Painting Napoleonic British Infantry With (Mostly!) Contrast [How I Paint Things]

It's often said that painting historical miniatures is fraught with difficulties. After all, if you want to get precisely the correct shade of blue or green on a uniform, it requires a paint purchased specifically for the purpose, right? Even when it's a tiny detail tucked under a miniature's arm? The truth is, as much as painting anything fictional, there's a degree of 'good enough' which is personal to everyone approaching the subject, and if you're looking for something relatively quick and simple to knock out large amounts of infantry for a historical project, Contrast really can be of some use.

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00:00 - Intro
01:08 - Painting Time
13:44 - The Finished Product

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PAINTS USED:

PRIMER:
The Army Painter Matt White

CITADEL:
Aly's Brown Liquid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1ivFV5NY0Q
Praxeti White (Dry)
Iyanden Yellow (Contrast)
Guilliman Flesh (Contrast)
Blood Angels Red (Contrast)
Talassar Blue (Contrast)
Contrast Medium
Wyldwood (Contrast)
Skeleton Horde (Contrast)
Cygor Brown (Contrast)
Basilicanum Grey (Contrast)
Black Templar (Contrast)
Iron Hands Steel (Base)
Liberator Gold (Layer)
Agrax Earthshade (Shade)
Wild Rider Red (Layer)
Stormvermin Fur (Layer)

VALLEJO:
Off-White

SPRAY VARNISHES:
Vallejo Matt Varnish

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