Here is how I painted Oda Nobunaga from the excellent "Daimyos" set from Warlord Games. These miniatures have been designed for the Pike & Shotte gaming system, but could be used in a variety of games.

Skin

1. Basecoat with 2:1 Cadian Fleshtone and Mournfang Brown .
2. Increase the amount of Mournfang Brown in the above mix and shade the skin.
3. Mix the base colour 2:1 with Ushabti Bone and add chunky highlights.
4. Increase the amount of Ushabti Bone in the above mix, so it is about 1:2 now. use this for finer highlights.
5. Mix in a little White and selectively highlight.
6. Increase the amount of White in the mix, until it is a subtle off-white. Now pick out a few specular highlights.

When it came to the shaved portion in the centre of his head, I highlighted as normal, then mixed a little Dawnstone into the initial highlight colour. With this mix, glaze the section then highlight if needed. This should add a subtle grey.

Hair

1. Basecoat with Black .
2. Pick out hair strands with a 1:1 mix of Abaddon Black and Kantor Blue .
3. Mix some Kabalite Green into the previous mix and selectively highlight curved edges.
4. Now mix in some Fenrisian Grey and pick out an even smaller area.
5. Finally, use pure Fenrisian Grey to very selectively highlight curved edges where the light would hit.

Black Armour

1. Basecoat with Black .
2. Add chunky highlights of Dark Reaper .
3. Edge highlight everything with fine lines of Thunderhawk Blue
4. Selectively highlight corners and curves with Fenrisian Grey .
5. Finish with a few specular Blue Horror highlights

I also used this black recipe for the body of his swords saya.

Turquoise Cloth

1. Basecoat with 1:1 Sotek Green and Kabalite Green .
2. Wash with Drakenhof Nightshade .
3. Mix the base colour with an equal amount of Blue Horror and apply edge highlights to the folds.
4. Increase the amount of Blue Horror in the above mix and selectively highlight the folds.
5. Finish with a few specular highlights of pure Blue Horror .

Cream Cloth

1. Basecoat with Ushabti Bone .
2. Shade with a thin mix of 1:1 Ushabti Bone and Steel Legion Drab .
3. Increase the amount of Steel Legion Drab in the abobe mix, so it is now roughly 1:2. use this to more selectively shade, especially where the cloth meets other materials.
4. Edhe highlight with Screaming Skull .
5. Mix a little White into your Screaming Skull and selectively highlight corners and curves.

Red Details

1. Basecoat with Khorne Red .
2. Apply chunky highlights with Evil Sunz Scarlet .
3. Now add fine highlights of Troll Slayer Orange .
4. Selectively highlight corners and curves with Fire Dragon Bright .
5. Finish with very small/specular highlights of 1:1 Fire Dragon Bright and White

Yellow Cord

1. Basecoat of 1:1 Rhinox Hide & Balor Brown .
2. Rhinox Hide
3. Highlight raised details with Balor Brown .
4. Mix the Balor Brown 1:1 with Ushabti Bone then selectively highlight.
5. Add a little White to the above mix, then add some very small highlights.

White Trim

1. Basecoat with 1:1 Celestra Grey and :white.
2. Mix Dark Reaper into the base colour, then shade. Feel free to do this in a couple of pases, adding more Dark Reaper as you go.
3. Highlight with White .

Sandals

1. Basecoat with Baneblade Brown
2. Mix a little Rhinox Hide into the Baneblade Brown and use it to gently shade where needed.
3. Highlight with Karak Stone .
4. Mix some White into your Karak Stone and highlight more selectively.

Yari Wooden Staff

1. Basecoat with Thondia Brown .
2. Shade with Rhinox Hide .
3. Highlight and add woodgrain with a mix of 2:1 Thondia Brown and Steel Legion Drab . I applied this with a drybrush on what was the "centre" from the main viewing angle.
4. Take the above paint and mix it 1:1 with Administratum Grey . Now use this for finer highlights. This stage, and the following highlights, are best applied with a mix of stipled dots and slashes, always within the previous stages boundry.
5. Increase the amount of Administratum Grey again, then add selectively highlight.
6. Finish with a few specular highlights of pure Administratum Grey .

Yari Blade

1. Basecoat with Steel .
2. Shade with a few glazes of Gryph-charger Grey , then add a little Black and shade more selectively.
3. Mix a little Silver RLM01 Metallic into your Steel and highlight. Add it in as gradually as you like, and do this in as many passes as you need.
4. Finish with edge highlights of Silver RLM01 Metallic , and a small highlight towards the tip.

Gold Trim

1. Mix a little Silver RLM01 Metallic into Retributor Armour , until you see the colour desaturate to a point when you are happy. Now basecoat all gold details.
2. Wash/recess shade with Gore-grunta Fur , where needed.
3. Where you want to emphasize deep recesses or a define a change in material, use some Rhinox Hide and a very fine brush. We are aiming for a fine line here.
4. Increase the amount of Silver RLM01 Metallic in your Retributor Armour and highlight.
5. Finish with some specular highlights of Silver RLM01 Metallic .