"Painting 20th Century Artillery" Topic

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Grelber	24 Mar 2018 4:09 p.m. PST
I'm used to painting ancient and medieval figures, which get washes and dry brushing. This transfers pretty well to WWII infantry, but now I'm working on a 28mm artillery piece, with recoil absorbers, lots of holes to save weight, and various dials, cranks, knobs, rivets and other details. Do you just paint the thing a basic color, or do you try to highlight the upper side of the barrel and shade the lower? Do you outline the individual parts in black (or other color) like the straps on a Napoleonic grenadier? Any tips and advice appreciated. Grelber
Jeff Ewing	24 Mar 2018 4:20 p.m. PST
I do basecoat/wash/basecoat/highlight. Then some mud/dust and pick out any details.
Rich Bliss	24 Mar 2018 5:33 p.m. PST
I go basecoat, wash, dry brush dust. Might go a little heavier with th black wash around moving parts and the muzzle.
Frederick	25 Mar 2018 6:26 p.m. PST
Much the same – I make a lot of use of washes
Grelber	25 Mar 2018 9:49 p.m. PST
Thank you all very much. I had a nice basic color, and pressed ahead, washing and dry brushing the gun. It looks quite acceptable! Grelber

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