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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: V on 15 July 2008, 09:12:01 PM

Title: Constable Harper - Tingtong Province Police Force
Post by: V on 15 July 2008, 09:12:01 PM
Westwind figure painted using the new GW washes...

(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u320/Showcase_Ireland/01wips011.jpg)



He actually looks better in real life... Weird as with most of my stuff it looks better in the pics!


I am blaming my new project firmly on the denizens of this forum... More to come...

Lots more... 8)
Title: Re: Constable Harper - Tingtong Province Police Force
Post by: theoldschool on 15 July 2008, 11:09:01 PM
Very impressive work V. The highlighting and shading are wonderfully subtle.
I bought a set of these washes but haven't got around to trying them yet. Did you use a white or black undercoat? A 'how I did it' would be gratefully appreciated.
Pat
Title: Re: Constable Harper - Tingtong Province Police Force
Post by: Mancha on 15 July 2008, 11:12:24 PM
Quote from: V on 15 July 2008, 09:12:01 PM
He actually looks better in real life... Weird as with most of my stuff it looks better in the pics!

I don't think I've ever, ever had that particular problem.
Title: Re: Constable Harper - Tingtong Province Police Force
Post by: V on 15 July 2008, 11:29:50 PM
Quote from: theoldschool on 15 July 2008, 11:09:01 PM
Very impressive work V. The highlighting and shading are wonderfully subtle.
I bought a set of these washes but haven't got around to trying them yet. Did you use a white or black undercoat? A 'how I did it' would be gratefully appreciated.
Pat

Black undercoat.

I will happily do a step by step guide for the forum if people think it will be of use.
Title: Re: Constable Harper - Tingtong Province Police Force
Post by: Malamute on 16 July 2008, 08:45:41 AM
Yes please.  A breakdown of the steps would be great. I am keen to see how these washes work. Noce looking figure too :)
Title: Re: Constable Harper - Tingtong Province Police Force
Post by: theoldschool on 16 July 2008, 06:34:52 PM
I'll second that, a very definite yes please
Title: Re: Constable Harper - Tingtong Province Police Force
Post by: Invicta on 16 July 2008, 08:34:57 PM
Another vote for a tutorial!

I'm also very interested in these new washes and how they shape up.
Title: Re: Constable Harper - Tingtong Province Police Force
Post by: Dewbakuk on 17 July 2008, 04:29:09 AM
Another walkthrough vote here!
Title: Re: Constable Harper - Tingtong Province Police Force
Post by: Dewbakuk on 18 July 2008, 07:14:43 PM
So, a walkthrough?  ;)

I'm interested in how you used the new GW washes.
Title: Re: Constable Harper - Tingtong Province Police Force
Post by: imurdentist on 18 July 2008, 09:43:00 PM
Actually, I'd really love to know how you painted him!
So, please... ;)

Btw, lovely Mini!  8)
Title: Re: Constable Harper - Tingtong Province Police Force
Post by: theoldschool on 23 July 2008, 07:52:00 PM
I tried my hand at the GW washes and was quite pleased with the results. It's no based yet, but should give you an idea of how I got on with them.
Pat

(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t186/theoldschooluk/GWwash-1.png)
Title: Re: Constable Harper - Tingtong Province Police Force
Post by: Malamute on 24 July 2008, 08:23:43 AM
Quote from: theoldschool on 23 July 2008, 07:52:00 PM
I tried my hand at the GW washes and was quite pleased with the results. It's no based yet, but should give you an idea of how I got on with them.
Pat

Very nice Pat, Can you be specific as to which washes you used?
Title: Re: Constable Harper - Tingtong Province Police Force
Post by: Dewbakuk on 24 July 2008, 08:53:36 AM
And did you highlight before or after the wash etc?
Title: Re: Constable Harper - Tingtong Province Police Force
Post by: theoldschool on 24 July 2008, 07:09:44 PM
No problem. The shirt is P3 Menolith white with a GW sepia wash and then highlighted back up with menolith and white. The trousers and kepi are P3 Hammerfell (?) khaki with a GW mud wash and a single highlight of the khaki + white. The flesh is just Foundry standard flesh a, b and c.
Eevn highlighting back up I find it much faster than the normal 3 or 4 colour layering technique and I find the finished effect much more subtle. I still have to do a bit of work on getting the washes the way I want them, but I have gone from thinking of them as might use them sometimes to a must have.
Pat