Aventine Early Sassanid Noble Cavalry

[Atheling]

Alas, my arrangements are really messed up… I shall be in Scotland, dropping my lad off at St Andrews Uni, that weekend. So I'm going to miss the last Kelham Hall show. 

Ah, there's always next time and you cannot miss dropping your son off at St Andrews- congrats to him for getting in to such an esteemed establishment  .

Darrell.

[Axebreaker]

One technique I use sometimes with the dip (especially on figures with pale clothing), which is worth bearing in mind... It's less laborious than adding a highlight...

As the dip begins to get 'tacky', try 'drybrushing' the figure with a brush dampened with white spirit - it 'lifts' the dip off the high points of the figure, restoring the original colour and effectively 'adding' a highlight.

Yep, I read your articles in WSS and tried that and still wasn't working for me and so had to apply a highlight the old fashioned way with paint. Personally I just think you have mastered how to apply army painter in just the right way. I think it requires practice and isn't what many think of simply slapping on the dip and hey presto a very fine looking figure. Simply put painting in all it's forms requires practice to get good results.

Christopher

[philhendry]

Thank you. Yes, very pleased with the lad - and he's going to be reading Classics, so I am very envious - I never got the chance to do Latin or Greek.

[Atheling]

Thank you. Yes, very pleased with the lad - and he's going to be reading Classics, so I am very envious - I never got the chance to do Latin or Greek.

He's well on the way then Phil 

Darrell.