tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26350815699888774242024-03-13T08:51:33.754-07:00Paint Machine<p>Check the Rules of Paint Machine for a summary of painting tips:
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<a href="http://paintmachine.blogspot.com/2009/11/paint-machine-introduction-summary.html">http://paintmachine.blogspot.com/2009/11/paint-machine-introduction-summary.html</a></p>ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-67254066630968314112011-04-23T20:33:00.000-07:002011-04-23T20:56:30.976-07:00(PM-05) Cretan Archers - Part 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmu-LQwnNs993wr9qMYlLIKVfiRp0QnVupdrZyxXGNkcAqj3gAOdksO3yC9-W4TP74DOvBPexs3DD-aQIiHlCddWdC0PsHazcTsrmw5Ywuz75TCcMC2x4Ks4QL9LTWkRifD6FxU4knJAg/s1600/PM05-01.jpg"><br /></a>This is a bit of a quickie project. It's part of my experiments with "dipping." I've posted a bit abour my first experiment at my regular blog.<br /><br />As a "quickie" (and since I am very short of time these days) I don't have a step by step set of photos, but since I was painting in flat colors, I don't think that matters as much as with the (mainly) layering & wash process I normally use.<br /><br />Apologizes for the poor photos, the only camera I had on me was my phone. I will take better photos of the completed figures, after spraying a matte finish, in the next few days.<br /><br />The figures are 16 Cretan Archers from Black Tree Design. I am painting them now because of the Macedonian/Successor project I am finally working on. But they will see use in other roles and appropriate periods as well. They're nice, cleanly sculpted and cast figures (though there are pronounced mould lines on the hats) and should be simple to work on.<br /><br />So here is the first photo, showing the first six steps. All done in flat colors.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmu-LQwnNs993wr9qMYlLIKVfiRp0QnVupdrZyxXGNkcAqj3gAOdksO3yC9-W4TP74DOvBPexs3DD-aQIiHlCddWdC0PsHazcTsrmw5Ywuz75TCcMC2x4Ks4QL9LTWkRifD6FxU4knJAg/s1600/PM05-01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmu-LQwnNs993wr9qMYlLIKVfiRp0QnVupdrZyxXGNkcAqj3gAOdksO3yC9-W4TP74DOvBPexs3DD-aQIiHlCddWdC0PsHazcTsrmw5Ywuz75TCcMC2x4Ks4QL9LTWkRifD6FxU4knJAg/s400/PM05-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598989106511762546" border="0" /></a><br />Step One: Paint flesh. 15 min.<br />Step Two: Paint beards & hats. 12 min.<br />Step Three. Paint tunics. 28 min.<br />Step Four. Paint leather/quiver. 10 min.<br />Step Five. Paint bows. 6 min.<br />Step Six. Paint arrow flights. 4 min.<br /><br />So that's a total of 75 minutes so far, or a little under 5 minutes per figure.<br /><br /><br />Now for the second phase of painting, and a bit more experimenting.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXR1yjD8xzyJdDGx-nFLt099dy-YKUPKDbfzF2TJnyCOyPmxSx9G9NW1cqvt2urzN1u6P-ebtxnfuYX8hdBuy3Psn6IFewy_mjlNhqoH6q-0bnH99g6DcOy9GbOKEyJvd1VZZykjbbAZk/s1600/PM05-02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXR1yjD8xzyJdDGx-nFLt099dy-YKUPKDbfzF2TJnyCOyPmxSx9G9NW1cqvt2urzN1u6P-ebtxnfuYX8hdBuy3Psn6IFewy_mjlNhqoH6q-0bnH99g6DcOy9GbOKEyJvd1VZZykjbbAZk/s400/PM05-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598989098320239890" border="0" /></a><br />These were all hit with the big "dip" wash. I brush it all on, I don't actually dip the figures as some people apparently do. But in this case I tried two different washes.<br /><br />On the left are 8 figures washed with the usual Minwax Antique Walnut. On the right are 8 figures washed with my own "Substance D" recipe of Future, anti-shine medium, a bit of water and some Ceramcoat Dark Burnt Umber.<br /><br />Each set of 8 figures took 6 minutes of brushing, plus a little bit of dabbing off of the pooled wash in places. (I did miss a few pooled spots!) So that brings the time up to...,<br /><br />Total Time: 87 min.<br /><br />That's just under 5.5 min. per figure! Certainly beats the 17-21 min. per figure rate for some of the previous infantry, and even the 12 min. per figure of the simple knights. Admittedly, these were also very simple figures Although I loved the way these washes turned out on the Carthaginians on which I previously experimented, I'm still not convinced of how well they work on figures with large flowing drapery, as these have. I will see how they look after they dry overnight and get a matte varnish, though.<br /><br />Previous blog entries:<br /><a href="http://zerotwentythree.blogspot.com/2011/04/taking-plunge-with-dipping.html">http://zerotwentythree.blogspot.com/2011/04/taking-plunge-with-dipping.html</a><br /><a href="http://zerotwentythree.blogspot.com/2011/04/dipping-experiment-continued.html">http://zerotwentythree.blogspot.com/2011/04/dipping-experiment-continued.html</a>ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-54471735914880958392010-03-28T11:56:00.000-07:002010-03-28T12:26:22.808-07:00(PM04) Wars of the Roses Cavalry - Part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSJNMYkZBlfPOzRuyr3qlOJyq4ytOeADw3i5XL3hwv9t6dqTS-O-U84MSDpJFaKYYRXDxy1vYI4F7d1WRJVCccHUGCj31REvwokck2pvzpXaN03aaCfvD4NWTrsyhRlJ7GMA63lH0ZQM/s1600/PM04-04.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSJNMYkZBlfPOzRuyr3qlOJyq4ytOeADw3i5XL3hwv9t6dqTS-O-U84MSDpJFaKYYRXDxy1vYI4F7d1WRJVCccHUGCj31REvwokck2pvzpXaN03aaCfvD4NWTrsyhRlJ7GMA63lH0ZQM/s400/PM04-04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453762187550358530" border="0" /></a><br />Step Four. I painted a base coat on all the saddles and horse equipment. I used four different colors, two shades of brown, red, and blue.<br /><br />Step Four: 32 min.<br />Total: 78 min.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUU7S6mcBVoTTcvD0kYWh2kE6RaoP08fvjY2JzcVbEFwA_82TsJvHt7vlA8ajnVN8q6CyBR6RCbd6HWjMkUvqOni_B0ypy0JQ3rFWygBgU5ROjbzoRiSDNMNPUkSb5hnDUnEQgL7UNeT8/s1600/PM04-05.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUU7S6mcBVoTTcvD0kYWh2kE6RaoP08fvjY2JzcVbEFwA_82TsJvHt7vlA8ajnVN8q6CyBR6RCbd6HWjMkUvqOni_B0ypy0JQ3rFWygBgU5ROjbzoRiSDNMNPUkSb5hnDUnEQgL7UNeT8/s400/PM04-05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453761907950801858" border="0" /></a><br />Step Five. Highlights and/or washes added to the saddles and equipment.<br /><br />Step Five: 16 min.<br />Total: 94 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sxWBfzsOEEXSie-E6vWnLZ3ZNT1lWjwR8olH-W2Xg9mAzp_m8v4EwwodV2pScO4CTUUPGMwSLDcmqgDkyiYZEJoc8MvfGjC_CtW-0SS_EX9erVFSdJoRsd22uvIdN3_cSyt1uCV9rmc/s1600/PM04-06.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sxWBfzsOEEXSie-E6vWnLZ3ZNT1lWjwR8olH-W2Xg9mAzp_m8v4EwwodV2pScO4CTUUPGMwSLDcmqgDkyiYZEJoc8MvfGjC_CtW-0SS_EX9erVFSdJoRsd22uvIdN3_cSyt1uCV9rmc/s400/PM04-06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453761901603753010" border="0" /></a><br />Step Six. Due to poor planning, I should have painted the belts, scabbards, etc. on the knights before washing the entire figure with black. So now I went back and painted those portions brown, then washed them with black as a separate step. The wash was only a couple minutes, but that was a redundant couple of minutes.<br /><br />Step Six: 10 min.<br />Total: 104 min.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZ9GDU5LfgzOdQOSkOIb6A6O_sduQ8JNfu9vMmb5fIJ3yPCkYxgWbVX0kJIoIKrXPcGcB-02w319ALujJS0wCjpGjIYMYFdfXuI8-A_jWujJM5Mo2zTB32aNl7MPTjkzWA4KppPIuVFo/s1600/PM04-07.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZ9GDU5LfgzOdQOSkOIb6A6O_sduQ8JNfu9vMmb5fIJ3yPCkYxgWbVX0kJIoIKrXPcGcB-02w319ALujJS0wCjpGjIYMYFdfXuI8-A_jWujJM5Mo2zTB32aNl7MPTjkzWA4KppPIuVFo/s400/PM04-07.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453761892124302914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJSlOlr6C6a1DPTphrLGFdS7tRROWbdXtbWCzfk3_NMBurcXkhsyfl9D3ft_ejskCaFz-_gGxrwFOyJUCIGMprtTCIsqVyvEit4uQs_w0mtjWgt9Q2-g_WAm0kREH9q9t0iiOIBcUxBg/s1600/PM04-08.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJSlOlr6C6a1DPTphrLGFdS7tRROWbdXtbWCzfk3_NMBurcXkhsyfl9D3ft_ejskCaFz-_gGxrwFOyJUCIGMprtTCIsqVyvEit4uQs_w0mtjWgt9Q2-g_WAm0kREH9q9t0iiOIBcUxBg/s400/PM04-08.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453761882965139346" border="0" /></a><br />Step Seven. This is several steps rolled into one. First I went back and put another layer of black wash on all of the horses lower legs, tails, manes, and around the mouth area on some of them.<br /><br />Then I added the dappled spots to the grey horses. I did this with quick & irregular spots of thinned out grey paint. I sometimes put a few spots down, then lightly push my finger onto the paint if it's a bit to heavy and/or too "contrasty." My goal is usually to try to make the dappled spots look subtle. I do usually go back and add a few heavier (more opaque) spots with un-thinned paint, for variety.<br /><br />Finally I added some "socks" to some of the brown horses using first antique white, then a straight white.<br /><br /><br />Step Seven: 12 min.<br /> Total: 116 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpFvLfwxO4vBjq2Z1ma_jwo_AWD7l_OI6quWvbWh4gDBhrET_bD3Eq6zjrmrcE8ulw9Xd1-dSMd9LE3lX1v7laS-XblWZozGXu0jXVDW8v2k33ed5VQkQSDn3hCzvCx-oQ9mBo8zHdIE/s1600/PM04-09.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpFvLfwxO4vBjq2Z1ma_jwo_AWD7l_OI6quWvbWh4gDBhrET_bD3Eq6zjrmrcE8ulw9Xd1-dSMd9LE3lX1v7laS-XblWZozGXu0jXVDW8v2k33ed5VQkQSDn3hCzvCx-oQ9mBo8zHdIE/s400/PM04-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453761875278813794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Step Eight. Final step was all the gold and/or brass bits. Instead of using a base + wash + highlight like I frequently do, I just did a base of GW "Tin Bits" followed by a highlight of gold. I don't think it looks as good as the usual method, but the areas I was painting were so small they're hard to even notice in the first place. So the shortcut had little (if any) visual effect.<br /><br />Step Eight: 10 min.<br /> Total: 126 min.<br /><br /><br /><br />So that's the final total. 126 minutes, divided by 10 figures is about 12.6 minutes per figure. Not bad, though I've got to admit they're not the best figures I've done. But they're OK. I think I took a few too many shortcuts.ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-22839990136036029112010-03-21T19:45:00.000-07:002010-03-21T20:03:40.888-07:00(PM04) Wars of the Roses Cavalry - Part 1I had to take a bit of a break from the Paint Machine for a bit. I was trying to get more Romans & Germans done for my demo events. In addition to not having the extra time required to photograph and post to the blog, I've already done one project on Romans and didn't feel the need to repeat. ;)<br /><br />While I was at Cold Wars I picked up a number of new things, in addition to the backlog of unpainted stuff I've already got. One thing caught my attention as a possible good subject for a quick project.