Thanks BlackEd,
As I have said before, planning counts for a big deal.
I set out the entire project and prep it in one go.
Then stick them to sticks for painting, I cannot get on with sticking them to bases as I cannot get to all the details, I know you can't really see those details, but I know they are not painted
Then I undercoat the entire project black, in one go.
Then I setout what I plan to do for each troop type.
So with high elves I do a test stand to test out the colours and methods I am going to use.
I also check what the prominent colour will be (metal or flat) that dictatctes the colour of the drybrush.
So spearmen I drybrush all the units I have in mithril silver, followed by another drybrush of the same colour (this lightens the colour) this is 40% of the model painted already.
Then I paint skin and hair on all the models followed by a wash to bring out details.
Then I normally work on 2 to 4 units at a time doing each step on every strip so gloves, skirts, trim on armour, jewels , weapons, shields etc.
I do a base coat then highlight or basecoat then wash dependant on the effect I want.
Then just tidy up each model stick to bases, then base.
Finally gloss varnish and matt varnish.
I do these steps sometime in tandem so while the glue dries on one unit I am doing another units bases and varnish, you get the idea.
Hope that sort of outlines how I do it.
Obviously for commission work, I add a couple of stages of highlighting and shading to increase the quality of the work.
Upto now all my commissioning customers have been very happy with the results
