Deeplight Studio

How to Paint: Trajann Valoris (face)

Today we're painting the gruffy face of Custodian Trajann Valoris! This guide is done 100% by brush and will teach us a way to paint a face. It really isn't as difficult as it seems once you know which colors to use!

Discord Server is live! (I think)

It's taken a while but we officially have a discord server to talk about guide topics, extra info and seeing eachother grow! This is the first time I've made a server (with some help from a friend) so there will probably be a few kinks to work out.Please send a message and test around if you...

How to Paint: Heresy Ultramarines

This guide I wanted to show how to create an Ultramarine in true ultramarine blue! We'll bz using a colored shadows and a blue ink to make a nice vibrant color transition for that solid blue color.

How to Paint: Freckled Faces

This guide will show the steps to paint a pale face with freckles. In addition we will also learn how to paint blue eyes!

How to Paint: Wood Elves (Spring) (Part 1)

This guide will show the steps to paint a vibrant spring scheme for any wood elf faction. We'll use a strong purple to show the cold traces of winter, of which bright shoots out of! This guide will cover the armor and weapons, while part 2 will cover the red hair and freckled face.

How to Paint: Blood & Gore

Finishing off our Khârn trilogy is the Gore Guide! We'll only be using 3 colors to get our crimson hue deep and fleshy. No Airbrush required!

How to Paint: Blood Angel Red (Part 1)

Today we're painting the the Sanguine Sons, the Blood Angels! I really wanted to find a striking red scheme for this guide and im very proud to say it worked out! The real trick to the color scheme is to use a red ink, followed by a fluorescent ink to heighten the saturation. This guide is part ...

How to Paint: Blue Plasma

This guide shows the steps for painting your own bright blue plasma effect! My camera SD card got corrupted so there are a few steps less than the usual guide. If you have any questions or something isn't clear please comment or send me a message!

How to Paint: Khârn The Betrayer (Part 1)

The World Eaters guide has been out for a few years, so I felt like an update was due! In this guide we're painting Khârn, pretty swell guy, The Betrayer in classic Heresy schemes. Next we'll be applying gore effects, and finally finishing it off with a plasma guide and the green eye lenses...

How to Paint: Imperial Fists Tactical Marine

This guide shows the steps for painting a classic yellow Imperial Fist! Using this technique you can get a large amount of models done in only a few hours. MicroSol and MicroSet is recommended for the decal portion.

How to Paint: True Metallic Metal

This guide shows steps for painting vibrant True Metallic Gold! Rather than just 1 base color its a lot more interesting and realistic to use a few metallic layers. It's also far more forgiving than Non-metallic techniques, allowing us to practice lighting and positioning without needing it to b...

How to Paint: Blue Raptor Skin

This guide shows the steps to get a vibrant, bright blue skin tone! Steps for the TMM gold effect will be up next week!

How to sculpt feathers!

Quick video on the carnosaur feathers I did. of tips below:Iused a sharp scalpel lubricated with. Vaseline for sculpting. Water also works. If the greenstuff putty is too hard to knead, warm it up in the microwave for a few seconds!Don't worry about sculpting perfect feathers. A large part of th...

How to Paint: Black Armour

This guide shows every step and technique to paint reflective black armour. A few colors and strokes in the right place does most of the heavy lifting. So if you want to know how to highlight for a popping result, read on!

How to Paint: Green Cloaks

This guide shows the steps to paint a vibrant dark angel cloak. The same method can be used with any color!

How to Paint: Red Raptors

This guide shows steps to paint a complete Aggradon. We'll use a combination of oil paints and varnishes to get a smooth gradient between the scales and belly.

How to Paint: Scaled Bellies

This guide is a continuation of the previous How to Paint: Purple Scales. Here we learn how to get a soft yellow belly ideal for more saturated lizardmen designs.

How to Paint: Purple Scales

This PDF shows detailed steps on painting vibrant purple scales. We'll be using drybrushes and oil paints to create a strong gradient from shadows the highlights.The tan belly will be released as a separate PDF next week!

How to Paint: Hallowcourt Ghouls

I recently had the idea to make a vampire-themed ghoul army which resulted in the pale Hallowcourts! The ethereal purples and blue mixed with strong reds give big Castlevania vibes. If you want to learn to paint this skin tone, this guide is for you!

How to Paint: Morgaunt Ghouls

This guide shows how to paint the yellowish-pale skin tone of the Morgaunt Grand Court. This method can be applied to any variety of models as well! More skin tones coming up soon

How to Paint: Lava Bases

In this guide we'll learn how to paint simple lava bases. Some cork, a brush and a bit of time makes for a hot and spicy environment!

How to Paint: Scars and Bruises

This guide is a continuation of last weeks "How to Paint: Light Skin tones". Here we're expanding on the skin tone by adding cuts and bruises to add character.

How to Paint: Pale Skin Tones

This guide goes in-depth on pale skin tones. The steps are described to work with any variation of colors so you can get the maximum amount of use from it!

Blood Bowl Necromantic team

This commission was super fun to paint. My first time layering large amounts of orange which was a surprising challenge!

How to Paint: Chainsword Glow

Chainswords have always looked a bit lack luster to me compared to the beautiful energy of power weapons. Then it struck me, power chainsword?This guide shows the steps on painting a glowing chainsword. Multiple detailed steps show how to go from matt black to powerful weapon to purge/burn the imper...

More glowy goodness

How to Paint: Jungle Bases

This guide shows you how to make vibrant jungle bases from scratch! Besides looking great, this will also save on basing textures; as making them yourself is a lot cheaper and gives you greater flexibility.

Temple base stl

Sculpted a quick base for a commission. Feel free to use it however you want. File is ready for 3d-printing, only needs supports placed.

How to Paint: Mutalith Eye

This guide shows you how to paint eyeballs for any large model. The steps are written so that you can follow along with any color rather than just the blue shown!

How to Paint: Thunderous Hammer

This guide shows steps on painting a power weapon crackling with thunderous energy! The end product will be very bright and powerful, but you can stop anytime between the steps for a different light intensity.