Author Topic: Franco-Prussian War in 10mm (Pendraken) (Read 18818 times)

Ray Rivers · « **Reply #90 on:** October 03, 2020, 12:52:03 PM »

Cheers, mate!

I have 4 or 5 brushes that I use. I'm using a 00 ATM but I also have a size 3 with a really nice tip. Mind you, I do not paint with the tips, I paint with the side of the tips. So it is the tip of the brush which is most important, not the size.

Ray Rivers · « **Reply #91 on:** October 04, 2020, 02:01:42 AM »

Here is a little graphic to show how I paint little lines on my miniatures:

fred · « **Reply #92 on:** October 04, 2020, 08:33:41 AM »

And that explains why yours look so much better than mine, as I only have 2 steps, blue sleeve , red stripe.

DintheDin · « **Reply #93 on:** October 04, 2020, 08:36:05 AM »

And that explains how neatly your figures are painted!
Thanks for sharing this how-to!

Ray Rivers · « **Reply #94 on:** October 04, 2020, 12:12:08 PM »

Well... that is worst case.

If you are really neat you only need to paint the cuff first, then the stripe and then the arm; leaving a thin black line around the stripe. During that progression, if you screw a bit up, you just touch it up and continue until finished.

I try to be as neat as possible to avoid lots of clean up but that requires a lot of brush and paint control, and I screw it up quite a bit.

It is a technical form of painting, which can be used for any size miniature.

vodkafan · « **Reply #95 on:** October 04, 2020, 01:56:01 PM »

Great tip! Many thanks

Ray Rivers · « **Reply #96 on:** October 04, 2020, 03:21:22 PM »

Ray Rivers · « **Reply #97 on:** October 08, 2020, 11:15:49 AM »

Update time...

Here are all my French folks who are totally completed (finally):

Group Shot:

Artillery (4 batteries):

Infantry Division Commander (a little blurry):

What doesn't seem like much... but once I finish the 5 Line Regiments (next up) will begin to look like an army with 1st Division almost complete.

Here is a little graphic I did of the French Army I am making:

Completed Project minis: CMD: 4, Inf: 75, Cav: 9, Guns: 4, Art. men: 16, Terrain: 1

Malamute · « **Reply #98 on:** October 08, 2020, 11:31:14 AM »

Awesome!

DintheDin · « **Reply #99 on:** October 08, 2020, 12:01:38 PM »

Beautiful!
And nice organizational diagram!
You still have a lot of work to do...
Following with great interest! Cheers!

Ray Rivers · « **Reply #100 on:** October 09, 2020, 01:37:40 AM »

Thanks Nick and Din!

Yep, it seems like a lot left to do, but I'll get there, little by little.

gamer Mac · « **Reply #101 on:** October 12, 2020, 11:38:00 PM »

Great stuff

Ray Rivers · « **Reply #102 on:** October 13, 2020, 01:15:37 AM »

Cheers!

Hopefully have some infantry regiments done soon...

vtsaogames · « **Reply #103 on:** October 15, 2020, 01:13:50 PM »

That's the technique I use for painting stripes on 15mm figures, except I didn't break it down as neatly. Well done.

vexillia · « **Reply #104 on:** October 15, 2020, 01:34:45 PM »

Quote from: Ray Rivers on October 04, 2020, 02:01:42 AM

Nice graphic. That's the way I do details too. For 15 mm I use the base colour instead of black which results in a smoother transition.

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