STAGE 1
For the tunic I chose Pure Red just to give it that pop – they’re not called Red Coats without reason! I picked Deep blue for the trousers, with Oak Brown for the base flesh, and for the wooden rifle furniture, boots and webbing I used black. Remember to shake the paints before you use them, just to make sure the pigment is well mixed.
STAGE 2
Next I applied Dark Tone Quickshade. You could apply red and blue Quickshades, but I was going for speed and tidiness here, and using a single shade is a nice way to add uniformity to a rank of figures. Of course, if you have hours and hours to lavish on each regiment then there are more detailed ways to approach each model, but if you yearn for the patter of rolling dice and crushing your friends into the flock of a gaming table, then this is a quick way to get a great looking regiment onto the battlefield.
STAGE 3
Once the Quickshade is completely dry, I painted on basic highlights using the base colours on the raised surfaces like sleeve creases and raised pouches. The flesh highlights were picked out in Barbarian Flesh. Next, I picked out webbing straps and ammunition pouches in white. Some of the pouches can be done with a swipe of leather brown.
STAGE 4
With a steady hand I added a bit of piping and detail on the trousers, cuffs and collars, showing you can really make even the most basically painted figure shine.
STAGE 5
The last stage is to put our single figure into context within a regiment. Fully based and anti-shine varnished they work a treat! The finished force, from undercoat to detailing, took me 6 hours over two nights.
Hopefully you’ve taken an idea or two from this missive – see you on the gaming table!
Molto semplicemente:
-base
-inchiostro
-ri base per fare le luci e pelle
-dettagli
-imbasettamento e trasparente