I did not have enough time to complete any complex models ready for the game today, so I opted to paint a unit of Prime Strikers from Puppetswar Miniatures. As it happens, I ended up using a different army, so they didn't get to the table, but they were ready.
Very Quick Process
The order was significant in making sure there was minimal time wasted.
- Prime with black from a rattle can - this had been done weeks ago
- Airbrush army dull green all over
- Dark grey paint in the folds behind the knees and between the legs
- Black wash all over
- Dry overnight
- Dry brush in light green to highlight all the edges - using an 8mm flat makeup brush
- Paint the eye lenses in yellow - using a 00 short bristle sable brush (W&N s7 miniature)
- Tidy up the yellow - edge in black wherever I had gone over with the yellow
- Paint the belt buckle grey
- Paint all the weapons black
- Dry brush in light grey all the edges of the weapons - using a 3mm wide flat angled shader brush
- Base using grass flock which sticks to thickly applied brown paint
- Paint the edge of the base in black
- Dry overnight
- Clear matt spray varnish
I am very pleased with the finished result even though very few of the details have been painted in. This is a very good example of "less is more."
I don't know exactly how long it took for this unit of 11 troops, but I spent a few hours on each of two days and 15 mins to varnish this morning.
Where a model has well defined edges, I prefer the subtle result from dry brushing rather than my attempts at edge highlighting. I will use edge highlighting where the alternative would not work.
Some models by their design are complicated and time consuming, no matter what paint scheme is selected.
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