- The current group of adventurers -
Well, I'm pleased to say that I managed to exceed that goal - as I not only painted more than 60 miniatures, but I also ended up making quite a few bits of scatter terrain (though I've not included all of those in the picture).
- all of 2016's miniatures -
However, I'm not sure if I've actually put much of a dent in my 'box(es) of shame' (i.e my stockpile of unpainted miniatures) - as I've probably purchased just as many new miniatures over the course of the year, as I managed to get painted :S
Oh well, as least I tried ;)
I wanted to ask you about the mute palette of colors you use. Any recipes, favorites, or the like?
ReplyDeleteI'm using a range of paints simply called 'miniature paints' (MP) for all the regular colours (as they are quite cheap & work really well), and 'army painter' (AP) washes & metallics (which I really like and would definitely recommend).
DeleteBut yeah, I do tend to use more muted colours from the 'miniature paints' range ...and I often add in some of the MP 'earth brown' or 'khaki' or 'dark grey' to any brighter paints (like reds and blues) to get a more subdued/faded colour.
So, for example, for blond hair I might go with something like this:
Basecoat with a mix of 1 sand / 1 leather / khaki.
Wash with 'army painter' soft tone.
Highlight/drybrush/tidy with the same base colour.
Final highlight with a mix of 2 sand / 1 leather / 1 khaki.
Though I usually basecoat the whole mini first, then apply washes* to the relevant areas (starting with the lightest wash first, and letting it dry before applying any adjacent washes), then tidy/highlight with the original base colour, before finally adding an extra highlight level where needed.
*though I often mix in a bit of the browner washes to any coloured washes (reds/blues/greens/etc.) - to tone them down too.