Topic: I think I got it, at last!

[Padre]

After a couple of years experimenting with acrylics (using different primers, undercoats, paints, varnishes and anti-shines) I think I have finally found a way to match my old enamel paint 'cartoon' style, so that new figures will fit in perfectly with my old armies.



I have always known my cartoon style is not to everyone's liking, but I am keen to maintain it as a signature style. There is one thing I am doing different though. My faces/hands were always awfully hit and miss, so now I am simply basecoating and applying a shade paint. The rest of the figure (clothes, weapons, the lot) will match my old style.

[Rowsdower]

Good job

[Syphon]

Even if I wouldn't do it myself, mainly because I can't paint, I find that you taking care to find a style and maintaining it is a laudable thing. So, well done!

[GamesPoet]

Looks awesomely good!

[Padre]

And now I have changed tack again. Instead of continuing the replication of my old style, I decided to try brushing Army Painter dip on then applying Ultra Matte Varnish.

Here are three new (old) handgunners which I painted in the slightly different blue and white livery of Portomaggiore (different from my campaigns quartered blue and white Pavonans). I have put each one next to an old, enamel style figure.

The old ones are pure enamel, no varnish, 'cartoon' style. The new ones are wholly acrylic, then a brushed on dip, then varnished. I did no black lining in the new ones.







The last one I did not have the exact figure to compare, so I used a model which was similar in pose.

[GamesPoet]

Folks do let the dip be the final coat, although some also use the colors to highlight up off the dip.

You've come a long way to get to this point so congrats!