It seems like I have been painting leggings and gas masks forever. I've painted so much these past two days that I think I am straining my eyes. However I am now at the half way point. Some decisions have to be made as well. I painted the rad counter box bootstrap leather colored as a sample. This is the same color I painted the guardsman's boots on the right. It is likely the same color I will paint their rucksacks. Is that too much brown? The shoes could remain a dirty black color, and the rucksack could be a dark yellow. However every additional color I use adds hours to the project timeline. I've got three Bombards to paint as a reward for painting so many of these guys, but at this point it feels like I might not reach the end. In a worst case scenario, I can easily pair these guys with my Sons of Horus. At this point I have three troops choices, an HQ, and 20 men to crew artillery. It probably be a better army composition to ally them with Horus, but horses. Horses really ought to be part of my list.
How many hours a day are you putting into these guys John? I can't believe your rate of production at this quality level. You are astounding.
ReplyDeleteI probably put in a solid 5 hours per day. I am a bit burnt out though. I was trying to catch up on my painting since I started this army later than expected. At the moment I think I might have painted myself into eye strain!
DeleteI'm sorry about your eye strain. That's gotta really suck! I do feel slightly better at the time element though! In my mind you were moving at ludicrous speed.
DeleteIt is still ludicrously fast! I seriously miscounted how many guardsmen I needed. I have an extra 20 that really don't need to be painted in this batch.
DeleteThe orange looks awesome John!
DeleteGood Grief ! That's a huge effort.
ReplyDeleteAdulterate the browns as you go; slight variations in tone and actual colour add character.
Good idea. It is sort of naturally happening. I got a little sloppy with my wet palette and let my webbing base mix a bit with my highlight as I went. I think I'll implement your idea with glazes at the end. That way I can fix some of the uglier models.
DeleteNope don't add more colors keep it limited as it will help you with speed and cohesion across the army. Also limited palettes look really good on an army like this. K.I.S.S.
ReplyDeleteI added my two final colors. Orange, and gold. smooth sailing from this point on.
DeleteVery nice work, they are some really nice DKoK. Looking forward to seeing the finished result!
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