Painting Ray's Viking - part 2

So, we left off with the trousers base coated in Foundry Forest Green, so that was quite quick to finish. I then did his puttees (or whatever they're called) in Foundry Rawhide, but I gave them a wee wash in Devlan Mud to give some depth. I wanted a bit more 'pop' when looking at the back of the figure so I decided to paint his bag in Foundry Moss. So it gives a bit of a focal point but is still quite earthy in tone.

Trousers and puttees finished.

Moss bag.

After that I blocked his shoes and belt in VMC Leather Brown and applied a Devlan Mud wash (visible in the left pic above). And then it was onto the shield. Being all patriotic I decided to paint the pattern in red, white and blue. Actually, this was just a nice contrast to the muted earthy tones already applied and should really make him stand out in the shieldwall! The colours are :

Red: VMC Burnt Umber Red -> VMC Scarlet -> VMC Bright Orange
Blue: Foundry Night Sky triad
White: Foundry Arctic Grey triad
Back: VMC Beige Brown -> Devlan Mud -> VMC Yellow Ochre/Beige Brown -> VMC Yellow Ochre

Shield front.

Shield back.

And he's pretty much done! I finished off the leather and decided to tie his accoutrements (his sword scabbard, knife scabbard and necklace) into the shield colours, so his necklace is blue beads with a cross and his scabbards are Foundry Terracotta, which I thought gave a nice halfway house between the bright red of the shield and the browns and greens of the trousers, etc. I finished off the belt buckle and pommels etc in VMC Bronze -> Brass as I always find gold paints too yellow, and gold is probably a bit OTT, anyway.

Eyes painted and he's done!

All I need to do over the weekend is varnish the figure and he'll be in the mail on Monday. Hope you like it, Ray! :)