Hi Brad. Well - there you have it from the horses mouth - so to speak. Obee taught me how to do it (although he didn't know it).^&grin I followed his site for painting tartans. I am doing these in what I call the "simplified" method - viz;
First; give two coats of Oxford blue over the tartan area
Second; paint the grid of green over the blue - try to get even squares of blue left.
Third; either paint in - or like me "cheat" and draw in with fine line waterproof black ink pen, through the blue squares of the grid.
Fourth; fine paint the yellow lines through the (wider) green lines.
Needless to say, make sure each colour is dry before going on. This is where I stop - for the Gordons Tartan. Other tartans - just add in other colours. The first three steps give you a simple Government or 42nd tartan (Black Watch).
Obee adds in other lining - but as I am going for a large group - I have found that putting too much detail in, concentrates the eye on each figure too much and actually makes the finished group look to fussy - and even overworked. So, in a large group I keep each piece plainer. Well, that's my excuse anyway! Hope that makes sense.
But PLEASE do look at how John (Obee) does it. As far as I'm concerned - he's the guy - though the way John Firth does it blows me away too. If you want a simple method - well that's mine above.
Best of luck - do have a go - johnnybach.:smile2: