Swords and shields painting log. (Update 13/06/2020)

[Tonhel]

Hello,

I just finished these two units of late Saxons. I hope to use them for the "hopefully" soon to be released Dark Ages ruleset from Footsore.

Now I am going to paint more Saxons and Vikings. I love Claymore castings Early HYW, V&V miniatures, Victrix miniatures and the Footsore miniatures, so that are the miniatures I like to paint.

[Hu Rhu]

Absolutely fabulous. 

[Bearwoodman]

Very determined looking - great photos!

[Swordisdrawn]

Very good painting!

[Atheling]

Lovely stuff 

[Tonhel]

Hello,

I've started working on my Claymore Castings mini's. I am going to paint them in groups of three. 1 Man-at-arms and two soldiers.

This man-at-arms is called Alberik de Blauwe. He is accompanied by a pavasier and a crossbowmen.

(It seems that getting the colour of picture correct is way more harder than painting! :-O)

[Atheling]

Lovely work Tohnel 

[Tonhel]

Thank you Atheling.

I am experimenting with contrast and lightning of the picture.

Do you think this one looks better?



The mini's seem to pop out better?

[Atheling]

Thank you Atheling.

I am experimenting with contrast and lightning of the picture.

Do you think this one looks better?



The mini's seem to pop out better?

It's more dramatic, has more atmosphere.

[Tonhel]

Yes, if you can use photoshop, which I can't. You can really enhance the picture. Here is my last try with my Saxons. It really looks way over the top, but atleast the flag looks like it is when I hold the mini in my hand. ;-)

[Atheling]

Yes, if you can use photoshop, which I can't. You can really enhance the picture. Here is my last try with my Saxons. It really looks way over the top, but atleast the flag looks like it is when I hold the mini in my hand. ;-)

Photoshop drives me up the wall too at times so you are not alone!

I've recently been messing around with a programme called GIMP (yes, it's called GIMP!!!  ). It's a full suite but it's early days as far as experimenting with it goes but it's free and complete.

[Tonhel]

A group pic of my work of the last couple of months. I still need to do the shields and finish / drybrush the bases and paint the sides black.

Currently I am working on a couple more Claymore Castings Early HYW.

[nikkobourges]

Hello,

Excellent paintjob !!

Nikkobourges

[bluewillow]

Nice work on those

Cheers
Matt

[Atheling]

Really lovely stuff Tonhel