If you play Bretonnians, it's a safe guess that you'll have many figures in your army. Therefore, painting core infantry is a skill that should be mastered as soon as possible.

I painted these in a color scheme to fit in with my Empire army of Nuln. Bretonnian archers can be found for super cheap, far cheaper than the $3.00 a model (2004 price) that Games Workshop wants for metal Empire Archers.

It's best to pick a color scheme that can be finished quickly and easily. With this scheme, each color builds over the last. With practice, the models can be finished in record time.

	Step 1 To start with, the entire model was sprayed with Chaos Black primer.
	Step 2 The model was next drubrushed with Chaos Black mixed with a small amount of Codex Grey. This mixed was them liberally drybrushed over the entire model.
	Step 3 Additional amounts of Codex Grey were added to the paint mix, and then drybrushed only over the raised areas of cloth to give further definition. More of the mix was added to the legs to set them apart from the heavy cloak.
	Step 4 Bestial Brown is applied to the bow, skin, quarrel of arrows, and leather areas of the model.
	Step 5 Vermin Brown is applied to the leather areas of the model, leaving a small amount of Bestial Brown in the recesses for shading.
	Step 6 Bronzed Flesh is applied to the face and hands. If you lightly drybrush over the skin at first you can leave Bestial Brown in the recesses. This gives an easy additional layer of definition for the fingers, eyes and mouth. Then, go over the model with Bronzed Flesh to make sure everything is covered.
	Step 7 Bubonic Brown is applied to the bow. You'll likely need to apply several thin coats application of Bubonic Brown to get an even finish. You can also highlight this with Bleached Bone if you wish.
	Step 1 Boltgun Metal is applied to the metal areas of the model.
	Step 1 Finally, Skull White was painted over the feathers on the quarrel accentuate the detail.

And that's it! Your archers are now ready to take to the field! With just a few colors and some careful application of paint our archers are tabletop-ready. I painted 100 of these models in a Nuln color scheme in about a weekend, so it's not that hard...

Whether using them as Bretonnian archers for Warhammer Fantasy Battle or Empire archers for an army themed around Nuln like me, just be sure to pick a color scheme you can live with and finish in a decent amount of time. There's no reason to spend hours painting every pupil on rank-and-file models, especially when you know they're going to get blasted by a cannon first turn...

For more Bretonnian painting advice you may want to check out Painting Bretonnian Archers Version 2 and Version 3. These will show you more Bretonnian archers painted in different color schemes.

Good luck and may you roll many 6's!