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by Grenadier » Sat Oct 26, 2013 3:19 pm
Thanks for the feedback gents, I appreciate the kind words. This thread has taken a decidedly weird turn so let me put it back on the tracks. I've spent most of my time painting 6,10 and 15mm figs for the past 30 years so I was a bit apprehensive at moving to 28mm.
I, too, have pet peeves in painting. Bulging eyes and overly done highlighting which tends to make a figure somewhat zebra striped, and lastly, overdone blacklining. I start with a white or grey primer followed by a dark wash to let me "see" the figure better as well as preshading it. I then block in the base colors and use thin layers of progressively lighter shades to bring it all together. This gets me the subtle variation I'm after. I then do another dark wash applied very precisely to deep recesses and edges of equipment. I use a dark rust wash on face and hands and then highlight. The final bits are touched up and then a bit of drybrushing to pick out the tiny bits.
As to the musket, I agree that any grain in this scale would be nearly invisible so I only hint at it with a couple shades and a rust wash. I included a detail I have not see done by most painters and that is a butt plate. The colors for the metal work on the musket stymied me at first and I had the lock painted brass. I then realized that it must be a harder metal to function properly so changed it to a steel color. I figured brass would only be used for pieces such as trigger guard, buttplate and other 'unabused' parts. The total time on this mini was about 3 hours, is that average? I can only imagine what a battalion will take.
Thanks again, I'll apply this technique to the rest of the battalion and post again.
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