WW1 German Test Mini

[imurdentist]

Just a rush paint job using GWs washes over a base coat. Highlights are base colour. Hope you like...



Btw: Base is not done yet 

[Svennn]

Looks pretty good to me. You are obviously looking to do quite a few of these and quickly? Certainly good enough for the tabletop and I think when the base is done it will look even better. Perhaps a darker wash or someother route to increase the definition on his puttees?

Now do the rest and dont forget to post them.

[Grimm]

 

[Doomhippie]

That's definately above my tabletop standart...

[Hydra]

The uniform color looks REALLY good.  Do you mind sharing your recipe?

[BigMecha]

very good! 

[sepoy1857]

Das ist gud ja! Very nice - especially like the helmet. well done!

[aircav]

Cracking job 

[Orctrader]

For a Quick paintjob, I doubt it could be bettered.

With these "washes" though, and I notice this with other examples, I would have expected just a bit more "shadow" in the deepest recesses    They appear to act more like dark glazes.  (Not saying that's bad - just not what I would have expected.)

[Argonor]

With these "washes" though, and I notice this with other examples, I would have expected just a bit more "shadow" in the deepest recesses    They appear to act more like dark glazes.  (Not saying that's bad - just not what I would have expected.)

Exactly my point of criticism at the GW washes. They do not do what they promise, except if you use them on very light colours. Then, if you pour them on in droves, they do....

The best ones are the black and the Devlan Mud, as they can shade mid-tones, too.

Nice paintjob on the Germ, btw.

[dodge]

I like it too, comes up very well for what would be a quick unit builder.

With the washes its a matter of taste, I use the flesh wash sometimes and its good, but I have seen effective use of devlan mud too.

I have used badab black on grey but thought it was a bit too dark.

sepia is good for leather though in my opinion.

As with everything its practice until you find something thats good for you.

dodge

[Priest]

Looking good. As with most things IMHO shados and highlights are a matter of taste. Some people seem to like stark contrasts and others seem to prefer blending producing a more subtle range. As Dodge puts it

As with everything its practice until you find something thats good for you.

Cheers.  

[imurdentist]

Well, thanks guys 

The Uniform was painted Vallejo German field grey and washed with badab (sp?) black. Highlights are German field grey again. Everything else was washed devlan mud. I tried the flesh wash but thought it was crap, so its devlan mud all over 
Basic colours are beasty brown for gun and leather, kakhi for putees, english uniform for gasmask and backpack. Hope that helps...

[Argonor]

Some people seem to like stark contrasts and others seem to prefer blending producing a more subtle range.

I'm actually more for the subtle shading - but there has to be some contrast, which is not really achieved by using the washes without layering on the original colour, again.

And that way you use 3 layers to achieve the same that 2 layers of different shaded paint could do.

That's my point, not that he results using the washes aren't good - they are - but I'm painting minis to have something to game with, and I want to get them finished as quick as possible (without looking completely shabby, that is), and hence I like to get the most out of as few brush-strokes a possible. And I cannot get that from using the new GW washes. I do use them for some purposes, anyway, but I still do not think I got what I was promised in the GW appraisals of the product.

[dodge]

Argonor is right in some ways the gw blurb doesn't quite come out but then in life what does. I have found the flesh wash sometimes good sometimes comfounding.

I have found the red, sepia, devlan and badab black all good.

I used the green on my white russians but thought it was a bit green so went for a glaze on 5 of them instead.

I haven't tried t he others but do have them.

It has already been said that devlan mud is excellent for contrast.

I have found sepia much more subtle and sometimes pleasing too.

I do really like imurdentists german figure though, nice neat effective and nicer than my I've taken my time and I really like it stuff.

dodge