I finally finished the last of the painting on my Tabletop World windmill. All that is left now is to add some texturing and grass to the base!
I think I've become pretty good at getting the most out of the excellent details that Tabletop World puts into its resin models.
I finally got stonework down to a few effective techniques which work well and seem to get the most out of the stones' textures and creases/crevices.
In the pictures I posted, I tried my first attempt at doing canvas/cloth with the windmill propeller blades. I used a basecoat of medium brown followed by a drybrush of white, which I think gives the canvas a feel of being translucent and some light coming through it.
I also have mastered fairly well the concept of separating all details on a model/miniature with dark lines to keep colors separate and to allow details to be discerned at tabletop height.
I followed the same concept with leaving a dark brown line around all of the rope areas on the canvas blades. This really helps them to stand out from the surrounding canvas. The ropes are a basecoat of tan followed by a drybrush of ivory/off-white.
The metal areas on the propeller cap and the roof are a basecoat of bronze followed by a black wash. The iron fixtures on the door are a basecoat of bright silver followed by a black wash as well:
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shows us his skelly skillz.