<br /><br />I'm not normally a fan of Old Glory's cavalry. I've had their figure from various ranges (Huns, Italian Wars gendarmes and mounted crossbowmen, Goths, etc.) and haven't been terribly impressed. Their Sarmation cataphracts were OK. I just don't normally care for their horses, which tend to be a bit smaller and thinner than other ranges.<br /><br />But last weekend I was looking at packs from the Wars of the Roses range (still labeled as Revenge miniatures) and was impressed enough to pick up a couple bags, both on unarmoured horses. I don't know if the entire range is of similar quality, I'd like to see the armoured/barded horses to compare. Tin can riders on horses should be a quick paint-up, right?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMFr6RNPgCPNyJ3PqCX20cNmCMPFBQafZ7dY1EW2qq8SgMoikVBRxiKYKDfuh5q5WIkavztBrk8RWVEorjbkOLEvdImhOxlRA6N-POdhxZcRDbVxXd8i1rJopOZGrPLQFK83fyjkrHg0/s1600-h/PM04-01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMFr6RNPgCPNyJ3PqCX20cNmCMPFBQafZ7dY1EW2qq8SgMoikVBRxiKYKDfuh5q5WIkavztBrk8RWVEorjbkOLEvdImhOxlRA6N-POdhxZcRDbVxXd8i1rJopOZGrPLQFK83fyjkrHg0/s400/PM04-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451286507159427986" border="0" /></a><br />Step One: Easy enough. Paint all the riders completely with GW Chainmail paint (or other suitable silver color.)<br /><br />Step One: 14 min.<br />Total: 14 min.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHEzY9lR1tkYOJeMqNpajgq1WIl4pgIQFnpdfqsun3nv6mKs03ZH0W_-BoEPbC0qzzFGB-VT9_-vb9TCo_uNZE_x5d9mERUkrLtjEwvq0EuCl1SW_cfmMAdiAWv4WlL_EI9jx_lP6yYA/s1600-h/PM04-02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHEzY9lR1tkYOJeMqNpajgq1WIl4pgIQFnpdfqsun3nv6mKs03ZH0W_-BoEPbC0qzzFGB-VT9_-vb9TCo_uNZE_x5d9mERUkrLtjEwvq0EuCl1SW_cfmMAdiAWv4WlL_EI9jx_lP6yYA/s400/PM04-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451286513517455634" border="0" /></a><br />Step Two. I painted the horses in four different base colors. Two were different browns (Ral Partha African and GW Dark Flesh), Americana Slate Grey, and then one horse was painted using the Slate Grey with some black mixed in. (This last one will become a subtly highlighted black colored horse, after the wash in the next step.)<br /><br /><br />Step Two: 22 min.<br />Total: 36 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkoZOb478XG-emFuNBWRxlJUkjip2tzIYhKdY8UTIscU0tJaavssVUMMqdxw0LMLa1Mmg5sfySGJl9RHvl9JJimP1uadvQykriHdjjJd66dvZcPGqLM7FoljRyt-4Q4gXJmZ_9kpPCQQ/s1600-h/PM04-03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkoZOb478XG-emFuNBWRxlJUkjip2tzIYhKdY8UTIscU0tJaavssVUMMqdxw0LMLa1Mmg5sfySGJl9RHvl9JJimP1uadvQykriHdjjJd66dvZcPGqLM7FoljRyt-4Q4gXJmZ_9kpPCQQ/s400/PM04-03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451286524405492402" border="0" /></a><br />Step Three. It was probably a bit soon for this step. I should have painted some of the details (leather, etc.) first. I was just anxious to get some highlights & shading on the figures and jumped ahead to quickly.<br /><br />On 9 of the figures I slapped a healthy wash of GW Badab Black wash over the entire figure. As an experiment, I used my own mix of black paint, Future floor polish, water, and Vallejo matte medium on one figure (the back row, rightmost figure.)<br /><br />My wash is still very glossy and much thinner. I will work on this a bit. Maybe some thicker matte medium would help. I may look into that at the art supply store.<br /><br />Step Three: 12 min.<br />Total: 46 min.ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-24130126467888205792010-02-06T12:46:00.000-08:002010-02-06T12:51:54.075-08:00Stuart's Workbench LinkI spotted the following Step by Step Painting Guide on a blog I've recently started following, "<a href="http://stuartsworkbench.blogspot.com/">Stuart's Workbench</a>."<br /><a href="http://stuartsworkbench.blogspot.com/2010/02/step-by-step-painting-guide.html"><br />http://stuartsworkbench.blogspot.com/2010/02/step-by-step-painting-guide.html</a><br /><br />It's a great guide, and I'm particularly fond of the subject.<br /><br /><br />As for my own projects, I'm painting away trying to get twenty-three things done at once, so for the moment I'm not taking time out for a new Paint Machine project. But I probably start a new one up in the next few weeks.ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-17428756456981766502010-01-10T18:02:00.001-08:002010-01-10T18:35:01.015-08:00(PM03) Ancient Spanish Scutarii - Part 5Sorry, some of today's photos have turned out a bit blurry. I'm not sure what happened.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkW2K982YZB2m-FIYKu8_SHN3KzSWO9d98pdZLy1jYd7Mck_7s2lyQMasF5I6vaQ2RnOmuoZAEZlSOFT4GZBxEAidhPDa6rCopSFtCJF_-KSsZ1iXANWKLLcmI0YQRYaTwi4fYY9KsuY/s1600-h/PM03-13.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkW2K982YZB2m-FIYKu8_SHN3KzSWO9d98pdZLy1jYd7Mck_7s2lyQMasF5I6vaQ2RnOmuoZAEZlSOFT4GZBxEAidhPDa6rCopSFtCJF_-KSsZ1iXANWKLLcmI0YQRYaTwi4fYY9KsuY/s400/PM03-13.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425297104311490962" border="0" /></a>Step Thirteen. Painted trim on the tunics and the shield faces dark red.<br /><br />Step Thirteen: 39 min.<br /> Total: 353 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOR-lULUUn3C52KUJO9k0EGRqY0M-YMTRgB1wxAO4sMAH4Ftp908666D6rt-raLG1tH-z3N8uofgn17eEr2evcH9_nPLYvy0tmiUKAoBqzjQnkdG2bPpG7VwdNyJJ4i-5VN1ORlpPC4K8/s1600-h/PM03-14.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOR-lULUUn3C52KUJO9k0EGRqY0M-YMTRgB1wxAO4sMAH4Ftp908666D6rt-raLG1tH-z3N8uofgn17eEr2evcH9_nPLYvy0tmiUKAoBqzjQnkdG2bPpG7VwdNyJJ4i-5VN1ORlpPC4K8/s400/PM03-14.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425297098834173490" border="0" /></a><br />Step Fourteen. Highlighted only the shield faces with the dark red mixed with just a little of bright red. The dark red is transluscent enough that when I painted it over the white tunics, it looked as if it was already highlighted, as the white portions showed through lightening the red in those areas.<br /><br />Step Fourteen: 10 min.<br /> Total: 363 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0yO7t4bidf2b43m_Yu9eH5QPKUizvIV8gn4348pb2HlhJg6i7I5ierYMVUiOw6WC5ewbsNzXjSc3e81vzMP2FImDwZMWGrEGe4GPlwGHSVs-SlQ0wBj96b1hiAynOM9flNI9t_kUwzw/s1600-h/PM03-15.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0yO7t4bidf2b43m_Yu9eH5QPKUizvIV8gn4348pb2HlhJg6i7I5ierYMVUiOw6WC5ewbsNzXjSc3e81vzMP2FImDwZMWGrEGe4GPlwGHSVs-SlQ0wBj96b1hiAynOM9flNI9t_kUwzw/s400/PM03-15.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425297092454468114" border="0" /></a><br />Step Fifteen. Another highlight on the shield faces. Mostly bright red, mixed with a small amount of the darker red. I did add some highlights to a few spots on the tunic trim.<br /><br />Step Fifteen: 7 min.<br /> Total: 370 min.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAB4cYH0JJy2m1DQHqt8ryiyWsPuKyyzvWu3mQgEuH5xBIzYk1LAB1DmL2wykkBrzsfx4N945m2BxiDnD5FPU1GE8ijTjrTzGOOs3c3smtOSJrk38jAu5X-sVfLSuq2_9XygEgUjbMSo/s1600-h/PM03-16.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAB4cYH0JJy2m1DQHqt8ryiyWsPuKyyzvWu3mQgEuH5xBIzYk1LAB1DmL2wykkBrzsfx4N945m2BxiDnD5FPU1GE8ijTjrTzGOOs3c3smtOSJrk38jAu5X-sVfLSuq2_9XygEgUjbMSo/s400/PM03-16.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425297087439907234" border="0" /></a><br />Step Sixteen. Base coat of black patterns on the shields. These are based on some of the ideas I've found in books and on photos of painted figures around the web. I went with large stylized graphics as opposed to smaller details. Also stuck with the red white & black for a bigger visual impact, and less cluttered look than my Gauls, for example. I figured the definitive historical proof is limited enough that I could just go with something that "feels" right & looks good and be happy with that.<br /><br />Step Sixteen: 16 min.<br /> Total: 387 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSHPqmEfKvLyriaunjh8j4ZIkYt6nl44OI_3roJJOt47LYBD2KeHqZmN-n6I-55fYTN9KCP4p5mELYfzidqZv00noVx-ZokjP5vOkcANAnRbGtLxY_UuZ4I6CB7tzdDWeBpdnD1fzmgU/s1600-h/PM03-17.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSHPqmEfKvLyriaunjh8j4ZIkYt6nl44OI_3roJJOt47LYBD2KeHqZmN-n6I-55fYTN9KCP4p5mELYfzidqZv00noVx-ZokjP5vOkcANAnRbGtLxY_UuZ4I6CB7tzdDWeBpdnD1fzmgU/s400/PM03-17.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425297386902914578" border="0" /></a><br />Step Seventeen. Highlighted the black areas with black mixed with just a small amount of grey<br /><br />Step Seventeen: 17 min.<br /> Total: 404 min.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozMOWS_QdBE133yamztGP33x5FrLbKxfTNCROfhkpVtR9S_0pt_dAFpeQl0ZxdwTBB_1jdOQFyDr9hwtxWzPk2hw0_y8npDdjSHg-hDDZfQYHgT7yr78DDsj60Yu9QYq0CFs-nY_xwf4/s1600-h/PM03-18.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozMOWS_QdBE133yamztGP33x5FrLbKxfTNCROfhkpVtR9S_0pt_dAFpeQl0ZxdwTBB_1jdOQFyDr9hwtxWzPk2hw0_y8npDdjSHg-hDDZfQYHgT7yr78DDsj60Yu9QYq0CFs-nY_xwf4/s400/PM03-18.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425297380890888274" border="0" /></a><br />Step Eighteen: White borders between the red & black on some of the shields. I went back and gave a quick highlight with titanium white on a few of the shields after this photo, but have added the time into this step for completeness.<br /><br />Step Eighteen: 13 min.<br /> Total: 417 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpkXVWefx2uvfdUxHZmQhcj0Wc_Im4BbPfUSQQhOkPuecgV4cCEOGFoZeWO_c-ee6RKacqGseOComW5SjcsfNa_mYf8gY00AsngopESnjpvJiSp0qXXFebYs5nlj5FPkdTFcPItukPo4/s1600-h/PM03-19.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpkXVWefx2uvfdUxHZmQhcj0Wc_Im4BbPfUSQQhOkPuecgV4cCEOGFoZeWO_c-ee6RKacqGseOComW5SjcsfNa_mYf8gY00AsngopESnjpvJiSp0qXXFebYs5nlj5FPkdTFcPItukPo4/s400/PM03-19.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425297376894512786" border="0" /></a><br />Step Nineteen. Decided to try a different base color for bronze pieces. This is Privateer Press' Ps "Brass Balls." Yes, really. I understand that its made by the same company that makes Coat d'Arms and the older GW paints. This is the only one I've used. It was a promotional freebie. I'm a bit unimpressed. The paint has serious separation issues, even with extensive shaking and the addition of an agitator bead to the paint. This causes some coverage problems, but even when it does well I'm closing & re-shaking the paint every few figures. Maybe the regular colors are better? I don't know.