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It's a good idea Richy, but you may find it leaves a rough texture on the area's that you've drybrushed coz that does tend to happen.
Andy's way is how I've done it, I have the figure glued to a stick so I can turn it horizontal, then I lightly spray it at a slight angle using a circular motion to get an even finish.
Some people prime them black & then have them under a white light to see the drapes & folds - doesn't work for me, as I forget what I've seen!
Be cool seeing how those Napoleonic figures turn out! Good luck!
Patrick

Cheers guys , I will be trying the airbrush shadow method , I`ve never painted figures this small before and finding it a right old challenge , I`ve watched a few videos on youtube about painting 28mm figures and the guys make it look so easy , Don`t you hate such people lol .

Richy

Painting multiple figures for armies can be very tedious to say the least, so when faced with this task I decided to employ a sort of production line approach. Taking a block of about 6 or 8 figures at a time, I first lightly undercoat them. I use white as a preference as my style of painting is to render the model with the least amount of layers of paint. After the undercoat has dried on small scale models, I paint a flesh colour to all the bare skin areas followed with a light wash of a red/yellow mix. This just gives a bit of depth and texture. I decide on the number of colours needed then go along and brush paint the most common colour to each figure. So say on a Napoleonic British infantry figure the main colour may be a light shade of red for the coat, generally the biggest area of colour first. I then paint the remaining colours in order to each figure, so the result is a set of figures basically painted. You can add more individual detail depending on weapons or variations in uniform, such as things like Kilts, which require a more of a representational approach particularly on a 28mm figure, so you can quickly get a build up squads , platoons and so on.
This might all sound a bit boring as it tends to be all process, but as your army slowly grows it is very satisfying and impressive to see, and a step nearer to you fielding them on your diorama or against an opponent in a war game.
This is a set of 1/72 Wolf U-Boat crew that I painted for a friend, who was building a Revell model, not entirely pertinent to the post, as most of my armies have been for other people, but shows the minimal paint application result. One other tip, when photographing small scale models it is advisable not to get the camera lens too close to the figure as it will magnify every imperfection.

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