3/22/2023 0 Comments Hoplite shield op8![]() ![]() One tunic was highlighted with a roughly 50/50 mixture of the Khemri Brown ( Vallejo – Green Brown) and Dheneb Stone ( Army Painter – Drake Tooth), as was the shield facing (check the shield guide for this). The spear shafts were highlighted with Bleached Bone ( Vallejo – Buff / Army Painter – Skeleton Bone), applied in rough horizontal lines down the length. The spear-head was also painted with Chainmail (Vallejo – Natural Steel / Army Painter – Plate Mail Metal), although bronze can also be used here. Otherwise, pick out the edges of the shield, butt spike and helmet. Pay particular attention to picking out the structure of the muscle cuirass and the shapes of the greaves. The raised areas of bronze were highlighted with an 80/20 mixture of Dwarf Bronze ( Vallejo – Bronze / Army Painter – Weapon Bronze) and Chainmail (Vallejo – Natural Steel / Army Painter – Plate Mail Metal). The raised areas of skin, particularly the fingers, knuckles and muscle shapes were highlighted with a 50/50 mixture of Tallarn Flesh (Vallejo – Brown Rose) and Bleached Bone ( Vallejo – Buff / Army Painter – Skeleton Bone). Right now, the figures look like Etruscan tomb paintings! So for this stage, all that is required is to paint all the areas you wish to be bronze with Dwarf Bronze ( Vallejo – Bronze / Army Painter – Weapon Bronze). The linen cuirass and the pteryges were painted with Dheneb Stone ( Army Painter – Drake Tooth), as were the greave padding and the shield curtain on one figure. The scabbards were painted with Khemri Brown ( Vallejo – Green Brown). One crest holder was painted Mechrite Red ( Army Painter – Red / Vallejo Vampire Red ) and the other Dheneb Stone ( Army Painter – Drake Tooth). One crest was painted Fenris Grey and the other was painted with stripes of Bestial Brown ( Vallejo – Flat Brown). I chose to paint the tunics with Mechrite Red ( Army Painter – Red / Vallejo Vampire Red ). The crest of one figure was painted with Khemri Brown ( Vallejo – Green Brown). As I didn’t want the shields to be covered with bronze I also painted the facings with Dheneb Stone ( Army Painter – Drake Tooth). One was painted with Khemri Brown ( Vallejo – Green Brown) and the other with Dheneb Stone ( Army Painter – Drake Tooth). I have painted two unarmoured hoplites to show different colours of tunics. The backs of the shields were painted with Khemri Brown ( Vallejo – Green Brown). This looks a bit strange at this stage, but it gives a good base colour for the metallic paint. All of the areas that will be bronze should be painted with Iyanden Darksun (Vallejo – Goldbrown), as should the spear shaft. Paint all of the skin with Tallarn Flesh (Vallejo – Brown Rose). I find it best to paint between 4-8 figures at a time. When the glue was dry I then undercoated them with The Army Painter’s Black undercoat spray, using several short bursts of spray from around 6-8 inches away so I didn’t clog up the fine detail with paint. Chainmail (Vallejo – Natural Steel / Army Painter – Plate Mail Metal).Dwarf Bronze ( Vallejo – Bronze / Army Painter – Weapon Bronze).Baal Red ( Army Painter – Red Tone Ink).Devlan Mud ( Army Painter – Strong Tone Wash).Gryphonne Sepia ( Army Painter – Soft Tone Ink).Asurmen Blue ( Army Painter – Blue Tone Ink).Dwarf Flesh ( Vallejo – Brown Sand / Army Painter – Barbarian Flesh).Bleached Bone ( Vallejo – Buff / Army Painter – Skeleton Bone).Graveyard Earth ( Vallejo – US field drab / Army Painter – Leather Brown).Chaos Black (Vallejo – Black / Army Painter – Matt Black).Skull White ( Vallejo – White / Army Painter – Matt White).Mechrite Red ( Vallejo – Red / Army Painter – Vampire Red).Dheneb Stone ( Army Painter – Drake Tooth).Listed below are the colours I used in this guide: Foundation paints: Also, it is a good habit to try and be as neat as possible when applying the colours, it will save on tidying up mistakes in between stages. Although it takes a little longer, this prevents the paints obscuring the detail of the figure and gives a much smoother finish. One important method you should use is to water the paints down slightly and use multiple layers to cover an area. The guide has been written using the Citadel paint range, as it is what I prefer to use, however below is a quick reference guide where you can substitute most of the Citadel paints for Army Painter/ Vallejo Model Color paints. In this guide, I will walk you through the methods in which I paint my figures, specifically my plastic hoplites. ![]()
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