HELP i hate painting horses and need tips
- Thread starter cooper320
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That\'s a really nice and concise bit of info about horses and coloration.
@ cooper320 - My friend Jason mentioned to me once that some of the painters who do horse statuettes use oils for their highlights and shading. Some people kinda consider it cheating, but it helps, I think, in doing larger areas.
Just using GW acrylics, I would say that if you\'re not going for \"showcase\" and mostly want to line paint to get \'em on the playing table, make liberal use of washes after the base colors.
@ cooper320 - My friend Jason mentioned to me once that some of the painters who do horse statuettes use oils for their highlights and shading. Some people kinda consider it cheating, but it helps, I think, in doing larger areas.
Just using GW acrylics, I would say that if you\'re not going for \"showcase\" and mostly want to line paint to get \'em on the playing table, make liberal use of washes after the base colors.
freakinacage
Well-known member
i use wahes and drybrush (boooo) with really thinned down paint and a big brush. this way the paint builds up slower and you get better transitions without that dusty effect
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provoke_me
Guest
my question is how can you gert the horses to look like they acrually have hair but not look like they have \"fluffy wolfen\" hair?
Fizl
Secret Crocodile
Very slowly and painfully! A brush with one hair? Slightly more sensible answer approaching..
You could try cross hatching your strokes so that you get a bit more texture to the look (not the paint itself!). Or maybe alot of stippling to build up your colours (although I can\'t imagine that one being practical on a miniature).
Shaz
Corwin the Confused
Member
Here are a few more:
http://www.ellsweb.com/faq/showquestion.asp?faq=5&fldAuto=94
http://www.equusite.com/articles/basics/basicsColors.shtml
http://www.riorondo.com/books/cft/index.html
http://www.ellsweb.com/faq/showquestion.asp?faq=5&fldAuto=94
http://www.equusite.com/articles/basics/basicsColors.shtml
http://www.riorondo.com/books/cft/index.html
War Griffon
New member
Also for a good site try this one
http://greenfield.fortunecity.com/dreams/799/hc/horsecolors.htm
http://greenfield.fortunecity.com/dreams/799/hc/horsecolors.htm
wouldn\'t cross hatching the stoke remove the sense of texture ??? Kinda like when you color up things you cross the strokes so that they don\'t show as much. well that\'s what I would have though anyways
As for horses I remeber seeing a great article somwhere, can\'t remeber where though. Try having a look at the painting clinic, it might be there
philologus
Subgenius
Cooper:
I painted a ton of Rohan horses and used GW paints. Try this:
After assembling the horses I had four different poses. I organized the poses so that I would have 4 different with one color scheme, 4 with another etc. This will add a lot of variety without much effort. Paint in blocks of 2 ,3 or 4 as the case may be. Then I basecoated all in black. Use a half/half mix of black with scorched brown to highlight the first four. 1 good highlight is enough to polish off a decent looking unit. Use a dark flesh followed by terracotta series for the next four. These two groups will benefit from a couple of white socks painted on and some white blazes on the nose. If you vary the height and location of the socks you get a good mix with the varied poses without a lot of hassle. Another good color choice is codex grey followed by a highlight of fortress gray. make light spots on the rump with codex gray. A half/half/ mix of white and fortress gray can then be sparingly drybrushed over the rump to tone down the spots. You can add socks to these as well. I usually paint the horses of heroes or lords white. This can be a basic blending of Codex gray followed by fortress gray followed by white. You won\'t win a GD with this but it will look great on the table top without making you insane. I hope this helps.
I painted a ton of Rohan horses and used GW paints. Try this:
After assembling the horses I had four different poses. I organized the poses so that I would have 4 different with one color scheme, 4 with another etc. This will add a lot of variety without much effort. Paint in blocks of 2 ,3 or 4 as the case may be. Then I basecoated all in black. Use a half/half mix of black with scorched brown to highlight the first four. 1 good highlight is enough to polish off a decent looking unit. Use a dark flesh followed by terracotta series for the next four. These two groups will benefit from a couple of white socks painted on and some white blazes on the nose. If you vary the height and location of the socks you get a good mix with the varied poses without a lot of hassle. Another good color choice is codex grey followed by a highlight of fortress gray. make light spots on the rump with codex gray. A half/half/ mix of white and fortress gray can then be sparingly drybrushed over the rump to tone down the spots. You can add socks to these as well. I usually paint the horses of heroes or lords white. This can be a basic blending of Codex gray followed by fortress gray followed by white. You won\'t win a GD with this but it will look great on the table top without making you insane. I hope this helps.
