Tuesday, August 19, 2008
What DBA army should I paint next?
I don't know what DBA army to paint next. I want to paint a nice and colourful army. The miniatures should be nicely sculpted and have multiple poses. And it's a bonus if the army is funny in some way (like have a Litter general, be very obscure or just plain silly). Do you have any suggestions? I have been thinking about Hawaiian, Post-Mongol Samurai, Mound Builder (from Eureka), Aztec, Zapotec (from Black Hat) and Late Carthaginians (from Corvus Belli). All suggestions are welcome!
The Greaco-Bactrians are here
This is pictures of my Graeco-Bactrian army. They were a blast to paint. The miniatures are from Xyston.

The Greek/Makedonian pike phalanx. The shields blazons are suppose to be Zeus.

The Persian part of the army.

Some Greeks and Makedonians.

My lovely elephant.

The camp (from Baueda).

Some Mountain Indians (the guys to the left are not part of this army, they just wanted to be in the picture).
The Greek/Makedonian pike phalanx. The shields blazons are suppose to be Zeus.
The Persian part of the army.
Some Greeks and Makedonians.
My lovely elephant.
The camp (from Baueda).
Some Mountain Indians (the guys to the left are not part of this army, they just wanted to be in the picture).
The Tlingit is here
I have now finally painted my Tlingit army from Eureka. They were extremely fun to paint with their wooden helmets and armour.

These are the skirmishers. Two nice Ps with guns.

And these are the warriors. In the middle you can see the army's general.
These are the skirmishers. Two nice Ps with guns.
And these are the warriors. In the middle you can see the army's general.
Monday, June 16, 2008
First element for my evil HotT army
Monday, June 02, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
More Fantasy
Some Fantasy
Sunday, April 06, 2008
How to paint skin, a lot of skin
Someone asked me how I paint skin on naked or almost naked guys. This is how I do it:
When I paint flesh I normally use three colours and an ink. The reason is that the figure will look flat and boring if I only use one, but if I use three all the details will be seen. The colours are there to show the curves of the human body; to show the muscle bone structure. I will here paint two naked dudes. They are Greeks, so I will paint one as European, but the other will painted as a South American. You don’t need to use the exact right skin colour; in 15mm and 28mm it won’t matter anyway. What is important with American Indians is that their skin tone is a little redder. The colours I will use are Foundry’s Flesh and GW’s flesh ink for the European guy and GW’s Dark flesh, Vermin Brown, Foundry’s Flesh A (but you can as well use Vallejo or GW’s Bronzed Flesh) and GW’s brown ink for the South American.
Sorry for the pictures, they are way too light.
1) I start with priming them black.
2) Then I start painting the darkest flesh colour. Make sure that the colour covers the figure. Remember that it’s better to paint to thin layers instead of one thick.
Stage 2
3) After this I will use ink at some points; around the eyes, ears and mouth. Don't forget the fingers and toes.
Stage 3
4) After it have dried I go back with the darkest flesh colour and paint it where needed. I have done that at the circled parts on the European guy.
Stage 4
5) Now I paint the middle flesh colour, covering maybe 50-75% of the skin. I will paint all areas that are not in shadows and those areas that are in recessions. This doesn't show up so good at the European guy, so instead look at the Indian guy.
Stage 5
6) Now we are almost done. The last paint will only be used at those areas that are on the top in the sun. I should have taken the picture from above, but look at the circled areas on the Indian guy to see a little of what I mean.
Stage 6
Does this sound complicated? It isn’t. If you have a naked guy DBA army you can paint it up very fast. We are talking about hours, not days.
7) And we can finish it with painting some eyes on them. The circled area is just a reflection.
Stage 7
Finished dudes.
When I paint flesh I normally use three colours and an ink. The reason is that the figure will look flat and boring if I only use one, but if I use three all the details will be seen. The colours are there to show the curves of the human body; to show the muscle bone structure. I will here paint two naked dudes. They are Greeks, so I will paint one as European, but the other will painted as a South American. You don’t need to use the exact right skin colour; in 15mm and 28mm it won’t matter anyway. What is important with American Indians is that their skin tone is a little redder. The colours I will use are Foundry’s Flesh and GW’s flesh ink for the European guy and GW’s Dark flesh, Vermin Brown, Foundry’s Flesh A (but you can as well use Vallejo or GW’s Bronzed Flesh) and GW’s brown ink for the South American.
Sorry for the pictures, they are way too light.
1) I start with priming them black.
2) Then I start painting the darkest flesh colour. Make sure that the colour covers the figure. Remember that it’s better to paint to thin layers instead of one thick.
3) After this I will use ink at some points; around the eyes, ears and mouth. Don't forget the fingers and toes.
4) After it have dried I go back with the darkest flesh colour and paint it where needed. I have done that at the circled parts on the European guy.
5) Now I paint the middle flesh colour, covering maybe 50-75% of the skin. I will paint all areas that are not in shadows and those areas that are in recessions. This doesn't show up so good at the European guy, so instead look at the Indian guy.
6) Now we are almost done. The last paint will only be used at those areas that are on the top in the sun. I should have taken the picture from above, but look at the circled areas on the Indian guy to see a little of what I mean.
Does this sound complicated? It isn’t. If you have a naked guy DBA army you can paint it up very fast. We are talking about hours, not days.
7) And we can finish it with painting some eyes on them. The circled area is just a reflection.
Friday, April 04, 2008
More spanish troops
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Bactrian-Greek Phalanx
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Finally Done
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Pantodapoi
When basing the Argyraspides, I really get the urge to paint some pikemen. So after looking around I decided I wanted to paint a Persian pikemen (Pantodapoi), perfect for a successor army. All in his unit will have the same uniform, except for the trousers; I would hate to paint 32 pants like that. I haven't painted the shield yet, but it will be like the one in the Alexander Osprey book (H2).
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