With a Rebel yell ...
Introducing Sergeant William “Bill” Yidle and his Confederate Sharpshooters. All Perry plastic figures and painted using a base coat, wash and highlight(s) technique. The painting recipe is: Prime with AP Uniform Grey (ideal for Confederate troops) Paint the Jacket/Trousers/Blankets/Hats with one of AP Uniform Grey - only where the spray had 'missed' Foundry Night Sky Foundry Bay Foundry Rich Butternut Foundry Spearshaft Foundry Bavarian Cornflower Blue (used sparingly!) Bags etc - either black or any sort of brown Muskets - GW Scorched Brown Then wash with GW Agrax, followed by highlights of the original colours plus further highlights of the lighter shades in each triad, or mix the base with a little VMC Dark Sand Basing: Solid base of Americana Honey Brown Highlights of VMC Tan Yellow VMC Dark Sand Foundry Boneyard Light Add some Colonel Bills Winter Grass and some clump foliage and tufts Each figure took approx 15 mins to base coat ...