1809 French (My First 10mm)

Started by anchorite, 11 August 2013, 08:22:18 PM

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anchorite

Apologies for my English.

First of all, amazing minis. I was not expecting this level of detail. Awesome work.

I read a lot of posts on forum then I tried a few different ways to paint. I was not only looking for painting method but a fast-painting way. I am the only one in my gaming community interested in napoleonics, so I need two armies to make demostrations for potential players.

After black undercoat, I simply overbrushed grey, then white. After making mostly drybrushing for faces, backpacks, vs. At the end I used some paints mixed with varnish for blue and red parts. I still don't know what to do with bases. Probably like those on pictures, I will make them darker then usual for minis to stand more.

Thanks for all suggestions and comments. :)










Fenton

Good work ....Always better to get them painted quickly and get them on the table where there meant to be
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petercooman

Your technique works very well if you see the whole unit!

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nikharwood

Very nicely done  8)

I would give the bases a light drybrush, just to 'lift' the tone a bit & brighten the overall effect of the unit - it won't detract from the figures  :)

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kev1964

Great effect for a fast paint job, have to agree with Nik, a quick dry brush would make them stand out even better,


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WeeWars

Great to see more Pendraken Napoleonics on the Forum! Looking forward to seeing the Austrians - straight from their wars with the Turks!  :)
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get2grips

If you want to soften the drybushing you can follow with a wash to blend and "pull" everything together.  Otherwise, good job  :-bd

chalkie

Really nice painting and the 10mm range from pendracken are cracking mate.

Hertsblue

Nice work, Anchorite. Looking forward to seeing more.  8)
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