Heaven and Earth a Samurai Project

For my 30 minute challenge today I did some base color work and blacked out the arm armor. I also did some tan under coating to prep for the red on the banners, swords, and the spears.

So after some thought I decided that the Jig I made for was to narrow for my fat fingers. It need to have for space in-between the posts to allow for better use.

When the doctor says you can only have one drink a day you should save it for when you are painting miniatures and then do it with style people =D
Day 9 of the 30 minute painting challenge and this is what I was able to accomplish. I finished painting the ten man group and all that is left is a wash then on to the next ten. I am at the half way point 😉 Woo hoo!

So I started the next ten Ashigaru and I am already on Day 7 of the painting 30 minutes a day challenge. Today I painted the faces the only tint I used was P3 Midlund Flesh. I spent about an hour and a half painting these. I painted each face one at a time start to finish. I then went back and darkened the eyes with a brown is black and painted the lower lip with a reddish flesh tone mixed from the three colors from yesterday . I applied a washes from P3 Caspian and Kossite flesh wash and used for the first time Citadel Reikland Fleshshade. When all was dry I painted the whites of the eyes with a 10/0 brush then used my new secret weapon for the black dot. The Pigma MICRON .003 pen.

The base coat of the flesh toned these are the paints that I used. 2parts Gun Corps Brown, 1part Meaty Ochre, and .5 to .75 part Khardic Flesh. By the way all are from Privateer Press P3 paint line.

Well I got quite a bit done today on day 6. All 10 are finished as far as painting is concerned. I need to apply decals and basing material but I will do that when all 40 are finished. I also will be adding fridge magnets to the bottom of all 40 as well.

For tomorrow I will finish the knot work and start on the heads.

Well I got back to my Ashigaru a little sooner than I thought. I applied the reds and now am waiting for them to dry. I will come back and do a little clean up work and that might be all for today but I might start on the knot work ? maybe!

This morning I have gone back and painted tan on the areas that I will have a bright red such as the armor plates on the arms and shins, spears, sword sheaths and as well as the banners. Time to give my eyes a rest and continue with the red later on this evening, I might even be able to get some washes tonight too.