September 16, 2012
Started painting the last remaining units from my Battlelore set, the Iron Dwarves. They intimidated me, let's be honest. For one, everyone knows dwarves drink a lot and get pissed off easy. Secondly, they are organized into Scottish clans in Battlelore, as a fantasy mercenary unit for the English. Thus, they are wearing kilts and have sashes about their bodies that have little cross hatch patterns.This looked hard to do justice.
However, I've discovered that the overall look is pretty good if you use a have a decent 0 brush, and give the area a good wash (or glaze) after the base coat/initial cross hatch highlight. I'm working on lighting up my blue unit scheme and then we'll 'ave a go at 'em!
--Update - These units are complete as of October 1, 2012.
Battlelore Base Set - Dwarf Mercenary Army
Iron Dwarf Heavy Swordsman
prime Black
shirt/kilt/sash Khorne Red
kilt/sash highlight Evil Sunz Red
skin Dwarf Flesh/Reikland Fleshshade
hat Evil Sunz Red/Wild Rider Red
straps Besital Brown/Devlan Mud
boots Calthan or Gothor Brown/Devlan Mud
Iron Dwarf Swordsman
prime Black
shirt/kilt/sash Marine Dark Bluer/Badab Black
kilt/sash highlight Enchanted Blue
skin Dwarf Flesh/Reikland Fleshshade
hat Enchanted Blue
straps Besital Brown/Devlan Mud
shield Blue
boots Adaptus Battlegrey/Dawnstone highlight
Iron Dwarf Crossbowman
prime Black
shirt/kilt/sash Salamander Green
kilt/sash highlight Snot Green
skin Dwarf Flesh/Reikland Fleshshade
hat Snot Green
straps Besital Brown/Devlan Mud
crossbow Besital Brown/Devlan Mud
boots Calthan or Gothor Brown/Devlan Mud
Beards (for all of the Iron Dwarves)
blond Zamesi Desert w Helox Palesun highlight
brown Calthan > TauOchre or Calthan>Bestial>Snakebite
orange Bestial > Orange
trollslayer Jokaro Orange > TrollSlayer Orange
grey Shadow Grey > Administratum or Dawnstone > SW Grey
longbeard Dawnstone > Administatum Grey > Skull White
Started painting the last remaining units from my Battlelore set, the Iron Dwarves. They intimidated me, let's be honest. For one, everyone knows dwarves drink a lot and get pissed off easy. Secondly, they are organized into Scottish clans in Battlelore, as a fantasy mercenary unit for the English. Thus, they are wearing kilts and have sashes about their bodies that have little cross hatch patterns.This looked hard to do justice.
However, I've discovered that the overall look is pretty good if you use a have a decent 0 brush, and give the area a good wash (or glaze) after the base coat/initial cross hatch highlight. I'm working on lighting up my blue unit scheme and then we'll 'ave a go at 'em!
--Update - These units are complete as of October 1, 2012.
Battlelore Base Set - Dwarf Mercenary Army
- 4 Heavy Iron Dwarf Swordsman
- 12 Iron Dwarf Swordsman
- 4 Iron Dwarf Crossbowman (later called Arbalestiers)
prime Black
shirt/kilt/sash Khorne Red
kilt/sash highlight Evil Sunz Red
skin Dwarf Flesh/Reikland Fleshshade
hat Evil Sunz Red/Wild Rider Red
straps Besital Brown/Devlan Mud
boots Calthan or Gothor Brown/Devlan Mud
prime Black
shirt/kilt/sash Marine Dark Bluer/Badab Black
kilt/sash highlight Enchanted Blue
skin Dwarf Flesh/Reikland Fleshshade
hat Enchanted Blue
straps Besital Brown/Devlan Mud
shield Blue
boots Adaptus Battlegrey/Dawnstone highlight
Iron Dwarf Crossbowman
prime Black
shirt/kilt/sash Salamander Green
kilt/sash highlight Snot Green
skin Dwarf Flesh/Reikland Fleshshade
hat Snot Green
straps Besital Brown/Devlan Mud
crossbow Besital Brown/Devlan Mud
boots Calthan or Gothor Brown/Devlan Mud
Beards (for all of the Iron Dwarves)
blond Zamesi Desert w Helox Palesun highlight
brown Calthan > TauOchre or Calthan>Bestial>Snakebite
orange Bestial > Orange
trollslayer Jokaro Orange > TrollSlayer Orange
grey Shadow Grey > Administratum or Dawnstone > SW Grey
longbeard Dawnstone > Administatum Grey > Skull White
EDIT - A look back.
Ok so it's 2023 and looking back at these, I'm proud of what I did - but boy it sure seems funny. I can't even see the 'cross-hatching' I attempted to apply to these kilts. I would use much higher contrast, and probably apply a highlight to these figures if I were to paint them now. Painting like anything in life is a progression, and I'm happy with these guys and where they helped get me to with my painting hobby today.
Ok so it's 2023 and looking back at these, I'm proud of what I did - but boy it sure seems funny. I can't even see the 'cross-hatching' I attempted to apply to these kilts. I would use much higher contrast, and probably apply a highlight to these figures if I were to paint them now. Painting like anything in life is a progression, and I'm happy with these guys and where they helped get me to with my painting hobby today.
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