What do you hate painting?

[FierceKitty]

Horses. Dulllllllllllllllllllllllllll. (except Red Injuns).

[barbarian]

Good things, the meso-americans had none, then.

[irregularwars]

Pikemen. Any scale - loath them. There's just too many of them!

Also 1:1 scale houses...

[FierceKitty]

Good things, the meso-americans had none, then.

Why d'you think I'm so eager to get them?

[Leman]

So you can spend hours painting jaguar spots.

[Maenoferren]

I'm currently battling with several projects; many of which are close to completion apart from........... Bases!!!

I hate basing.  Love the finished article but the process is interminable 

So, what's your painting hate?  Could be a unit, might be an item ; whatever.

What's yours and why?

[FierceKitty]

So you can spend hours painting jaguar spots.

Nah, just mix coffee grounds into yellow ochre.

[Westmarcher]

Nah, just mix coffee grounds into yellow ochre.

Seriously, never tried that, does that work? (Once - and only once - painted Murat on his horse complete with leopard skin horse furniture) Is it not a bit 'grainy' and if so, would not flow off your brush?

Horses (even one or two 'professional' painting services are a tad suspect when it comes to horses).

Stonework (and brickwork). I spend ages painting a stone bridge for example and still not completely sure about the result.

[FierceKitty]

No, no, no. Banter. Don't put that on my conscience! I was kidding!!!!!

[barbarian]

About bricks : Paint it brown red.

Then spots of different reds, brown, orange (You don't need to be accurate)

Kind of dry/wet brush of a lighter orange/red vertically from top to bottom. (zenithal light)

LET DRY !!

You can put a matt varnish if you wish so now.

Then, with oil colours, put light grey/white in the cracks. Clean the walls with a towel to let the white (mortar) only in the cracks.

It is over.

[getagrip]

Kind of dry/wet brush

I like that; it describes a process I can never fully explain.

[Leman]

Reins, saddles, bits, and all the other leather straps on horses that I don't know the names of.

[FierceKitty]

How many horses' names are significant in the hobby? Beucephalus, Marengo...ummm, there must be a few more....

[Techno]

Binky ?
Cheers - Phil

[Ithoriel]

Babieca, Cincinnati, Copenhagen, Llamrei, Matsukaze, Reckless, Traveller, Veillantif spring to mind FK.

Reckless is not only a horse but also a decorated US Marine!!