How to Paint Late Romans

[TWD]

Here's how I painted up some Late Romans.
Not a definitive guide, but hopefully useful.

I started by cleaning the models up a bit which didn't take long as they were all clear, crisp castings with minimal flash.

I then glued them all onto coffee stirrers with superglue. I'm painting three stands each of eight models, so 24 in total and glued them six to a stick on four sticks to make it easier to paint them.

As these models are mostly armoured I sprayed them with black paint (Boyes).



They were then drybrushed all over with GW Chainmail and helmets and spear tips picked out.



From there I started on basic colours. Just aiming for neatness. And not worrying too much about bits that are hard to reach. At this scale if its hard to reach it'll be hard to see, so just let the black undercoat act as shadow.


Tallarn Flesh for the flesh and Deneb stone on the clothing


Snakebite Leather on the leather


Bestial and Scorched Brown trousers.


Iyanden Darksun on the yellow shields

Then I added some GW washes.






I then went back and gave a few highlights to the cloth. Just a light flick with the brush tip in most cases.



The shields are the focal point of the miniature. So I gave them some extra highlighting with Sunburst Yellow.
Then I painted on the design with Mordian Blue. Then a central highlight of enchanted blue and finally some Enchanted Blue mixed with Skull White



From there they were separated from the coffee stirrers and then glued to the Warmaster bases.



Next the base was covered with watered down PVA and dipped in sand



I then aded some thinned Brown Ink to the base.



When that was dry I overbrushed with Vomit Brown.



And then drybrushed with Bleached Bone.



Finally I painted on some patches of watered down PVA and then dunked the base in static grass.



Unit shot:



There's a few additional images on the version of this on my blog:
http://tomstoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/how-to-paint-pendraken-10mm-late-romans.html

[Ken]

Nice tutorial, that's a good looking set of bases. 

[getagrip]

Excellent step by step explanations and a cracking finished unit.

Brilliant 

[paulr]

 

[Leman]

Very good, a nice technique.

[Techno]

Terrific stage by stage ! 
Cheers - Phil

[Steve J]

Nice little guide there .

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Good basing

IanS

[fsn]

Hmmm. Methinks it's not as easy as you make it look.

[Leman]

Please excuse FSN's shaky handwriting.

[Sandinista]

Hmmm. Methinks it's not as easy as you make it look.

I find the same 

Cracking unit TWD

cheers
Ian

[toxicpixie]

Good stuff

Can I suggest tongue depressors/large "craft sticks" rather than coffee stirrers? I find coffee stirrers a bit overly thin and with a tendency to fall over. And you could fit a whole unit on one

[Hertsblue]

Excellent work, TWD, but you're not allowing for dodgy eyesight and shaky hands. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice tutorial

[TWD]

Good stuff

Can I suggest tongue depressors/large "craft sticks" rather than coffee stirrers? I find coffee stirrers a bit overly thin and with a tendency to fall over. And you could fit a whole unit on one

But coffee stirrers are free!


I take your point, but I selected reasonably flat ones and six to a strip felt about right to me.