<br /><br />Step Nineteen: 40 min.<br /> Total: 457 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7C4pzc_Bx5ks5aykzXuoZ5JAYokpV4AbI6nGHeUHQJzyc_danjp-YV8Je7sZ9Enj2zcYiQNi39vO8qy6HsalmlELn3UNyIGEYiL-IaPv_M2JqFDoKBL1OZDboLddZF0JFupA8knML7c/s1600-h/PM03-20.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7C4pzc_Bx5ks5aykzXuoZ5JAYokpV4AbI6nGHeUHQJzyc_danjp-YV8Je7sZ9Enj2zcYiQNi39vO8qy6HsalmlELn3UNyIGEYiL-IaPv_M2JqFDoKBL1OZDboLddZF0JFupA8knML7c/s400/PM03-20.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425297372330142162" border="0" /></a><br />Step Twenty. Old GW Flesh Wash on the bronze bits. Slightly thinned with a bit of water.<br /><br />Step Twenty: 13 min.<br /> Total: 470 min.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZCkKR-OBB6Q-5AkGVBSVyRl92VeraP9qpwoj-HJ8NsPP7AFlLMEDm3PnXvlzVfd-bG3AY7AUFqKVdVBU8OAHHiFQezhaV_Tw1zFeURCifOKCJF7y5LKIbPYC4JVF5WqA80_qPqAB0Fc/s1600-h/PM03-21.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZCkKR-OBB6Q-5AkGVBSVyRl92VeraP9qpwoj-HJ8NsPP7AFlLMEDm3PnXvlzVfd-bG3AY7AUFqKVdVBU8OAHHiFQezhaV_Tw1zFeURCifOKCJF7y5LKIbPYC4JVF5WqA80_qPqAB0Fc/s400/PM03-21.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425297778676862850" border="0" /></a><br />Step Twentyone. GW Mithril Silver on the spear tips & sword blades.<br /><br />Step Twentyone: 7 min.<br /> Total: 477 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SpiLgp2XUtiKDQM25Os01B_p61abtvD5-guMjieih0nrwzP0wXISqL91LWihO6XaKbGfKdb-vU83AyI4GWgOf2NpMANBAnUcxJOFAi76iq-1pTO6Dg-azYAH-dxKVjvYsKIyrOXe3ls/s1600-h/PM03-22.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SpiLgp2XUtiKDQM25Os01B_p61abtvD5-guMjieih0nrwzP0wXISqL91LWihO6XaKbGfKdb-vU83AyI4GWgOf2NpMANBAnUcxJOFAi76iq-1pTO6Dg-azYAH-dxKVjvYsKIyrOXe3ls/s400/PM03-22.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425297766870974994" border="0" /></a><br />Step Twentytwo. This is actually two steps rolled into one, as I wanted to finish the figures and the photographing takes almost as long as the painting. The crests were painted with the dark red followed by a drybrushing of the light red.<br /><br />Step Twentytwo: 13 min.<br /> Total: 490 min.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mP1nT9yF_mu252-lY0mej4Ex26VZ85A9oZ6rXqj1gRrDk7_ZOJ1gGeF7Zm0uuYAo2eVDWc5F9uTkMtpZCPec-gYRWNPnWMzKURlOGwoh1ie8yRTxS9xaESpd96bLyvnB7N-O3l1wRyM/s1600-h/PM03-23.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mP1nT9yF_mu252-lY0mej4Ex26VZ85A9oZ6rXqj1gRrDk7_ZOJ1gGeF7Zm0uuYAo2eVDWc5F9uTkMtpZCPec-gYRWNPnWMzKURlOGwoh1ie8yRTxS9xaESpd96bLyvnB7N-O3l1wRyM/s400/PM03-23.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425297761000017586" border="0" /></a><br />Step Twentythree. Black wash on all the silver parts. I put the intermediate step of the crests between the silver and the wash so that the silver could dry completely. I hate having silver metalic flakes lift off into my brushes & other paints.<br /><br />Step Twentythree: 3 min.<br /> Total: 493 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBmtBihDnqgPrJA2ZPh0_y4qhVFwbRlD6dtB3MwGcUrIu3nQH-kG67sQ0wy383xBSoiY27wrpUM5tvuoQrIRJyL2sqz1tvqtmvHVj1XyeG22bxeUkWlCXpSvIShdtIWJXjLPv8TMlhws/s1600-h/PM03-24.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBmtBihDnqgPrJA2ZPh0_y4qhVFwbRlD6dtB3MwGcUrIu3nQH-kG67sQ0wy383xBSoiY27wrpUM5tvuoQrIRJyL2sqz1tvqtmvHVj1XyeG22bxeUkWlCXpSvIShdtIWJXjLPv8TMlhws/s400/PM03-24.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425297750256921218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Step Twentyfour. Sadly I couldn't end it on step 023. For the last step I used a lighter brown to add a lighter grain on all the wood of the spears and the standard.<br /><br /><br />Step Twentyfour: 8 min.<br /> Total: 501 min.<br /><br /><br /><br />Finished.<br /><br />Total time was 501 minutes for 24 figures, giving a rate of 21 minutes per figure (rounded up.) That compares to 17 minutes per figure for the Romans. I thought I would end up with a much larger number, but in the end that's not a bad time. In fact, I feel a bit guilty for cutting a few corners when it started looking like it was taking forever.<br /><br />After basing these guys up I will post photos <a href="http://zerotwentythree.blogspot.com/">at my "regular" blog.</a><br /><br />Time to consider what to do for the next project!ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-60846334348898644192010-01-07T21:24:00.000-08:002010-01-07T21:35:37.867-08:00(PM03) Ancient Spanish Scutarii - Part 4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwz7Q5zlW8vGqsqTNio1aSVhK0z2fMxMTfWjZqEGRzGTJ-E5fLIPH2Fb9-JL1TJUApkUsKXZgbV6UusU7h8d223F5agcNoLSvA5dbc3C5-a7XZA_XotlN2oXZ-sl8K1ZBJSIofgH6pxo/s1600-h/PM03-10.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwz7Q5zlW8vGqsqTNio1aSVhK0z2fMxMTfWjZqEGRzGTJ-E5fLIPH2Fb9-JL1TJUApkUsKXZgbV6UusU7h8d223F5agcNoLSvA5dbc3C5-a7XZA_XotlN2oXZ-sl8K1ZBJSIofgH6pxo/s400/PM03-10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424236498676515042" border="0" /></a><br />Step Ten. Final highlights of the white tunics. Not the best pic, but maybe in subsequent pics the difference between the two shades of white will be more apparent.<br /><br />Step Ten: 14 min.<br /> Total: 239 min.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtciAqfW3TYg7mD3d4rYWm0SMh9ykyKTqk5soPzJTqRYhTaoXQg4jXgLkdtaSSuvlZtpjNDhvfoQyO8-pys3Lrt_mVm0aiJarJCYiMGZYx_g4cZLlYUNo50JqZyoEKZj7914ihZ4gYUM/s1600-h/PM03-11.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtciAqfW3TYg7mD3d4rYWm0SMh9ykyKTqk5soPzJTqRYhTaoXQg4jXgLkdtaSSuvlZtpjNDhvfoQyO8-pys3Lrt_mVm0aiJarJCYiMGZYx_g4cZLlYUNo50JqZyoEKZj7914ihZ4gYUM/s400/PM03-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424236496405150210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Step Eleven. Brown basecoat on assorted leather & wood items. I went back with a second shade of brown and painted a few bits not done in the pic, but just rolled that into this time.<br /><br />Step Eleven: 54 min.<br /> Total: 293 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8bsH3rbZgiuF0aEK_bMbzeJ_s4msXvdDVqW-_chAWvv-BjB2jzyBCyKAvZ0zW-JIl1UcueiKW7LItHZcaKXhsHs86Dhz56UWX9JN6EHoid_PE76RgmwKmeaWgc0IaWxlYbQtkP3sw_U/s1600-h/PM03-12.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8bsH3rbZgiuF0aEK_bMbzeJ_s4msXvdDVqW-_chAWvv-BjB2jzyBCyKAvZ0zW-JIl1UcueiKW7LItHZcaKXhsHs86Dhz56UWX9JN6EHoid_PE76RgmwKmeaWgc0IaWxlYbQtkP3sw_U/s400/PM03-12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424236492653139634" border="0" /></a><br />Step Twelve. Black wash on the brown leathery bits. Wood bits did not get the wash and will be lightlighted a bit with a lighter brown in a later step.<br /><br />Step Twelve: 21 min.<br /> Total: 314 min.<br /><br /><br /><br />Still to do... shields, metal bits, helmet crests, and cloaks on five of the figures.ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-22899265111979132262010-01-06T21:04:00.000-08:002010-01-06T21:25:41.537-08:00(PM03) Ancient Spanish Scutarii - Part 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8X3HWQutLpfmje15JiAVNzZgghVyN1dPZ_MDHZGkPBrM1wZOG9PwRyJpz9fNCE7RYGQKN56jdRRLdt0jMKfkE5qghZrtjjqalwDJv2akZvMnS0H1M3nncT6Tjd18Gl66soW16ZDPGiU/s1600-h/PM03-06.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8X3HWQutLpfmje15JiAVNzZgghVyN1dPZ_MDHZGkPBrM1wZOG9PwRyJpz9fNCE7RYGQKN56jdRRLdt0jMKfkE5qghZrtjjqalwDJv2akZvMnS0H1M3nncT6Tjd18Gl66soW16ZDPGiU/s400/PM03-06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423860162475819122" border="0" /></a><br />Step Six. Tidying up the mess made from painting the flesh. Again, this step seems like it takes way too long. The black helps give definition, especially against the planned light colored cloth. Maybe I should have skipped this. Or at least only hit a few vital spots.<br /><br />Step Six: 47 min.<br />Total: 150 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLpTttjhXJISlhXxk1r-g40XQvm5WgAa6CbWOeDkRV259Lac7Nr8CEo1MTXILmB30eR6M7G40rUzNjnIDO-QIa0aG7t2qllicOlzRXa2wwQbLanZw3zTF1BmBVxAiYDWcuvtSKc6Op2I/s1600-h/PM03-07.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLpTttjhXJISlhXxk1r-g40XQvm5WgAa6CbWOeDkRV259Lac7Nr8CEo1MTXILmB30eR6M7G40rUzNjnIDO-QIa0aG7t2qllicOlzRXa2wwQbLanZw3zTF1BmBVxAiYDWcuvtSKc6Op2I/s400/PM03-07.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423860159299193890" border="0" /></a><br />Step Seven. Base coat cloth. I will be doing all the scutarii in light colors. Different shades of white, more or less. But I want some variation, so I will get there through various routes. I have a second group the same size as this one that I will paint later. So I will use two different methods on this group, then some others on the next group, and mix the two sets for more variety.<br /><br />So for the next few steps, I will have the figures split into a left and right group, with a different color paint used on each.<br /><br />Step Seven: 38 min.<br />Total: 188 min.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NUQSKU-Anwxobuwwz9DFq5xq_49kAE03-gq8dajtFC-H2J66ZF76B7O34gW2m6edq_9pyjfOMrV590vovQTHKuanK8MDxNR5S_ifqKZE1U0o07Qd3onamrgZh78XrMvOtvzPyySIlAo/s1600-h/PM03-08.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NUQSKU-Anwxobuwwz9DFq5xq_49kAE03-gq8dajtFC-H2J66ZF76B7O34gW2m6edq_9pyjfOMrV590vovQTHKuanK8MDxNR5S_ifqKZE1U0o07Qd3onamrgZh78XrMvOtvzPyySIlAo/s400/PM03-08.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423860153139105810" border="0" /></a><br />Step Eight. First highlight on cloth.<br /><br />Step Eight: 23 min.<br /> Total: 211 min.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6m5nDA1G3GGH2wlrWHZA4k5MFMmUs4BvAV9tP-er99O9PnlWyRnfxFRK7sW_EQ8jRhJ3QjjkAN3EUU5N2Vvs6sTfD8LEjMJXQLXAazfmmQK0Rjf4Rl0Fm1zFsX3d1qpiFZBrUkD91T04/s1600-h/PM03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6m5nDA1G3GGH2wlrWHZA4k5MFMmUs4BvAV9tP-er99O9PnlWyRnfxFRK7sW_EQ8jRhJ3QjjkAN3EUU5N2Vvs6sTfD8LEjMJXQLXAazfmmQK0Rjf4Rl0Fm1zFsX3d1qpiFZBrUkD91T04/s400/PM03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423860148169144162" border="0" /></a><br />Step Nine. Second highlight on cloth. The group on the left was highlighted with the first highlight color lightened further with a bit of white.<br /><br />Step Nine: 14 min.<br /> Total: 225 min.<br /><br /><br /><br />The steps still seem to be taking too long and I am quickly approaching the 303 minutes I spent on the Romans. I have noticed that the Old Glory figures seem to take longer. I think the many small folds in the cloth & smaller details slow me down a little. Even then, I'm doing a bit of overbrushing on some of the cloth and it's not turning out as nice looking as my usual layering. The latter definitely works better on the more simplified style of the Crusader, as well as the Foundry and Wargames Factory figures I've done in the first two projects.ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-87477905009435093032010-01-05T19:24:00.000-08:002010-01-05T19:38:22.794-08:00(PM03) Ancient Spanish Scutarii - Part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPRi9HefrHlFgMUpUDm9Wzc1PR5HAy2BsQVlSrL9Iu5UQJFo9eHkWsBuqtuNHw6kktJ9NQwCngXRsc-hZ1zGRA14X8dXKNvzmNe27oPfhDzr6SiI4NdQyuHxIuNWR0_1MJVAdeS_vYbw/s1600-h/PM03-03.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPRi9HefrHlFgMUpUDm9Wzc1PR5HAy2BsQVlSrL9Iu5UQJFo9eHkWsBuqtuNHw6kktJ9NQwCngXRsc-hZ1zGRA14X8dXKNvzmNe27oPfhDzr6SiI4NdQyuHxIuNWR0_1MJVAdeS_vYbw/s400/PM03-03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423462940867491874" border="0" /></a><br />Step Three. First flesh highlight.<br /><br /><br />Step Three: 16 min.<br />Total: 83 min.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoTAukeQaDXyZHO5tf-BoHQQfpInXYEuNboMNY1VYsofKlS0A4EA2fHpP36JfR17T60szZvctPjA-57QI8effTSiJBzzLkqCknNWyCNITwDZVLzOUn2NBC7c34VNvJLWw9hR83aEabWU/s1600-h/PM03-04.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoTAukeQaDXyZHO5tf-BoHQQfpInXYEuNboMNY1VYsofKlS0A4EA2fHpP36JfR17T60szZvctPjA-57QI8effTSiJBzzLkqCknNWyCNITwDZVLzOUn2NBC7c34VNvJLWw9hR83aEabWU/s400/PM03-04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423462936553904242" border="0" /></a><br />Step Four. Second flesh highlight.<br /><br />Step Four: 10 min.<br />Total: 93 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpybqqe8eSvzygePRuykKwu7hRqqBvuwFcaBmBhjADXQpHtssKPwFresCSbYhm4gdFKxQn2nVEREpjJbNdZKHUUBLhOgOEgVskR1JRVDrOUr1QRKCTE3Tp0hrYmcKM3sEMuQWxSRFlUA/s1600-h/PM03-05.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpybqqe8eSvzygePRuykKwu7hRqqBvuwFcaBmBhjADXQpHtssKPwFresCSbYhm4gdFKxQn2nVEREpjJbNdZKHUUBLhOgOEgVskR1JRVDrOUr1QRKCTE3Tp0hrYmcKM3sEMuQWxSRFlUA/s400/PM03-05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423462933899061890" border="0" /></a><br />Step Five. Flesh wash in eye socket. White on eye, then black.<br /><br />Step Five: 10 min.<br />Total: 103 min.<br /><br /><br /><br />I'm 20 minutes behind where I was with 18 Romans using these same steps. There are 6 more figures in this groups, but I think it's also the simplicity of the Romans that made them easier to paint. Less flesh, so less work at this point, also. I'm curious to see how the timing continues...ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-80978728656902386372010-01-05T10:43:00.000-08:002010-01-05T19:38:43.967-08:00(PM03) Ancient Spanish Scutarii - Part 1I'm taking a momentary break from Romans. With many distracting possibilities available to me, I decided on some Spanish infantry that I can use as allies/auxilia/enemies for the Romans.<br /><br />The figures are a mix. The back three rows are Old Glory figures. There are three poses (one per row) and all are a bit more heavilly equipped - with a helmet, greaves, shield and throwing spear. The front ranks are some more lightly equipped figures with sword & shield, as well as a few command figures, all from Crusader. 24 figures total.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj811lF25MaiRoutTCioeDjU8BpU-GZrq2qyhZSZx-a_onNHPeynd0TNpmWZT-lr8b8ZLIxhBjqWtqpgoUr25avCIe-MJCebuG3VfJTt4ifBv87S_uAOeynM5VqKkUCyiBHamr3XuaZDjY/s1600-h/PM03-01.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj811lF25MaiRoutTCioeDjU8BpU-GZrq2qyhZSZx-a_onNHPeynd0TNpmWZT-lr8b8ZLIxhBjqWtqpgoUr25avCIe-MJCebuG3VfJTt4ifBv87S_uAOeynM5VqKkUCyiBHamr3XuaZDjY/s400/PM03-01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423328541368952546" border="0" /></a><br />Step One: Flesh. Took longer than I expected. These first few steps will be familiar to anyone who's read the previous Paint Machine projects. I forgot to include the paint bottles in these first two photos.<br /><br />Step One: 58 min.<br />Total: 58 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMIJW3GFvAQYbndODsmotPwo69PGFeHl7NYWtcy4QIpkMc8oVuNdKbEejEQNzjzVQ6EpewfYx2wN-4XFVQk_FUecdTzCW8_89nK4bFJxvyK_m1-z_Zsv0vSO0ES9B6EU36bXhxa6FwayU/s1600-h/PM03-02.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMIJW3GFvAQYbndODsmotPwo69PGFeHl7NYWtcy4QIpkMc8oVuNdKbEejEQNzjzVQ6EpewfYx2wN-4XFVQk_FUecdTzCW8_89nK4bFJxvyK_m1-z_Zsv0vSO0ES9B6EU36bXhxa6FwayU/s400/PM03-02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423328538951644706" border="0" /></a>Step Two: Flesh Wash.<br /><br />Step Two: 19 min.<br />Total: 77 min.ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-63803082271491526102009-12-26T15:15:00.000-08:002009-12-26T15:20:47.267-08:00Rules and HolidayI've started updating the "<a href="http://paintmachine.blogspot.com/2009/11/paint-machine-introduction-summary.html">Rules of Paint Machine</a>." Finally. Just a few thoughts that came to mind as I sat painting and relaxing on the day after my Christamas festivities. I will hopefully continue to expand them in the near future.<br /><br />I hope all those who are celebrating holidays of whatever sort are enjoying them.ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-3445205601622932432009-12-13T17:31:00.000-08:002009-12-13T18:07:11.663-08:00(PM02) Swiss / LandsknechtsI'm working on some commission figures. In talking with the owner, he brought up the idea of a "basic" paintjob for less money. I don't normally do this. But I thought I would give it a try and see how it worked out, since I'm trying to cut the time on some of my own figures. So in this process I skipped or simplified a few steps, and wasn't quite as precise as I might normally be with figures like this.<br /><br />They were painted in a single color scheme, at the owner's request. But I varied the way in which the colors were used. I've not included step by step instructions on this, nor have I included the time, which I tracked privately.<br /><br />The next project will be another one of my own and include all the details. I just thought I would include the photos for this one, since I had taken the time to track it all for my own reference.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYt-x36Ie6ZFE1ZKHzzUkwmhgLUhkOJz4RLsVkOYFCxhF7D2gmm5yl5B5qiMHHFYMEHPPq1twxlV20o_HVgKw_w7Yloifz0h7sNARDF23owvUxf0GegZBLzFp38Tme-pdjxrHTbKd6dBg/s1600-h/PM02-23.JPG"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEF8bA5nAI5eoUg7jnSKjnzCeqhYgSr6COoLecGeFG4s6HRXIEDVXgA2uMRTSiCUQNWR3o1La7mgj4V1-kzoEe6PK9d8NKYjfE5by6_PsrnhO0y6ass-b9pOg4IfYo9hf4rNQiiBw7NY/s1600-h/PM02-09.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9EH0agVn-0K-4cahsM3ji0tBOm0bvJPtHuLIIk6tbDYMki8mGaQUWPPm_DVOJnvVihRCDYaDaDLxfQGjVBr-rAUgo9DWQfjKH7QHTzdRIIKNqhR0PVDKWLNad1YfjrYm0IVDueFsjss/s1600-h/PM02-10.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvW-QCp6Rlvg5JRsXcyyeDDlgWmdJSJGqe7h0QfbJifom92W5-8Gi4GRfDSlaROL-cjo3Ay7q8MAqBFQWKmkMY0CzlE8rNHGNOV6YMzIVMubupr9i8yjI_hE6lV4It236QySGT4mhMPIo/s1600-h/PM02-01.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvW-QCp6Rlvg5JRsXcyyeDDlgWmdJSJGqe7h0QfbJifom92W5-8Gi4GRfDSlaROL-cjo3Ay7q8MAqBFQWKmkMY0CzlE8rNHGNOV6YMzIVMubupr9i8yjI_hE6lV4It236QySGT4mhMPIo/s400/PM02-01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414900481122169570" border="0" /></a>Base Flesh.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5z0HNjyyPAn9rKPVxGiUZkf_hqskaklFCthdmxDYKMEHuL33l-CMdtR0BxhkJkIzt5vBnBPgs5O6Y5zbnys6GU4bRL6rCuTv0TngJzLY5EU-SGTJoBMmRhWgz-Ng0_R4h21_W1q8U5o/s1600-h/PM02-02.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5z0HNjyyPAn9rKPVxGiUZkf_hqskaklFCthdmxDYKMEHuL33l-CMdtR0BxhkJkIzt5vBnBPgs5O6Y5zbnys6GU4bRL6rCuTv0TngJzLY5EU-SGTJoBMmRhWgz-Ng0_R4h21_W1q8U5o/s400/PM02-02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414900479130008850" border="0" /></a>Flesh Wash.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWx8pL-39Y4gQqfKZmHkUa5QaoZtvYWRs9YnOwj0l5Jxq2SHklwRqYTV_71m32Pitt9xLETTcpx49JYJDk53lxl0Kvzf1YvzZ-IQ-3QSkh547bycnH8Ku8Thll4WBSYy2dUUwkqXNO8o/s1600-h/PM02-03.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWx8pL-39Y4gQqfKZmHkUa5QaoZtvYWRs9YnOwj0l5Jxq2SHklwRqYTV_71m32Pitt9xLETTcpx49JYJDk53lxl0Kvzf1YvzZ-IQ-3QSkh547bycnH8Ku8Thll4WBSYy2dUUwkqXNO8o/s400/PM02-03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414900474597728786" border="0" /></a>Flesh Highlight.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTF2vikHOmLj1-k6KyxQDQEeufjE0AbEK9g4ZBwYhmdn1JHWLtytxBME2nxgLNPLT-ZPtyoaDfZd8giOdp6MxdHM6esnBkP3Bf8Qo1mzlHynOZOpV4nvUm-1yUs-hzpCTHMuUgb2pg9o/s1600-h/PM02-04.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTF2vikHOmLj1-k6KyxQDQEeufjE0AbEK9g4ZBwYhmdn1JHWLtytxBME2nxgLNPLT-ZPtyoaDfZd8giOdp6MxdHM6esnBkP3Bf8Qo1mzlHynOZOpV4nvUm-1yUs-hzpCTHMuUgb2pg9o/s400/PM02-04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414900468102588290" border="0" /></a>Eyes (Flesh Wash Socket, White, then Black).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvdFs9TROxOpNx3xi3cnpodaQTm1ydlgFKrt8bH-LhEPVsaHMPmMc3lIco2bwkyBQGJFKfvS2N7dPgqMhfrdWNgq3n-S4THOrH5xh0iz-V_Rmn_0qEoeKYyQdHrV6XmvdQQ-M-L8nvZs/s1600-h/PM02-05.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvdFs9TROxOpNx3xi3cnpodaQTm1ydlgFKrt8bH-LhEPVsaHMPmMc3lIco2bwkyBQGJFKfvS2N7dPgqMhfrdWNgq3n-S4THOrH5xh0iz-V_Rmn_0qEoeKYyQdHrV6XmvdQQ-M-L8nvZs/s400/PM02-05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414900466539646866" border="0" /></a>Tidy up flesh mess.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKu8kPMOTFnBT_hbuwBhCqBp8V_2bD38N-VdZKYlF-4KgTk57Zr-WyMRLJttS39i7hqGrp4KVQdwnekzulgze6rwdRFL-bkYX7okjGOi1dlJGehdUT4_ISMm5a65DuO0a2mRD6LsMlSk/s1600-h/PM02-06.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKu8kPMOTFnBT_hbuwBhCqBp8V_2bD38N-VdZKYlF-4KgTk57Zr-WyMRLJttS39i7hqGrp4KVQdwnekzulgze6rwdRFL-bkYX7okjGOi1dlJGehdUT4_ISMm5a65DuO0a2mRD6LsMlSk/s400/PM02-06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414900708770214322" border="0" /></a>Yellow base.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9tby3yM-vHHooS-SEiLhq8M7x6FfLZ4HVoVUsTvAYg279VJDTx2PH_ODLRo6MkdbN7aMgwVWHOKDHSwMTU9gVWk0j-C88kvBkwmT6S-_OC06avHTjTl5YpGP3H3zm4MuCSYCwWewgMw/s1600-h/PM02-07.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9tby3yM-vHHooS-SEiLhq8M7x6FfLZ4HVoVUsTvAYg279VJDTx2PH_ODLRo6MkdbN7aMgwVWHOKDHSwMTU9gVWk0j-C88kvBkwmT6S-_OC06avHTjTl5YpGP3H3zm4MuCSYCwWewgMw/s400/PM02-07.