Fine line pens

At last the large empty house has an owner.

These fine line pens are worth picking up when you see them. They come in a range of colours and these are all very useful. The pink as it turns out is very good for adding some detail to ladies dresses.

I also used the pink to give this soldier a civilian bag. By adding patterns to the canvas bread bag they become more characterful and less military looking. Maybe a gift from home.

The blue pen was used to add some checks to this blue shirt.

These are plantation workers from 1st Corps miniatures. 

I used a red pen to dot this ladies dress. This technique would be tricky with a brush, but easy with a pen.

I bought two packs of these workers with four to a pack.

These figures were then given a coat of Army painter to seal everything. This way the pen details and patterns are locked in under the varnish and shaded at the same time.

A shot of the blue pen. This worked really well, you have to wait for the paint to be totally dry. The pens can be ruined by wet paint, something I had to learn the hard way. It's worth waiting that little bit of extra time just to be safe rather than sorry.