"GW Contrast Paints on 15mm Horses" Topic

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Tango01	13 Jan 2025 4:06 p.m. PST
" My first purchase of the GW Contrast paints was with painting horses in mind. There are times when I quite like painting them but when you have a hundred or more to do for an army, short cuts are helpful. My first go with them left me unimpressed. The colours I used didn't produce much noticeable difference in shades, so I ended up doing as much highlighting as before. Their flow did, however make it quicker to apply the base coat and there were less times where a deeper groove in the detail was missed. I did use them for other figures, and once I had more experience I decided to try again with the horses…" Dante's Wars Blog link Armand
Sydney Gamer	13 Jan 2025 6:21 p.m. PST
A useful find Armand, thanks!
Perris0707	13 Jan 2025 6:25 p.m. PST
Prime horses black. Apply a heavy dry brushing of white. Then paint and you will get the effect that you desire I believe. Or you could also apply two coats of the contrast paints for a darker effect.
Woolshed Wargamer	13 Jan 2025 8:06 p.m. PST
Prime horses black. Apply a heavy dry brushing of white. Then paint and you will get the effect that you desire I believe. Or you could also apply two coats of the contrast paints for a darker effect. This is what I am doing painting Confederate cavalry at the moment. I hate painting horses and this is making it bearable.
DeRuyter	14 Jan 2025 10:13 a.m. PST
That is essentially a Zenithal prime.
Swampster	14 Jan 2025 2:09 p.m. PST
Hmm, That'll be my blog. As it happens, I've been doing a bit of repair work, replacing photos which were on Photobucket.
Tango01	14 Jan 2025 2:22 p.m. PST
Congrats!… good blog!… Armand