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Flat Figures Painters Forum => Gallery => Topic started by: Roger on February 23, 2013, 01:21:41 PM

Title: Swedish Cavalry
Post by: Roger on February 23, 2013, 01:21:41 PM

Continuing the Swedish theme are these to 30mm Sivhed figs. I'm not overly happy with my painting of them but will put it down to experience and move on.

Title: Re: Swedish Cavalry
Post by: Corporal_Trim on February 23, 2013, 11:29:55 PM

Not bad at all really, Roger.  Anyway,no worries. Paint a whole squadron and hide the less successful paint jobs on the inside.  ;)

Title: Re: Swedish Cavalry
Post by: böckchen on February 24, 2013, 01:00:54 AM

Roger, you'll be fine.
what makes you the trouble? :o
Horses?
Can it be that these bodies Tellows like them?
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do you use orange undertone than for lights?
Try it once ....
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Please be no "bumps" on the horse's body, can I have hurt otherwise .... :-\
and further brighten with ocher, light rocker.

I'm not perfect! :-[
If you can do something with the tips, it'll show us here. :)

Title: Re: Swedish Cavalry
Post by: Roger on February 24, 2013, 01:56:59 AM

Thank you Steve and good advice.  ;D

Wolfgang, Thank you very much for commenting, offering some advice and taking the time to do a little diagram, once again very useful.
I did use orange as the first highlight on a Burnt Umber basecoat. I feel my problem is that I applied the paint too thick. It might not look too bad on the photo though.

It is just a matter of getting used to these paints and their properties and learning all the time.

Thanks again.

Roger.

Title: Re: Swedish Cavalry
Post by: errant49 on February 24, 2013, 04:26:31 AM

Roger, I think you are doing very well
Your figures do not need much improvement
Eric

Title: Re: Swedish Cavalry
Post by: mike on February 24, 2013, 04:48:17 AM

Dont be so hard on yourself mate. I would be happy to have these in my collection.
I think Eric would agree, its not tiny detail that makes a figure come to life its the way the paint is applied to give the illusion of a third dimension. I think you are achieving that. Dont worry about thick paint. I sometimes mix the paint on the figure.
Have a look at the Romans Eric purchased of e-bay (posted somewhere on the forum) Close up mmmmmm!
From a distance. Awsome.
Regards
Mike
 
 

Title: Re: Swedish Cavalry
Post by: Roger on February 24, 2013, 01:05:35 PM

Eric, Mike, thank you very much for your comments. I learnt quite a lot from painting these two figures so I am pleased about that. The next ones will be better.  ;D