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414900703215337154" border="0" /></a>Yellow wash.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfLiSJ75ngpYcHOWnxIx0Uv3A8bQ0MgUxzK-nk_ZwRqS31gKY8-3UAw10As0-pwzTTiu_d_QLV2g2Gl2iURrobADnxSSegDyg85ygvQ6i4p0UXYmMlGIRgWvxHEdzliwc-zY77-NC3x8/s1600-h/PM02-08.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfLiSJ75ngpYcHOWnxIx0Uv3A8bQ0MgUxzK-nk_ZwRqS31gKY8-3UAw10As0-pwzTTiu_d_QLV2g2Gl2iURrobADnxSSegDyg85ygvQ6i4p0UXYmMlGIRgWvxHEdzliwc-zY77-NC3x8/s400/PM02-08.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414900700451757074" border="0" /></a>Yellow highlight 1.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEF8bA5nAI5eoUg7jnSKjnzCeqhYgSr6COoLecGeFG4s6HRXIEDVXgA2uMRTSiCUQNWR3o1La7mgj4V1-kzoEe6PK9d8NKYjfE5by6_PsrnhO0y6ass-b9pOg4IfYo9hf4rNQiiBw7NY/s1600-h/PM02-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEF8bA5nAI5eoUg7jnSKjnzCeqhYgSr6COoLecGeFG4s6HRXIEDVXgA2uMRTSiCUQNWR3o1La7mgj4V1-kzoEe6PK9d8NKYjfE5by6_PsrnhO0y6ass-b9pOg4IfYo9hf4rNQiiBw7NY/s400/PM02-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414900694977955634" border="0" /></a>Yellow highlight 2.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9EH0agVn-0K-4cahsM3ji0tBOm0bvJPtHuLIIk6tbDYMki8mGaQUWPPm_DVOJnvVihRCDYaDaDLxfQGjVBr-rAUgo9DWQfjKH7QHTzdRIIKNqhR0PVDKWLNad1YfjrYm0IVDueFsjss/s1600-h/PM02-10.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9EH0agVn-0K-4cahsM3ji0tBOm0bvJPtHuLIIk6tbDYMki8mGaQUWPPm_DVOJnvVihRCDYaDaDLxfQGjVBr-rAUgo9DWQfjKH7QHTzdRIIKNqhR0PVDKWLNad1YfjrYm0IVDueFsjss/s400/PM02-10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414900693647600114" border="0" /></a>Blue base.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MU3JOVV9y1w6TjoDvQclbqD2Hauk2M0xucKHxa9C5Eox5XbYOdxtqFYktGO7it1MH3iO3VWe4cSmcGoS9E-zoDVzW4PLeA3H3qvluMHdhmPEN88SBc_whQjxtvutn1eeuC6oNUfRNwE/s1600-h/PM02-11.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MU3JOVV9y1w6TjoDvQclbqD2Hauk2M0xucKHxa9C5Eox5XbYOdxtqFYktGO7it1MH3iO3VWe4cSmcGoS9E-zoDVzW4PLeA3H3qvluMHdhmPEN88SBc_whQjxtvutn1eeuC6oNUfRNwE/s400/PM02-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414902377389746626" border="0" /></a>Blue wash.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTfD4DkzwsKIeVrXW3QT5TgpEZhhcn8l1xNKwvD3eKyhy8qKy8sHHv4Cj1p7Tpoi3yXeZcA6arsnE8wepCGgUTCs7y0oaT6tMifTLE46FZU-468eQ7gUAcxy9QFyCNFSuhyphenhyphenK0jH7lpDs/s1600-h/PM02-12.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTfD4DkzwsKIeVrXW3QT5TgpEZhhcn8l1xNKwvD3eKyhy8qKy8sHHv4Cj1p7Tpoi3yXeZcA6arsnE8wepCGgUTCs7y0oaT6tMifTLE46FZU-468eQ7gUAcxy9QFyCNFSuhyphenhyphenK0jH7lpDs/s400/PM02-12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414902374451815154" border="0" /></a>Blue highlight.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-64Kqru0eNqQQ_mXxw-_q_qJU0pw9U3nR2EN5z3x1PLmg4zhmlvPWQogNUwj74qoRNAv7-4H9bqQHcnVgSvJhxZYulFm98vDVbHs-ESJybkWB3BpqrO6GPB4DBBNjhSNDzrmHJsdJlVo/s1600-h/PM02-13.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwg7-a-oWLeRg__-7fBQ7lm4s2j1gMQnMnXSbh-OTP3pfzsMYzyVnvTiKqqZIEbnVmUas_z6fTktsRkV-yq2fV-imYLXzY7J7dG_DVJq_q7-WJPplHVe17LqQieo8IJcgqeuopGpZELY/s400/PM02-15.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414902357460322786" border="0" /></a>Dark grey (black leather) base.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFt3FIS59TSf1h5NfU_J97pxqC4KVzZSIdnhVEY4PPu-aitPGHdchAoyuQrWW8fbisND84FLM4iejAvA-mPM_BtFl16JlSVCHi6AKSL3z4vf8_wMm5LW3jjimq7SFptkScS78JqaudSNQ/s1600-h/PM02-16.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFt3FIS59TSf1h5NfU_J97pxqC4KVzZSIdnhVEY4PPu-aitPGHdchAoyuQrWW8fbisND84FLM4iejAvA-mPM_BtFl16JlSVCHi6AKSL3z4vf8_wMm5LW3jjimq7SFptkScS78JqaudSNQ/s400/PM02-16.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414903297691507618" border="0" /></a>Red-brown leather & wood base.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4uSd9F-L-y5-Hqr464chYr-y9XGfT2wnHCt9lhw9OHiCRocB6DLi4nlWnd8DVJpY_aC0AzTOpT5zsGMGk7GY8hq1ppV2B36-9NI59AwJjjqE6yss4xpmokupWfufMtlxEcejCQrGABo/s1600-h/PM02-17.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4uSd9F-L-y5-Hqr464chYr-y9XGfT2wnHCt9lhw9OHiCRocB6DLi4nlWnd8DVJpY_aC0AzTOpT5zsGMGk7GY8hq1ppV2B36-9NI59AwJjjqE6yss4xpmokupWfufMtlxEcejCQrGABo/s400/PM02-17.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414903295777057986" border="0" /></a>Wash on every base since steel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0ZqireLRJ77xyeeMXm6bdM7oMP7viyiVLfPpwvH_bphvLGRXwOWwD8dfDKdAvx-6i5PggAK7LbHOs9bxBpGW_EvvZxNvHCBQ4NQLwUQGj6hYuCX2FVHQcroEZlaY4nzX-qXwtpXkDgs/s1600-h/PM02-18.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0ZqireLRJ77xyeeMXm6bdM7oMP7viyiVLfPpwvH_bphvLGRXwOWwD8dfDKdAvx-6i5PggAK7LbHOs9bxBpGW_EvvZxNvHCBQ4NQLwUQGj6hYuCX2FVHQcroEZlaY4nzX-qXwtpXkDgs/s400/PM02-18.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414903289357058034" border="0" /></a>Base hair. Wash hair with GW Delvan Mud (not shown).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLQw2I9LQkg01OvGFItKWHky-Q_3y2sXLum3CcuLG_CXc7qLJxHKB5M-19qJDpoEuP-kt5c8cu8AM9aJMfoPn0eLh2cCzWw4a8_35LjuC9yBd6gj3O53qmEIMDSYnq1_2Pb62aviGKaA/s1600-h/PM02-20.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLQw2I9LQkg01OvGFItKWHky-Q_3y2sXLum3CcuLG_CXc7qLJxHKB5M-19qJDpoEuP-kt5c8cu8AM9aJMfoPn0eLh2cCzWw4a8_35LjuC9yBd6gj3O53qmEIMDSYnq1_2Pb62aviGKaA/s400/PM02-20.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414903283343799634" border="0" /></a>Base grey feather. Drybrush white feather.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3eAnFPRYuB_c0Ywddp8QX50eLGu5z-Gdz6x_Y9oMDkIfXv1aUgEl4aB9gr-foc5ivvNaujI1208oLK8PTaH_xT7Ic4FmBFOlZgsV3bJQxbhIL3RdDhlmlsWQ7kqaxbzQvDsYDeUgpbE/s1600-h/PM02-21.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3eAnFPRYuB_c0Ywddp8QX50eLGu5z-Gdz6x_Y9oMDkIfXv1aUgEl4aB9gr-foc5ivvNaujI1208oLK8PTaH_xT7Ic4FmBFOlZgsV3bJQxbhIL3RdDhlmlsWQ7kqaxbzQvDsYDeUgpbE/s400/PM02-21.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414903279235002338" border="0" /></a>Dark gold on sword bits.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mS84RspRfzAor3oEXXlnH1CD5tEI06XSAh_US12G9fT9Dthe0sZY_76JadzsVCG87Su74rpD70y2aXXjkZnkRH5xpYJ0TaN2trkOhI9EfakxG6FDr7SUOz4fpY8d31Ajkx-3RPUKYg0/s1600-h/PM02-22.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 342px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mS84RspRfzAor3oEXXlnH1CD5tEI06XSAh_US12G9fT9Dthe0sZY_76JadzsVCG87Su74rpD70y2aXXjkZnkRH5xpYJ0TaN2trkOhI9EfakxG6FDr7SUOz4fpY8d31Ajkx-3RPUKYg0/s400/PM02-22.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414906708066227746" border="0" /></a>Base white shirt.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfU0P8Koz0e-08ILer5fYoxn3_SfhWkfaDP62LhapTEHycYjlWlNUJ1sGtxTcCFKZ5L2FlqQyaI5fJJ_I5-ler_r0h2IbBMI-IxLIcjZageTeCKmNPCmfLCkMkEfKmUO_YzQTKDJ5I9s/s1600-h/PM02-23.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfU0P8Koz0e-08ILer5fYoxn3_SfhWkfaDP62LhapTEHycYjlWlNUJ1sGtxTcCFKZ5L2FlqQyaI5fJJ_I5-ler_r0h2IbBMI-IxLIcjZageTeCKmNPCmfLCkMkEfKmUO_YzQTKDJ5I9s/s400/PM02-23.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414906709267924786" border="0" /></a>Wash shirt.ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-88488875847963061192009-12-06T16:48:00.000-08:002009-12-06T17:05:26.971-08:00Next Project?Time to consider the next Paint Machine project. Right now most of what I want to get done is more Romans, and some assorted single Skaven (WFB) figures.<br /><br />But possibilities for the next project here include:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ancients</span>:<br />24 Spanish Scutarii (Crusader & Old Glory)<br />28 Carthaginian infantry/veterans (Crusader)<br />28 Thureophoroi (Crusader)<br />8 Balearic Slingers (Foundry)<br />12 Cretan Archers (Black Tree Designs)<br />30 +/- Numidian infantry (Wargames Factory)<br />30 Ancient Germans (Wargames Factory)<br />30 +/- Numidian infantry (Old Glory) (When/where did I get these!?)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Medievals</span>:<br />25 Low Countries Pikemen (Old Glory)<br />12 +/- Low Countries Plançoniers<br />12-16 (or more) Assorted Artillerists<br />30 Landsknecht Pikemen (Old Glory)<br />10 Landsknecht Handgunners (Foundry)<br /><br />I have some other medievals but don't know what I want to do with them yet.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fantasy</span>:<br />All of the fantasy stuff I've got on deck at the moment falls into one of three categories, either a single figure, something I need to purchase more of (and I'm on a mini buying "freeze" at the moment,) or something I don't see myself using in the near future (like more Empire infantry.)<br /><br /><br /><br />There are a couple in the list above that I'm considering, more than some of the others. If anyone cares to have any input, feel free to reply.ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-24900254198494991562009-12-06T16:06:00.000-08:002009-12-06T16:50:53.423-08:00(PM01) Romans - Part 7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sYW8zBFaZ7k3yO0CfprnkbJsvtTd1YmvJ_Oa1JX86ElMV5QbaNKFmsZ-U0EeegJ6OJ2h_9ch1aIcHtQMd5lO0vKv2UxpaABZg0-7jxlIVwQB69ZKObQ8wshmp5ZOPkAn0qqzmx9tTTk/s1600-h/PM01-21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sYW8zBFaZ7k3yO0CfprnkbJsvtTd1YmvJ_Oa1JX86ElMV5QbaNKFmsZ-U0EeegJ6OJ2h_9ch1aIcHtQMd5lO0vKv2UxpaABZg0-7jxlIVwQB69ZKObQ8wshmp5ZOPkAn0qqzmx9tTTk/s400/PM01-21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412279887572591058" border="0" /></a><br />Step Twenty-Two. Painted all the helmets, shield bosses, greaves, and a few other bits with VMC Old Gold.<br /><br />Step Twenty-Two: 22 min.<br />Total: 287 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizqTLNReiL_EwUX3O6NX_mbT1fvXG7ysTti2_nc8QVtAMsMv6WtHhWRbNkvHp0a41AWPoQs8IOMroC3_0zUylQnTdqb528rQfltFBobpJXYdAtEQvTK533QGULHJ4zstUK59FH31iQpY/s1600-h/PM01-22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizqTLNReiL_EwUX3O6NX_mbT1fvXG7ysTti2_nc8QVtAMsMv6WtHhWRbNkvHp0a41AWPoQs8IOMroC3_0zUylQnTdqb528rQfltFBobpJXYdAtEQvTK533QGULHJ4zstUK59FH31iQpY/s400/PM01-22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412279887423111714" border="0" /></a><br />Step Twenty-Three. A slightly diluted GW Flesh Wash on all the gold. I would prefer something a little darker but less red/orange. As much as I like the new GW washes, they're not strong enough on gold for the look I want. Last time I tried it, I had to use two coats. So for now I am sticking with the old Flesh Wash.<br /><br />Step Twenty-Three: 6 min.