Hobby Corner 02: Metal Armor & Ash Basing Done Quickly (ASOIAF minis)
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- čas přidán 15. 02. 2023
- In this video, we will discuss my process for quickly painting a unit of heavily-armored Baratheon Wardens, from the A Song of Ice & Fire tabletop miniatures game. We will then talk about the process of basing these miniatures in a burned, ashen basing scheme.
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Really like this looks! Thanks. Please make more videos like this ✌🏽
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed this. I’d like to do more of this type of video. I’d just like to figure out a better way to film these videos. I also need to figure out some good topics for the videos. I’ll probably do some more painted army showcase videos soon though, like the Bolton one I released.
Nice paint jobs :) i appreciate you bring painted armies to all your batreps
Thanks! I bring as many painted units as possible to the table, although some of my lists are a little wacky and aren’t fully painted. I prioritize painting the units I predict will be included most often in armies’ lists. Thanks for the comment!
Great video, would love a run down of your cape and shield recipes. Love the results and would be super interested in the process, not so much the color but the technique.
That might be a good topic for a future video. As for the process, I start off with a dark color that's essentially a shadow color of the base color. In this case, I went with a brown. Then, I take at least two other lighter colors and blend them with the previous color in about three or four layers, working the highlights up to the brightest points of the shield/cloak. For rough surfaces, like the shield, I'll stipple the paint on and then feather the layers together with a moist brush before the paint has dried. This gives it a rough blended look. It looks a bit slapdash but it gets the job done, especially on units like this that are supposed to look a little beaten-up.
This looks horrible . If we assume GoT is some alternative universe or whatever, in medieval settings, the common sense how to take care of a knight/ warrior armor are still the same. Plate armor was something very expensive and not everyone could afford it. Warriors would take great care of their armor, keep it clean, polished etc. The armor on your figure looks like it was dug out of some ancient archeological site. Why is there so much dust and rust on it ?? So stupid. You can make scratches, some dents or something with paint like acero steel. Looks so ugly and unnatural. And using extensive amount of washes and bathing the miniatures in wash is not a painting technique, its a sad attempt to try to cover sloppy paint job.
Thanks for the feedback. As you said, A Song of Ice & Fire (ASOIAF) takes place in a low-fantasy, medieval-inspired, but fictional, universe. Neither the source material nor the HBO show closely follow historical treatises on the care and use of arms and armor. Indeed, due to the sheer expanse of parallel centuries to the types of armies depicted in ASOIAF, one could ascribe a span of time to ASOIAF from late antiquity all the way through to the early Renaissance.
But this is a game, based on a series of low-fantasy novels. And add to that, each player brings to their painted armies their own sense of artistic taste. I enjoy dirtying up my little toy Soldiers. Also, as someone who spent part of his earlier life on real campaign abroad, I know that no matter how clean and tidy Soldiers want and need to keep their equipment, it will get dusty, dirty, dinged-up, and will need to get patched up in the field before being taken back for a thorough refit after the mission has ended.
My Stannis army are a desperate band, far from home, far from the furnaces and hammers of their blacksmiths, and completely bereft of the luxury of rest to clean, repair, and refit their arms and armor. As such, and because I think it looks cool, I have painted my army like this. I love to see what other members of the ASOIAF community and broader modeling/miniature community come up with so, if you have some more historically-accurate plate-wearing knights that you've painted, I'd love to take a look. Feel free to send me a message to share. Thanks again for the feedback, and I wish you good fortune in the wars to come.
@@imperialminis857 Just a pile of crap. Soldiers armor do not get rusty, period. Not unless the guy wearing is dead in a ditch for like a decade. Scuffed and dented, with scars and signs of battle is one thing, rusty and covered with some browning/blackish shit is something different and makes no sense in ANYY universe fantasy or not
I think you’re going to have a hard time enjoying any wargames or any mini paint jobs if absolute adherence to reality and accuracy are deal-breakers for you.
Would you be this upset if you saw a video that showed plate armor being painted pink, or green, or in a rainbow pattern? Miniature painting ultimately comes down to the painter’s taste and painting style and skill level. I’ve made my choices and you’re free to enjoy those or not. You clearly don’t. I don’t think you have anything else to offer constructively here. I’ve offered you respectful answers and have not been met with the same in return from you. We’ll leave it at that.