Heading Overseas with the Baron's War
Paint it Black
When I start a new project, I normally try to find something within it that is a bit different to challenge myself. For this project, it was either going to be painting white or black in a consistent and relatively easy way, both potentially challenging colours to paint. I decided I wanted my knights to be Hospitallers, so black is flavour of the moment.
This is a quick step-by-step of my method, more to act as a memory aid than anything else. I use four paints:
- Vallejo model colour Dark Sea Blue
- Vallejo model colour Black
- Vallejo Black wash
- Citadel Deepkin Flesh
First is a base coat, a 4:1 mix of Dark Sea Blue and Black.
Next, drown in black wash. Once dry, the raised areas stay a little lighter, whilst the recesses are, well, black
Highlight with Dark Sea Blue. A mix of layering and edge highlighting, feathering the sharper lines. Obviously trying to avoid the recesses
Finally, another highlight with a roughly 1:1 mix of Dark Sea Blue and Deepkin Flesh. Really targeting the sharpest cloth folds and topmost parts of surfaces.I think this worked quite well to give some worn looking black robes, without them looking too grey. If any of the highlights ended up too jarring, a black glaze can knock the colour back. Painting under good light is fairly important for the highlight steps.
Another six foot knights done, albeit still waiting for base material. Onto the mounted knights now
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