BrushStrokes Work In Progress - Harad, Mahud, Dol Amroth etc

BrushStroke · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2014 9:50 am

A couple of pretty pictures of horse #5... feels like I'm getting somewhere now :-D

abcdefg · **Joined:** Mon May 28, 2012 3:52 pm **Posts:** 273

Those horses are some of the most consistently realistic I have ever seen. Well done!

BrushStroke · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:59 am

Thanks mate, really appreciate that. I'm hoping the addition of the riders will really bring them to life

edge67 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 24, 2014 7:37 am

Simply beautiful horses and really fit the Harad theme.

Can't wait to see the riders on them. Also very effective sandstone ruins and bases - and thanks for the tutorial - I will use that for sure!

Harfoot · **Posted:** Wed Dec 24, 2014 8:18 am

Looking great, can't wait to see the riders

CaptainBlake · **Joined:** Fri Jun 13, 2014 7:37 pm **Posts:** 104

Your painting style is awesome! Very clean and those crisp neat highlights...wonderful! I always find that horses are quite difficult to get right, but you seem to master this.

The only thing I could object are the sides of these bases. They look to harsh, would it be possible to add "slopes" to the sides, making the bases blend into the board a little better?

BrushStroke · **Posted:** Thu Dec 25, 2014 11:04 pm

Edge67, really glad you liked the tutorial... With it being my first ever I wasn't really sure what I was doing

Riders are on the way, I promise

CaptainBlake, you make a really good point to be fair.
I've sort of got a bigger plan in mind for these but need to crack on and finish a load more troops first. So, watch this space and all being well it will become clear

BrushStroke · **Posted:** Sat Dec 27, 2014 9:59 pm

Quick pic to show last horse done and movement tray now finally full

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Sun Dec 28, 2014 6:29 am

Wonderful work, a joy to look at.

abcdefg · **Joined:** Mon May 28, 2012 3:52 pm **Posts:** 273

If you can paint a full army to that standard that will be a true beautiful army!

BrushStroke · **Posted:** Thu Jan 01, 2015 5:23 pm

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Started making a bit of progress on my riders

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Thu Jan 01, 2015 7:23 pm

And lovely progress it is. Always a pleasure to view your work.

Feanorthenoldor · **Joined:** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:44 pm **Posts:** 879

beautiful colors man!

Isilduhrr · **Posted:** Fri Jan 02, 2015 12:37 am

These will be standout pieces on any board - except if you paint the whole army to this standard!

BrushStroke · **Posted:** Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:13 am

Isilduhrr, the plan is to try and have a small army painted to this level. It may take me forever but that's the plan anyway

BrushStroke · **Posted:** Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:16 am

A little more progress on a rider.
Still need to add the quiver and bow to this chap but I was impatient to see how he'd look on his mount :-D

Sithious · **Posted:** Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:57 am

This is great. Love the colors, vibrant and alive and flowing contrasts so well to the warm tones of the bases and even the horses.

BrushStroke · **Posted:** Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:47 am

Thanks Sithious, really appreciate the lovely feedback

BrushStroke · **Posted:** Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:49 am

They say the devil is in the detail, so tonight I've added a few OCD touches to things

well, if I'm gonna spend this long on a few cavalry I might as well do it properly

VictoryGin · **Joined:** Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:05 am **Posts:** 189

Love your work, very inspiring particularly as I have just spent £150 on harad models. Would love to see a tutorial for painting haradrim horses, in fact I would be eternally grateful!

Cheers,
VG

BrushStrokes Work In Progress - Harad, Mahud, Dol Amroth etc

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