Warhammer Orcs Flesh Painted

I am still developing my Dallimore style.

My wife complains that the green is too grey. I agree, and will probably fix it with a warm green glaze. I’m still trying to work on perfecting the Dallimore style. Next time I’m painting flesh, I’m going to have my copy of Anatomy for the Artist handy next time I paint flesh. I feel I’m still not getting that random, organic look that I like so much in David Imrie’s work. His still is similar to Dallimore’s with what looks like three layers applied in nearly a hap-hazard way. There are some great natural painters out there, David is one of them. For anyone that reads my blog regularly, or hell, is visiting for the first time: I’ve had to work really hard at my painting. It didn’t come naturally for me, so I hope I can serve as an example for people who are just starting out by saying it is possible to improve. Just love the process and don’t worry too much about the results.

Of course, if I focused more on painting, I’d probably be even better. I’ve discovered I’m just not the type who will paint seven days a week, week in and week out. Even when I am being relatively prolific, there are days between painting sessions. Even worse, I seem to be slowing down. I think my Back of Beyond and First Nations miniatures were the high water mark for me. At that time, I was painting a set of 10 miniatures in a week. Perhaps not as prolific as Der Alte Fritz, who seems to paint 30 miniatures a week, but right now I’m looking at a month for these eight Warhammer Orcs, with some boxes of Romans (hopefully) in the mail that I’ll need to paint quickly for an article I want to write. Thankfully I have my blog. It does keep my mind to what I am doing, without it I am sure I would have painted even less than I have been. In fact while writing this I’m encouraged to get in a quick painting session right after I finish. Of course, that maybe the Venti Bold I just finished speaking.

I try to break apart my painting into sections. So, I paint all the flesh, from base to highlight. That used to take me a 1-2 hour session. I no longer have the stamina to paint that long, it seems. Plus, I only manage one coat in the hour and a half I am able to manage. My Back of Beyond had 2 basecoats before highlighting. The only way to paint faster is to paint more. It’s going to be hard, as Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition was released this past Friday, and I know I want to run a campaign. Oh well, we’ll see how it goes. For now, I’m going to sign off so I can paint before it gets too late. Next week will be a review of the Rise of Rome: Republican Rome at War by Osprey/Slitherine. I notice most of their books are “Catchline: Nation at War.” I wonder, do they need to specify the books are about the nation at war? Are we going to pick up a sourcebook for a wargame containing army lists and say: “Hmm, why do they focus so much on warfare?”

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