Cheers Paul. Glad you like them.
Ropework was actually quite simple, if a little fiddly. Basically, paint black, then paint threads in dark earth or similar (one of these was English Uniform, but I forget which). After that put on highlights by dry brushing in a couple of lighter tones made by mixing the base colour with something like Iraqi sand. When that is done, give them a careful pin wash using burnt umber wash to sharpen them back up. I had to redo a couple of highlights to improve the finish, but not many. It helped that the rope was very sharply rendered on the sculpts so the texture was clearly defined and took the wash well.
Skin tones were my usual sequence of steps. Just used a couple of different starter and highlight tones to add variety. The guy with the big axe was base coated with “Sand Brown”, highlighted with a lighter mix made using flat skin tone, then “washed” with burnt umber rather than skin tone.
Ropework was actually quite simple, if a little fiddly. Basically, paint black, then paint threads in dark earth or similar (one of these was English Uniform, but I forget which). After that put on highlights by dry brushing in a couple of lighter tones made by mixing the base colour with something like Iraqi sand. When that is done, give them a careful pin wash using burnt umber wash to sharpen them back up. I had to redo a couple of highlights to improve the finish, but not many. It helped that the rope was very sharply rendered on the sculpts so the texture was clearly defined and took the wash well.
Skin tones were my usual sequence of steps. Just used a couple of different starter and highlight tones to add variety. The guy with the big axe was base coated with “Sand Brown”, highlighted with a lighter mix made using flat skin tone, then “washed” with burnt umber rather than skin tone.
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