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OptimusWang posted:Is there a trick to flocking bases with snow? Normally I hit them with wood glue then dip in whatever, but since this stuff is white I used Elmer's (the non-kiddy kind). It looked ok for a day, then it basically ate the snow and now it looks like fuzz or something I use this stuff on my Infinity bases and it looks killer, really good. Pricey, sure, but a little goes a long, long way. The tutorial videos are a must watch. http://www.thescenicfactory.com/product_p/sn-04.htm
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Eifert Posting posted:There are guides online. There's some weird mixture with household items that looks really good. Will try to find the tutorial I'm thinking of. Thanks man, I'll check it out. Was pretty annoyed when it turned to this:  That fuzzy stuff at the bottom was my snow 
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May 28, 2017 06:25
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Thin your glue down and use less of it.
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A friend of a friend found these in a box with some old Grenadier D&D minis and is trying to identify them. I've come up with nothing. Anyone recognize them? The pegs, rather than tabs or integral bases, is what's baffling me. 
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Crossposting from the Oath thread. I tried to intentionally pool and make the wash on the Deff Dread a little uneven, in an attempt to look like oil stains and grime. Not sure if I'm happy with it or not. Floppychop posted:Oath Complete!
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Floppychop posted:Excellent Ork Stuff This is so so good! Man, the Ork itch is legit.
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I know that over the years any time I looked at a killer kans or deff dreads the want to grab them 'just for painting' becomes irresistible.
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head58 posted:A friend of a friend found these in a box with some old Grenadier D&D minis and is trying to identify them. I've come up with nothing. Anyone recognize them? The pegs, rather than tabs or integral bases, is what's baffling me. Would be helpful to know how big they are - would they be considered orc or ogre sized, as it were? Stuff of Legends might be a site worth checking out. I've had a quick look, but to no avail.
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OptimusWang posted:Is there a trick to flocking bases with snow? Normally I hit them with wood glue then dip in whatever, but since this stuff is white I used Elmer's (the non-kiddy kind). It looked ok for a day, then it basically ate the snow and now it looks like fuzz or something I made a tutorial on them that you can check out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWCsB1oZlik
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SRM posted:I made a tutorial on them that you can check out here: Thanks man, I'll give it a shot. I tried a single pass with dullcote/flock method and wasn't real impressed:  I'll scrape as much off with a stiff brush as I can and try the mix tonight.
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Working on a Kanren for Infinity as a color scheme test, still need to do the NMM (gold on the belt/neck ornament/coat border/sword hilt/decorations, some steel on the gun) and clean stuff up. Not sure how happy I am with the red right now, I think I'm going to have to shade it more into the purple range to really tie everything together. Shading everywhere else needs some work too, I think, the contrast isn't quite where I want it to be.
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Im trying to fix up my photography skills. How do these pictures look to you guys?   
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Lethemonster posted:Im trying to fix up my photography skills. How do these pictures look to you guys? Dark and heavily contrasted. Are those painted or bare pewter? Your lighting may be a little on the harsh side, which never plays well with a white background since it really pushes the contrast. Try diffusing your light source (tracing paper over it) and using a grey or grey/white gradient instead of pure white for the backdrop.
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Z the IVth posted:Dark and heavily contrasted. Are those painted or bare pewter? They are painted. Vallejo Metal Colour steel which is a super dark metallic. Problem is - my neurological condition means I have to spend most of my time hiding behind sunglasses or skiing goggles and all my screens have to have the lighting super low. Editing photos for the blog is uhh... interesting?
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May 29, 2017 13:43
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I use thinned down Elmer's wood glue with some pigment to match the color of the base mixed in for sticking stuff to my mans footsie areas.
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Lethemonster posted:They are painted. Vallejo Metal Colour steel which is a super dark metallic. Maybe ask someone else to do it and tell you what settings they used? At least then you can have a starting point.
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Lethemonster posted:They are painted. Vallejo Metal Colour steel which is a super dark metallic. Auto-levels, auto-contrast and auto-white balance in both photoshop and your camera will do a reasonable job even if you have to keep stuff dim. I (thankfully) don't suffer from any visual impediments and 90% of my photos are just auto-processed anyway. I may very rarely tweak the colours slightly if I think the shades are off, but those are few and far between. I've personally found that using a solid black or white backdrop and having a highly contrasting subject to be one of the ways of confusing the alogrithms leading to a poorer result. This site has a couple of printable backdrops. I've found them to work better than a plain background and they also aren't as boring as simple gradient. http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/photo-backgrounds.html
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Nebalebadingdong posted:finally finished a goddamn tiny mans This looks loving fantastic.
