Painting horses as taught me by the Late Peter Gilder ( Much admired at Grimsby Wargames Society for his generosity and help)
A4 sheet available on the website to download onto pc from the website with instructions
http://grimsbywargamessociety.webs.com/image upload no limitClean and undercoat figures in the usual way Then put a good coat of Orange Red or any variation for Browns and Bays (experiment with as many shades as you can) or Purple or Dark blue for black horses
The colours I used for this stage
screenshot utility windowsprograms to take screenshotsWhen this coat is thoroughly dry mix a thick paste like amount of the tube acrylic paint,Burnt Umber Raw Umber Raw Sienna or Burnt Sienna for browns and Bays and Black for black
20mb image hostingPaint on to the model then with a non fibrous soft cloth(dishcloth handkerchief etc) wipe off the highlights the more you wipe off the lighter the final coat
picture sharingPaint the tails and manes black white or grey look at real horses for appropriate combinations
screenshot studioPaint the socks and blazes on some of the horses very few horses have white on all four legs and some have darker legs so black or dark brown is possible
how to do a screen shotThen just paint the straps Gloss varnish when dry to protect the model then satin or Matt to suit
I painted these twelve in under an hour painting time spread over 4 evenings
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