ECW - resurrection after 40 years
A digression - contrast paint
So, although the intention of this Spring Challenge was to get as many figures painted as possible, over Easter I found myself experimenting (briefly) with contrast paints and horses.
Perhaps some odd base painting?I decided to see what the brown contrast paint would be over a different base colour other than the usual black/grey/white. I already think the buff/cream base works well, but what about more “exotic” colours?
So, Orange, Red, Purple base and let’s see where we go from here
Interesting colours?I didn’t try to be too careful – so please excuse the “mess” on some of the horses.
But, I think the results are interesting. Overall the Orange/cream base seems good. And even the Red does offer some potential with a more serious base coat. the purple gets a bit lost, but it ends up with a kind of soft black which works to some extent.
So, I think it’s worth persevering with this idea more. By the by, the contrast pains was used pure and about 30/70 dilution for the two horses. I like the potential with the diluted paint.
Some results of contrast painting
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