"Samurai painting tutorial on my blog" Topic

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steel fist	29 Apr 2013 10:09 a.m. PST
hi i have just put a samurai painting tutorial on my blog to help those who find painting samurai intimidating! it is the first of several planned samurai painting tutorials. i have never wrote a tutorial before so i may need to do some technichal improvements later. anyway it has lots of the tips i use when painting them so hope you find it helpful fistofsteel15c.blogspot.com and steel fist miniatures can be purchased at steelfistminiatures.com
CorpCommander	29 Apr 2013 10:46 a.m. PST
I'm keeping that bookmarked. I'm selling off a lot of my old lead and starting over in this period. That article is great inspiration!
Uesugi Kenshin	29 Apr 2013 11:45 a.m. PST
Great detail!
Flat Beer and Cold Pizza	29 Apr 2013 1:03 p.m. PST
"I'm keeping that bookmarked." Likewise! Thanks for the excellent tutorial.
chasseur	29 Apr 2013 1:12 p.m. PST
Very nicely done! Thanks.
saltflats1929	29 Apr 2013 2:07 p.m. PST
Just in time for my samurai project. How do these figures compare in sizr to Perry?
setsuko	29 Apr 2013 2:08 p.m. PST
Nice tutorial! I'll have to try out the skin tones you mention. I agree with your final words that it is unfortunate that so many people think that painting samurai is too hard, when I think that many popular periods (such as Napoleonics) can be just as tricky. Good tutorials like this will hopefully help!
Woolshed Wargamer	29 Apr 2013 2:43 p.m. PST
Thanks for the post. I have a lot of samurai models (various manufacturers)and they really need painting. Bookmarked.
SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER	30 Apr 2013 1:15 p.m. PST
Very nice tutorial. Bookmarked in case I ever expand my forces!
tkdguy	30 Apr 2013 9:33 p.m. PST
Nice!
tkdguy	30 Apr 2013 9:39 p.m. PST
Good job!
Lion in the Stars	30 Apr 2013 10:58 p.m. PST
Awesome! Now to see if I can translate that down to 15mm samurai…
steel fist	01 May 2013 4:29 a.m. PST
thanks for all the comments, i have since seen a few mistakes that i will correct and clarify soon. but glad everyone finds it useful. i hope to show that most painters will be able to a get good effect painting samurai cheers

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