Work has started in earnest on my Black Templars, and what's been interesting for me is I've learned several new tricks. For an army that is supposed to be easy to paint getting them to look the way I want has required me to step up my game a bit. Note that all the models pictured have not been based or been given decals.I've learned that painting on your hand is a great way to get better control of how much paint is on your brush. Honestly, I don't know how I've gone without doing this for so many years, especially with such thinned down paints. I used to hate edging armor (well, I still do), but with this level of control I'm able to do a much better job of it. No more dry-brushed Templars! I must admit that when you can edge armor thin enough it looks better than dry brush techniques, especially when doing black.
This guy is a good example of some wet blending I've been playing around with for power swords specifically. I've done almost no wet blending before now, but I'm pretty happy with the results.
Here's everything I've gotten done so far since picking up the Black Templars again:
