That green looks great.  You've managed to avoid falling into the trap that I have done on the few occasions that I've painted anything by not making it too bright.  The shading is also very realistic.

Cheers! They did take a lot of time but I'm happy with the end result. How inconsiderate of your children to make demands on your time. My son is doing the exact same thing too now. You'd think they'd just be grateful for being born and get on with their own lives, right?

Anyway, here's a quick update on my progress. I blue-tacked the horsies to their bases to get a better idea of how the unit will eventually look.



The chasseurs themselves are in the background, a bit miffed about sitting on those screws for all that time.



Meanwhile, one lucky chasseur has moved on to the tip of a pen to serve as a test figure. Here's a few WiP shots.



I'm not sold on the colours yet. I'm pretty happy with the green but the yellow's a tad too bright for my liking. I started with the green base colour, washed it, highlighted it, then did the yellow in several coats. It's pretty nerve wracking because I have to be very neat with the yellow every single time until I've covered the green with it. I'd rather do the yellow first so I can just slop it on quickly, then do the green afterward, both in one coat. Then I wouldn't be able to use the ink anymore though, because I can't control it well enough to keep it off of the yellow.

There's also this tiny detail: The Perry twins' chasseurs à cheval have a reference sheet that makes their uniforms out to be so dark they're almost black... I trust the Perries' research more than Warlord Games' box art. I will have to think of something to darken up that green. Not quite as dark as the Perries' reference sheet though because this is still supposed to be fun. And bright colours are fun. Because Napoleonics. Or maybe I'll keep the colours as they are because I really don't feel like repainting the saddle rolls on the horses at this point. Decision decisions...

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I did another test figure. Enjoy!

Side-by-side comparison of the first and second test figures:



I decided the second figure needed an additional highlight, which looked like this:



Painting method:

Figure 1:
Green:
- Vallejo 70.891 Intermediate Green basecoat
- Vallejo 72.090 Black Green ink
- Vallejo 70.891 Intermediate Green highlight
- (I think that's it for the green but it's been a while since I painted this one and my memory's hazy on the details.)
Yellow:
- Vallejo 72.005 Moon yellow highlight in 2-3 thin layers

Figure 2:
Yellow:
- Vallejo 72.006 Sun Yellow basecoat
Green:
- 70.896 Vallejo German Camo Extra Dark Green basecoat
- 50/50 70.896 Vallejo German Camo Extra Dark Green/Vallejo 70.891 Intermediate Green layer
- Vallejo 70.891 Intermediate Green layer
- Vallejo 70.942 Light Green highlight

I'm definitely using the darker yellow. Looks much better. I'm not yet sure about the green though. Layering the paint on the second model was fun and being able to do the yellow before the green (minus some spot cleaning) was a relief. Not sure it's quite the shade of green I'm looking for though. I can't seem to make up my mind. Perhaps I'll keep experimenting and run out of test models before I find a green I'm sure I like. Any thoughts?

Well....Wow! And the slave girls? From the same?

Who's the producer of the Wendigo priestess? Is it an individual who makes STL files, or a company?

She looks great! I wish I was young again. You are an inspiration to those who dread painting. I used to be able to work at a steady pace...anyhow things are coming. You'll see just on the horizon of AoS 4th.