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It's kind of a cool moment of confusion. I'm excited to see how Mantic does in 4-5 years. I want to see if they'll be able to produce some of those crazy stand-alone figures like Forgeworld or GW but with their more-for-cheaper thing going on.
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:Really? Mantic sculpts have got good! Yeah, the modern Mantic stuff is pretty darn good. Enforcers and the newer Forge Fathers are especially notable IMO
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:Really? Mantic sculpts have got good!  Yep.
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Yeah, I was looking at the Warpath 2.0 Kickstarter earlier today and was surprised how not-poo poo everything looked. Curious to see where they'll be in a few years as well, as their models have gotten a lot better since they started.
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spectralent posted:
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Oct 27, 2015 21:00
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signalnoise posted:The patience involved in this just hurts me The secret for me was staggering it. 3 projects or so at once. One at the freehand stage. One at the main coloring/washing stage. And one at the touch-up stage.
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:The secret for me was staggering it. 3 projects or so at once. One at the freehand stage. One at the main coloring/washing stage. And one at the touch-up stage. Yep. This is exactly what I do. It keeps painting from getting monotonous and feeling like a chore. Also SignalNoise. Gonna post some sweet sweet airbrushed models soon courtesy of your sotar 
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Hixson posted:Yep. This is exactly what I do. It keeps painting from getting monotonous and feeling like a chore. Can't wait man
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Oct 28, 2015 00:00
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I found an accidental special effect corrosion paint
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Tried highlighting for the first time ever Middle Kastelan robit  I really need to work on my technique, since i painted on way too big lines. any recommendations for youtubes on this subject? if you just search for highlighting tutorials, you get approx. 2 million makeup videos. Signalnoise was so kind as to suggest blending the colours by applying a wash, so after some quick carroburg crimson application, i had this: still the robit in the middle  which is far better to my eyes than the initial result.
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Looks pretty good for a first attempt to me Its one of those things that'll get better with practice If you've got an actual sharp edge on the model, using the side of the brush instead of the point makes it a load easier too
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Nice work. I would suggest maybe using a red glaze (citadel do decent ones) all over the red areas, to bring the highlight in with the red. Then reapply the highlight using the method Skarsnik mentioned. It'll give you a richer red and a more effective transition from base colour to highlight. You can see what I'm talking about here (bit of a poo poo photo). Both models have had their base colour highlighted and a citadel glaze applied. The Ultramarine then had a brighter highlight reapplied, while the Imperial Fist hasn't, which is why his highlights don't stand out so clearly (also because of the lighting). 
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Gapey Joe Stalin posted:Nice work. I would suggest maybe using a red glaze (citadel do decent ones) all over the red areas, to bring the highlight in with the red. Then reapply the highlight using the method Skarsnik mentioned. It'll give you a richer red and a more effective transition from base colour to highlight. looks like i get to invest in glazes then, luckily the other flgs has that box'o'glazes from GW sitting around. i'd still like some video tutorials if anyone's got a hook up.
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Working on my AoBR Warboss: Pre-Wash:   Post-Wash, pre highlight:  
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Frobbe posted:Tried highlighting for the first time ever
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Slowly, but surely, my Mechanicum trundle along.   Was originally going to hold off painting any more 30k duders until I finish my long suffering Skitarii. But after a brilliant showing against Tau the other day, involving mincing several squads and tearing a Commander in half on his own, I figured V-IIILX here deserved a lick of paint.
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Cross posting from the Oath thread. A bunch more 10mm LotR for the month with some of the units that fit into the Halloween theme. Terrifying bat swarms  Blood sucking spiders!  Terrifying ghosts of army of the dead (made these from left over pieces of miscasts)   Easterling Cataphracts to (maybe) chase them all away    Group shot 
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i invested in decent brushes and flow improver over the weekend and got a chance to use them last night. it's like I've started a completely different hobby it is nuts how much better it makes it
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Cat Face Joe posted:i invested in decent brushes and flow improver over the weekend and got a chance to use them last night. it's like I've started a completely different hobby it is nuts how much better it makes it How are you using the flow improver? I've mixed a tiny, tiny amount of it with some water and matte medium in a dropper bottle to use for thinning, but I've also used straight matte medium or straight water, and I've never really been able to settle on something that works best. I'd like to kind of formalize my approach.
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haha I'm not the best person to ask about this since it's all pretty new to me. i use garbage paints cause i wanted to make sure this was something I'd stick with before I spent a lot on the good stuff. i put a few drops onto my pallet and then just mixed it with paint until i got a consistency i liked and went to town. maybe I'm doing it wrong but it worked for what I needed done last night. edit: for clarification it was this guy. he's got a million little divots all over him and i was getting poor coverage with thinned paints but the flow improver helped a lot http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/eye%20beast/latest/77043 Cat Face Joe fucked around with this message at 16:48 on Oct 29, 2015 |
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SRM posted:Could you take the photos more at mini level and just of the highlighted robit? I can't see the highlights especially well. If you're having trouble with too thick highlights, just go back with your base color and clean them up. I've done this on almost every model I've ever painted, and is the difference between my best paintjobs and ones where I was just phoning it in. Sure, here's the best i can do with the desk lamp i've got. i'll buy a better bulb for it tomorrow.  direct link: http://imgur.com/jtN0yZD after having slept on it, i don't think the lines are as atrocious as when i just finished the model.
