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Hey painters! I’m looking for a little inspiration / guidance / pro tips / you get the idea. I’m a journeyman-level painter by this point (about 60 figures painted so far in my career) and have a pretty full-on hobby setup. Versed in most brush techniques and have begun tackling OSL now that I have an airbrush.

I am a proud owner of Kingdom Death, and I just recently finished magnetizing the whole game set (yup, paper doll status baby!), so now it is painting time.

I am inspired to make it look like a chiaroscuro style oil painting, very much inspired by the works of Caravaggio. Specifically I want to achieve a high contrast look with the fronts of the miniatures cast in muted colors that look like they are actually lit by lantern, and then the sides and back of the miniature quickly falling off to full black, emulating deep shadows. I'm even thinking about trying some sort of satiny varnish effect and then a chipping medium to make the miniatures actually look like centuries-old oil paintings that have worn.

I have lots of questions about this, but to start, what do you guys think should be my order of operation? And what techniques should I try to focus on using? Thanks so much for any and all comments and feedback.

Sounds like a nice concept.
Chuck up a few pictures of your previous work just so we have an idea of what level to pitch at otherwise you'll get a string of 'thin your paints, drill your barrels' type comments.