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Painting the Slums

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I managed to free up some time to start painting the slums.  There is nothing too fancy here, with lots of stippling and washes using a cheap paint brush from the hardware store.  I used different colours for these buildings as I imagine they would have been built with cheaper red bricks and wood cladding.   The aim was for a dirtier feel than the other buildings I have in the Victorian setting.

There is still plenty of work to do on them before I can tick them off as done, but they are getting there.

I also included a seedy pub amongst the buildings and a few arched passageways.  I am going with black window frames on these houses as they just feel like they suit the poorer more ram-shackled-looking buildings.

The hint of brickwork rather than complete brickwork walls I think works well to show the poverty of this part of town.   I still have to do some doors and will probably do a mixture of solid wooden doors and others.   I also have a few ideas to help create a more lived-in feel, but will keep those under wraps for now just in case they don’t work out.

Painting the Slums
Painting the Slums
Painting the Slums

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This is an incredible looking board! loving the series so far!

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