Viking Expedition to Natal

[Dr. The Viking]

I am going to paint Zulu, Mexicans and Texians in 2014.

Any Zulu army worth its salt would have a lot of figures. I don't like painting loads of similar figures.
So in order to have just a reasonable chance of completing some Zulu I have chosen to use the method described below.


Here is the first test Zulu:



I simply painted the entire figure with a gloss brown spray, blocked in the details and washed it with a black wash (Army Painter).

I then painted up the colours again.

I think the result is good. In fact better than hoped for. And within the realm of realism with regards to completing 64 of the blighters.


After and before


Before

[Mason]

That is a damn fine result.
 


Good thinking, that man!
 

[matthais-mouse]

Very nice indeed, simple yet very effective. 

I look forward to seeing more

[former user]

the result is very convincing.

but - what do You mean by:
"I then painted up the colours again. "
everything but the skin colour? with the same colours as before?

[Malamute]

That is a damn fine result.
 

Seconded.

Awesome sauce

[Jonas]

Great end result!

The sprayed "before" dude looks horrible though, so great thing that it works out in the end.

[OSHIROmodels]

Awesome sauce

Seconded 

Totesamazeballs 

cheers

James

[Mason]

Totesamazeballs 

Really???
 

[Dr. The Viking]

That is a damn fine result.
 


Good thinking, that man!
 

Yeah, well, thanks! Hardly a new approach, but I just found the results were good. 

Very nice indeed, simple yet very effective. 

I look forward to seeing more

Thanks and so do I!

the result is very convincing.

but - what do You mean by:
"I then painted up the colours again. "
everything but the skin colour? with the same colours as before?

Well, I suppose I mean 'highlighted all colours with the colours I used for blocking out before washing'. The skin colour was highlighted with Bloodtracker Brown (which seemed suitable).

I varnished it all with dull cote.

Seconded.

Awesome sauce

Cheerio!!

Great end result!

The sprayed "before" dude looks horrible though, so great thing that it works out in the end.

Yeah I was a bit afraid after looking at the sprayed ones iniatially. 

Seconded 

Totesamazeballs 

cheers

James

Really???
 

Better than blue balls I suppose.

[Ray Rivers]

Wow...

What a "before and after" difference! Reminds me of those weight commercials.. 

Well done. Looking forward to see your Zulu horde!

[Malamute]

Really???
 

Yep,

They're Shamazing

[OSHIROmodels]

They're Shamazing

Yep

Like totes mmmm 

cheers

James

[grobut]

Looks exelent! Paint more now 

[Mason]

Totesamazeballs 

Like totes mmmm 

I hope you dont go forgetting yourself and go talking like that when you go back oop North.

Tar and feathers will be on the menu.
 



Now....where are the rest of those Zulus we were promised.
 

[janner]

After is definitely better than before