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BULBASAUR posted:Probably five minutes or so. Sounds fast, but it isn't that bad. Okay. It's a kind of paint that I've never used before and I've wondered about trying it out by getting a kelly green and painting a squad of Salamanders with it. Do alcohol paints separate from each other like acrylic and oil paints do after a while?
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Star Man posted:How fast do you think alcohol paints would dry out in bone dry Colorado or Wyoming? and here I thought Denver was kinda humid compared to where I grew up
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Hauki posted:and here I thought Denver was pretty humid compared to where I grew up I never seem to notice the humidity, but that might be because I'm used to it. But I'm from Wyoming, so you'd think that I would notice it pretty easily.
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Avenging Dentist posted:Whoever it was who suggested Vallejo Black Lava (was it you, Bulbasaur?), it's pretty fun. I got some of that and some Dark Earth and now I can make cool textures for my bases! Glad you like it dude. It was either me or one of the other users in this thread (there are number of goons who like the stuff). I use them for my bases and I agree it makes cool textures really fast. Star Man posted:Okay. It's a kind of paint that I've never used before and I've wondered about trying it out by getting a kelly green and painting a squad of Salamanders with it. Do alcohol paints separate from each other like acrylic and oil paints do after a while? The metal settles on the bottom of the paint pot, so you have to shake the poo poo out of it when you first start painting. Outside of that I've never had them separate on me.
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SRM posted:Time for more 'Ardboyz. I painted them in a more "uniform" style after painting every guy completely different in the last squad, and aside from the shot where you can see a bunch of them wearing the same pants it's not noticeable at all when they're all mobbed up. Once I divide the various boyz around various squads, they'll be a right and proper rabble without me going insane having to paint every guy distinctly and without batch painting. Not enough love for these guys, they look ace. A good use for all those spare UM transfers too!  Reminds me I really oughta make more Ardboy mobz not they're no longer 0-1...
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Zark the Damned posted:Not enough love for these guys, they look ace. A good use for all those spare UM transfers too! Thanks! And hey, those are actually freehand! I just can't resist making things even more Ultramarine-y whenever I get the chance. Once I saw 'Ardboyz weren't limited I got excited since it meant it was possible to make a comparatively elite Ork army. It makes them that much funnier a foil for my Stormtroopers.
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SRM posted:Time for more 'Ardboyz. I painted them in a more "uniform" style after painting every guy completely different in the last squad, and aside from the shot where you can see a bunch of them wearing the same pants it's not noticeable at all when they're all mobbed up. Once I divide the various boyz around various squads, they'll be a right and proper rabble without me going insane having to paint every guy distinctly and without batch painting. I like 'em. Also, good idea on painting groups of them in a uniform style - I'm going to steal that tip. It sure will be a sanity saver whenever I get around to painting mine up.
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berzerkmonkey posted:I like 'em. Also, good idea on painting groups of them in a uniform style - I'm going to steal that tip. It sure will be a sanity saver whenever I get around to painting mine up.
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Jesus, I should do this for my 15mm ACW Confederates minis. Getting just the right variety of rag-tag is hard to do in small batches, but in big batches I bet it'd be a snap. Looks pretty rad, though. Here's some of mine:  
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That's a good looking rabble! The thin square bases really bring me back to playing historicals.
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Tried my hand at magnetizing. It's pretty cool.    
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Geisladisk posted:Tried my hand at magnetizing. It's pretty cool. Good job! I'm going to suggest adding a brass rod on the arms just to keep them from shifting about. Unfortunately my attempt at magnetizing the arms on a castigator is forcing me to resculpt a portion or all of the hoses 
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Avenging Dentist posted:Whoever it was who suggested Vallejo Black Lava (was it you, Bulbasaur?), it's pretty fun. I got some of that and some Dark Earth and now I can make cool textures for my bases! I think I learned about Black Lava from Bulbasaur too. Have you tried mashing it flat with a roller or scraper? It makes excellent asphalt/tarmac, especially if you drybrush it with a couple greys of your choice after it's cured.
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Iron Crowned posted:Good job! Haha, I originally intended to magnetize the Reckoner/Castigator/Sanctifier. I took one look at the Castigator arms and just... nope.
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Dr. Gargunza posted:I think I learned about Black Lava from Bulbasaur too. Have you tried mashing it flat with a roller or scraper? It makes excellent asphalt/tarmac, especially if you drybrush it with a couple greys of your choice after it's cured. I've done that with the Dark Earth in an attempt to emulate some stucco-covered Mayan causeways for my Kukulkani. Once I finish all my bases, I'll probably post a WIP shot of my warband. Right now, I'm working on a set of 3 jungly bases for the Warriors, although I won't get my etched-brass foliage in the mail until next month.
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Dr. Gargunza posted:I think I learned about Black Lava from Bulbasaur too. Have you tried mashing it flat with a roller or scraper? It makes excellent asphalt/tarmac, especially if you drybrush it with a couple greys of your choice after it's cured. This is an awesome idea.
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GW's Youtube page is taking suggestions for tutorial videos for December: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXfH4aU7P0w I think it's actually pretty neat, their painting videos are solid.
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SRM posted:GW's Youtube page is taking suggestions for tutorial videos for December: Would it be too cheeky to ask for tutorials on how to paint Fantasy models? "Dear GW, how to paint my Pegasus Knight? Please and thank you."
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Indolent Bastard posted:Would it be too cheeky to ask for tutorials on how to paint Fantasy models? 
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SRM posted:GW's Youtube page is taking suggestions for tutorial videos for December: I met that Duncan at a gaming show I was doing airbrush demonstrations at, typical GW employee: really nice, positive and complimentary. He was there with Adam from the White Dwarf team and I think a couple other GW/WD people.
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GW's painting videos are the only good product they have, and its actually free.
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So many tutorials lost when they updated the paint range though, I'd love for an archive of them to appear
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I used the GW website to paint the fellowship of the ring when I was learning and it really helped. Now those pages are gone.
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dishwasherlove posted:I used the GW website to paint the fellowship of the ring when I was learning and it really helped. Now those pages are gone. I'll be honest, if you're doing Warmachine/Hordes Privateer Press's Army and Expansion books have really good painting guides in them. Even the guides in the physical copies of the rulebooks are pretty decent for what they are (they are absent from the free .PDF versions though). The one thing I will recommend is adding a few drops of mixing medium to your pallet to help blend things better.
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are there any videos out there where you just straight up watch someone paint a mini? i dont even care if it's three hours long i just feel like i have some gaps to fill in and seeing someone better than me do it might help
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Cat Face Joe posted:are there any videos out there where you just straight up watch someone paint a mini? i dont even care if it's three hours long i just feel like i have some gaps to fill in and seeing someone better than me do it might help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=user?ThePaintingClinic
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I'm building up my toolkit some more. What items would you guys call skill in a bottle? Like, stuff that requires little to no skill to use and looks fantastic? For example my current go-to liquid skill item is Didi's Magic Ink which basically is great for filling gaps and recesses, or shading high detail areas. Not to discount skilled use of actual paint, which is still a requirement of any seriously good-looking model imo.
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While it sucks that the old tutorials on GW's site are gone, there's honestly enough free stuff and enough tutorials out there that you can find a good number of alternatives. If you want to learn how to paint Imperial Fists, you can find a dozen different methods from blogs, forums, and videos from just a cursory Googling.
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signalnoise posted:I'm building up my toolkit some more. What items would you guys call skill in a bottle? Like, stuff that requires little to no skill to use and looks fantastic? For example my current go-to liquid skill item is Didi's Magic Ink which basically is great for filling gaps and recesses, or shading high detail areas. GW Nuln Oil (previously Badab Black) will take almost any shoddily painted minature from "terrible" to "good tabletop quality". If I could just buy a 20 liter barrel and just straight up dunk my plastic mans in it, I would.
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SRM posted:While it sucks that the old tutorials on GW's site are gone, there's honestly enough free stuff and enough tutorials out there that you can find a good number of alternatives. If you want to learn how to paint Imperial Fists, you can find a dozen different methods from blogs, forums, and videos from just a cursory Googling. There was a nice consistency to them though, so you could grab little bits from each to work on different stuff. It all fitted together like painting lego A huge amount of my stuff was based off all those guides, and though I may not need them now it was such a great reference
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Geisladisk posted:GW Nuln Oil (previously Badab Black) will take almost any shoddily painted minature from "terrible" to "good tabletop quality". If I could just buy a 20 liter barrel and just straight up dunk my plastic mans in it, I would. Army Painter Dark tone ink wash does the same. Strong tone is meant to be good too but I've not tried it myself yet.
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Zark the Damned posted:Army Painter Dark tone ink wash does the same. Strong tone is meant to be good too but I've not tried it myself yet. All their washes are fun. I've taken to using specific ink washes for each color, its been pretty great.
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Zark the Damned posted:Army Painter Dark tone ink wash does the same. Strong tone is meant to be good too but I've not tried it myself yet. Their "Strong Tone" is one of the contenders to the former "Agrax Earthshade" market. It and the dark tone are great, but the soft/sepia ink doesn't really do it for me.
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Weirdo posted:Their "Strong Tone" is one of the contenders to the former "Agrax Earthshade" market. It and the dark tone are great, but the soft/sepia ink doesn't really do it for me. I use their soft tone on caucasian skin and it looks pretty good, otherwise I don't have much use for it.
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Cat Face Joe posted:are there any videos out there where you just straight up watch someone paint a mini? i dont even care if it's three hours long i just feel like i have some gaps to fill in and seeing someone better than me do it might help There are some painting DVDs out there with stuff like that, e.g. "Miniature Painting Secrets with Natalya", though I haven't heard especially good reviews of it. I ended up buying "Masterworks Miniature Painting With Jen Haley and Anne Foerster" on a whim and it's pretty good, although I'm not 100% convinced it's worth $50. But then, I'm not 100% convinced anything is really worth the price you pay when it comes to miniatures. e: Unrelated, but I also updated the favorite paints list with the Army Painter inks and a few other assorted paints. Avenging Dentist fucked around with this message at 19:25 on Oct 23, 2015 |
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signalnoise posted:I'm building up my toolkit some more. What items would you guys call skill in a bottle? Like, stuff that requires little to no skill to use and looks fantastic? For example my current go-to liquid skill item is Didi's Magic Ink which basically is great for filling gaps and recesses, or shading high detail areas. For me it's oil washes and pigments
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SRM posted:If you want to learn how to paint Imperial Fists, you can find a dozen different methods from blogs, forums, and videos from just a cursory Googling. And all of them are more pain than they are worth!
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hm, i dont think I gave this guy a fair shake the first time i watched Avenging Dentist posted:There are some painting DVDs out there with stuff like that, e.g. "Miniature Painting Secrets with Natalya", though I haven't heard especially good reviews of it. I ended up buying "Masterworks Miniature Painting With Jen Haley and Anne Foerster" on a whim and it's pretty good, although I'm not 100% convinced it's worth $50. But then, I'm not 100% convinced anything is really worth the price you pay when it comes to miniatures. yeah that's steep. maybe if practice never pays off
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BULBASAUR posted:For me it's oil washes and pigments I keep hearing about oil washes, can you link me to a US-based purchasing place preferably dickblick
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