SCL's Bretonnian Thread [updated 21/2/15]

[Galland]

Really beutiful. I also have a soft spot for these miniatures, they are really nice!

[Maspalio]

Magnificent for two reasons : You know about painting and making photos !

Love the red, please could you give us the recipe !! and metal too !!...Sir

[stone-cold-lead]

Magnificent for two reasons : You know about painting and making photos !

Love the red, please could you give us the recipe !! and metal too !!...Sir

Cheers 

Although my photography skills are more down to luck and chance. 

The reds differ a little between the two models but here's the recipe for the blue and red knight.

Base coat GW old Mechrite Red, initial highlights done by adding VGC Bloody Red and light highlights by then adding GW old Dheneb Stone. Just need to be careful to not over do the light highlights otherwise the whole area ends up pink rather than red. I don't know what the current GW equivalents are like in comparison to the old foundation range but if I were to replace them with Vallejo I'd suggest VGC Scarlet Red and VMC Stone Grey (Vallejo's Opaque range is hugely disappointing as far as colour matching goes with the Foundation stuff!).

The armour recipe probably sounds more complicated than it is. I used a base mix of VMA Steel, VMC USA Olive Drab and a bit of black. That was then just highlighted by adding more VMA Steel. I used a number of washes though over that. I treated it like I would if I were painting grimey, dirty armour but didn't take it that far. I use different combinations of VGC Charred Brown, Imperial Blue and Cobra Leather which when mixed give purplish and greenish browns. I thin them down and wash the armour but wipe away excess from the main surfaces. Afterwards a quick glaze of black/brown wash (I use the old GW washes) helps add extra shading. I then went back and picked out the lightest highlights with VMA Steel again. A bit convoluted perhaps but it's really not as much messing around as it sounds. Honest. 

[CyberAlien312]

Fantastic!

[phreedh]

- D'oh! I forgot my shield!
- Hang on, I'll get it.

[Blue in vt]

Stunning as always!

Blue

[stone-cold-lead]

Working on a third knight now. These are a joy to paint with them being nice simple models. Good to relax with after painting more complex pieces during the week. Might have this almost finished tomorrow. The only pain in the arse is the shield which being the old sort has a bloody great hole through the middle which will need filling and sanding once it's fitted.

[Blue in vt]

 

Looking good dude!  How do you get the edges of that red stripe so perfect and even?  You must have a steady hand.

Cheers,

Blue

[stone-cold-lead]

Looking good dude!  How do you get the edges of that red stripe so perfect and even?  You must have a steady hand.

Cheers,

Blue

I pencil it in to give me a guide, which helps a lot.

[magokiron]

BEAUTIFUL paint job!   

Please keep the great work ( and post pics for us to drool over).

Thanks for sharing.

[.:Gunslinger:.]

The metal is simply fantastic! Could you quickly explain how you paint such nice contrast on the armour parts?

Thanks!

[stone-cold-lead]

Cheers chaps 

The metal is simply fantastic! Could you quickly explain how you paint such nice contrast on the armour parts?

Thanks!

The colour recipe is a few posts up 

But it's just simple layering and washes. This came together pretty quickly to be honest so I think I'll stick with this way of painting metallics for a while. I think adding the olive drab to the base coat and using the colour paint washes is what is helping to get that contrast. The next one I paint I'll try and remember to take stage by stage photos.

[eMills]

These are fantastic!

I am definitely going to have to try that metallic technique.  Thanks for posting it.

Looking forward to seeing more.

~Eric

[stone-cold-lead]

Ugh... mastic.

[stone-cold-lead]

I've just realised I've painted the gauntlets on these wrong! After all these years I've only just noticed that the back of the hand and wrist is also armoured. You were all just too nice to point it out weren't you? 

Oh well it's a quick fix.