<br />Total: 293 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXYwlf1WQlI8_gl2OxtqixpeyYbw5nTAXWHZWm5fmM2YaDALzdUcgWWrCed4Punxm9qXPhSOOlinstEkuU15OwhR4QXR5N5gn87o9LyWXO7k2Ee72AqCJAEITysjPw5Azf20LQgt_opA/s1600-h/PM01-23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXYwlf1WQlI8_gl2OxtqixpeyYbw5nTAXWHZWm5fmM2YaDALzdUcgWWrCed4Punxm9qXPhSOOlinstEkuU15OwhR4QXR5N5gn87o9LyWXO7k2Ee72AqCJAEITysjPw5Azf20LQgt_opA/s400/PM01-23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412279881859357842" border="0" /></a><br />Step Twenty-Four. I highlighted some areas around the tops of the helms, the spine of the boss, and other areas. On the cornu (horn) I made a second pass at highlighting with some old GW Shining Gold mixed into the VMC Old Gold.<br /><br />Step Twenty-Four: 3 min.<br /> Total: 296 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDR9VMbzEk7vkuidmqIfTLJMldRp88RAuXAYrtxj1OpF2phCAIE8UyNnOkGVGi64EUBb8rLyG11hEqQsgDzPgaYCcNtN8q94e5B3b32-TAzwk6E0k96KNGEYAOpWfMIG44jdS1kEaMiZw/s1600-h/PM01-24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDR9VMbzEk7vkuidmqIfTLJMldRp88RAuXAYrtxj1OpF2phCAIE8UyNnOkGVGi64EUBb8rLyG11hEqQsgDzPgaYCcNtN8q94e5B3b32-TAzwk6E0k96KNGEYAOpWfMIG44jdS1kEaMiZw/s400/PM01-24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412279872563847778" border="0" /></a><br />Step Twenty-Five. The crests on the helms were already painted black, so I hit them with a little mix of Black and Mississippi Mud as a sort of highlight. While I had both of these paints out, I also quickly drybrushed the wolf pelt with the Miss. Mud, and painted the opening on the cornu black.<br /><br />Step Twenty-Five: 5 min.<br /> Total: 301 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UKtQGQ8vGimCubTNHTrrjjuZJlku3FANtu_I3Ui85kz_4qRxIV2bdrRI2h9Fe0qNPooMvtvFVlRFXZKFT9T0MOFGcJ1hb92207jlslHk48RCiQD7CEkteieWTvofGRX062SLvHt6ll4/s1600-h/PM01-25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UKtQGQ8vGimCubTNHTrrjjuZJlku3FANtu_I3Ui85kz_4qRxIV2bdrRI2h9Fe0qNPooMvtvFVlRFXZKFT9T0MOFGcJ1hb92207jlslHk48RCiQD7CEkteieWTvofGRX062SLvHt6ll4/s400/PM01-25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412279869067412946" border="0" /></a><br />Step Twenty-Six. Quickie step, but not much to see. Another light drybrush on the wolf pelt with Coat d'Arms Horse Tone Roan. Then a drybrush of GW Dark Flesh on the bear pelt, followed by a light drybrush with Snakebite Leather.<br /><br />Step Twenty-Six: 2 min.<br /> Total: 303 min.<br /><br /><br /><br />All done! Way ahead of my initial estimate -- almost half the time, exactly. I really did push myself, and in all honesty these are relatively simple and they are not my best work. But I have a lot of Romans to paint, so I'm looking to make some compromises.<br /><br />303 minutes /18 figures = 17 minutes per figure (rounded up.)<br /><br />Not bad. I have 9 more sets of 18 to finish, so that's good news. I will be doing some of them in slightly different colors. The process should be the same, however, and should take a similar amount of time. The time above doesn't include the prep time & basing, of course.ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-72089497207882615782009-12-06T09:25:00.000-08:002009-12-06T09:37:16.118-08:00(PM01) Romans - Part 6I'm just going to lump steps Seventeen through Twenty-One together. Each one involved a thin layer of the dark red I used for the base, mixed with an increasing amount of Vallejo Model Color's Rojo Mate (Matte Red). The first mix was maybe like 1/6, then 1/3, then 1/1, then 2/1 then straight Rojo Mate. Honestly, I have no idea if those numbers are anything near accurate. Sorry. I mix paints by "eye" not by measurement.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDlg99TwNaE-i1R2JItYgICVzuYJDwaS6_MBGw4-SKZlFBzzlvTqqrGL2fLpmHoMUStDHVo74eP9MvKHVnK0YvPuNEA8cdSV7I1EPg_MkfqbRT2XMIrbWFcLp_icYCZoUcNrLXTV5X74/s1600-h/PM01-16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDlg99TwNaE-i1R2JItYgICVzuYJDwaS6_MBGw4-SKZlFBzzlvTqqrGL2fLpmHoMUStDHVo74eP9MvKHVnK0YvPuNEA8cdSV7I1EPg_MkfqbRT2XMIrbWFcLp_icYCZoUcNrLXTV5X74/s400/PM01-16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412175836078757842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9RIgCtsbCkCSWQAFAWa8YoHVDvgf7TGbERYw6FRE5XD6g3umR3nuapGR5z23WvD1hYqRU0BcgG1TO8urLzAfa_kKCt_HD_B1t9SpCaCf_viVe23gaXjDRNh4rLJH43rNgA2o9kMl5U4/s1600-h/PM01-17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9RIgCtsbCkCSWQAFAWa8YoHVDvgf7TGbERYw6FRE5XD6g3umR3nuapGR5z23WvD1hYqRU0BcgG1TO8urLzAfa_kKCt_HD_B1t9SpCaCf_viVe23gaXjDRNh4rLJH43rNgA2o9kMl5U4/s400/PM01-17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412175829523280578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bJOJQ9XgDgmtK43hfXpWUuruS4DSM9QjCE59rwqgFyyx2aN0ag1Pw8QyGYSbyPOLzQX2kBp0bZebl4nHjCBfEuKTqFwq_vF9K29kxzfV_RWtIpLk2Sz6Fj4lVaLxYkPM94byvlh7Fog/s1600-h/PM01-18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bJOJQ9XgDgmtK43hfXpWUuruS4DSM9QjCE59rwqgFyyx2aN0ag1Pw8QyGYSbyPOLzQX2kBp0bZebl4nHjCBfEuKTqFwq_vF9K29kxzfV_RWtIpLk2Sz6Fj4lVaLxYkPM94byvlh7Fog/s400/PM01-18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412175825416616018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzM2iUGw-qmpXemnWQ-PYtrNeUf8HUNFuQ3T9N22k3K46_lISXFdiIV8mPxcvgGnuguU6uQwgUOQ_fwFH0Wk9h62Qwm631KN7PnCRlGK2G-sltNRbZdEFiwLxEXLmWBvIWYewf70EOrI/s1600-h/PM01-19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzM2iUGw-qmpXemnWQ-PYtrNeUf8HUNFuQ3T9N22k3K46_lISXFdiIV8mPxcvgGnuguU6uQwgUOQ_fwFH0Wk9h62Qwm631KN7PnCRlGK2G-sltNRbZdEFiwLxEXLmWBvIWYewf70EOrI/s400/PM01-19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412175815855450226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2KHYkdWzH9U2PsOL19cpIyaFB2ZXY7ygr7r18QOyVcCePyxWVE3lBYtB7dCr9bIXsqlINo2Ho0uWqBSeo_1GJulxmdLuf1n3XiNvQ3kb86Arc8rngk1Rd0TaGKcnMPdfcV91HXmd5js/s1600-h/PM01-20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2KHYkdWzH9U2PsOL19cpIyaFB2ZXY7ygr7r18QOyVcCePyxWVE3lBYtB7dCr9bIXsqlINo2Ho0uWqBSeo_1GJulxmdLuf1n3XiNvQ3kb86Arc8rngk1Rd0TaGKcnMPdfcV91HXmd5js/s400/PM01-20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412175809349495410" border="0" /></a><br />As with my previous update, I'll stand by the decision to paint a few extra layers. The total time for all of these steps is only slightly over a minute per figure. Cutting back on a couple of steps may have saved me 10 minutes, but like the final effect.<br /><br />One note, though... and this may sound a bit like excuse-making, but because of the differences in the finish (sheen) of the two paints, the reds always look more extreme in the photos than in real life.<br /><br /><br />Step Seventeen: 7 Min.<br />Step Eighteen: 5 Min.<br />Step Nineteen: 3 Min.<br />Step Twenty: 3 Min.<br />Step Twenty-One: 5 min.<br /> Total: 265 min.ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-3931153829818260852009-12-05T13:32:00.000-08:002009-12-05T13:59:00.439-08:00(PM01) Romans - Part 5<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZbQLSmJz-7bmWeNRecI7oKXwoRvCwxB_DftRwdk9OnbiR34kNYg-hV5dL17b1QnR52ayJhjHCJkc3C_PHS1jFg_uNn2wzaoCf3bM4nj0Kp_FOIm0j1fpZMYjt3wBu5qLFr_R6UwsdaY/s1600-h/PM01-11.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZbQLSmJz-7bmWeNRecI7oKXwoRvCwxB_DftRwdk9OnbiR34kNYg-hV5dL17b1QnR52ayJhjHCJkc3C_PHS1jFg_uNn2wzaoCf3bM4nj0Kp_FOIm0j1fpZMYjt3wBu5qLFr_R6UwsdaY/s400/PM01-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411868750019807810" border="0" /></a><br />Step Twelve. I painted a base coat of light tan (Vallejo Model Color 912 Tan Yellow) on all of the cloth.<br /><br />Step Twelve: 14 min.<br />Total: 221 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1HEC9E7QQMHna0h6YBJaiugq8Fo4QG7j5qLdNr71yz2Wjb5jXHgEzeWmnfs_Dbf8M85e3p8syAO3PW1_ebo2MHHv3cmY6UYtsD7pSecgo9JNAkzVRHurH5VT9s44YjJv7ZNIY3fmOi0/s1600-h/PM01-12.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1HEC9E7QQMHna0h6YBJaiugq8Fo4QG7j5qLdNr71yz2Wjb5jXHgEzeWmnfs_Dbf8M85e3p8syAO3PW1_ebo2MHHv3cmY6UYtsD7pSecgo9JNAkzVRHurH5VT9s44YjJv7ZNIY3fmOi0/s400/PM01-12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411868745281669506" border="0" /></a><br />Step Thirteen. I painted over the tan in all areas except the parts that would have the deepest shadow.<br /><br />This bottle of Americana Antique White is almost empty. I have bought three other "Antique White" paints and none of them are the same (see next step). Unfortunately both craft stores near me seem to have quit carrying this particular color. It's still <a href="http://www.decoart.com/cgi-bin/ColorChart.cgi?Americana_Acrylics">listed at their web page</a>, though, so it still seems to be manufactured. Very frustrating. Seems silly to pay the shipping for just one bottle of paint.<br /><br />Step Thirteen: 7 min.<br /> Total: 228 min.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6ugoI2iKqInfnNpTsovvSXqElE1uacbnb07OUgAco6nMbBbQ0yktq_KLk6dkDdgNTM5uQX-lbdnvOLQ6yPzy4pMWiPNBUUsirglBi8JHBRls3YEdYRqDmy_0McxFMVjH0krsqJpXSr4/s1600-h/PM01-13.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6ugoI2iKqInfnNpTsovvSXqElE1uacbnb07OUgAco6nMbBbQ0yktq_KLk6dkDdgNTM5uQX-lbdnvOLQ6yPzy4pMWiPNBUUsirglBi8JHBRls3YEdYRqDmy_0McxFMVjH0krsqJpXSr4/s400/PM01-13.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411868744268707730" border="0" /></a><br />Step Fourteen. Another highlight using one of the alternate "Antique White" paints mentioned above. It's about midway between the other paint and pure white. At least it makes a good mid-point layer.<br /><br />Step Fourteen: 6 min.<br /> Total: 234 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwFLX99tGQTLoCrLqtn-TCZw_t1VyWXQkyWet3v5nOkFwHqvKmzU2QMTrwGCYf28GJiVBH_IO-oDnl1fjexHqpQmwRYmMieYTlWyAmZWD7iXyz5vYDaEXW0sW7Hr8A-eAXLNjIBA4MAg/s1600-h/PM01-14.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwFLX99tGQTLoCrLqtn-TCZw_t1VyWXQkyWet3v5nOkFwHqvKmzU2QMTrwGCYf28GJiVBH_IO-oDnl1fjexHqpQmwRYmMieYTlWyAmZWD7iXyz5vYDaEXW0sW7Hr8A-eAXLNjIBA4MAg/s400/PM01-14.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411868739973694274" border="0" /></a><br />Step Fifteen. Small highlights at some of the most extreme areas of highlight.<br /><br />The "three color" style of painting gives decent results. But going with further layers will increase the effect of layering, making it blend (visually) with each extra layer. Looking at the time spent on the last couple steps, particularly this one, you can see how little time it is involved in going that extra step. I was actually wondering if I should have stopped with the previous step. After looking at the time myself, I'm fine with going with 4 or 5 layers on major areas of figures.<br /><br /><br />Step Fifteen: 3 min.<br /> Total: 237 min.