"New technique on Old Glory 15s thorakitai" Topic
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| Temporary like Achilles | 28 Apr 2015 10:01 a.m. PST |
Have just finished some thorakitai from Old Glory 15s using a new (for me) 'brown primer' technique. As modest as they are by others' standards, I'm quite pleased with the results and have put up a step-by-step guide on my blog for those who may be interested.
link Cheers,
Aaron |
| ancientsgamer | 28 Apr 2015 12:24 p.m. PST |
I have moved to this with the exception of armor and chainmail and possibly other iron/steel/metal bits. Makes the figures look less "cartoony" imo. Any light on the figures darkens the shadows anyway. I just find it more pleasing to the eyes. |
| sumerandakkad | 28 Apr 2015 1:12 p.m. PST |
A nice idea. Saves on using wash to cover-up the white undercoat as I do. I will try it with my mini-figs Persians to see the effect.
Thank you |
| skinkmasterreturns | 28 Apr 2015 1:14 p.m. PST |
I have used a "Dark Burnt Umber" craft paint for undercoating thousands of figures of multiple scales.It is a blackish brown and seems easier to cover than straight black with colors such as red/orange,etc. This color used to be readily available in the Ceramcoat racks but not for a long time.I have made it mixing Dark Brown and Black at 2:1. |
| Temporary like Achilles | 28 Apr 2015 11:53 p.m. PST |
It cuts about four steps out of my usual painting method and probably looks better. It does end up darker overall, but I don't mind that too much. |
| Henry Martini | 29 Apr 2015 7:04 p.m. PST |
It seems odd to me that you'd wait until you've painted the figures before removing the 'spear support struts'. |
| Temporary like Achilles | 29 Apr 2015 8:10 p.m. PST |
Hi Henry, I was going to leave them on but decided at the last minute they were detracting from the figures. I probably would have left them until the end anyway to prevent breakage of any of the fragile spear butts during painting. Cheers,
Aaron |
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