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Beer4TheBeerGod posted:Maybe ask someone else to do it and tell you what settings they used? At least then you can have a starting point. I spent my life painting in lieu of knowing any humans. Z the IVth posted:Auto-levels, auto-contrast and auto-white balance in both photoshop and your camera will do a reasonable job even if you have to keep stuff dim. I (thankfully) don't suffer from any visual impediments and 90% of my photos are just auto-processed anyway. I may very rarely tweak the colours slightly if I think the shades are off, but those are few and far between. Annoyingly that is what my photoshop produced on the auto settings. I just want something kick off to the side that I can pop models onto to take WIP and how to shots while I paint though my mountain of Dark Souls miniatures. I have some of the nifty backdrops but thought WIP on them might look silly. It has just occured to me that a neutral grey sheet of paper will fix all my problems and I cant believe it has only just occurred to me.
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Lethemonster posted:I spent my life painting in lieu of knowing any humans. There are humans here! Well, they're Goons, but they have Photoshop!
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Nebalebadingdong posted:finally finished a goddamn tiny mans Please post more of your awesome orcs.
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Lethemonster posted:I spent my life painting in lieu of knowing any humans. To be fair though those Perry miniatures you posted earlier were just one metallic basecoat, it's hard for a photo of that to come out well. With more details painted I think your photos would look good.
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Currently planning a Tyranid color scheme. Any thoughts on my choices? I absolutely want to paint lighter colors after black and silver on necrons for a while. I'm really set on doing some teal colors, but exactly which ones and how to play that against the rest of it are fair game.
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General Olloth posted:Currently planning a Tyranid color scheme. If it helps at all that's pretty similar to my 'Nid scheme, aside from the weapons: 
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GuardianOfAsgaard posted:If it helps at all that's pretty similar to my 'Nid scheme, aside from the weapons: Excellent, I was digging around online trying to find something like this. I'm thinking strong contrast complimentary red-orange on hoofs/claws/blades/guns is a good way to make them pop but mostly wondering if it would be too garish at that volume on the models. I sort of went off how the warhammerTV guides have them broken into 3 main colors, except I don't want my carapace nearly as dark as those.
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Speaking of color schemes, I need help with making a good flesh color for my marines. I kind of like the idea of a greyish color, because I don't want to go with normal flesh tones and I don't want to copy the salamanders. Recommendations for paints would also be greatly appreciated because I haven't painted any flesh. I'm not dead set on grey though, I just want something uncommon that gels well with my chapter color scheme of gold and purple.
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How do you guys get Dark Eldar Raiders to stay firm on their posts? Mine slowly tilt until the ram is touching the table, even with glue. Am I going to have to pin the mount? EDIT: Never mind, apparently it just took 6 hours to set and I just snapped my mount and am going to have to drill and remount. This is what happens when you take 2-3 years off. Devorum fucked around with this message at 02:18 on May 30, 2017 |
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I magnetized all my flying vehicles, it's just easier that way.
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MasterSlowPoke posted:I magnetized all my flying vehicles, it's just easier that way. Probably what I'm going to end up doing. This is the first army where I've had more than one or two small fliers.
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Finished a few things today (I ofc noticed some errors and things I forgot upon uploading)  
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Sorry if this is a really basic question, but do plastic minis just kind of suck to paint vs metal ones? Or is that mostly a Reaper issue? I've painted a whopping 5 figs + some x-wing ships so I'm still pretty new to this, but the ones I'm working on now are a gigantic pain in the rear end, especially compared to their metal figs I did previously. Also, who do you guys recommend for fantasy minis?
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OptimusWang posted:Sorry if this is a really basic question, but do plastic minis just kind of suck to paint vs metal ones? Or is that mostly a Reaper issue? Plastic is easier on your brushes than metals, and paint doesn't chip off as easily. Depending on the fantasy minis you want, Warhammer, Reaper, Warmachine, and Frostgrave all have some great minis between them. Mantic has cheap ones. Priming is the most important part of painting any material, especially Reaper's Bones material. Nebalebadingdong posted:finally finished a goddamn tiny mans
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OptimusWang posted:Sorry if this is a really basic question, but do plastic minis just kind of suck to paint vs metal ones? Or is that mostly a Reaper issue? I recommend washing the Reaper Bones in warm soapy water before painting to get the powder residue off of em. In a lot of casting processes you have to use powders to keep the cast from sticking fast in a mold, like baby powder keeping your balls from sticking to your undies on a really hot day. I just wash minis regardless of type these days. Well, not sprue stuff Iike GW plastics, I guess. That might help the Bones paint a little better. As far as I know, they don't need a spray basecoat. Or I'm wrong. Who knows?
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I finished a model! It's only took four years! Album!      Feels good.
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OptimusWang posted:Sorry if this is a really basic question, but do plastic minis just kind of suck to paint vs metal ones? Or is that mostly a Reaper issue? What are you finding to be a pain in the rear end specifically? Also, what kinds of fantasy minis are you interested in?
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Have you been painting reaper minis? Those dudes repel paint unless you wash and/or undercoat them with spray first. Normal plastics are great to paint and reapers become ok after washing/undercoat
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Beer4TheBeerGod posted:I finished a model! It's only took four years! 
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