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This might be kind of out there but capillary tubes might work. They're disposable and dirt cheap too.
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Prefect Six posted:So you guys were talking about transferring paint from the pot to the palette. Someone was talking about using droppers - I've been using some cheap plastic ones, but I think I'm wasting poo poo tons of paint when I do this as it all doesn't come back out. Do I need a better dropper or am I doing something wrong? I've tried a few things, ranging from eyedroppers to hypodermic needles for drawing paint out and depositing it on palettes. I have tried using brushes, but it winds up sucking so much paint up into the bristles that it's hard to get it out on the palette. My current preferred method is using one of the spoon shaped sculpting tools I have to just scoop some paint out. Blade_of_tyshalle posted:spruethpick
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I would second using dropper-bottles like vallejo makes. You can buy very similar ones empty super cheap and transfer all your paints over. It's so much easier and less wasteful to be able to drop right from the bottle to your palette than screw around with pipettes and brushes and sticks.
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Nov 17, 2010 04:59
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Ashcans posted:I would second using dropper-bottles like vallejo makes. You can buy very similar ones empty super cheap and transfer all your paints over. It's so much easier and less wasteful to be able to drop right from the bottle to your palette than screw around with pipettes and brushes and sticks. How'd you get them out of the tiny GW bottle and into your dropper?
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Nov 17, 2010 06:06
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AnUninvitedGuest posted:How'd you get them out of the tiny GW bottle and into your dropper? a really tiny funnel?
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Nov 17, 2010 06:26
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Ashcans posted:I would second using dropper-bottles like vallejo makes. You can buy very similar ones empty super cheap and transfer all your paints over. It's so much easier and less wasteful to be able to drop right from the bottle to your palette than screw around with pipettes and brushes and sticks. This works until the nozzle gets clogged and you wind up blowing the entire dropper top part off of the bottle and paint sprays all over your hand, miniatures, desk, and cat.
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Nov 17, 2010 08:34
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I don't know why I still try but gently caress GW paints when using an airbrush. I swear every batch of paint requires a different amount of thinner compared to the last. I had a pot of regal blue that I did 50:50 paint/Iso alcohol mix with and it still turned out to be way too thick. I swear by the time I got it thin enough it was more like 10:90 paint to alcohol. Of course by that time the airbrush was super clogged and I had to drop everything to strip it down and clean out.
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Nov 17, 2010 08:43
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HKR posted:I don't know why I still try but gently caress GW paints when using an airbrush. I swear every batch of paint requires a different amount of thinner compared to the last. I had a pot of regal blue that I did 50:50 paint/Iso alcohol mix with and it still turned out to be way too thick. I swear by the time I got it thin enough it was more like 10:90 paint to alcohol. Of course by that time the airbrush was super clogged and I had to drop everything to strip it down and clean out. try windex instead of rubbing alcohol.
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HKR posted:I don't know why I still try but gently caress GW paints when using an airbrush. I swear every batch of paint requires a different amount of thinner compared to the last. I had a pot of regal blue that I did 50:50 paint/Iso alcohol mix with and it still turned out to be way too thick. I swear by the time I got it thin enough it was more like 10:90 paint to alcohol. Of course by that time the airbrush was super clogged and I had to drop everything to strip it down and clean out. Isopropyl is fine with tamaya acrylics, say, but it makes GW paint gunk up terrible. You can use windex like blunt said, or even try just water. I personally have had success using a mixture of 1:1 future floor polish to slightly soapy water as a thinner.
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Nov 17, 2010 08:50
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Fauxtool posted:what is a "plant light?" http://www.amazon.com/41624-Plant-Light-A19-60-Watt/dp/B000092R12 The first picture on that page is of printer paper or some poo poo. Look at the second. They're about $5 at the store.
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Nov 17, 2010 09:47
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Bachtere posted:I honestly think using a brush is fine. Maybe an older one when you are scooping out tons of paint or working with Foundation paints. This times a jillion billion, involving droppers and whatnot is just pure fancy schmancy madness and you're just making extra work for yourself in having to clean those out as well.
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Nov 17, 2010 09:53
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Prefect Six posted:So you guys were talking about transferring paint from the pot to the palette. Someone was talking about using droppers - I've been using some cheap plastic ones, but I think I'm wasting poo poo tons of paint when I do this as it all doesn't come back out. Do I need a better dropper or am I doing something wrong? I think that may have been me. I use pipettes, but I do batch painting. I lose maybe 10%, at most, when I transfer. I try to leave the thing over my palette, so it drips in there, or over the pot. I also flush them with water when I'm finished, preventing them from clogging.
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Nov 17, 2010 10:19
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A BIG loving BLUNT posted:a really tiny funnel? Aranan posted:This works until the nozzle gets clogged and you wind up blowing the entire dropper top part off of the bottle and paint sprays all over your hand, miniatures, desk, and cat.
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Nov 17, 2010 13:26
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Ashcans posted:I actually have a little funnel, but if you are lazy/unable to find one you can make one out of foil in about two minutes. You will obviously get paint left on the funnel, but you can let it drain and push remaining paint down with a brush or, if you are seriously worried about waste, wash it down with a bit of water. This usually works great for me because you're transferring the 12ml GW bottle into a 17ml or 20ml dropper, and I like to thin the paint a little anyway. That was what I was wondering. It seems like the paint you'd save in a dropper would be lost on the funnel transfer.
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Nov 17, 2010 14:44
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I have a little sculpting tool that has one side with a spoon-like edge and the other is a flat chisel-like shape. That works great cause I then use the same tool to mix the stuff up and it wipes clean without any effort at all. Involving pipettes or trying to use an old brush just sounds really difficult.
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Nov 17, 2010 14:45
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For transferring to the pallet, I just use the same cheapo wooden skewers that I use as holders for when I'm painting individual parts. Gets what I need, wipes off easy, and quite plentiful.
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Nov 17, 2010 14:52
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AnUninvitedGuest posted:That was what I was wondering. It seems like the paint you'd save in a dropper would be lost on the funnel transfer. Honestly, I have no idea. If you are careful with pouring it doesn't seem like a lot gets lost on a funnel, but it's not like I've really measured it. It also depends how you paint, I guess. If you do big batch jobs then the amount you lose using a brush or dropper to transfer is small compared to what you're using. I usually end up painting just one thing or only doing a little bit of work at a time, so it feels like I waste as much paint on a brush transfer as I am putting on the model. I also find the dropper bottles a lot more convenient - no messing around with eyedroppers or sticks all the time and worrying about transfer, every bottle is its own dropper. Ultimately you just need to pick what works for you and your comfort, it's not like there is really a right answer. I'm sure there is someone who transfers paint with their fingers and is as happy as a clam.
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Ashcans posted:Honestly, I have no idea. If you are careful with pouring it doesn't seem like a lot gets lost on a funnel, but it's not like I've really measured it. It also depends how you paint, I guess. If you do big batch jobs then the amount you lose using a brush or dropper to transfer is small compared to what you're using. I usually end up painting just one thing or only doing a little bit of work at a time, so it feels like I waste as much paint on a brush transfer as I am putting on the model. With PV becoming a casualty of war, where do you find the droppers? Michaels?
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Nov 17, 2010 16:52
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I just use the end of the paintbrush handle. v v
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Nov 17, 2010 19:43
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Aranan posted:I laughed. You're welcome.
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bhsman posted:I just use the end of the paintbrush handle. It's cheap and works. I use it to stir too.
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Nov 17, 2010 20:54
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Crossposting from the warhammer thread. I made a bit of forest terrain. Just took some cardboard and cut it into the shape I wanted. Then I took an old branch from a broken fake christmas tree and cut off several of the tips. I then dug holes into the middle of some corks and put the tips into the corks. Glue the corks to the cardboard, then glue green felt to the rest of the board. Did it all for free thanks to my mother being both a seamstress and wine drinker, thus having all the corks and spare fabric I need. 
