JimL Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 The beginnings of a Reven army. I don't usually paint more than one mini at a time but I need to get moving or these guys will never see battle. Table top quality is what I was going for, base colors, a few highlights and a good ink bath. Comments and suggestions most welcome. Kharg is next up for paint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferox Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Nice work! Good, effective colour scheme, clean painting, and enough interest on the bases to make the Skeeters look like they're somewhere rather than on a slab of plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 That's just tabletop??? Those are more than slap-dash tabletop my friend. We need a new word for tabletop painting that is really good, and yes, based!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimL Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 Thank you both for the comments. I used a three-step process, basecoat, heavy brown ink wash, and then lightening them up with the original basecoat color because the brown ink darkened the basecoat significantly. (If you count the touch-ups and oops forgot a bag here and a strap there, more like 20 steps!) The bases are three basic colors, one tan basecoat and grey and green drybrushes with the same ink wash, although a little thinner. I have a hard time calling something done, I started to paint a gem on the back of a quiver but thought it would stick out versus the rest of the model. My plan is to carry the red and brown ink through the rest of the army. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookjimjr Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I like these a lot Jim. I think your army will stand out on the field. Yhe color scheme works well and frm what you described did not take too long, which is always good when painting an army. How many pieces would you have to do to get that accomplished? I have never painted units in more that 4 so I am not sure how much goes into an army. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimL Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 Thanks, time wise about 6 or 7 hours in them if you include prep and basing, a lot of starting and stopping, an hour here and there.. The ones I currently have add up to 15, more skeeters, orcs, Braug the Ogre, two leaders, a Hill Giant and a goblin mage. The big guys will take some work, hard to hide anything on a figure as big as the giant. Most of these I bought (except the ogre and giant) were closeouts at an online store, so I basically bought what they had left for Reven models, so they don't really make an official pointed army. I need to work on that list and fill in the gaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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