How I paint - Flesh Eaters Court - ghouls.

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Back in 2001, my main Warhammer Fantasy Battle army was the Vampire Counts. At the time, I was running an army of ghouls, bats and wolves led by Strigoi Vampires (basically the original ghoul kings). If the current plastic ghoul miniatures were any good, I would have remade my old army for Age of Sigmar. Unfortunately,  the plastic ghoul miniatures are not my favourites although I do like the other miniatures in the small range. When the Grymwatch were released for Warhammer Underworlds, I had finally found some ghoul miniatures that I liked. I wanted to them to look like they had a troglodyte existence. By this I mean, I wanted the flesh colour to be washed out, lacking the warmer red tones of 'living beings'.

Paints required:

  • Mechanicum Standard Grey Spray
  • Mechanicum Standard Grey
  • Dawnstone
  • Administratum Grey
  • Cadian Fleshtone
  • Kislev Flesh
  • Flayed One Flesh
  • Morghast Bone
  • Skeleton Horde
  • Lahmian Medium
  • Ushabti Bone
  • Screaming Skull
  • Mournfang Brown
  • Skrag Brown
  • Leadbelcher
  • Ironbreaker
  • Nuln Oil
  • Agrax Earthshade


Undercoat with Mechanicum Standard Grey Spray.

The Flesh

Basecoat the flesh with a 8:1 mix of Cadian Fleshtone and Mechanicum Standard Grey. This will require two coats to achieve a nice solid finish. When the base coat was fully dry wash the flesh with Agrax Earthshade. Do not allow to pool. Redefine the muscles with the 8:1 mix of Cadian Fleshtone and Mechanicum Standard Grey. Take care to leave the Agrax Earthshade showing in the recesses. Continue to highlight the flesh with a 3:8:1 mix of Kislev Flesh, Cadian Fleshtone and Mechanicum Standard Grey. Then a further highlight with a 3:1 mix of Kislev Flesh and Dawnstone. A final highlight can be applied with additional Kislev Flesh added to the previous mix. This final highlight should be used sparingly. Any scars should be highlighted with Kislev Flesh before a final highlight of Flayed One Flesh.

The Hair

Basecoat the hair with Mechanicum Standard Grey. This was then given a wash with Nuln Oil. To highlight the hair either carefully drybrush or paint first with Mechanicum Standard Grey then with Dawnstone and finally with Administratum Grey.

The Metal

There is a very limited quantity of metal on these miniatures. I, therefore, kept this very simple. The metal was basecoated with Leadbelcher. This was then given a wash first with Nuln Oil and then with Agrax Earthshade. The metal was highlighted with Ironbreaker.


The Fur 

This is again a very small section of the miniature. So again, I have kept the stages very simple. The fur was basecoated with Mournfang Brown. This was then washed with Agrax Earthshade. To highlight, the fur was drybrushed with Skrag Brown and then very lightly with Ushabti Bone.


The Bone

The bone was basecoated with Morghast Bone. This was then washed with a 2:1 mix of Lahmian Medium and Skeleton Horde. The bone was then highlighted with Ushabti Bone and finally with Screaming Skull.


The Blood

The blood was added using Blood For The Blood God. I always find less is more with  blood. 

I am thinking of getting some Crypt Horrors and an Archregent to convert this Underworlds warband into a Warcry warband. Let me know your thoughts on the Flesh Eaters Court miniature in the comments below. Happy Hobbying.

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  1. Unknown3 May 2021 at 03:25

    Thank you so much for this, amazing tutorial!

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    1. Jon Grant Miniatures21 May 2021 at 05:31

      Thank you, I am glad you liked it. Ask again if you have any more requests

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