The Nefarious Schemes of One Fram Framson (update 6/2 - Awooga)

[gary42]

Urban terrain!?  Far too nefarious!

[FramFramson]

Just imagine what you can hide in there... 

[Mancha]

In your Allan, I'm always delighted to see a Hinterland mini painted up so well.  But I'm even more impressed with your creamy whites among your hoity-toity-types.  I've achieved some whites I'm pleased with, but I can never get that natural, creamy hue.  Great stuff.

[FramFramson]

Thanks!

So here's the 'secret' to my white.

I start with a base of white, beige (GW bleached bone), and khaki (GW Kommando Khaki). Then I do a very thin, weak Devlan mud wash to fill out the cracks and provide shape. Then I reapply the base colour. Finally, I do highlights with more and more pure white added to the mix. I do have some final highlights using just straight white, but you have to be careful with those.

A lot of my whites or off-whites rest on that khaki + beige trio. It's a nice mix of warm and cool, tending to warm.

[Mancha]

Thanks for sharing your recipe.  Having read some 54mm whites tutorials, the beige, I think, is the key.  For some reason, I don't have a beige among my paint collection.  I'm not sure how I overlooked it.   

[FramFramson]

Previews of coming attractions (aka, proof I've actually been doing SOMETHING).



Two figures painted in the past three days, more on the way. I'll post proper pics when they're based & varnished.

[War In 15MM]

Fram, forgive this change in direction, but I just saw your general builders thread and it is absolutely wonderful!  Richard

[d phipps]

Looking good, FF! 

[FramFramson]

I also based all my trees, finally. THAT was only about five years overdue 

[d phipps]

I also based all my trees, finally. THAT was only about five years overdue 

Nothing gets me motivated to quickly finish up some terrain like getting ready for a game! 

[Malebolgia]

Excellent thread this! So much eye candy and *great* paintwork!!

[FramFramson]

Thank you! (and also thanks to Richard, above). 

[gary42]

Tree basing!  Isn't that how Richard Pryor burnt himself?

Seriously though...  thanks for the reminder:)

[FramFramson]

Tree basing!  Isn't that how Richard Pryor burnt himself?

Horrible! 

[FramFramson]

I have been Up To Things.



Random extras, multi-use characters, etc. Including my Corto. The fellow on the right is converted from a Copplestone thug so he can be used in more situations (just like my earlier conversion of a similar figure with a shovel - those bat-wielding figures are useful!)