Bretonians are a Warhammer Fantasy Battles faction made up from the fantasy world's race of Man. Modeled largely after medieval and early renaissance European armies, the Bretonnian faction bucks the traditional darkly colored factions of the Warhammer world for a more brightly colored army uniform. This requires a slightly different painting process than that used with most Warhammer armies --- a primer layer outward approach towards providing the brighter colors with a concentration on highlighting rather than shadowing. The results are a minimum number of uniform looks with a wide range of individuality among Bretonnian soldiers within a unit.
Instructions
1. Prepare the miniatures for painting by removing any residue left on the parts from the manufacturing process by washing them with warm water and mild liquid soap. Rinse the parts with cool water. Pat them dry with a paper towel. Then assemble the miniatures with plastic cement.
2. Cover your work surface with newspaper. Use an acrylic spray paint to spray a light layer of white paint over the miniature to serve as a primer. Keep the primer layer thin --- enough to cover the plastic or metal miniature and create an even painting surface but not so much that you cover any of the model details. Bretonnians wear brightly colored uniforms and the white primer will help the vibrant colors stand out. Allow the primer two hours drying time.
3. Paint the flesh portions of the miniatures, using flesh-toned modeling colors. Begin with a solid flesh-colored base, applying the paint with a small paintbrush. Allow the base to dry for two hours. Then apply a slightly darker highlight color to bony areas, like cheeks, eyebrows, and exposed knees and elbows. Use a light brushing of paint to highlight, feathering the paint edges to blend in with the rest of the flesh tones. Finish by painting the details of the face, eyes, hair and shadows within cheeks or under eyes. Use the smallest detailed brush available for these parts as the scale demands pinpoint accuracy.
4. Paint the clothing of the miniatures, working in layers from those closest to the skin to any armor worn by the soldiers. Keep the colors bright and garish, with near pastels used for shirts and hose, and leather-colored pants and boots. Use metallic steel and chainmail-colored paints for the armor, highlighting armor pieces with a slightly darker shade of the metallic colors. Paint any capes worn brown or green, with the occasional burgundy cape used for a splash of color in the assembled ranks of men.
5. Paint the horses brown, black and gray, alternating the color used for the horse's hair in slightly lighter and darker shades to provide each horse with a natural look. Treat the horse's barding as you did the men's clothing, using a variety of bright colors, and metallic for any metal barding worn.
6. Paint the accessories and weapons carried by the soldier. Color swords, pike heads and other weaponry a dark steel. Use natural browns for spear shafts, and bows. Paint the harnesses using a leather-colored model paint, with any buckles painted a darkened metallic color. Paint the feathers worn by the unit the same color throughout the unit, also using bright colors to do so. Allow all painted miniatures a full night's drying time.
7. Protect the painted colors by covering the miniatures with a thin layer of matte clear coat paint. Brush on the clear coat, and then set the miniatures in a cool dry place for two weeks to allow the paints to fully cure.
8. Glue the mounted troops onto their horses to complete the assembly process.
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