[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"faction-/factions/nighthaunt":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":85,"description":86,"extension":87,"faction":88,"heroImage":89,"hex":90,"intro":91,"lastUpdated":85,"meta":92,"navigation":93,"path":94,"seo":95,"stem":96,"system":97,"__hash__":98},"factions/factions/nighthaunt.md","How to Paint Nighthaunt",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":77},"minimark",[9,13,18,21,25,28,41,44,48,51,55],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Nighthaunt are spectral undead, and their entire aesthetic is the ethereal glow of a ghost. It is one of the most striking armies on the table and, thanks to contrast paints, one of the fastest to paint - the signature look is practically built for the technique.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"the-signature-look","The signature look",[10,19,20],{},"Translucent teal/blue-white spirits fading from a glowing core to wispy, pale tails, with bone, rusted iron and the occasional spot colour (a lantern, a cloak). The key effect is the spectral fade - bright where the spirit is \"solid\", fading to white at the trailing edges.",[14,22,24],{"id":23},"painting-the-ethereal-glow","Painting the ethereal glow",[10,26,27],{},"The classic method is a single contrast paint (a spectral green or blue) over a white undercoat, applied so it pools in the recesses and lower body and thins out toward the top:",[29,30,31,35,38],"ol",{},[32,33,34],"li",{},"Undercoat white.",[32,36,37],{},"Apply a teal/green spirit contrast heavily at the base and recesses.",[32,39,40],{},"Pull it thin (or leave white) toward the upper edges and tails so the spirit looks like it is dissolving into light.",[10,42,43],{},"That is genuinely most of the model done in one pass.",[14,45,47],{"id":46},"bone-iron-and-accents","Bone, iron and accents",[10,49,50],{},"Wraith bone (cream, brown wash), rusted chains and weapons (dark metal, orange rust), and a single warm accent - a glowing lantern or a coloured cloak - give the eye somewhere to land amid all the cool spectral tones.",[14,52,54],{"id":53},"tips-and-common-mistakes","Tips and common mistakes",[56,57,58,65,71],"ul",{},[32,59,60,64],{},[61,62,63],"strong",{},"Let the contrast fade."," The transition from solid to wispy is the whole effect - don't paint the spirit a flat, even colour.",[32,66,67,70],{},[61,68,69],{},"Keep it cool."," Teal and blue read as spectral; warm tones break the illusion.",[32,72,73,76],{},[61,74,75],{},"One warm accent."," A single lantern or flame stops the army feeling monotonous.",{"title":78,"searchDepth":79,"depth":79,"links":80},"",2,[81,82,83,84],{"id":16,"depth":79,"text":17},{"id":23,"depth":79,"text":24},{"id":46,"depth":79,"text":47},{"id":53,"depth":79,"text":54},"2026-06-28","How to paint Nighthaunt - the ghostly translucent look using contrast paints and a glow-from-within blend, one of the fastest striking armies in the hobby.","md","Nighthaunt","/images/factions/nighthaunt.webp","#2f6b6b","Ghostly, glowing spirits done fast with contrast paints",{},true,"/factions/nighthaunt",{"title":5,"description":86},"factions/nighthaunt","aos","c7QqQhxecBp3C46vz2gZmUzVjdmCBeVMfbzroLKUAG0"]