Motivation lacking

[Matt J]

I picked a limited group of colours for my Norman archers.

http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,8391.30.html

They are old sculpts so not up to Pendraken current standards so I can imagine hard to motivate to paint them!

Painting the Falklands Argies at the mo for the website and these are really good sculpts  so no probs with motivation there!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Not so much motivation lacking, but prefer larking about.
Three big projects on, and I'm considering basing up some stuff instead...

[Techno]

Not so much motivation lacking, but prefer larking about.
Three big projects on, and I'm considering basing up some stuff instead...

I always think that if you can move on to 'something/anything else', when you're 'stuck in a rut', you can reinvigorate yourself....Going back to the 'proper project' after a bit of a break.

Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

I picked a limited group of colours for my Norman archers.

I'm struggling with my Sofia's and you show me your Jayne's.*    


My Normans have the colour pallette of the Bayeux Tapestry.  



*Actually, I'm worried about what the waiter in the background is doing

[d_Guy]

As to motivation, I am reminded of Crimson Tide. It may simply be a matter of voltage.

[Techno]

Actually, I'm worried about what the waiter in the background is doing

Steady, Nobby...

Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

Well he looks poised to impress the ladies with his "tea towel chicken".

[Matt J]

I'm struggling with my Sofia's and you show me your Jayne's.*  Sad  Tongue

unlike Jayne Mansfield's breasts, my Normans don't get 'out' much and haven't been played with...

[mmcv]

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

Similar to some other suggestions I tend to use a pattern to simulate random. Pick a mix of colours then line up figures on the painting stick with the same number of colours, then I'll take a colour and paint a different item of clothing that colour working along the stick. E.g. hat on fig 1, jacket fig 2, shirt on 3, trousers on 4, gloves on 5 and scabbard on 6.

Then pick the next colour and repeat the pattern until all bits are done. Sometimes it makes sense to group areas together to avoid too many colours, e.g. gloves and hat feather the same.

I'll usually pick a couple of brighter colours then some duller ones like browns and greys so as not to look too garish. If you want an even more muted pallete you could use shades of the same colours rather than different ones.

Then on the next stick pick the colours in a different order. You'll end up with a fairly uniform look to the unit without actually having uniforms, some wearing the same, some different, but in the same colour palette. I tend to assume historically peoples coming from the same place would likely have access to similar dyes and clothing merchants anyway. Though it's easy enough to do half with one colour set and the other half a different one then mix them on the base for more variety.