How to paint Napoleonic Austrians?

[Chris Pringle]

At half a mile away on the battlefield, doesn't everyone just look grey anyway? Plus there is the frequently noted factor that smaller scale figures need to be painted a shade or three lighter to get the right effect. So what colour we actually paint our figures becomes a matter of aesthetic preference.

[John Cook]

you'll be taken with the irony ...

Was it indeed, I couldn't remember.  Fortunately I have no interest in the white hordes in a wargaming context so it isn't an issue. 
Anybody else fed up with predictive text?

[Chad]

I agree with you Chris. 10mm Austrian figures at a distance will appear white regardless of how you painted them last SYW Austrians I painted were simply three different shades of white, Trousers Off White, Coats Gris-blanc and belts pure White. The differences were visible up close but on the table they appeared
just white.

[Ithoriel]

Anybody else fed up with predictive text?

It has just been a nonce that the creature of autocarrot has dyed. His funfair will be on sundial.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

It has just been a nonce that the creature of autocarrot has dyed. His funfair will be on sundial.

Ehhh watttt ?

[WeeWars]

I am brand new to napoleonics and 10mm. Does anyone have a guide to painting mainly white uniforms that looks good?

A guide to how I painted some Pendraken Austrians with contrast paints: 


http://www.michaelscott.name/1809/blog2020/1809post228.htm

Plenty more on the subject in the blog for both old and new. Also a restart in a new location: 

https://projects.supremelittleness.co.uk/category/journals-of-1809/

Cheers, Michael

[Ben Waterhouse]

A guide to how I painted some Pendraken Austrians with contrast paints:


http://www.michaelscott.name/1809/blog2020/1809post228.htm

Plenty more on the subject in the blog for both old and new. Also a restart in a new location:

https://projects.supremelittleness.co.uk/category/journals-of-1809/

Cheers, Michael

I was just going to put a link to your advice, as it worked for my Kaiserlichs...

[WeeWars]

I was just going to put a link to your advice, as it worked for my Kaiserlichs...

Really good to hear that, Ben. Makes it all worthwhile!