While I was painting the 1st Dragoons, I took photos of proceedings at regular times. The idea is to document how I approach painting these days, which is a lot different than how I used to.

When I paint these days, it is with the idea of painting armies of figures, not individual figures. I've got a full article on army painting brewing somewhere in the back of my mind, so consider these pictures as an introduction to army painting, my way. Most important bit to take away from this (and it is shown in the pictures as well): nothing (and I do mean nothing) gets more than two layers of color (not counting the black undercoat).

The full regiment base coated:

Horses, flesh, grey and red first layer done:

Everything else first layer done:

Horses, flesh and reds final layer done:

Grey overalls and horse furniture final layer done:

Everything done except metals:

Everything done:

Feel free to scrutinize :)