Sunday, September 10, 2023

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.
 

4 comments:

  1. I have actually bought some fine pens just for that sort of thing but haven't got to using them yet. I wasn't sure how they would take paint afterwards so knowing as long as the ink has lots of time to dry it can be done is helpful.

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  2. Yes sometimes water can blue them slightly. The dip is good for sealing them in. The lines are pretty tough once on though.

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  3. I wonder whether they would work for tartan?

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  4. Yes they do! I've tested them on bed rolls to make sure.

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