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Anyone have a trip report from using Vallejo Model Air Gray Primer ? Primarily I'm concerned with how well it stands up compared to aerosol primers when used with gaming miniatures.
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Nov 17, 2010 22:33
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bhsman posted:I just use the end of the paintbrush handle. v Also for the people worried about using an airbrush inside, one option is to build a booth out of a cardboard box and do your spraying under the hood fan for you stove. My wife and I do this just to make sure the paint doesn't give my wife an astma attack.
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Master Twig posted:Crossposting from the warhammer thread. I would at least paint the corks.
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NecronSchmecron posted:I would at least paint the corks. I probably will. Someoene in the warhammer thread suggested spraying with glue then putting a basing layer on it. Might just do that. But it works as is for now for simple games.
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Since I find myself unexpectedly unemployed I had a bit of time on my hands so I thought i'd do a bit of painting. First thing I've done in a couple of months and I quite like it so have an in progress shot.  Click here for the full 800x600 image.
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Nov 17, 2010 23:10
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Holy dang, that's hot.
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Master Twig posted:I probably will. Someoene in the warhammer thread suggested spraying with glue then putting a basing layer on it. Might just do that. But it works as is for now for simple games. That was me; I was actually referring to putting some foliage on the branches of the trees to make them look more natural. You've done the tedious part already: making the skeletons of the trees. Hit them with some paint, some foliage, and you're good to go.
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 This on top of my oath this month. It's for a commission, btw. One space marine army is enough for me right now. 
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So I never could paint anything past basecoating a couple crisis suits or painting a couple drones, until I figured out it was too boring for me. So I looked for something else a bit more interesting to do and came up with the demon project. First guy I've done was this guy, a kitbash of two reaper models: Maladorn and Rauthuros. Took me a while, as I've been essentially learning to paint with him, plus took a lot of time away to prep/convert other models. Picture's a bit crummy and washes out a lot of the detail I took pains to achieve, I'll try 'n deal with that soon. Trouble is his wings were too big to fit in the lil lightbox I had made. Anyway, figured I'd share it for criticism... or at least to have some proof that I'd accomplished something for once.  e: oh ya, what should I do to his eyes? Mondian fucked around with this message at 06:49 on Nov 18, 2010 |
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NecronSchmecron posted:
What else does this commission entail? Those look really crisp.
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it entails 7 more tanks. I'm taking it slow since it's my first. I think I also put more time into it than I should have. This is pretty much the basic level I'm willing to do. I believe he has 3 more preds, and a bunch of razorbacks. Your standard BA spamfest. 
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Bhyo posted:Since I find myself unexpectedly unemployed I had a bit of time on my hands so I thought i'd do a bit of painting. looking hot, keep us posted (and good luck with the job hunting)
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KingMob posted:I've been fully into this hobby for 2 years and only now have a proper place to work: Where is this desk from? I could really use a small little workstation like that. It would be nice to have my kitchen table back.
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Finished all but the base. Its amazing how much you can get done when you still get up at the usual time to go to work   Click here for the full 800x600 image. The gun is most likely going to get a complete redo because it just doesnt look right in pictures. Looks decent enough in person but its just not quite there.
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Krion posted:Where is this desk from? I could really use a small little workstation like that. It would be nice to have my kitchen table back. That, my friend, is the legendary Ikea Jerker desk, sadly no longer in production. Also, it ain't small. The picture was taken at an angle so it's hard to tell that it's about 5 feet wide and 2.5 feet deep. I still have to make some room for the notebook, speakers and dremel mount.
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Nov 18, 2010 20:08
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Oh how I wish I had a basement 
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Rapey Joe Stalin posted:Anyone have a trip report from using Vallejo Model Air Gray Primer ? Never used it myself but my understanding is that it's paint that's the color of gray primer, not actual gray primer.
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Bhyo posted:Finished all but the base. Its amazing how much you can get done when you still get up at the usual time to go to work Looks great! How'd you do the wings?
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