tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post1420422264198594728..comments2024-03-28T09:55:48.460+00:00Comments on <p align="right">Steve's Random <br>Musings on Wargaming <br>and other stuff...</p>: Horse Painting...Steve-the-Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-73263992821473207782008-07-03T14:58:00.000+00:002008-07-03T14:58:00.000+00:00Lord, that's a good question, Stokes... I've been ...Lord, that's a good question, Stokes... I've been using them for so long now that I almost forget how I started... I suspect I started off with the GW washes some years ago, I absolutely swear by their "armour wash", and their "flesh wash"... they are a superb, fast, way of adding in shading quickly when you're not a good painter... :o))<BR/><BR/>...then in the old days of the Rec.Games.Miniatures.Historicals usenet group a guy called Andy O'Neil gave out some tips following posting some pictures of his stuff and I think that was probably when I started using them more... the method/style of painting just grabbed me.. in our circle of blooging OSW'ers, Murdock is a fine exponent<BR/><BR/>You could check out http://tinyurl.com/2pkvot for some of the early discussion - bottom line, inks are a quicker and easier way of applying shadow than drybrushing, and being thin, are far easier to paint with. <BR/><BR/>If I could get the full palette of colours, I might even be tempted to go the whole hog!Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-40209925573687554042008-07-03T14:38:00.000+00:002008-07-03T14:38:00.000+00:00Hi Steve,Nice work there. I've never tried inks m...Hi Steve,<BR/><BR/>Nice work there. I've never tried inks myself, but it seems many now use them as part of their painting processes. How did you hit on the use of inks?<BR/><BR/>Best Regards,<BR/><BR/>StokesWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-76118946981796980822008-07-03T11:07:00.000+00:002008-07-03T11:07:00.000+00:00Thanks guys appreciated - the perils of close ups ...Thanks guys appreciated - the perils of close ups with the camera is that the reins and harness look very bright - in reality as Jeff says they're not.... <BR/><BR/>You may have noticed I also extend step 4 to slap a little undiluted ink on the lower legs..<BR/><BR/>The Windsor & Newton is a water soluble ink - so if it all goes pear-shaped a clean wet brush will smooth out most errors no matter how long they've been dry.. :o))<BR/><BR/>Stryker - will do.. according to Grant they have sea green facings - should be very attractive if I can manage to keep the brush between the lines!Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-50458006631057136802008-07-03T09:09:00.000+00:002008-07-03T09:09:00.000+00:00Hi Steve,That's a very effective looking technique...Hi Steve,<BR/>That's a very effective looking technique and I will give it a go. Thanks for sharing it. I would be interested to see the completed figures with rider as well!<BR/>IanStrykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-85762110069526287892008-07-03T07:19:00.000+00:002008-07-03T07:19:00.000+00:00Quite similar to what I do too . . . except that I...Quite similar to what I do too . . . except that I don't bother with the straps at all . . . I let the ink wash define them and leave it at that.<BR/><BR/>One of the things that I do have to say -- and I suspect that it is true of yours also -- is that they look lots better to the eye than they do to the camera.<BR/><BR/><BR/>-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595975572873838050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-45953766047994176052008-07-03T06:45:00.000+00:002008-07-03T06:45:00.000+00:00Thanks for that Steve. Not too dissimilar from my...Thanks for that Steve. Not too dissimilar from my own technique and with good results too.marinergrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393687295535460527noreply@blogger.com