"Late Roman Equites Scholae Palatinae- Rapid Painted Horses" Topic
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| Atheling | 10 Mar 2026 10:11 p.m. PST |
For the full conversation re: Contrast vs Makeup Sponge method horse painting and the images of the Equites Scholae Palatinae, please go to my Just Add Water Blog here:
justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2026/03/first-six-late-roman-equites-scholae.html?sc=1773205174747#c8188876320321812126 A while ago I came to a decision regarding army painting, which I planned Ito speed paint two armies for every one that I took my time over. Some may think me sprightly at 58 but I'm beginning to "feel it" in terms of how much can I paint in my life what can actually be used useful on the wargames table? The trick being able to paint fast enough as to get units ship shape and battle ready on the table at pace, but not to lose too much by way of quality. so, in this case the contrast method vs the makeup sponge method! The Black Undercoat, Neutral Grey Drybrush, Contrast Paint Method: Plastic Elven Steed- worked very well due to the very smooth texture on the horse flesh
The Black Undercoat, Neutral Grey Drybrush, Contrast Paint Method: Plastic Elven Steed- did not work very well due to natural "pitting" during the casting process of metal miniatures[ /b]
Makeup Sponge Method- very happy with this
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Frederick  | 11 Mar 2026 7:32 a.m. PST |
Great tips – while I love painting I don't love painting horses and since my biggest 28mm armies are SYW that means a lot of them I find the GW Contrast paint are great – the undercoat does make a huge difference in how they turn out |
| Atheling | 11 Mar 2026 8:12 a.m. PST |
Frederick Thanks, funnily enough I got the idea from a mate of mine, Nigel Higgins, who's painting up a load of Polish for the Deluge of the Wars of Religion so he has a heck of a lot of horse flesh to paint up in 28mm too! MY BLOG:
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 Grelber | 11 Mar 2026 9:09 a.m. PST |
I would be very interested in hearing more about your makeup sponge method. The horses came out very nice. I experimented with sponges on a tank I painted recently. I wasn't entirely satisfied, but it did serve to break up the color on the paint to some degree, so it wasn't the sort of smooth, uniform finish my Honda Accord has (OK, "had." I've had it several years and it has its fair share of dings and scratches). Grelber |
 Dal Gavan | 11 Mar 2026 6:13 p.m. PST |
Lovely work, as usual, Atheling. Interesting study on horse painting, too. |
| Atheling | 11 Mar 2026 10:51 p.m. PST |
Grelber
I would be very interested in hearing more about your makeup sponge method. The horses came out very nice.I experimented with sponges on a tank I painted recently. I wasn't entirely satisfied, but it did serve to break up the color on the paint to some degree, so it wasn't the sort of smooth, uniform finish my Honda Accord has (OK, "had." I've had it several years and it has its fair share of dings and scratches). I expect that horses and tanks being done with a makeup sponge will be at once similar and very different. I assume one effect it was chipping you were looking for with tanks? Also blending? Blending will be very similar- chipping not so. I'll do a full rounded tutorial on my blog ASAP- it will be quite soon as I have a hack of a lot of horses to paint up! …..and thank you too Dal Gavan Appreciated. MY BLOG:
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