Here is how I painted Toyotomi Hideyoshi 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.

Red Cloth

1. Basecoat: Mephiston Red
   Shade: Mephiston Red & Incubi Darkness
   Highlight: Mephiston Red & Wild Rider Red
   Highlight: Wild Rider Red
   Highlight: Fire Dragon Bright

White Lining

1. Basecoat: Celestra Grey & White 1:1
   Shade: Progressively add Dark Reaper to the base mix until desired shade.
   Highlight: Add White to base mix
   Highlight: White

Green Cloth

1. Basecoat: Stegadon Scale
   Shade: Black
   Highlight: Kabalite (Blend towards bottom)
   Highlight: Kabalite/Blue Horror
   Highlight: Blue Horror

Cream Cloth

1. Basecoat – Ushabti Bone
   Wash – Seraphim Sepia
   Deep Shade – Rhinox Hide
   Layer – Ushabti Bone
   Highlight – Screaming Skull
   Final Highlight – White

Horse

1. Basecoat with 2:1 Black and Dryad Bark . Make sure you basecoat the tail too.
2. Shade with thin lines of Black .
3. Add chunky highlights of Dryad Bark , to help define the shape of the skin.
4. Mix the Dryad Bark 1:1 with Baneblade Brown and add in fine highlights, within the previous stage.
5. Selectively highlight with pure Baneblade Brown .
6. Mix some Ushabti Bone into your Baneblade Brown , then finish with some very small highlights.

Use these same colours to highlight the tail. As it is so textured you can go a lot heavier with the highlights.

Low Horse Legs

1. Basecoat with an equal parts mix of Ushabti Bone , White and Rakarth Flesh
2. Shade recesses with Baneblade Brown
3. Add a little Dryad Bark to your Baneblade Brown and further define the deepest parts of the recesses, where needed.
4. Mix the base colour 1:1 with White and add highlights.
5. Finish with small highlights of pure White .

Hooves

Tail

1. Basecoat with 2:1 Black and Dryad Bark .