Describe how you paint a normal miniature

[WillieB]

Of course if you use high quality figures like these beautiful Anglian ones the results tend to be better and easier



PLease keep in mind that
A) I'm probably the worst photographer you'll ever meet and
B) only the face and trousers on this one is done yet. Paint's still wet!



Another dark one. I almost feel sorry for those poor Republicans.



This face will need some extra shading, but the uniform came out alright



He's not sure where the enemy is.



Bossy Moroccan type.



And a Carlist NCO for good measure.

Very WIP but I meant to show part of the purple undercoat and ivory drybrush of course. As soon as they are ready I'll try to put some decent pictures on this site.

[Lowtardog]

I assume those guys are wearing some kind of covering on their winkies? Either that or there's something very odd going on with their anatomy.

They look like the ticks that cats sometimes get. Painful place to get a tick that big!  

Yes indeed, they are penis sheaths which I am told protected against winkie shrinkage which is understandable when someone is pointing a 3 foot long arrow at your family jewels..my winkie shrinks just at the thought of it ::

What is worse is that their enemies often shaved all their bodys including the Pubic areas to avoid these guys grabbing them and dragging them off to eat, they saw cannibalism as a source of meat and not a ritual....more reasons for winkie shrinkage methinks

[Gluteus Maximus]

I effing hate those childish paint names ('Vomit Brown'? Come on!). Makes it impossible to talk sensibly to any tradesman of acrylic paints. Bringing that kind of nomenclature into the miniature painting hobby is the worst disservice any company has ever done.

Couldn't agree more. Sadly the whole "GW Speak" terminology is aimed at teenagers [Orc Arrer Boyz.... aarrrrrgh!] & not at us grumpy old b******s.

There are some great tips here, although my favourite so far is still Ironworker's method as detailed in his "Pulp/BoB" thread elsewhere in the Workbench. Not to say the others aren't worth nicking too - just that my painting skills aren't up to the more complicated methods.

I love washes...  ::