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KJ4om8I8eBMBNu44g8VTuPjaoIFC2uXwlGJPtdntlxhOxcng3_M34QqrkqOsGMwb7_HGCXlKbvDobHV5bk8_SIQEXBeNG-FIR2IocM1103lkaHf2xm9kwMD06voefUcOSXPpLKQXAwY/s1600-h/PM01-15.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KJ4om8I8eBMBNu44g8VTuPjaoIFC2uXwlGJPtdntlxhOxcng3_M34QqrkqOsGMwb7_HGCXlKbvDobHV5bk8_SIQEXBeNG-FIR2IocM1103lkaHf2xm9kwMD06voefUcOSXPpLKQXAwY/s400/PM01-15.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411868735656261346" border="0" /></a><br />Step Sixteen. Base coat of red on the shields. Many reds have weak coverage on a black base. Or even over white -- they will look streaky. So I usually figure on at least one "prep coat." If I wanted to paint a very dark red, I'd repeat a second thin layer of this paint next. But I will be painting a bit of a lighter/medium red. So the next step will be...<br /><br />...to be continued...<br /><br /><br />Step Sixteen: 5 min.<br /> Total: 242 min.ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-68573614911966479702009-12-02T21:55:00.000-08:002009-12-05T13:33:22.227-08:00(PM01) Romans - Part 4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jpGRdRkMvP_jjCoL6KbT5XjFHgAAf-z9Kmwiviq_BjAQcSDjWVIpYq4aPs0EsndtJug4LvkD9_Hmng3Lr_yuBnoLRdDY2asHx82FJ1djB28OpZeH68tBgGY18G3_2NPgrfGwwlePQUE/s1600-h/PM01-08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jpGRdRkMvP_jjCoL6KbT5XjFHgAAf-z9Kmwiviq_BjAQcSDjWVIpYq4aPs0EsndtJug4LvkD9_Hmng3Lr_yuBnoLRdDY2asHx82FJ1djB28OpZeH68tBgGY18G3_2NPgrfGwwlePQUE/s400/PM01-08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410885509688546002" border="0" /></a><br />Step Nine. I painted all the leathery bits, backs of the shields, etc. with GW's Dark Flesh. This took longer than I thought.<br /><br />Step Nine: 52 min.<br />Total: 184 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7WSzi1j6q-3OJ4UKr-w2dN15p9i9MW71H2-XftpzlE88xDoxMC2_IiD01xS6cZXvq24VxhLP_aD0-5agtRBB4q-zRoWcYctEugQXGfw3j6-A1BlxDnDSw0y-H-xpjHyKN04za3os8D0/s1600-h/PM01-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7WSzi1j6q-3OJ4UKr-w2dN15p9i9MW71H2-XftpzlE88xDoxMC2_IiD01xS6cZXvq24VxhLP_aD0-5agtRBB4q-zRoWcYctEugQXGfw3j6-A1BlxDnDSw0y-H-xpjHyKN04za3os8D0/s400/PM01-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410885504449735970" border="0" /></a><br />Step Ten. Just one figure for this step, but it was one last thing I wanted to get done before doing a black wash. Mississippi Mud on the wolf pelt. This is the same color I use as the basis for most of my bases, plus a hundred other uses. I buy this stuff in bulk and always keep a few bottles stashed in case tragedy strikes and its no longer available. The paint didn't even have time to dry before the photo.<br /><br /><br />Step Ten: 1 min.<br />Total: 185 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfRvoIvVxF4_bOcRYXG0wfbibneOgF_C-T07rsENQkgxz9pQsydek2oivTH87dbOiwBB8CAWIAPrqY6TKZQuF3kJ-_tX_5K0PvVdA4uEeELi4jcwW9fqyzDSzzxgaykWOhyphenhyphen_edXqpDU0/s1600-h/PM01-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfRvoIvVxF4_bOcRYXG0wfbibneOgF_C-T07rsENQkgxz9pQsydek2oivTH87dbOiwBB8CAWIAPrqY6TKZQuF3kJ-_tX_5K0PvVdA4uEeELi4jcwW9fqyzDSzzxgaykWOhyphenhyphen_edXqpDU0/s400/PM01-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410885496151053186" border="0" /></a><br />Step Eleven. I did a wash over everything from the last three steps -- the silver, and both browns. This will help cover any slop from drybrushing of the mail (and make it look more like steel than silver), plus tone down & shade the leather, as well as bring out some of the detail in the boots.<br /><br />Step Eleven: 22 min.<br />Total: 207 min.<br /><br /><br />I'm making good time. I'm at least half way done, if not further, and I'm only about 1/3 of the way into my time estimate of 600 minutes (10 hours).ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-8782758905470634742009-12-01T21:11:00.000-08:002009-12-01T21:21:43.718-08:00(PM01) Romans - Part 3I've been busy with other things the past few weeks, so obviously there have been no updates. Further reason to try to make the best use of my painting time. ;)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY99GYt_hR5AEcC9gpIyjHBYNp_91gqCs8wZhQksdofLex5f1GSLDrbAxj_gLER1QT1cPGVp6C5CSGBXPhVppmeOcVtAjVfKL0E5a4XA9nNocVWR8wdG-Uo4vZr-mz_cdKVoAlVydJVt0/s1600-h/PM01-06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY99GYt_hR5AEcC9gpIyjHBYNp_91gqCs8wZhQksdofLex5f1GSLDrbAxj_gLER1QT1cPGVp6C5CSGBXPhVppmeOcVtAjVfKL0E5a4XA9nNocVWR8wdG-Uo4vZr-mz_cdKVoAlVydJVt0/s400/PM01-06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410502548366868434" border="0" /></a><br />Step Seven. I touched up all the non-flesh areas that had gotten some of my sloppy flesh paint on them, especially the metallic areas. This always seems a tedious step, but it's the price I pay for getting the flesh done quickly.<br /><br />Step Seven: 26 min.<br />Total: 109 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIePRzWSckEyrcfTVrpgOO6Sv5t2iPwEeFWUUWGebBhbmoM0eyraoY8fCh_EmkMJnxts97XksQrdZlyXdY2vO0y6bO6X8FPaIRNcvXmrLrtR9ltcC7EqnfmdB9-X4O7XChWvNOfooaCs/s1600-h/PM01-07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIePRzWSckEyrcfTVrpgOO6Sv5t2iPwEeFWUUWGebBhbmoM0eyraoY8fCh_EmkMJnxts97XksQrdZlyXdY2vO0y6bO6X8FPaIRNcvXmrLrtR9ltcC7EqnfmdB9-X4O7XChWvNOfooaCs/s400/PM01-07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410502538878874322" border="0" /></a><br />Step Eight. First I did a quick drybrushing of the mail, then I went back and painted the steel parts of the pila, as well as a couple helmets and other bits silver. I'm using a bright (GW Mithril Silver) color because these areas (along with others) will get a black wash later. About half the time on this step was spent on each portion (drybrushing mail, painting other parts.)<br /><br /><br />Step Eight: 23 min.<br />Total: 132 min.ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-40335992393063226142009-11-19T11:16:00.000-08:002009-11-19T11:17:40.500-08:00Back in a MinuteQuick almost-update. After starting this project, a few things have drawn me away for a week or so. I hope to pick back up over the weekend or early next week.ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-31808814993132475812009-11-08T17:39:00.000-08:002009-11-08T17:49:38.969-08:00(PM01) Romans - Part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hVWaWP1GDNlGrdN4XQtbBMVsj4lHn4VYdP1OHXvvhZDXTnFUZuuKlqVRl5azKpqJi6dn2zXdKS6uRNwn6JgDVQ1XckFO17JdhblnaWk1zPu8LAid30Bbg8PswmuV4ve1CK9J608bh8s/s1600-h/PM01-05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hVWaWP1GDNlGrdN4XQtbBMVsj4lHn4VYdP1OHXvvhZDXTnFUZuuKlqVRl5azKpqJi6dn2zXdKS6uRNwn6JgDVQ1XckFO17JdhblnaWk1zPu8LAid30Bbg8PswmuV4ve1CK9J608bh8s/s400/PM01-05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401912788469129586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Step Six. The eyes. I paint both the whites and a small black dot on the eyes. I've always done that since my first figures, and after 20 years or so, I've got a decent speed at it.<br /><br />Sometimes I will need to go back and repaint an eye or two. To do that, I will usually just cover the messed up eye with dark-ish brown, then repaint the white and black. That didn't happen at all this time.<br /><br />I frequently use some pretty beat-up brushes, but I have set aside a detail brush for very fine work, almost all of that is painting eyes.<br /><br />A couple of tips...<br /><br />1. Practice. Like I said, I've been doing it for a long time on a lot of figures. I've painted a lot of very bad eyes.<br /><br />2. Thin your paints. It will help control where the paint goes, and it will keep the eye area from getting globbed up with paint.<br /><br />3. Keep in mind the natural movements of the eye on real people. If you screw up and paint the black dot to one side, make the other one fit that gesture. This means that sometimes figures won't be looking straight ahead. In fact, sometimes I don't want them looking straight ahead. But having one guy in a unit of 18 glancing at the man to his left doesn't seem so odd and is better than obsessing over detail that most people won't even notice.<br /><br />I spent about half the time on the white, half the time on the black dots. Because of the speed I can do this at, it's sometimes the sort of thing I will do while waiting for something else that's going on, like water boiling for dinner, etc. (That's what I did tonight.)<br /><br />When it's sometimes hard to get enough time to paint, you can find small breaks in your daily schedule now and then to make small progress.<br /><br /><br />Step Six: 5 min.<br />Total: 83 min.ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-36627489475453737462009-11-05T20:52:00.000-08:002009-11-05T21:21:37.225-08:00Paint Machine Project No. 1 - (PM01) RomansI'm going to do a series of Paint Machine Projects. For each one I will try to push my painting speed while trying not to make too many sacrifices to quality. Although this first Project will help me set a bit of a benchmark, I am still trying to pick up the pace from the past batch of figures I recently finished.<br /><br />My guess is that I can paint the 18 figures in around 10 hours (600 minutes). I will post my time at each stage, and keep a running total.<br /><br />I'm working on Late Republican Romans, and have a boatload of plastic legionaries from Wargames Factory to paint for the basis of the army/armies. Some of the peripheral troops may come later. Each unit of legionaries is a group of 18 figures, including 4 "command" figures.<br /><br />For the purposes of the Paint Machine, the figures are already cleaned, assembled & primed. In this case, the primer is a little rough. These were some of the last figures I primed using Armory black primer, which came out very grainy. That is a discussion for elsewhere, however. On with the painting!<br /><br />Tonight was flesh night.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZrQBykK-s0xraIEfxZd9Qkjn5ti_kNVJ_Jk14n4wXjdzl17VLdKKvKkLyB68-8nVYAK9bnnlgJP0dh7yUYKyyq7ST23PuZqEWt0WYbPz2gsWyOAsZPSePdrG4ihfd-3krJVhvhn59rk/s1600-h/PM01-01.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZrQBykK-s0xraIEfxZd9Qkjn5ti_kNVJ_Jk14n4wXjdzl17VLdKKvKkLyB68-8nVYAK9bnnlgJP0dh7yUYKyyq7ST23PuZqEWt0WYbPz2gsWyOAsZPSePdrG4ihfd-3krJVhvhn59rk/s400/PM01-01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400850405000966626" border="0" /></a><br />Painting flesh is almost always the first thing I do. It's also the messiest. I don't know if it's just the enthusiasm for starting a new project, or just the fact that there's nothing else painted on the figure to "mess up" if I work sloppy. But it works for me.