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And We're Off. . .


Ok, not very much to look at just yet, but the basic black and flesh tone have been applied.  Next session, I'll tone down the flesh with some Army Painter flesh wash and then carefully do the black neck stocks before moving on to blocking in the basic uniform colors, which is to say a dark reddish brown for the coats, and a medium blue for the dolmans and breeches.  If that goes well, I might as well start blocking in the musket stocks and other brown areas, but that will probably need to wait until the third painting session.  Hey, it's a start.

-- Stokes

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tradgardmastare said…
A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.😀
A excellent start
Alan
12:33 AM
Der Alte Fritz said…
They will look very spiffy when you are done. I love the Croat uniforms.
12:38 PM
WSTKS-FM Worldwide said…
Thank you, men! Looking very forward to my 60 minutes or so in the painting chair this evening.

Kind Regards,

Stokes
1:38 PM
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