 Flashman14  | 21 Jun 2019 7:15 a.m. PST |
Assuming you paint the horse and rider as one piece: do you paint the horse or rider first? Or at the same time? I guess that's the same as neither. |
| robert piepenbrink | 21 Jun 2019 7:21 a.m. PST |
Horse first in 5/6mm. Rider first in 2mm. Above that, I haven't painted a one-piece horse and rider in decades. |
| Pictors Studio | 21 Jun 2019 7:47 a.m. PST |
Always horse first if I have to do them together. |
| Doug MSC | 21 Jun 2019 7:48 a.m. PST |
I paint each separately and then glue the rider on the horse before I give it a clear coat. Let the glue dry first of course. |
| rustymusket | 21 Jun 2019 7:52 a.m. PST |
In 28mm I paint horse first, then rider, then mount the rider on his horse, then the grass on the base, then clear coat the whole assembly. |
| Frederick | 21 Jun 2019 8:50 a.m. PST |
Horse first – get it over with |
| bobm1959 | 21 Jun 2019 9:08 a.m. PST |
Horse first. I enjoy painting horses. |
| coopman | 21 Jun 2019 9:53 a.m. PST |
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| Corporal Fagen | 21 Jun 2019 10:13 a.m. PST |
Same time, but I always finish the horse first because it's easier to paint |
| BillyNM | 21 Jun 2019 10:22 a.m. PST |
Horse, it's more fun and my looser style of painting for horses sees paint get everywhere. |
 Mserafin | 21 Jun 2019 11:02 a.m. PST |
Horses first. Seeing all those empty saddles motivates me to finish the riders. …as about 30 riderless Bolshevik cavalry horses look at me accusingly. |
| JimSelzer | 21 Jun 2019 11:56 a.m. PST |
I prefer the reverse after doing the hard work on riders the horses seem to paint themselves |
| GurKhan | 21 Jun 2019 12:21 p.m. PST |
Rider's face, hands and other skin first, and maybe the hair. Then the horse, then the rider's clothing etc. (In 15mm) No particular logic to it. |
| pvernon | 21 Jun 2019 12:37 p.m. PST |
Horse first. I use an air-brush for this so it is just easier that way. |
| RAOldham1812 | 21 Jun 2019 12:39 p.m. PST |
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 ColCampbell | 21 Jun 2019 2:27 p.m. PST |
If they are one piece castings, then horse first. Jim |
| Gunfreak | 21 Jun 2019 2:37 p.m. PST |
Horses are boring to paint, so I paint them first and "reward" myself after the horses are done to paint the rider. |
| ZULUPAUL | 21 Jun 2019 3:07 p.m. PST |
I don't paint them as one piece. I paint the rider first…then do the mount, I don't like painting horses that much. |
| D A THB | 21 Jun 2019 3:22 p.m. PST |
Rider first and then the horse. I leave the riders Helmet or hat last as its a handy point to hold (when you have to) |
 etotheipi  | 21 Jun 2019 3:58 p.m. PST |
Horse first. It starts with a big slop of base colour. Everything after that, including the rider and (ick!) equipage are controlled detail work. Highlighting and shading for the horse comes before the rider. Eyes, and other horse details come at the same time as equipage … last. |
| iain1914 | 21 Jun 2019 4:16 p.m. PST |
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| Musketballs | 21 Jun 2019 9:29 p.m. PST |
Horse first. Simply following the old guideline of 'Start by painting the largest area, and work downwards from there…' |
| wrgmr1 | 21 Jun 2019 10:41 p.m. PST |
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| Lucius | 22 Jun 2019 2:50 a.m. PST |
Saddle/blanket first, then rider, then horse. |
 Legion 4 | 22 Jun 2019 8:05 a.m. PST |
Generally at the same time …
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| mckrok | 22 Jun 2019 4:33 p.m. PST |
If painting them together, horse first. pjm |
| von Schwartz | 23 Jun 2019 10:15 a.m. PST |
Wow, I feel like a real weirdo here, I've always painted the rider first. Works best if you have a shabraque with a pattern. You can afford to be a little messy painting the shabraque and then cover it with base coat for the horse. |
 Old Contemptible | 26 Jun 2019 10:07 a.m. PST |
Usually horse first. But I don't always follow the same pattern. I decide what order I paint, on a case by case basis. |
shows us that you don't need money to have great bases.