<br /><br />I've always been able to find good flesh colors with good coverage in the craft store brands, like the one above. They last for a long time as well. Above is the base coat.<br /><br />Step One: 30 min.<br />Total: 30 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYfQ66v-0e_ZSMNtm45ta_TgMrLSfnMUTL7hwHZhi9DvT7l14nNNyO_6Zv7uOrQSx8AsWkzkp-oaH0y4JapsuQAuFq4_8njz6yXJRYL2GJZIHn_6kBpuXWnnbCAlwIeLwMykwF-87n4s/s1600-h/PM01-02.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYfQ66v-0e_ZSMNtm45ta_TgMrLSfnMUTL7hwHZhi9DvT7l14nNNyO_6Zv7uOrQSx8AsWkzkp-oaH0y4JapsuQAuFq4_8njz6yXJRYL2GJZIHn_6kBpuXWnnbCAlwIeLwMykwF-87n4s/s400/PM01-02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400850406279054306" border="0" /></a><br />I follow that with a slightly diluted (with clean water) wash using GW's old Flesh Wash. This is now out of production and is like gold to me. I've got another bottle or two horded away and haven't yet figured out what I will do when I run out.<br /><br />I've wondered if these first two steps could just be combined by using a darker base coat, but the Flesh Wash really does provide a nice gradient, even if I do end up layering on top of some of it.<br /><br />Step 2: 10 min.<br />Total: 40 min.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2cdxs-uZmBpRhA4ZO92ZoDWliacHi6rMfDN27m6d5RlYcDAGT5jjXTN1rxlfQxdJPFjcfSpXssDFLJ3FEZyGD7c4DRrV69z68LlsXJ9ZP58VbJTnc16hbTu7h8qg9qeDtz_gb_qr5d4/s1600-h/PM01-03.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2cdxs-uZmBpRhA4ZO92ZoDWliacHi6rMfDN27m6d5RlYcDAGT5jjXTN1rxlfQxdJPFjcfSpXssDFLJ3FEZyGD7c4DRrV69z68LlsXJ9ZP58VbJTnc16hbTu7h8qg9qeDtz_gb_qr5d4/s400/PM01-03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400850397746347874" border="0" /></a><br />Next comes a highlight of the raised & top areas with the original flesh color. I try to keep this fairly quick & not worry too much over minute precision.<br /><br />Step Three: 16 min.<br />Total: 56 min.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpPQr8DRm0E0zmJO_1TKwxBNAAdYa08C3rlAZjBtmJLTjRkpyz7hGOCJI46Pg_oTimz2f7ogUtWUsC9Us9d2jpSPpxsBAzFLhPkDibuSRDi7oUJpA5daLt14auaTytyfBxZXdqC0Y0qk/s1600-h/PM01-04.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpPQr8DRm0E0zmJO_1TKwxBNAAdYa08C3rlAZjBtmJLTjRkpyz7hGOCJI46Pg_oTimz2f7ogUtWUsC9Us9d2jpSPpxsBAzFLhPkDibuSRDi7oUJpA5daLt14auaTytyfBxZXdqC0Y0qk/s400/PM01-04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400850395284030802" border="0" /></a><br />I took a shortcut here. This is really two steps. The first (Step Four) is to give one more highlight to the uppermost portions of the flesh and any other spots I want to pick out. I used a mix of slightly the original flesh mixed with white. My guess is that I used about 30-40% white at most. The second (Step Five) was to put a tiny bit of straight Flesh Wash into each eye socket in preparation for painting the eyes.<br /><br />Step Four: 10 min.<br />Step Five: 2 min.<br />Total: 78 min.ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635081569988877424.post-84958124932528019112009-11-05T20:34:00.000-08:002009-12-26T15:13:31.177-08:00Paint Machine Introduction & SummaryThe idea behind the Paint Machine is to find a middle ground between detailed, high quality painting and "speed painting." It's an attempt at painting better than average <span style="font-style: italic;">armies</span>, but at a pace that allows the painter to get the figures on the table quickly.<br /><br />My plan is to use the skills and techniques already learned through years of painting, and try to push them further. I will try to keep a list of tips here, and reference this introduction at the top of the page. I plan to update it as I continue to pick up new ideas. I'm calling them rules. But they're not really rules, as such... more like <span style="font-style: italic;">guidelines</span>. ;)<br /><br />Let me state once again, to be clear. The goal of this blog is to help myself and maybe help others paint <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">armies</span>. Not individual showpieces.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Rules of Paint Machine:</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Last updated: 26 DEC 09<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">1. Tools and Work Environment</span><br /><br />Paints<br /><br />Brushes<br /><br />Work Area<br /><br />Light<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">2. General Painting Tips</span><br /><br />Perfection<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">There are many people with a perfectionist streak when it comes to painting miniatures. That's a great quality for those painting detailed show-pieces or competition entries. For that sort of painting, there are many painting guides that will help you paint at the very best skill level and quality of detail that you can.<br /><br />I, on the other hand, will tell you to relax and let a few things slide.<br /><br />The way I look at painting armies for wargaming, there is no right or wrong. There's just a sliding scale of how much time and effort each painter wants to put into their figures. If you want to get armies painted, you've got to be willing to accept that every line, every block of color, etc. may not turn out exactly the way you want.<br /><br />This is not to say you can't go back and correct something you think looks awful. By all means, paint you figures to meet your requirements. But try to determine a realistic level of quality in the first place, and paint figure that you think look good but to a degree of quality that is realistic in the first place. There are very few armies that look like painting competition winners.<br /><br />This is important, I think, because I've heard people say, "well, I'm such a perfectionist, I can't paint armies because it takes me a month (or whatever) to do just one figure." The issue here is not necessarily the fact that they are a perfectionist. The problem is an unrealistic concept of what a large army of figures should look like.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /><br />Level of Detail<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Related to the above comments regarding perfection and what is achievable, I suggest considering what level of detail you consider to be your realistic goal, and set out some guidelines for yourself. Feel free to change this as you are working. If something looks good to you before you're reached your planned level of detail, consider whether you might be willing to stop at that point, and skip a step or two.<br /><br />As with most other painting considerations, there are no right or wrong ways to paint. Eyes are a good example. Personally, I paint eyes on almost all figures that have them visible. Some people paint the eye areas dark, since realistically, eyes can be hard to pick out from a distance (hence the phrase "don't fire 'til you see the whites of their eyes.") Other people paint the faces, and let the eyes stand out a bit with a wash on the entire face. In any case, it's about your own preference. Don't try to do anything you don't think looks good to you. I can paint eyes pretty fast, so that's why I usually include that step. But, related to the perfection statement above, I'm also willing to accept that sometimes a few figures may not look quite right. I just make sure they're in the back ranks. ;)<br /><br />Many other details fall into this category. Shield designs on ancients and medievals, for example -- and whether or not to use hand painted shields or transfers, or just solid colors. Lacing on horse & musket era figures is similar. Insignia on modern figures may be another.<br /><br />If you're going to be painting a few hundred (or many hundred) figures, take a minute to consider what details will stand out when they're on the table, and what level of detail you'd like to see, and most importantly, can reasonably accomplish.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /><br />"Assembly Line"<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">One of the most important factors for speeding up painting is the "assembly line" process. That is taking a group of figures and painting them at the same time. Each step in the process involves paining the same part on multiple figures, before moving on to the next step. The quantities involved may vary by painter & type of figures. I personally paint anywhere from 8 to 30 figures at once.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Like Colors</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Related to the Assembly Line process is the idea of painting like colors in one group of figures. With uniformed troops, this is no problem. You can paint a big group of ancient Romans or Seven Years War French at one time, and they will all look the same, so the Assembly Line process is simple.<br /><br />But what about something like ancient Germans or Celts? Or multi-colored Landsknechts? Or figures in civilian clothes?<br /><br />The trick I use is to ignore the game (army) organization and pick figures from various units, regements, etc. that will be painted in similar colors, and paint them at one time.<br /><br />So, for example, for a group of Landsknechts (or WFB Empire state troops) I may take 8 pikemen, 3 handgunners, 3 halberdiers and 2 artillery crew and paint them all in the same scheme of red, green and white. Then I will pick a second batch of similar figures and paint them in blue and yellow, and so on. Although it will delay completion of each individual unit/group/regiment, when I've finished them all it will have taken less time than doing them separately.<br /><br />The reason is because there is less switching of paints and all the accompanying tasks (thinning paint, washing brushes, etc.) You also don't have to think about how to paint each figure. You know that the given group will all be red and white, so you just paint them that way without delay.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">3. Specific Painting Techniques</span><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Layering<br /><br />Washes<br /><br />Drybrushing<br /><br />Overbrushing<br /><br /></span></span></span></span>ZeroTwentythreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00382747835221715170noreply@blogger.com0