Slapchop Plus - An Oxy Speedpaint Tutorial

Oxymandias · 18 March 2025 21:38

I thought I would repost this here as it is likely to get lost in another thread. This is my method for taking “SlapChop” speed painting and improving upon it to get better results without tonnes of extra effort.

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The models start with “slapchop” then moves into what I think of as “slapchop plus”

I’m not the worlds best painter but I think I strike a good balance between how good the finished product looks and how quickly I can get models to table.

I’ll demonstrate the slapchop technique . The slapchop plus that I’m advocating and as well as this there are some optional extras I’ll go into.

Part 1 - Slapchop

We begin with the model undercoated grey and then we dry brush white. I actually almost over brush the metal parts as helps in the next step.

Next we paint the metallics using speeding metals. It’s basically cheating. Very easy to use.

Then we move onto the contrast paints. Try to keep a limited palette to keep life simple. Here is what I used:

And here is each coat going on

I start with weakest pigment paint and work up to strongest pigment. So here, started with flesh and ended on black.

This is now a “slapchopped” model and can absolutely be used on any battlefield. Passes the “3ft” test.

However, my next section is where I begin to upgrade it a bit.

Part 2: Slapchop Plus

I now use highlights to help areas pop. My big cheat is that I use only three colours here. The green and grey highlight the green and black respectively. But the off white highlights the skin, the browns and the yellows. Makes for a much speedier paint job.

Here are the highlights going on:

Next up I use washes in some of the recesses and over the metals for extra shading. Here are the two ubiquitous washes themselves nuln oil and aggrax. The nuln oil is used on black sections and the aggrax elsewhere. The metals get a full coating.

Slapchop plus is now complete. You’ve got something a big higher standard than tabletop ready and it did not take a tonne more effort.

However, I like details. So here’s how I do some of these.

Part 3 - Details

Eyes

My eye technique has not changed since I showed how it was done in my goblin streaking grime tutorial. White strip. Black dot. Purple wash underneath.

This step is SO optional. Basically nobody else will ever notice it. But I like it. I feel it makes the mini “come alive”

Stubble

Want to add some variety between some repeated heads? I have a 5 o’clock shadow using Celestra grey watered down and dabbed on around the chin and cheeks.

You can achieve something like a short cropped beard by using a darker grey.

Gems

These can absolutely just be painted red or something. Contrast blood angels red would be great. However, if you like the old school 90s gem look, it can be done like this.

Paint it red.
Paint a circular black shadow in the top corner. This will be larger than you think. Then a highlight of orange on the bottom. Then a white dot reflection.