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Post by jon1066 on Nov 7, 2018 10:52:21 GMT
These are my first ever 6 mm figures. A unit of Austrian Horse Artillery I went with a grey undercoat as I felt black always made figures look very dark. I also tried to use the lightest shade of any colour to avoid the same problem. I have modified my technique since to have a shade on the flesh (as these look a bit flat). Figures are Baccus. Bases are magnetic sheet to aid storage (in a tin box). I love that an entire army will fit in a small biscuit tin.
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Post by john124 on Nov 7, 2018 17:49:16 GMT
These are very nice jon.
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Post by bruce on Nov 7, 2018 19:09:26 GMT
Excellent! The bases are also very good. Welcome to the forum!
i also use a grey undercoat with the slightly smaller H&R figures, or even white for my French. It can be a challenge to get these to stand out on the table and from gaming distance, some details just disappear. Bacchus and Adler are more suited to artistic results, but even with my Baccus AWI, I did not like black for an undercoat, did not seem to need that much shading for this scale. Not that I am an expert.
BTW, check out some of the older posts as we have some great painters here! Bruce
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Post by jon1066 on Nov 9, 2018 9:15:28 GMT
Thanks for the comments. I have looked at some and there are some really great efforts. I find it is a time vs results equation. What is too much time and will it be seen on the table as opposed to close up with the camera?
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Post by profjohn on Nov 11, 2018 19:37:54 GMT
Very good. I always use a white undercoat as I feel black simply darkens everything although I do use either a Windsor and newton peat brown ink wash (or very diluted blue for white uniforms) or Games Workshop nuln oil. It's true that on the table you don't see much detail but I find painting to be an end in itself and enjoy turning out the best troops I can irrespective of the detail being lost. And the evidence is that the detail was lost in real life too: at a distance it was very hard to distinguish uniform detail and, apparently, even colour in the Napoleonic period.
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Post by bruce on Nov 12, 2018 4:28:54 GMT
I think it's just a matter of personal preference. Bacchus supports a fair amount of detail you will see when you move up close, or take a photo. H&R less so, they are a bit more old fashioned and smaller, but they tend to look among the best when massed, perhaps because of their proportions. I tend to identify a few significant characteristics for each type of figure and nationality and not try to do everything.
Many here are painters and artists and enjoy the details as John says. If you are anxious to get gaming, just do the highlights to speed things up. B
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Post by jon1066 on Nov 12, 2018 9:33:07 GMT
Rather than clutter up the forum with each unit of Austrians I thought I would add them to this thread instead. This is my first unit of infantry The flag is from Warflags printed out at 25% on a laser printer.
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Post by tim on Nov 13, 2018 16:46:40 GMT
Very nice Jon!
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Post by jon1066 on Nov 14, 2018 9:12:45 GMT
Thanks. Here are some Chevauleger (or could be Dragoons as same sculpt and similar uniforms) Blowed if I am going to paint a red, black , yellow and white spiral on a 6 mm flag staff.
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Post by bruce on Nov 16, 2018 1:51:26 GMT
No need to paint the spiral for gaming units as far as I am concerned. although maybe you could try dry brushing those colors at an angle to suggest the design. At gaming distance this kind of suggestion of detail can work for H&R. But I try to find a middle ground. I want the figs to look pretty good from a couple of feet away, get them into action. But the true artists here are amazing. Bruce
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