Welcome to the Index of Carpe Noctem's hobby guides covering painting, modelling, sculpting, based and many many more!
At the top you will find articles that have been converted into our new Articles format, where you can find a variety of brilliant articles covering painting, tactical handbooks and lore! For ease we will also maintain this handy index here.
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Painting Nighthaunt / Spirits / Ghosts
Painting Metal
Advanced Painting Techniques
Basing
Taking Photographs
Miscellaneous
Transporting Miniatures
Other Links
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General Threads:
Posting Pictures
Transporting Miniatures
External Links
Last updated on 8th of July 2018. Please contact Borgnine if you miss some of the older content that was part of this index.Article: The Art of Greenstuffing - Sculpting basics - Carpe Noctem
At the top you will find articles that have been converted into our new Articles format, where you can find a variety of brilliant articles covering painting, tactical handbooks and lore! For ease we will also maintain this handy index here.
If you find any links no longer work, or you find articles or posts that should be here please let us know (replying to this thread is great) and we will correct them.
If you like our articles, please at least give us a thumbs up or a comment. We use feedback to know what you guys like
Carpe Noctem Official Articles
Basics
Painting Skeletons and Bone
Painting Undead Flesh and Skin
- Zombie Painting Guide by @The Dark Sheep
- Hideous Hues and Petrifying Pigments - A Beastly Guide to Monstrous Skin by @untitled_musketeer
Painting Nighthaunt / Spirits / Ghosts
Painting Metal
- Borgnine's Verdigris/Patina Tutorial - with pictures by @Borgnine
- Rust Effect on Weapons and Armour by @Reaper
- Painting Worn Metallics by @Mannerheim27
Advanced Painting Techniques
Sculpting / Greenstuffing
Basing
Taking Photographs
- How-To: Basics for taking and posting your pictures by @Disciple of Nagash
- How to improve your miniature photography (advanced tips including lightbox setup and camera settings) by @Raven Torrid
Miscellaneous
Transporting Miniatures
Other Links
General Threads:
- Paint your Zombiedragon and Terrorgheist
- Paint your Necromancer
- Paint your Black Coach
- Paint your Varghulf
- Paint your Vargheists
- Paint your Bats
- Paint your Vampires
- Paint your Banners and Shields
- Paint your Zombies
- Paint your Dire Wolves
- Paint your Grave Guard and Black Knights
- Paint your Skeletons
- Paint your Crypt Ghouls and Crypt Horrors
- Paint your Ethereal; Banshees; Wraiths; Spirit hosts et c.
- Base your models
- Get a smooth paint job
- Rust Tutorial by Santawraith

- Paint Blood effect and Gore by Reaper

- Eye Painting by Santawraith
- Useful painting tips

- Speed Painting Ghouls by @EternallyUndying

- Alternative Models for Vampire Counts <- Still some good suggestions but also lots of broken links and images, one for us to clean up
- Naughty maid vampiress conversion
NSFW!
- Step-by-step tutorial: cheap Terrorgheist swamp/tar-pit base by Borgnine
- Let It Snow
- ETC Base Sizes
- Temple/ Necron tomb floor by Reaper
- Rebasing mantic miniatures by Farmer7574
- Quick 'n' Dirty Feather Sculpting Tutorial
- Quick 'n' Dirty Boar's Tusk Helmet Sculpting Tutorial by Karak Norn Clansman
- Quick 'n' Dirty Wickerwork Sculpting Tutorials by Karak Norn Clansman
- Quick 'n' Dirty Palmette Sculpting Tutorial by Karak Norn Clansman
- Quick 'n' Dirty Knotwork Sculpting Tutorial by Karak Norn Clansman
- Do It Yourself Flayman by Karak Norn Clansman
- Quick 'n' Dirty Lamellar Armour Sculpting Tutorial by Karak Norn Clansman
- Quick 'n' Dirty Pteruges Sculpting Tutorial by Karak Norn Clansman
- Quick 'n' Dirty Chain Sculpting Tutorial by Karak Norn Clansman
- Quick 'n' Dirty Pearlwork Sculpting Tutorial by Karak Norn Clansman
- Scalemail Sculpting Tutorial by Karak Norn Clansman
- Quick 'n' Dirty Skull Sculpting Tutorial by Karak Norn Clansman
- Quick 'n' Dirty Zigzag Decor Sculpting Tutorial by Karak Norn Clansman
- Sculpting tentacles by Theerteen
- Terrain Buildings
- Terrain/Display Guides
- MasterKlazz: Resin Pools and Ponds by RedSullz
- Coniferous tree trunk - sculpting and painting tutorial by Borgnine
Posting Pictures
Transporting Miniatures
External Links
- Blending Tutorial

- Blue/green spirit hosts
- NMM Gold
- NMM Techiniques

- How to paint different skin tones

Last updated on 8th of July 2018. Please contact Borgnine if you miss some of the older content that was part of this index.Article: The Art of Greenstuffing - Sculpting basics - Carpe Noctem
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