Motivation lacking

[fsn]

Dear Gentlemen of the Forum.

I painted a big chunk of a Norman army a couple of months ago.

All I need to do is to finish off 60 light archers. That's it.

... and yet.

... and yet, I'm struggling to pick up the brush. The little blighters are sat on their painting sticks, undercoated and base painted, and I just can't seem to muster the motivation to get 'em finished.

Any hints or tips?

[sultanbev]

Get that all the time, especially when painting figures for eras I'm not interested in.
Leave them there for a few days, go make some terrain (free card buildings or a plastic kit) or read a book on a totally unrelated subject. The mojo will come back, sometimes you need to give it a chance,

Mark

[Techno]

I'll phone you up, and give you a load of abuse.....That'll be good motivation. 

Cheers - Phil

[FierceKitty]

Get a Byzantine to insult you, so that you're trembling with eagerness to meet him on the field.

[Techno]

I'm not phoning you up.....It's dirt cheap to phone Nobby...I dread to think what it'd cost to phone Thailand.

Cheers - Phil

[steve_holmes_11]

Divide those 60 stragglers into 4 groups of 15 (of 2 of 20, or 5 of 12 or....).
Make each group about the size you can paint in 45 minutes.

Finish them off one unit at a time.
You may require several passes, on each group.

[FierceKitty]

I'm not phoning you up.....It's dirt cheap to phone Nobby...I dread to think what it'd cost to phone Thailand.

Cheers - Phil

No need. Lee insults me incessantly.

[sunjester]

No need. Lee insults me incessantly.

That's coz she knows what you're like! (Or is that what you like?).

[FierceKitty]

I wish I knew! Mysterious oriental women, you know....

[Techno]

Nobby phoned.

Threats seem to have worked. 

Cheers - Mr Motivator.

[fsn]

I am now fired up.

Thanks Techno!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Woot

[Techno]

I am now fired up.
Thanks Techno!

You're welcome, Nobby ! 

How far did you get with them ?

Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

Base coated tan, and first run through with red-brown.   

They're not uniformed, which  I always struggle with. 

[fred.]

I very good suggestion I was given with non-uniformed figures, is break them into groups, and paint each group the same. Then mix the groups up when you get to basing. This gives the speed of painting uniformed figures, with an overall mixed look.