This was a fun one! The client’s key request was to get this army painted in the style shown in the 4th and 5th Generation High Elves Warhammer Armies books.
In addition to just straight forward painting, there were some other concerns we had to sort in order to get that proper retro look. Namely banners, old school green flock, freehand painting.
We could scan the army books or following parts of art on the boxes. There were some units like the Swordmasters of Hoeth, which required some research online. While the images we found were low resolution, we retouched the pictures for the banner to be clearer. Figuring out the shapes and elvish ruins became an easy process with existing reference materials.
With trial and error, we managed to recreate the banner designs. After scaling them to the right size, we made metal banners by cutting metal sheets and then put it all together.
The decals themselves are printed on special clear transfer paper, which we printed on using our office InkJet printer. 3 main coats of clear lacquer at 15 minutes apart was required after. Because the banners are primed in white, the transfers are very easily visible.
Here are a few gallery shots of the precious army in question. These were done to a mix of Showcase and Exhibition Quality:
Paintedfigs is a commission miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.
And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).
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