Here is a halfling commander I'm working on right now. Still a long ways to go. Thought I'd share it though.

Note, if you are looking for a really smooth white-reading paint get yourself a bottle of AK interactive Deck Tan. Probably the smoothest white-reading color I've used and it gets much closer than something like buff (ushabti bone) or an ice yellow etc. Shading is easily accomplished by diluting your wash and putting multiple layers on, more layers where the shadows should be deeper and more drawn out. I use AK interactive universal thinner to dilute washes and even make pin washes out of inks. If you want a "regular" style diluted wash, Pro Acryl has a glaze/wash medium that is the best on the market by far, imo. Putting on something like nuln oil or army painter dark tone out of the bottle onto a white just goes too hard, I find. I generally use a pin wash technique rather than the common techniques used today. That way you can just put the wash right where you want it and maintain your mid-tones. It takes longer but you can pull off multi layered multi colored clothing pieces much easier this way. Landsknecht style clothing, like the poofy shirt this guy is wearing is a good example where a pin wash will do you better. The issue there of course is time consumption though. It is much quicker to throw the wash on all over all at once, of course. Pin washing is satisfying though and a good skill to develop.

Fun fact, landsknecht mercenaries of the 16th century wore shirts hats and pants not unlike seen on this halfling. The appearance was supposed to evoke and represent the appearance of clothing tattered by battle, while also making them appear larger. Ditto for feathers and plumes on helmets or hats regarding the latter point.

Halfling is by Footsore Miniatures. Paul Hicks sculpted them, so they are true scale minis which is quite out of the ordinary for halfling minis.

Cheers bros have a gooder