Hobby Methods: Five Foundry Paints

Some folks have expressed a desire to hear more about the process I go about in painting stuff up.

Well, with the release of GW's all-new paint line, it got me to thinking about the paints I currently rely most heavily on: Wargames Foundry 3-step palettes. Today I'd like to quickly name the 5 palettes I use the most, and why. Here they are in no particular order of importance.

1.) Rawhide 11 I've used this amazing earth-tone for everything from leather to cloth. It will even work as a monstrous flesh tone. Very versatile. Features heavily on my LotR Dwarf Rangers, but you'll also see it a lot on my other figures.

2.) Phlegm Green 28 For me this is the best acrylic green going. I can often "feather" between shades A and B and get the desired effect, saving C for that final line to make an edge pop. This is my go-to color for cloaks.

3.) Granite 31 This wonderful 3-step gray really blends well across all of its layers, and when I don't paint a cloak with Phlegm green, it often gets painted Granite. Also excellent for gray hair and beards.

4.) Native American Flesh 120 I started using this flesh palette about a year ago and it has quickly become a mainstay for me. Pot A provides the ruddy, darker undertone I like, but I can quickly take it higher by moving through B and C, and I can always start with B if I want a lighter skin tone.

5.) Bay Brown 42 I use a lot of browns in my painting, and no brown performs better than Bay Brown. Originally formulated for painting horse flesh, I am not sure I've painted more than one horse with it! But I can tell you I have painted hundreds of belts, packs, boots, and jerkins with it. This color blends supremely easily across all three levels, and for my money provides the truest brown you will find.

I want to note that all of the above paints (and most other Foundry paints I have used) cover a black undercoat with ease, and for me, that's a critical point to make. If you have no experience with Foundry paints, the first thing you may notice is the price--they're not cheap at $16.33 for a 3-pot palette, but you get what you pay for.

I can only speak to my personal experience, but I will contend that using these paints has made me a better painter. They'll make an average painter good, and a good painter great, and that has to be worth something.

Thanks for visiting!

--Scott

Based Objective Counters

I recently took some Armorcast resin crates from their 28mm range and mounted them on some Gale Force 9 pre-cut 45mm bases. These counters make excellent objective markers for sci-fi skirmish and 40K Kill Team style games. They also make excellent counters and terrain for Pulp and Wild West games.









I used my usual Liquitex Resin Sand mixed with sand flock for the texturing, and added some tufts to finish them off.

Thanks for visiting!

--Scott

The Unpainted Minis Bin(s)

We've all got them. Here are mine!













This unit sits just to the right of my paint area, within easy reach! Now I am a pretty prolific painter, but it seems that my miniatures consumption has outstripped my ability to paint it all!

I wonder if others have such problems?

--Scott