(Part 1) Painting 28mm Napoleonic Cuirassiers

[@stevejennings2394]

Thanks for the video!

[@thelastbattalion3509]

You’re welcome.

[@markt.3685]

Well don't those metal cuirassiers look like cool sculpts! Hope Perry is paying you for the advertising. ; ) I like the idea of setting them a bit off on the stands, and Ilove the bit about the brown uniforms, very cool. Will watch the other videos on painting these soon, thank you!

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Aha unfortunately not, they're just one of my preferred manufacturers so I have a lot of their figures. I'm glad you enjoyed the video, I would add that a bit of irregularity in basing on infantry stands if possible is also visually appealing to me.

[@RationalExpectations]

I'm close to painting some 18mm AB cuirassiers, so this was very insightful. Looking forward to part 2.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you, I’m glad it was helpful. I’ve painted several units of AB French cuirassiers in the past, my 18mm scale collection is my favourite.

[@KentsPaintShack]

Nice video an enjoyable watch while I paint, I’m one of those who paint black then complete areas so funny

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thanks I’m glad you enjoyed it! I don’t know how you do it without the constant anxiety of ruining that part at a later stage.

[@basicminiaturepainting]

Very nice work,enjoyed this as I've been struggling with my naps off late

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you, hopefully it provides some inspiration and food for thought!

[@historypunkwargames4760]

Great figures love the way you painted them keep it up!

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thanks - I think the secret is sometimes in the quality of the miniatures themselves, these are a joy to paint.

[@smoothbrush4722]

Very beautiful riders.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you!

[@philRminiatures]

Nice job on a famous unit of cavalry!

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Too good an opportunity to miss when I realised they would fit in with my 1813 collection. They'll be brigaded with five squadrons of Dragoons at some point in the future.

[@dominicquast5083]

They look geat!

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you very much, I’m just in the process of finishing the last things necessary to upload a video of them completed.

[@CullodenPaintingStudio]

Really interesting to hear your process. Re: washes - do you mean you do a layer, wash it, and then do the same layer colour over the area entirely, or as your first highlight on the raised parts?

[@thelastbattalion3509]

I realise that it's a slightly confusing explanation on reflection. On top of the primer I will normally paint a 'foundation' colour - say a dark brown for the wooden/leather parts etc. But that isn't the colour that's necessarily going to be worked up. So if it's a backpack that's got a foundation colour of dark brown and it's actual colour is going to be mid brown then that mid-brown is the one which will get the wash between layers. It helps me keep track of the detail (in this case the cow hide sculpting), gives it a little bit of shade. It can allow for the second coat to not quite cover 100% of the first one, like the world's widest ranging highlight. I'll then do however many highlights I have decided upon on top of that. I hope that makes more sense.

[@CullodenPaintingStudio]

@@thelastbattalion3509 Thanks for the explanation

[@tonydillon3145]

Any chance of a step by step on how you paint your faces. Your technique is similar to mine regarding uniforms etc but your faces look marvellous.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

I’m sure I can either work that in to a future video of film something bespoke. It’s essentially the exact same process as any other part of the miniature.