Painting Grand Moff Tarkin - Detailed Faces & Finishing Touches [How I Paint Things] @SonicSledgehammerStudio
Painting Grand Moff Tarkin - Detailed Faces & Finishing Touches [How I Paint Things]  @SonicSledgehammerStudio
Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Sometimes you have something that isn't going to see a lot of use on the table, but you just have to paint it. Today that's Grand Moff Tarkin, as played by the inimitable Peter Cushing in Star Wars - while there was just one movie by that name!

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00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Priming
01:23 - Basecoats
06:03 - Shading
07:41 - Highlighting
09:06 - Painting the Face
13:31 - The Finished Miniature


Thanks to Producer Patrons Alan, Kyrie, Andrew, Jimmy, Rod, Phil, Robison, Woodcock, David Kinney, 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:
patreon.com/sonicsledgehammer
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http://exit23.games

PAINTS USED:

PRIMER:
Premium Grey (Vallejo Spray Can)

CITADEL:
Kislev Fleshtone (Layer)
White Scar (Layer)
Flayed One Flesh (Layer)
Pallid Wych Flesh (Layer)
Carroburg Crimson (Shade)
Reikland Fleshshade (Shade)
Lahmian Medium (Technical)

VALLEJO:
German Field Grey
Blue Grey Pale
German Grey
Stone Grey

ARMY PAINTER:
Plate Mail Metal
Electric Blue
Mars Red
Moon Dust
Speedpaint Medium
Strong Skin Shade
Strong Tone

VARNISH:
Instar Varnish+
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