Copplestone Pulp/BoB wips

[Ironworker]

Well I've got my first dozen Copplestone Pulp figs from the Back of Beyond range based and primed and ready to be painted.




  I've decided to group them into groups of four to paint them.  

Here are some WIP shots of the first four figures.



As I started painting the figs I painted would paint one color at a time painting in any detail on each fig I planned to use that color on first.  Flesh tone was an obvious first choice since all four figs would use that color.  



Then I applied the rest of the colors in the same way.  For instance the only other color that they all had was the light tan color like the BAR man's shirt or the womans jacket.  The man with the hat on has that color on the back of his vest which is hard to see.  Then both the man in the hat and the woman have white shirst so I laid down grey on their shirts next.  The BAR man and the man with the rifle both had dark green garmets so I laid that color down ect.....  Eventually I was left with only the colors that would be used on only one fig so I applied each of those last to the figs they were needed on.  This helped speed up the project.  



Then I applied a wash of dark umber with a bit of dark blue over the figs.  This is a speed technique that's not as nice as say picking special washes for each color or avoiding washes on some colors but that takes much more time.  You can still get a high table top standard with one over all wash if you are careful.  

After that I highlighted individual colors the same was as I put them down.  The colors start with a highlight of the base color I put down then two or three progressive highlights.  Just like the base colors I worked them on color on all the figs at the same time with the exception of the flesh tones which I plan to do individually to give the figs a bit more variation.  



Ok here I am most of the way through the highlighting project.  I still have a couple shared colors to highlight like the gun stocks on the BAR and the regular rifle but I'm getting closer.  I'd estimate I have between five and six hours in this project so far and I'd imagine I'll finish up with between eight and 10 hours.  Not bad for four individual figs.  Troopers can usually go a bit faster.  I've also been pretty leasurely with this batch so I may be able to trim that time down to less than two hours a fig on the next batch.  I do have four special figs out of these 12 that I plan to spend longer on as well so I'm saving those for next week.

[Ironworker]

Ok after I get to the point where I've highlighted all the shared colors I finish up one fig at a time.  I also forgot to mention that I often leave metalics till this stage unless the figure has a lot of metalic paint required like an armored knight.  





When I get the rest of the group to this stage I'll finish their bases and clear coat them.

[Lowtardog]

They look damned good, I like your painting style

[twrchtrwyth]

Nice, and cheers for the demonstration.

[Malamute]

I always like seeing how others approach a figure. I like 'em

[RJ]

Nice painting Ironworker, good to see a WIP process posted aswell.

[PeteMurray]

Very nice demonstration, Ironworker. I really appreciate it.

Thanks for the hints on the wash color, too.

[Ironworker]

Thanks for the feedback guys.  I finished the guy with the BAR yesterday afternoon.  I wanted to get the rest of them finished yesterday but things got in the way so hopefully I'll be able to finish them tonight.  

[Ironworker]

I finished up the lady investigator today after lunch.  

[Ironworker]

ok well I finished the last one in the first group.  For some reason I forgot to upload his back shot.

[matakishi]

More good work; keep 'em coming.
Is that a Reaper lion in the background? (I'm interested in the size)

[Ironworker]

Why yes it is.  Would you like me to post a better pic of it with some standard company minis as a size refference?

[matakishi]

That's very kind, next to a Pulp miniature would be great please  

[Ironworker]

Ok I'll try to get to that in a couple hours.

[Argonor]

Like those figs!

I often use a similar approach on my LotR minis using a thinned down black ink on entire models (apart from the skin - I almost always layer that on), then drybrushing/layering the same colour on again to get the mid-tones, then sometimes, sometimes not, apply a lighter tone. It results in a 'dirty' look that is very good for orcs and the likes. Elves and dwarves and other 'noble' races is another matter, of course  

Sometimes I drybrush dark colours on black undercoat for a similar, yet different effect.