Gobbos Pt. 2

I've been banging away on these little bastards, and I figured I'd use this as an opportunity to show how I paint when I have multiple miniatures to do at once, such as a squad of marines (if we're talking 40k, for example), or in this case, a bunch of stinky lil' gobbos.

The first thing I do is put a base coat of paint on the model, which results in a colored, if flat, mini. The image in my most recent post is a good example of the base coating process. Base coating is my least favorite part of painting because it's a fair amount of work, and leaves relatively uninspired results. The real fun comes after.

When the base coat is finished, it's time to break out the inks. I swear by the new line of Games Workshop inks - they're vastly superior to any other ink I've used for miniatures, and they provide a wonderful sense of shadow and depth, and are my favorite part of painting miniatures. Why? Because inking takes practically no time at all, and the results it produces can be truly awe-inspiring. For a taste, compare the image above with the image in my most recent post. In this image, I've applied a deep green ink wash to the flesh of all of the goblins. The ink runs into the recesses of the model effortlessly, and provides a wonderful sense of depth.

The next step is going to be applying an ink wash to all of the leather armor, and a black or rust wash to the silver metallics, to give an aged and weathered look to the metals. After all the washes are applied, then it'll be time to highlight. This part is simple and only slightly more work than ink washes (in most cases). You find your base coat, and then highlight the very raised edges of the model with a color one or two steps lighter in the color spectrum (most of the time this can be achieved by merely adding a little white to the basecoat color). Highlighting, in combination with inking, provides three levels of depth that can really make a model come alive.

I'll post pics of the finished gobbo horde when they're ready.