The last time I posted my progress on my small dwarf army, I explained how I was splitting the models up into a few different groups – so that I could paint all the models with blond beards first, then do a second batch of greybeards, and so on.
And while I haven’t had as much time to spend on these as when I first started the project… progress has been made:
So, as you can see in the above picture… I’ve finished all the grey-bearded models on the left, the brown-bearded models on the right, and I’ve also squeezed in a few ginger guys as well.
However, it would be a pretty short blog post if I left it there, so I thought I would show exactly how I’m painting these – with a few pictures showing all of the steps I’m using to get them done in a reasonably quick and easy manner… so here goes!
First the models are undercoated…
...and, as you can see, I’m using a brush on grey primer for this.
Next I paint all of the silver areas…
...and I’m not to careful with this – I just get it in on as quickly as possible.
After that I paint in the skin (note that unless otherwise stated, when two paint bottles are shown, I’m using one drop of each to get the desired colour)…
...and again, I’m only careful on the areas close to the metal… and I don’t worry too much if it gets on the beard etc.
Then I paint the beard itself…
...which, in this case is a ginger colour (and this is the only colour I change on the various minis).
And then I paint in any red(ish) cloth…
...which isn’t a lot on this guy.
Next it’s the green trim around the armour…
...as this complements the red quite nicely.
Then it’s time for a few browns…
...first for the boots, gloves, pouches, etc.
And then a darker colour for the wood and weapon handles:
(note that when there is a white rim on the bottles – these are the Model Colour range… not my main Game Colour paints)
Next is any gold trim etc…
...so the metal plates on the arms, dagger hilts, extra armour plates, and so on.
And finally I tidy up any areas where I might have made a bit of a mess…
...but, generally speaking, it’s usually just dotting the little metal studs.
Once that’s had a few minutes to dry I then apply a wash of 2 parts Fleshshade to one part Wash medium to the face and beard…
...though the beard wash changes depending on it’s colour.
Then the rest of the model gets covered in marine juice/sonic tonic…
...which, if you’re not familiar with, the Sonic Sledgehammer youtube channel has a video HERE.
And when that’s dry (and has also darkened everything down a bit), I add a few highlights with the same original colours – though this isn’t anything too crazy – just a bit of tidying up really...
...and, this is when I paint the base too (as you can see I was actually working on two models at the same time when taking these pic’s).
These are then left overnight before I varnish and base them…
...as I also use a brush on varnish – so I like to make sure the paint has had plenty of time to dry/set. Plus, as you can see, I’m just using some ‘geek gaming’ base-ready stuff on the bases – as I think that’s one of the quickest ways of getting them done.
So, that’s all I’m doing with these guys – but if I group them all together...
...they don’t look too bad at all (nothing to shout about – but perfectly good enough for gaming purposes).
And, while I still have a handful more to paint (mostly the ‘command’ types), I think I’m still on track for getting them all done within the space of a month.
So, with any luck, I’ll have them all done when I post the next update (fingers crossed).
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