![]() Techniquesīefore we get into the meat of things, I want to take a moment to talk about some of the painting techniques I’ll be using here, mostly as a short-hand such that I don’t have to repeat myself. If this article piques your interest at all, I highly recommend you go over there and check out their fantastic articles. It’s got a well-organized and informative presentation, great diagrams, and everything is laid out very clearly. But part of my goal in writing this article is to cover the basics and get you started, and one website I found along the way that was really good for that was. It’s too late for me, but please, for you own sanity, I beg you to refrain. Of course Wikipedia can tell you the difference between a “star” and a “blaze.” You could also dig deep into Reddit arguments about what is or is not a true “sorrel,” but let this serve as your warning not to do that. If there’s one thing the internet loves nearly as much as cats and memes, it’s horses. ![]() Note: There are scads of resources online about horses. This article is intended to dispel some of the fears and arm you with techniques to paint loads of horses reasonably quickly, as well as introduce you to some common horse colors and patterns so that your cavalry looks realistic – and maybe has a few striking patterns for your important characters! So saddle-up and let’s paint some horses! But whatever, I didn’t even need to draw the short straw, I volunteered for this. I think painting horses is fun and relaxing, but apparently that makes me “mad” and “demented” in comparison to the other contributors here on the Goonhammer Historicals team. But painting cavalry inevitably involves that thing that so many wargamers dread: painting horses. Even in 40K you can field units of Astra Militarum Rough Riders, so cavalry is something that is broadly applicable to tabletop wargames. From the early Ancients period to even as late as the Second World War there were units taking to the field on horseback. ![]() If you play historical wargames of pretty much any period, eventually you will be confronted with the fact that you need to paint some cavalry.
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