a - Working on the Wolves

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Reader Igwarg writes:

First, I glued the riders to their mounts, and spray-painted everything black. Then I glued the primed models to plastic bases, for ease of handling while painting.

I used 3 types of brushes for this project:

#1 round brush

I bought it in a hardware store, and I use for most of my painting.

#1 liner brush

With a good point. I use it for belts and the like.

10/0 brush

I use this one for really small details, like eyes.

The last 2 brushes I bought in a hobby store. I have 2 sets of these brushes: one set for regular paints, and second set for metallics.

Using my round sable brush, I painted all of the wolves dark gray.

To highlight, I shape my round brush to a flat point with my fingers, dip it in paint, and carefully wipe some of the paint off on a paper towel. I highlight the wolves with medium gray.

Next, I highlight some wolves with light gray, some with white, and some with yellow brown. This will bring some variety to my unit.

I painted the wolves' noses black, tongues dark red, eyes orange, and teeth off-white. I used the 10/0 brush for that.

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