So I like I said last week I opened my mouth and said
that I would do up another 500pts for my Lamenters Army for Aaron’s Badab Wars
Campaign. True to my word, I have
started painting up the Assault Squad that will help get me there. I have primed all of the models white and
then used Gryphonne Sepia to wash the models and ‘pre-shade’ them before I
start putting down the yellow base coat.
Really I washed the models to help me avoid those damned
annoying little white spots that always manage to crop up in the deepest
darkest recesses of the models. Also, it
will help dull the brightness of the model just a tad. I have gone in and put down the yellow coat
of Iyanden Darksun using my spiffy new brushes.
I have also tried out something a bit different as well. I am using Liquitex Flow Aid (diluted down
per instructions).
I think the hardest part about using the Flow Aid is that
I am no longer licking my brushes.
Before I would roll my tongue and lick my brushes to help with keep the
brushes moist. Now…not so much…odd chemicals coursing through my body, probably
not the best of ideas. I am trying to
clean off my brush after every two or three dips in the paint. So far I really like how the paint flows off
of these new brushes.
Another thing I am doing is avoiding painting in the
recessed areas of the models where the wash has dried and created a nice shaded
area. So far so good, though I still
need to work on my brush control because I am going to have to go back in at a
later stage and re-apply some wash to even out some of my mistakes and to help deepen those shadows. Of course you read any of the little painting
tutorials and this is one of the first steps they talk about doing. Well, guess I am a bit behind the curve. Won’t
be the first time and definitely won’t be the last time.
Of future events, I am going to try and make it down to
Arizona this year to attend a convention put on by the folks over at Battlefoam
Bags. They are going to have a tourney
for both Warhammer 40k and for Warmachine/Hordes so I need to decide which
event I want to attend. I have made up a
2000pt list for the 40k, now I just need to figure out what I want to bring for
the Warmachine/Hordes Tourney. This is
all pending I can save up the money to buy the plane tickets and Convention
ticket and and and…to many ands. Never
hurts to make plans in advance though.
Well here is for hoping!
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