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It's crazy how much the overall level of painting of has improved in this thread the last couple years. In awe of you lads.
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Gareth Gobulcoque posted:It's crazy how much the overall level of painting of has improved in this thread the last couple years. In awe of you lads. We stand on the shoulders of giants ... like you! Pour one out to all the missing in action painting thread homies.
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Jul 24, 2019 14:18
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The level of advice is this thread is top tier. Really speeds up the process of getting to a good level.
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Jul 24, 2019 14:58
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Bucnasti posted:People always say this, but I'm really loving the miniature brushes I recently got. I would never use it for large features, but it gives me great control for edges, trims and small details. v  v I can't stand 'em, but I'm happy they worked out for you. If mine hadn't frayed like crazy I'd offer to mail 'em to you.
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BoneMonkey posted:The level of advice is this thread is top tier. Really speeds up the process of getting to a good level. This is one of my favorite things about this thread. Everyone is happy to help each other get better, and it's great to see all these different techniques and methods.
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Painted these 20 dead guys today. All in all about 40 minutes for the lot, half of which was getting the texture paint on the bases. The ghost recipe is: 1:) Aethermatic Blue. 2:) Wait for it to dry Now 75% of Battle of Pelennor Fields done and I can watch Return of the King tonight thanks to the time saved on these 20.
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Symetrique posted:That price isnt really that suspicious. At another goon's recommendation, I've purchased Raphael brushes from Jackson's This is a better online retailer for brushes. Don't purchase brushes from Amazon. My Raphael brush from Amazon cannot hold a tip to save its life. I thought maybe I was just terrible with my brushes, but then I bought some new ones from Games Workshop and they are so much better then the Raphael brush I have, making me think I bought a fake that was $22.
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Jul 24, 2019 19:35
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richyp posted:Painted these 20 dead guys today. Drybrush with a green-tinted white will really improve these guys for minimal effort.
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Jul 24, 2019 19:38
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Mugaaz posted:Drybrush with a green-tinted white will really improve these guys for minimal effort. They're going in a box with the rest of the box set, and these dudes were just painted to say that I've painted them. My Nighthaunt dudes were drybrushed and washed yellow for a more eye searing effect  https://www.goonhammer.com/army-showcase-richyps-army-of-death-age-of-sigmar/ Edit: I might add a quick glow around their bases for a cheap effect.
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I said come in! posted:This is a better online retailer for brushes. Don't purchase brushes from Amazon. My Raphael brush from Amazon cannot hold a tip to save its life. I thought maybe I was just terrible with my brushes, but then I bought some new ones from Games Workshop and they are so much better then the Raphael brush I have, making me think I bought a fake that was $22. Yeah, I made the mistake of ordering a W&N brush from Amazon because the price was good and nobody near me carries them, and it shipped in a comically large box without any kind of bubble wrap or protection of any kind, including the plastic brush guard, so it literally just spent days getting its tip bounced against the inside of a box and showed up both bent and splayed, to the point where it wasn't even usable for drybrushing. They sent a replacement, and packed it exactly the same way. Got a refund and ordered a Raphael brush that took much longer to arrive but was not packaged by the Incredible Hulk.
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Jul 24, 2019 20:30
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There is really no point in buying expensive brushes online. Regardless of the brand or seller, you just seem to get all the defective brushes that haven't yet sold.
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Jul 24, 2019 20:43
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Mugaaz posted:There is really no point in buying expensive brushes online. Regardless of the brand or seller, you just seem to get all the defective brushes that haven't yet sold. That is not a realistic statement, some places just do not have the brands available locally. In my case the only nice brush available amongst the 5-6 places I have tried locally are series 7s, and if I want to try something else I would have to go 2+ hours to Toronto which is not a trip I am doing for just a brush. (Plus I am still injured and would not be able to make the trip)
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R0ckfish posted:That is not a realistic statement, some places just do not have the brands available locally. In my case the only nice brush available amongst the 5-6 places I have tried locally are series 7s, and if I want to try something else I would have to go 2+ hours to Toronto which is not a trip I am doing for just a brush. (Plus I am still injured and would not be able to make the trip) Just stating no matter what brand I order online it always seems to be a PoS. When I go in person I can actually look at the brushes and not select the defective ones. If they are some LGS, they might even let you test it out with water.
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Jul 24, 2019 23:14
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I think I ordered my W&N S7s from Dick Blick and they were individually packaged in tubes with brush protectors.
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Jul 24, 2019 23:23
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I've only ordered brushes online from Dick Blick but every single one has arrived perfectly. But then again there's not a local art supply store that carries quality brushes so I don't really have a choice.
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Jul 24, 2019 23:24
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I’ve ordered W&Ns off Amazon a few times and they’ve been good brushes 
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Jul 24, 2019 23:33
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Hixson posted:I’ve ordered W&Ns off Amazon a few times and they’ve been good brushes Same. UK if it makes a difference, but they came in tubes with protectors as well.
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Jul 24, 2019 23:34
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I’ve received so many fakes from Amazon that I’ve actually stopped buying things that could conceivably be faked from Amazon. For brushes I go to a local art shop.
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Jul 24, 2019 23:49
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Will airbrush cleaner or similar gently caress up my brushes? I've got some older ones with gunk in the metal part and I figure why not try to clean them with it.
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Jul 24, 2019 23:51
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JBP posted:Will airbrush cleaner or similar gently caress up my brushes? I've got some older ones with gunk in the metal part and I figure why not try to clean them with it. Most airbrush cleaner is just watered down isopropyl alcohol and maybe some detergent so I dont see why not.
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Jul 25, 2019 00:43
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W&N brush cleaner is the real nuclear option for if you have paint dried on the bristles or in the ferule where good ol' Masters soap won't touch it. Especially good for keeping drybrushes from getting too crusty. It's strong stuff so don't drip it on anything you want to still be painted. Some of my brushes have bare spots on the handle from being sloppy with it.
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Jul 25, 2019 03:16
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Never used W&N Brush Cleaner, but Scale “Paint Killer” has absolutely annihilated any paint I’ve had dried on anything, regardless of how long it’s been dried there, or how thick it was. I usually run a little through my more beaten up brushes, before cleaning them with Master’s Brush Soap, and the combination has worked pretty well for me. I also like to use it at the end of an airbrushing session, just to take care of any residual paint that’s lingering in there. https://scale75usa.com/products/paint-killer-100ml
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Jul 25, 2019 03:56
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Finished Guilliman tonight. Probably took somewhere around 6 hours.
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Jul 25, 2019 04:57
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Gunder posted:Finished Guilliman tonight. Probably took somewhere around 6 hours. Looks rad dude, nice work.
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I recently picked up an Element Games “character” brush and I’ve gotta say it’s really nice, cheap as well. It feels somewhere in between a Rosemary and a Windsor S7 0. I use Vallejo airbrush cleaner to clean my brushes and they seem to handle it fine.
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What's the best way to brighten up some metallics that have been dulled a little too much by a spray varnish?
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Mugaaz posted:There is really no point in buying expensive brushes online. Regardless of the brand or seller, you just seem to get all the defective brushes that haven't yet sold. It's okay to buy brushes from Games Workshop. I know their brushes get pooped on in this thread, but I am going to actually go ahead and defend them here, my experience with their brushes has been good. Maybe they have improved the quality significantly recently.
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Gunder posted:What's the best way to brighten up some metallics that have been dulled a little too much by a spray varnish? Paint with a gloss varnish.
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Gunder posted:What's the best way to brighten up some metallics that have been dulled a little too much by a spray varnish? Satin varnish them. Gloss typically isn't the sheen for metals.
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I said come in! posted:It's okay to buy brushes from Games Workshop. I know their brushes get pooped on in this thread, but I am going to actually go ahead and defend them here, my experience with their brushes has been good. Maybe they have improved the quality significantly recently. I've had no problems with their most recent line of brushes, they've been around for a few years now.
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The thing about ordering stuff like Windsor & Newton Series 7s off Amazon is that Amazon no longer allows you to select “first party seller” specifically; if you order that item, maybe it’ll come from an Amazon warehouse and maybe it’ll come from another seller and just count as “fulfilled by Amazon.” Which means there’s no way to ensure you’re not buying from a vendor selling counterfeits. It’s a problem. My further theory here is that because W&NS7s are a well-known brand, they’re more likely to be counterfeited. By comparison, if you buy something like a Rosemary & Co. or a Raphael, the chance of that being a counterfeit is lower because why counterfeit those when you could be counterfeiting the S7s that everyone’s trying to buy instead?
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I said come in! posted:It's okay to buy brushes from Games Workshop. I know their brushes get pooped on in this thread, but I am going to actually go ahead and defend them here, my experience with their brushes has been good. Maybe they have improved the quality significantly recently. Quite a few of the painters here (myself included) will happily swear by the GW drybrushes. The Artificer brushes are also Kolinsky sable and while they probably aren't as good as a Series 7/Raphael/Rosemary they should be more than adequate if you have trouble getting a specialist brand. They're not overpriced compared to other sable brushes either.
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I've been using a citadel small layer brush for detail work since my WN 7 size 1 wore out. The difference is negligible.   Also here is a step by step I did for Goonhammer if you want to see my process on these models: https://www.goonhammer.com/painted-skull-mask/
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I said come in! posted:It's okay to buy brushes from Games Workshop. I know their brushes get pooped on in this thread, but I am going to actually go ahead and defend them here, my experience with their brushes has been good. Maybe they have improved the quality significantly recently. Yup, the GW brushes are my go-to at the moment. The keep their tip admirably well, and unlike the Army Painter brushes did within two weeks, they have yet to disintegrate. e: That tiny skull on his arm is amazing!
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Booley posted:Satin varnish them. Gloss typically isn't the sheen for metals. I found a really nice look by mixing gloss and satin varnish and painting over the metal pieces after airbrushing the whole model matte.
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The painted members of my Militarum Tempestus army are now 100% more numerous!   The second guy is missing his antenna, as are half of my dudes. GW making the flimsiest part of the model a sprue gate is a real mind commander brain initiative.
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Z the IVth posted:Quite a few of the painters here (myself included) will happily swear by the GW drybrushes. The artificer brushes are rebranded w&n series 7s. They're actually probably going to be better than series 7s because they go through both w&n and gw quality control.
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Gunder posted:Up until now, I've been exclusively using one of those Citadel palette pads, and today I finally got a wet palette. I have a question about using it: What do you do with the thing when you're done painting? I'm talking about after you've finished your current project and might not be coming back to do any more painting for a while. Do you just put the lid on it and leave it to dry out on its own? Do you tip out any excess water and throw away the piece of paper that the paint is currently on? Do you try and clean it in some fashion? It surely can't be a good idea to just put the lid on and leave it, as mould will start to grow eventually, even though my palette claims to have a sponge that contains an anti-fungal agent. I don't think anyone answered this. I just started using a wet palette as well and would be interested in the answer or any other guides or hints about using wet palettes.
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Clean it as much as possible, dry it, and put a penny inside.
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I made a display base for my skeletons, and managed to win in the Everchosen Open category at my FLGS. I took second in the actual Everchosen category, by, somehow, getting the boomer vote. 1. place had 3 times as many votes as second and third combined, and was a colorful Abbadon with an insane freehanded eagle on its cape.
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