28mm Wargames Atlantic Sergeants and Peasants painted

[anton ryzbak]

I only took me a couple of months to get the mojo to start painting these but, once I started, they went quite quickly. Excellent minis, the crisp detail makes them a pleasure to paint (even for somebody like me who cares not for the brush!)





You can find more of the Peasants here https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/2025/06/smelly-peasant-typesmore-wargames.html



And a lot more of the Sergeants here https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/2025/06/we-sergeants-three-erm-perhaps-few-more.html

[Dice Roller]

Nicely done.
Though I'm not convinced that all members of the same retinue would be wearing the same uniform during this period (13th century?).
Come the Wars of the Roses then it would seem more likely.
But if you look at contemporary depictions of 13th century warriors they all seem to be wearing different colours (given the limited pallet of the medieval artist) and clothing/armour even in the same unit. Though I acknowledge the preference was for depicting the nobles and leaving the common soldier out of it. Nonetheless, when such common soldiers were depicted they don't follow a pattern.
This homogenised look seems to favour the 21st century mindset but in the 13th century it was unlikely, even amongst those being equipped by the local lord. A common livery badge worn on the chest is definitely a goer, but all wearing the same colours not.
Though I can also see how, from a gaming point of view, it allows you to know who is part of which unit when the melee begins.
So, very nicely painted, just unconvinced by the uniform look for the period. Do a Good image search for the Maciejowski Bible for examples.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Nice work.

[vodkafan]

Dice Roller you bring up something that is very relevant to me as a gamer. It's hard for me to get started painting but when I do it's much easier to carry on and build up momentum  when I know exactly what colours I am going to use. So to get them on the table all my ECW pikemen and musketeers and artillery and dragoons all have different colour coded "uniforms." Romans are a breeze coz I know they will be all the same. WW2 and even Napoleonics are OK once a bit of Osprey research is done.
But my huge cache of Ancients and Medievals remain most unpainted because I have to agonise over colours  for each individual. 
Nothing STOPS me painting quicker than not knowing what colour to paint some hose or a tabard. It's like a form of mental paralysis

[Dice Roller]

Yeah, I know what you're saying.
I tend to paint in small batches (2's or, if I'm feeling particularly dangerous, maybe 3's. Get this - I once did a batch of 4 in one sitting!).
To get that random look here's how I go.
Firstly, I add up all the areas of clothing that need to be done. So let's say they are all wearing leggings of some sort (I'll assume I'm painting 3 figures that day - so that will be 3 pairs of leggings). They all have an undershirt - so that makes 6 pieces of clothing) and an overshirt. This gives me a grand total of 9 areas of clothing.
I then think about my pallet. I decide I want an 'earth tone' look to them.
Now, I don't want them all to be the same, so I'm going to be using more than 3 different colours (i.e. I do NOT want them all in same colour leggings, same undershirt, same overshirt). However, using 9 different colours will seem too hotch potch. I want somewhere in between.
So I choose a couple of colours that will appear more frequently than others. This gives me a pallet of 5 or 6 colours - enough to avoid them all looking the same but enough to tie them all together.
Each model will have one or two of the key colours used on one (different) item of clothing. All other items of clothing will be painted from a random colour I take from my chosen selection of colours. As I paint I try to ensure that no two figures have all their clothing items in the same colours as another figure, or if that is going to occur that it occur on two figures who have completely different poses.

In this way you've planned ahead, so you know what colours are going to be used, but you've also avoided a uniform look.
That's how I do it anyway.

[Little Odo]

Some good tips there Dice Roller - I also suffer from painting paralysis for some of the same reasons. I think I try to do too many in one go and then get stuck on colour schemes.

[Digits]

This is why I’m painting mainly military orders with mine!   However I do try to vary the leggings and shirts.   None the less these are well done

[bluewillow]

Nice work

[FifteensAway]

Yes, nice work.  Do I detect a little Braveheart movie influence in the paint jobs?

While Dice Roller is probably right, there certainly could have been a few lords with big enough egos that they wanted the pageantry of a force in matching attire.  Plus, it's a game and your toys so you get to do it how you like.  History, yes, but fun first.