I made a commitment to myself to not buy more minis until I paint the ones I've got or at least made significant progress. I decided to start with the Townsfolk from the Reaper Bones 4 Core Set sculpted by Bobby Jackson. Bones are very useful for experimentation. With these minis I tried different base coats to observe their effects. I've used black-brown, dark blue, dark green and black-red.
I challenged myself by limiting the palette for the set so that all the figures tie together (ideally) in the end. My main colours are (Vallejo) Ochre brown, German Field Grey, Burnt Red, German Med Brown, and German Cam Beige. Each figure will have elements of these colours in addition to black, white, gold, metal and flat earth or grey for the base. I'm also playing with texture and contrast.
The first ones completed are: Beggar #49 (also available in metal SKU 02584) ,Farmer #50 (also available in metal SKU 02825), Courtesan #146 (also available in metal SKU 03856, and Milkmaid #149 (also available in metal SKU 03857)
Here is a peek at the next 4 I'm working on:
