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Red_Fred posted:Thanks they look much better now. Going to give highlighting a go tonight. Ok did some highlighting but the colour ended up being a bit too light. Would some specific dark washing blend that in?
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Dr. Gargunza posted:Now that's an appealing scheme for those guys. The blue-white gradient accents really make it pop. Zuul the Cat posted:Really love the lightning bolts on these. Looks like actual lightning! Thanks guys  . I seem to end up sticking a bit of Temple Guard Blue and Baharroth Blue on pretty much everything these days, 90% of the Chaos dudes posted over the last few pages have a small detail or highlight in those two blues. Tassels on Blood Warriors: Blue, Plumes on Nurgle:Blue, Tzeentch: err Blue everywhere, Bloodletter Horns: highlighted in blue, Khargoroth Belt: Blue, Blood Reavers Boots: Blue.Got some more Stormcasts (Lord Relictor, 3 more Retributors, and some Prosecutors) to do and some Red_Fred posted:Ok did some highlighting but the colour ended up being a bit too light. Would some specific dark washing blend that in? Depends on whether you want to dull everything down. Another option would be to thin the base colour down a lot, and glaze it over the highlight to tone down just that colour. It's easier with a medium, with water make sure you don't flood the model. Disclaimer: I've heard it called either Glazing and Tinting depending on who you ask, as someone who didn't do art or painting in any capacity I'll keep it safe and say painting a thin/translucent layer over existing colour.
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Red_Fred posted:Ok did some highlighting but the colour ended up being a bit too light. Would some specific dark washing blend that in? As richyp said, a very very subtle wash would be the way to go.
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Question regarding thinners and making your own glazes - I currently have a bottle of Vallejo Medium Thinner. This one: Is this the same thing as Lahmian Medium? Say if I wanted to make a glaze of Mephiston Red, do I just add a bunch of this to Mephiston Red until it reaches a very thinned down consistency, and do I add any water to it at all? I want to try doing OSL red eyes for my deathwatch and found a good guide on youtube, but I wanted to ask before diving into it. My only experience with OSL lead to this:  which was accomplished with just slapping paint on. So naturally, i'm keen to learn how to glaze.
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Zuul the Cat posted:Question regarding thinners and making your own glazes - I currently have a bottle of Vallejo Medium Thinner. This one: Vallejo sells a glaze medium that has some properties that are useful for glazes (flow, drying speed). When I make a glaze, I typically use a combo of thinner medium and glaze medium.
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Zuul the Cat posted:Question regarding thinners and making your own glazes - I currently have a bottle of Vallejo Medium Thinner. This one:  http://www.winsornewton.com/uk/shop...0ml-pot-3040821 £10 for a lifetime's supply when painting miniatures.
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Goddamit. I had some masking tape problems that resulted in a raised lump of paint on the model's side next to where I was working. What's the best way to get rid of it with minimal damage to the surrounding paint? Bonus if I can do it without damaging the primer.
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wdarkk posted:Goddamit. I had some masking tape problems that resulted in a raised lump of paint on the model's side next to where I was working. There isn't.
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How much should i post about streaming here? I don't want to spam every day. Here's the current state after todays stream in any case, slowly working my way thought the highlighting on 12 frigates.  wdarkk posted:Goddamit. I had some masking tape problems that resulted in a raised lump of paint on the model's side next to where I was working. Do you mean a little ridge has formed at the edge of the taped area? It depends on the geometry of the part and the kind of paint. Generally let the paint dry thoroughly and then you try a gently scraping with the back end of a scalpel blade or your fingernail.
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Bistromatic posted:How much should i post about streaming here? I don't want to spam every day. No, I had a piece of tape going over two pieces of tape to mask off the base of the stripe and the paint got under that. I think I'll try the fingernail out though. EDIT: Fingernail worked. It'll probably still look a little weird, but in a recessed way rather than a raised way. wdarkk fucked around with this message at 21:18 on Sep 27, 2017 |
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Ah i see. The only thing i can think of is to attack it with very fine sandpaper, 1000 grit at least. You'd also probably want to glue a little bit of sandpaper to a bit of sprue or something similar to create a little sanding too with a bit more control. It'll depend on your sanding skills of how flat you can get it and how much damage you'll cause to the surroundings but it's the way i'd personally approach it. Take a good look at whether it's worth the effort though or if it'd be easier to just strip the mini and just paint it again with the next batch. Edit: Oh well, that's good too  Dress it up as battle damage.
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Bistromatic posted:How much should i post about streaming here? I don't want to spam every day. Link yo twitch, yo.
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Zuul the Cat posted:I want to try doing OSL red eyes for my deathwatch and found a good guide on youtube, but I wanted to ask before diving into it. My only experience with OSL lead to this: To be honest, that's not that bad for OSL, and I imagine it looks perfectly fine from tabletop height. This close up, it gives the impression of crackling energy on/in the blade, which works pretty well for power swords. (I like that the glow is visible inside the severed head, also. Nice touch!) ijyt posted:Link yo twitch, yo. Seconded! I love watching better artists do their thing so I can
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OptimusWang posted:I've been using this one since the beginning of the year and no complaints. If noise matters, I can use it two rooms away from my sleeping wife and it doesn't wake her up. And in my price range, thank you. So once I get the compressor, airgun, hose, hood, mask...is there anything else to get besides paint and cleaner?
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goodness posted:And in my price range, thank you. Vallejo Flow Improver is magic in a bottle. You'll also want one of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M8NI5GA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_7UeZzbDV76KEX
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OptimusWang posted:Vallejo Flow Improver is magic in a bottle. This 100% Save the years and years of trial and error I went through and basically graduate to next level.
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I'm going to do an order for some things tonight. What is the best thinner? I've been using straight tap water but maybe I would get better results with something specific?
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I don't know if it has been talked about here, but i really like Vallejo's Airbrush Flow Improver... for more than just airbrushing.
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I don't use a mask or gloves to airbrush, I airbrush under an open window though so
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dexefiend posted:I don't know if it has been talked about here, but i really like Vallejo's Airbrush Flow Improver... for more than just airbrushing. If I mix that with some washes (or regular paints) will it make them flow smooth as fucc?
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Mugaaz posted:The last 2 posts are a clue I'm not using an airbrush though...I can't tell who is being serious
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I'm sort of fond of the half and half mixture of water and acrylic matte medium I've made.
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Red_Fred posted:I'm not using an airbrush though...I can't tell who is being serious Airbrush thinner also works good for thinning for painting with a brush. Pledge Future Floor Polish and Vallejo glaze medium also are also applicable options.
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Can the GW washes be drybrushed? Because I'm looking at the Blighted Tundra entry in the GW paint app and step two is drybrushing the texture paint with Seraphim Sepia. Not apply a wash or anything, but specifically drybrush it.
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darnon posted:Airbrush thinner also works good for thinning for painting with a brush. Pledge Future Floor Polish and Vallejo glaze medium also are also applicable options. Keep in mind that Future may give your paint a semi-gloss finish, which might not be what you want for some bits.
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Cooked Auto posted:Can the GW washes be drybrushed? that is almost certainly an error, but all the smae i wouldn't mind seeing somebody try
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Texmo posted:that is almost certainly an error, but all the smae i wouldn't mind seeing somebody try Yeah I might just do it for the next set of bases I'm doing because I didn't really notice all that much difference after applying the wash.
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Any recommendations for undead skeleton paints schemes/colours? My old GW bone colour is pretty dried up.
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Red_Fred posted:Any recommendations for undead skeleton paints schemes/colours? My old GW bone colour is pretty dried up. Prime white, wash Sepia, highlight white. Super fast, looks decent and saves a tonne of time when painting hordes of the boney bastards.  I did an undead army a couple of years ago. These guys were done that way a while back. From memory, white primer, paint metals. Wash everything in Sepia, then wash over metals in blue, wash wood bits in Brown. Apply more Sepia to bandages, and then paint the blue bits with paint. Keep a hairdryer handy and you can churn out a lot quickly. As always though, blue and teal are the true stars of the show.
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ijyt posted:Link yo twitch, yo.  https://www.twitch.tv/bistromatic gonna stream in about an hour and continue on those frigates. got a better camera boom cobbled together as well 
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richyp posted:Paint with washes for undead, especially if there's a tonne to do. Thanks for this post; I've got a bunch of Mantic undead I've been meaning to get to and this is great inspiration.
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richyp posted:Paint with washes for undead, especially if there's a tonne to do. Does Agrax Earthshade work as a sepia wash?
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Red_Fred posted:Does Agrax Earthshade work as a sepia wash? Might be a bit too dark unless you thin it a lot. Sepia is more yellowy-brown than brown-brown. It'll work but the overall tone will be darker. Try thinning the wash about 3:1 water to agrax.
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Red_Fred posted:Does Agrax Earthshade work as a sepia wash? Yeah, Agrax is a pretty deep brown, so it'll leave your skeletons looking really dark and dirty. (Might be a good look if that's what you're going for.) If you're going for a brighter bone look, like richyp's above, you might want to leave the Agrax as a recess-only shade for the deepest shadows, or dispense with it altogether. (Something to note is, GW makes Agrax in a gloss formula as well as the matte; the gloss flows much more readily into crevices and stays there. I swear by that stuff.) GW also makes Seraphim Sepia wash, which is the orange-tan color richyp suggested. That's only available as matte, but it'll get the job done much lighter than Agrax. There's also nothing preventing you from mixing different shades of washes on your palette to the desired coloration.
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Indolent Bastard told me to post some screenshots of my hands to show how i stabilize them on the table edge. So if you claim to have shaky hands just put them somewhere that doesn't shake     (click for big)
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