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crossposting from the Terrain thread: Got my 6' x 6' table as close to finished as I could last week, and it made its public debut! Imgur album: https://imgur.com/gallery/oiKc9 Some piccies:  finished pic first  12 2400x1200x25mm styrofoam sheets  Casting up tons of plaster rocks  First hill done  About 50 batches of rocks were cast up, this is just a small selection  Starting the second canyon  The hillsides with 28mm figure for scale   Don't like the direction of the river? Swap it!  Putting the boards together for the first time  gap filling  First attempt at gluing the rocks in place  This took forever  Covered the foam with plaster, then PVA sprinkled with sand, rocks and fine soil  A wash of brown paint and watered down PVA darkened things up nicely  Filling in gaps with a paste of neat PVA and soil  Transporting the boards to their first display  And what the boards are actually meant for! (very) Luckily I was able to do this during my day job, gaining loads of experience on how to do all this stuff so I can make a bunch of terrain and modular boards for myself and my friends. Next up: modular trench boards!
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Cat Face Joe posted:holy poo poo how is this your day job Some days I ask that myself...but I work for the company that makes the RC trucks in the last picture  and the boards will be going to the largest toy fair in the World at the end of January to show off our trucks & kits.
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krushgroove posted:Some days I ask that myself...but I work for the company that makes the RC trucks in the last picture Can the RC trucks actually drive on your terrain? Have you tried? or would that risk messing up all your hard work?
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Yeah they drove on it, there's quite a bit in the canyon areas that's smashed up and need some work. I'll need to re-profile part of one of the canyon slopes so it's easier to get up but other than that it's generally OK. You'd be surprised what the trucks can actually drive up! For our big trade show I'll be adding lichen bushes, maybe some trees and flock.
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Hubis posted:How are you using the flow improver? I've mixed a tiny, tiny amount of it with some water and matte medium in a dropper bottle to use for thinning, but I've also used straight matte medium or straight water, and I've never really been able to settle on something that works best. I'd like to kind of formalize my approach. I add a few drops of it into paint on my palette along with a drop or two of water. Basically, I mix it as I go.
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BULBASAUR posted:I add a few drops of it into paint on my palette along with a drop or two of water. Basically, I mix it as I go. 1:1-1:2 with the water, or even less than that?
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1:1 or more, water:flow improver
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Frobbe posted:Sure, here's the best i can do with the desk lamp i've got. i'll buy a better bulb for it tomorrow.
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I'm pretty impressed with my first attempts at skin and hair. Sadly the camera phone doesn't do it justice
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Y'all might learn a thing or two about painting in this stream: http://www.twitch.tv/bobross edit: I'm actually serious about this. Might learn a thing about mixing colors if that's something anyone in this thread struggles with. Star Man fucked around with this message at 05:11 on Oct 30, 2015 |
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Bob Ross owns and if you're not watching him you're missing out. Even if you learn nothing about mini painting from him, he's inspirational. Bob Ross believes in you! Like, yes, you, as an individual. He believes in you, and your ability to create beautiful minis, because he believes in all of us 
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realtalk: I am a thick-on-thin painter and paint my space marines that way. It's how I learned to do oil painting and I can't seem to get over it for miniatures. I don't thin my paints with water once I've given them their primer and a thin layer of color.
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Frobbe posted:Sure, here's the best i can do with the desk lamp i've got. i'll buy a better bulb for it tomorrow. Pretty sure someone else has jumped in on this, but if you're concerned about blending in those highlights, you might consider applying a glaze. I hate to plug GW products, but something like a Bloodletter glaze over all the red can help blend the transition a bit more smoothly, while still keeping that brightness. As it is, it's not bad; the highlight lines are just a little thick, and from tabletop distance it won't look nearly as "atrocious" as it does with a camera shoved up close. krushgroove...goddamn, that's amazing. (Are those just Woodland Scenics molds for the rocks, or homemade?)
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Oh, hey, Oath Thread plug and crosspost!Dr. Gargunza posted:
This is your occasional reminder to join the Oath Thread! Learn from the best* while competing with them for valuable prizes every month! * not me
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Hauki posted:how does this twitch channel have 65000 viewers at 1am on a weekday It's hypnotic. I've been stuck in this Bob Ross vortex for like 3 hours now.
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Dr. Gargunza posted:krushgroove...goddamn, that's amazing. (Are those just Woodland Scenics molds for the rocks, or homemade?) Yeah all WS molds - they sell a latex rubber you can put on rocks you find so you can make your own molds, but you can get any latex off of ebay for that. Brush the thin stuff on first then mix a little bit of latex thickener in a small cup and brush that on after the first couple of layers are dry. Eventually you have your own rock mold! Haven't tried that yet because I have a shitload of rocks left over to make terrain and stuff at home.
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Hauki posted:how does this twitch channel have 65000 viewers at 1am on a weekday I wouldn't be shocked to find it is people using his soothing voice to fall asleep. Several thousand people gently sleeping to Bob's gentle and reaffirming words. That or a gently caress ton of people in Europe and Australia are learning how to paint. E: 
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