Got distracted again;New side project: Anno Domini 1666 (first two games)

[mweaver]

The faction looks brilliant!  I really look forward to seeing what you do with the Spanish.

-Michael

[ErikB]

It occurred to me, while watching Monk re-runs, that your shiny guy looks odd because he is glossy almost everywhere.  He should be matte, like the other minis, everywhere except in a the places that get sweaty such as forehead, maybe chest (maybe not).  Perhaps some armpit discoloration, too.

Just my thoughts.

Great job on these minis!

[Grumpy Gnome]

Great work!

[Olofeus]

The Spanish. They are almost as fun to paint as the Ottomans.

Catalina


Francisca


El Baratero


Hidalgos



Four more to go!

[Metternich]

Simply brilliant.

[ErikB]

Great job!

I especially like the guy with the dagger behind the hat and your tercio-musketeers.  They turned out better than mine.

Any tips for getting in there and layering those tiny, hard to reach faces?  I'm having a very hard time with them.

[scatterbrains]

Beautiful!

[Olofeus]

Thank you all for your kind comments.

@ErikB: No tips as such for painting faces. I use Vallejo medium flesh tone followed with Army Painter soft tone wash. Then I just add layers of thinned medium flesh tone with basic flesh tone increasingly added to the mix. Some times I add a bit of red in one of the layers. The faces are the part I like to paint the most so I like to put some extra effort to it.

Here are latest additions to the Spanish faction.
Sancho Pancha


The last hidalgo

[ErikB]

I am still very impressed by your clean painting style and the hands and faces, especially.

I don't like painting those much, I'm more into the clothing and trying to tease out highlights and shadows on it.  I guess I should slow down and learn to master skin colors.

[Olofeus]

With me it is the other way round. Mostly painting everything else is job that must be done before I can paint the face.
I usually paint the skin bits last.

Thanks for your compliments. And you are absolutely right about Hatmi. He shines too much. I think I need to apply a coat of antishine on him and then just ad a little of gloss varnish to the forehead.

[Gallahad]

Lovely painting. I'm in the excruciating part of the process where I'm still waiting for my delivery. I feel that I am dead last on KS delivery every time!
I'm glad to hear you are enjoying the plastics as I went all in on the plastics. I really love those bright colors on the janissaries.
Very nice painting. Thanks for sharing!

[Morgan]

Your work on these is really excellent. I've just got started on them myself (painting one of the thugs from the core box last night). I'll remember this thread so I can use some of your colours, I think! :-)

[Malamute]

Lovely looking figures

[Olofeus]

Thanks gents!

Here are the last two  of the Spanish faction

Don Quixote


El Capitan


And a shot of the complete  band


Now it's time for a couple of games of AD 1666 before painting some more of these. I think my Baron's war miniatures will start to revolt if more figures cut the painting cue.

[Bloggard]

lovely job.

look fantastic all together in that group pic.