy, Rod, Phil, Ben, Robison, David Kinney, Fred, and Matt Dischner - as well as all the other Patrons that made this video possible, and Exit23 Games for recording equipment that helps keep the channel ticking over! Find out more at the following links: https://www.patreon.com/sonicsledgehammer https://bsky.app/profile/sonicsledgehammer.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/sonicsledgehammer/ https://ko-fi.com/sonicsledge http://exit23.games PAINTS USED: PRIMERS: Skeleton Bone (Army Painter Primer) ARMY PAINTER: Skeleton Bone (Fanatic) Agate Skin (Fanatic) Greenskin (Fanatic) Oak Brown (Fanatic) Leather Brown (Fanatic) Strong Skin Shade (Fanatic Wash) Strong Tone (Fanatic Wash) VALLEJO: German Fieldgrey Cork Brown Chocolate Brown Khaki German Camo Dark Green German Grey BASING: Apply a layer of PVA, then some basing sand. Thin down some Chocolate Brown to paint the sand once dry, then drybrush with Cork Brown, and finally Dark Sand. Use either a couple more dots of PVA and static grass, or basing tufts as I've used here - these are Mountain Tufts from Army Painter.