Speed Painting Napoleonic Russians
In a previous post I detailed my successful experiments painting French Napoleonic line troops with some old- and new-school techniques. Perry 28mm Napoleonic Russians This was the first time that I put the speed painting ideas in full production and I'm pleased with how they turned out. I was able to get the first box done in about 2-3 week's time... which is astonishingly fast for me. It took me a while to settle on the colors, but this is what I ended up doing: Colors Used Tamiya white spray with white drybrush Face/Hands - Guilliman Flesh Coat - Creed Camo 2 coats Bedroll - Basilicanum Gray Hair - Gorgrunta Fur Crotch V - Templar was too dark so Basilicanum Gray Shako - Black Templar Shako cord - VMC Sky Gray and then dot VMC White Red stripes on leg - (1) Basilicanum Gray with fine brush, then (2) Contrast Blood Angels Red Pom pom - Contrast Warp Lightning White straps - touched up with VMC Sky Gray > VMC White leave recesses on straps Metals black > Musket AP Plat...
