Warhammer painting problems and techniques: your questions answered

The questions in this section

• Why is my paint bumpy or gritty?
  Four causes of a rough painted surface, how to tell them apart and when to leave it alone.
• Why can I see brush strokes in my paint?
  Why a coat dries streaky or patchy, how thin to make it and when a second coat is the fix.
• Why is my Contrast paint patchy?
  Why Contrast paint pools and dries in tide marks, and how to lay it on or rescue a blotchy coat.
• Why does my drybrushing look scratchy?
  Why drybrushing goes scratchy or chalky, where it works, where it does not and what to do on flat armour.
• Can I fix a bad paint job?
  What to try before you strip a model: a table of common mistakes, the quick fix for each and when to repaint.
• How do I paint eyes and faces?
  Four levels of eye painting from skipping them to a reflective highlight, plus a quick face recipe.
• How do I paint metal armour and edges?
  Four metal looks from steel to coloured gold, the recipe Games Workshop's painters use for each and how to catch the edges.
• How do I paint yellow?
  Why yellow is hard, which undercoat to use and the quick Contrast route against the slower Base and Layer route.
• Is my painting tabletop standard?
  What Battle Ready means, a quick check you can run on one model and the two usual ways to reach it.
• How do I paint white without it going chalky?
  Why white dries chalky or patchy and the off-white route Games Workshop's painters use instead.
• How do I paint black armour?
  Why black armour looks flat, the grey edge-highlight route and the quick Contrast route.