Steel Fist Cavalry with GW Contrast Paints

I just finished up a two quick stands of Steel Fist English Civil War cavalry. The figures were primed with Tamiya Light Gray spray primer.

After that I covered the horses with a quick wash of 1:1:2 of Agrax Earthshade / Nuln Oil / Lahman Medium to shade the recesses. The horse colors are Games Workshop Contrast Paints:

• Reddish horse – CP Goregrunta Fur
• Light brown horse – CP Fireslayer Flesh
• Dark brown horse – CP Cygor / CP Medium / Water in a 2:2:1 ratio

Horse Details

• Hoof to knee, eyes, and muzzles are brushed with CP Basilicanum Grey to darken them.
• Horse markings are ProAcryl Red Gray followed up by little streaks and dots of ProAcryl Ivory. 
• Manes and tails are CP Black Templar for the Gorgrunta and Cygor horses and Cygor manes for the Fireslayer horses. Sometimes I accidentally paint the light brown horses with black manes.
• Blanket trim is ProAcryl Golden Brown.
• Tack is picked out with Pro Acryl Ivory and then washed with CP Basilicanum Gray. The gray color does a nice job of black-lining the tack against the horse flesh. 

The riders are 90% contrast painted. The metal is first hit with CP Black Legion and then Army Painter Gun Metal.

Quick and Beautiful

Painting with Games Workshop Contrast Paints is quick and it does a fantastic job of picking out all of the beautiful sculpting by Oliver James on these lovely figures. The paint can appear blotchy at close magnification, but at arm's length it disappears and creates a fantastic shaded figure in one coat.