30 Days 30 Miniatures Painting Challenge Round up 2

This 30 days 30 miniatures painting challenge was based on painting 30 Cavalry and was a success in the sense that 30 miniatures were completed in 30 days.

There were challenges; time away from home for a family funeral, the subject matter and the bane of all hobbies - real life. All that said have managed to complete the following:

6mm - 16 Greek Medium Cavalry

15mm - 6 Bedouin Light Cavalry and 6 Mamluk Heavy Cavalry

28mm - 1 Norman and 1 Late Crusader captains.

30 days 30 cavalry

From back left to front right by scale: 28mm, 28mm, 18mm, 15mm and finally 6mm.

Ayyubids, SAGA and Greeks

Painting horses has always been a challenge and have now finally worked out why. Its not the horse or the scale of the miniature as painting horse flesh is easy enough. Layering, drybrushing, stippling and washes can all be used to achieve good results for horses. No, the issue lies with the trappings on the horse.

 So, you paint the horse flesh add in stars, socks and strips as needed, colour and dry brush manes and tail. Voila, the trapping picks up various colours and finishes on the way. Time to pick out the trapping in black again before painting and layering another three colours on to it. This is an issue in larger scales and less so in the smaller scales.

Well, not anymore as have changed the way of doing this to one that will save time and sanity. Its simple, base colour then highlight with mid tone.

As all painters I am always looking for advice and ways of improving how to I paint; anything to help with horses would greatly appreciated.

Real life effects us all and devours the rarest of commodities - time.

Will be starting another 30 days shortly.

Thanks for visting and cheers for now.