About a month ago I traded a fellow for some Foundry Indian Mutiny figures. When the box arrived, I was elated at the contents. Not only was the fellow generous in the number of figures, but they were all in good order. I had already headed down the path to collecting Indian Mutiny figures by acquiring a number of those recently released by Iron Duke, but these miniatures cemented my plans. I went straight to work in stripping the old primer off some of the officers. The inspiration provided by opening up a box full of new figures told me I needed to get my brush on the period soon to maintain my interest. These three chaps are the result.
When planning to paint these figures I knew the colors would result in a rather simple palette so I wanted to focus on execution of brushwork and trying to make the most out of the limited palette. Instead of using a single white or off-white for example I finished the hat waving gentleman with four different hues/variations of white and each of those with at least four shading and/or highlighting steps. The gentleman in the blue pants went through 4 stages of highlighting at a minimum on every piece but the sword hilt and brass on the scabbard. Overall I have to say I'm happy with both the experience of painting these as well as the finished product, which is rare territory for me.
Thanks Rob!
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Beautiful work on those sir.
ReplyDeleteThanks Francis. I hope I can maintain or improve my painting throughout the project.
DeleteAbsolutely wonderful, I like those a lot.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliment Michael. I really enjoyed painting these.
DeleteBeautiful painting on some very nice figures!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Ah yes, these figures are very nice. I was surprised at how much more I liked the Foundry figures in the flesh as opposed to just seeing them online. Although a bit of a different sculpting style then Iron Duke, I think they'll hold their own among them. Thanks for the compliment.
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