From the Painting Desk: Detail Management

I'm nearing completion on Grim and figured I'd post a picture. The nice thing about doing laundry is there's plenty of excuse to spend the time painting between changing loads. So I've spent the majority of the day painting and made a ton of progress on Grim. After finishing the Vassal, I'm even more in the mood to spend excessive time on a single model working for higher quality. Grim is turning into a great project. Some parts are not so good, but other parts (like the coat) turned out really good I think, although this quick pic from my desk doesn't show it well enough. I used a lot more variation in color tones and achieved an interesting effect.

On a side note, I figured I'd share a tip that I've found handy. When I'm working on a model that has many little details (like Grim), I find that it helps to keep a list of details left to do. Usually I don't start this list until about two thirds of the way toward completion. Often I'll make the list pretty detailed and then scratch them off as I do them. Sometimes as I continue to paint I'll spot other bits that I hadn't written down (hence starting the list at about 2/3 done). Below is an example list for Grim:

• Goggles Strap
  
• Belt Pouch
  
• Extra Nets
  
• Net Gun
  
• Rifle Blade
  
• Rifle Scope
  
• Rifle Trigger
  
• Rifle Runestone
  
• Shoe Armor
  
• Shoulder Armor
  
• Glove Runes
  
• Glove Armor
  
• Bottle
  
• Coat Runestone
  
• Backpack Runestone
  
• Buckle