As the title says, here is a band of Birches, a band of Maples, a band of Elms and a band of Oaks. I bought the band of Dryads on the right side already painted, but added a quick drybrush to make the texture dry, as the original models were heavily washed a looked a little wet. I also painted the leaves, because I think it's the signature feature of this model. I think they are the better looking of the lot, which suggest that I should learn new techniques to improve my painting skills.
The Wood Elves Army now has 4 "orchards" of Dryads, at 144 points each. I intend to use them as screens to protect the Glade Guards, who are efficient at range, but desperatly weak in melee. If they fight well, I might treat my Dryads with potash, now that the resource is secured in Saskatchewan.
As the title says, here is a band of Birches, a band of Maples, a band of Elms and a band of Oaks. I bought the band of Dryads on the right side already painted, but added a quick drybrush to make the texture dry, as the original models were heavily washed a looked a little wet. I also painted the leaves, because I think it's the signature feature of this model. I think they are the better looking of the lot, which suggest that I should learn new techniques to improve my painting skills.
The Wood Elves Army now has 4 "orchards" of Dryads, at 144 points each. I intend to use them as screens to protect the Glade Guards, who are efficient at range, but desperatly weak in melee. If they fight well, I might treat my Dryads with potash, now that the resource is secured in Saskatchewan.
ts... I considered that wordplay, too.
ReplyDeleteHave you really used black for the stripes? I use grey which comes out much better http://guildenstern-minis.blogspot.com/2010/10/dryads.html
http://www.baumkunde.de/pics/gr/0066pic_rinde_gr.jpg
Friedel: Thanks for your comments. I just used black for the stripes. The pictures I used for reference show a clean contrast between black and white. I found that the stripes had to be painted very scarcely, otherwise the Dryads started to look like zebras.
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