Pulper, you should get bonus points just for fielding a Monty Python army!
Brilliant.
Thanks for comments on my pirates, guys
I didn't think my painting style was all that different, but maybe it is?
I think I do tend to leave a bit more of the dark undercoat showing through.
This is ironic really, as usually I undercoat in white, then give a dark brown wash, which goes into all the recesses. Then I start painting!
Works for me, although I know not everybody likes the style.
It's not as neat as the 'pure' three (or four, five or six) colour layering method, although the principles are more or less the same.