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Pierzak posted:If you have access to Scale 75, they have awesome metallics (might be my new favorites) with the caveat that they name the paints after metal music genres which is cute but tells you gently caress all about the color. Unfortunately the only hobby shop near my home has only GW and Vallejo in stock. But she's got the full range of Vallejo product which is nice. I've had bad experience buying paint online so I prefer to go to the physical shop. But if I ever stumble upon a shop that has Scale 75 I'll definitely check them out, thanks!
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SiKboy posted:A dark wash covers a multitude of sins. I've been painting for like six months, and this is probably my biggest takeaway. Washes really do cover a lot of mistakes, and make your models look so much better. Make sure you have wash. I'm glad that when I started I bought the Army painter wash set, since it has given me a number of washes to try out that I'd probably never have thought to buy on my own (blue, purple, green) which has gone well with different things. Just experiment and find out what you like. I've found I don't like the "heavy metal" style of painting with all the highlights, and that's okay.
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I do find the strong highlights to be excessive in up close pictures, but at tabletop distance they do come together and make details visible. They're very cartoonish, which works for fantasy/sci-fi stuff, not so much for more realistic models.
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My last workhorse brush, a Winsor & Newton Series 7 size 0, is on its way out, so I picked up another W&N to replace it as well as a Rosemary & Co Series 33 size 0 on the recommendation of this thread and I've been trying both out. I'm not sure if I got a bad R&Co brush, but I am definitely not impressed so far. Even brand new it doesn't really form a proper point at the tip, and seems to revert almost immediately after I dip it into paint to a slightly splayed and blunted end. I also don't mind that the brush is slimmer and longer than the W&N, except that it seems to front load paint when held upside down so that it's hard to control flow and application while painting. Given how cheap R&Co brushes are I might give it another chance, but I'm gonna stick with W&N for now.
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Ok I can't seem to sort this out using google. Is an R95 Mask good enough to protect me from airbrushing particles? I'm using it in an out door space.
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Two Headed Calf posted:How does Vallejo Gold Metal Color hold up to GW Retributor Armor? My pot RA is almost done and I adore the VMCs I just don't want a noticeable difference between my models painted with RA and the VMC. Vallejo Metal Color Gold is a pale whitish gold, more like Valdor Gold than Retributor. head58 has done comparisons with the Model Colour golds. From my experience none of the Vallejo Model/Model Air Golds really hold up to Retributor in terms of ease of use and coverage. You'll have to dilute them and paint multiple layers to get an even coat when a single coat of Retributor gets you a better result. You can alter the colour of it afterwards with washes.
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Another Bill posted:Ok I can't seem to sort this out using google. Is an R95 Mask good enough to protect me from airbrushing particles? I'm using it in an out door space. Yep, especially if you're outside. Just make sure it fits snugly over your face and doesn't leave any obvious gaps.
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Apr 25, 2020 21:37
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Cool thank you!
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Finally had the time to paint Abaddon. I feel pretty good about it.    
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Jeez, painting gray skin is surprisingly difficult. I spent about 2 weeks on my Bela'kor (including one strip and restart) but in the end I'm happy with the result. 
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I finished up some terradon Riders today!  These fellas are awkward to paint with the moving base and stuff sticking out everywhere.
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What are the hot tips for painting the bottoms of models to look like they are actually walking through the material on their base? Paint their feet the color of the base and add model pigment? A lot of Booley’s stuff is exquisitely and vibrantly colored, and then the feet look like they’ve been walking through the terrain.
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TURGID TOMFOOLERY posted:What are the hot tips for painting the bottoms of models to look like they are actually walking through the material on their base?
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Mikey Purp posted:Jeez, painting gray skin is surprisingly difficult. I spent about 2 weeks on my Bela'kor (including one strip and restart) but in the end I'm happy with the result. I’d be happy too. Great work!
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I need to redo the photos but Magnus is done.
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You guys are crushing it recently! Unsurprisingly, goons blossom in isolation.
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Ilor posted:Dry pigments are the secret to that look. Aka weathering powders
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Hobby hobby long weekend (3D printed for practicing)  Joining the bone bros once he gets a few little tidy ups  
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Cross post from the WH40K thread, looking for critique and advice on what painting techniques to look into: [quote="Pakxos" post="504421034"] These are my 'best'. Once I have the painting better in hand, then comes the basing and transfers.      
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I'd recommend just focusing on the fundamentals: paint/brush control, neatness, smooth/even coats and the like. You could also try some basic highlighting.
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I finally painted Magore's Fiends! A very quick paintjob, just to cross them off my list.       
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Pakxos posted:Cross post from the WH40K thread, looking for critique and advice on what painting techniques to look into: It's mostly a matter of practice, to be honest. Getting the feel of the paint on the brush, how much you can load it up and how it goes on to the models Keep your paints nice and thin, a wet palette can really help with this, and remember that it's better to do multiple thin layers for coverage, than to glob one thick layer on. When the viscosity is right (similar to whole milk), the paint can look like it's a bit heavy when you put it on there and it's still wet, but it will dry tightly to the details, I don't know how else to explain it. You do need to work a bit on your coverage and staying within the particular bit you're painting. Part of this is looking at your minis from every angle. Stick your minis on some kind of paint handles, either blu-tack them to old paint pots or wood dowels, or get a couple of painting handles from GW/Citadel or one of the other mini companies. It makes it a lot easier to turn around the models without putting your grubby mitts all over them. It's important to have good lighting (I use two cheap Ikea Tertial desk lamps and some nice bright daylight LED bulbs) and look from all angles, I almost always find some spots on the undersides of various details that I missed on my first basecoat. If I turn my desk lamps off and rely just on normal room lighting, it makes it so much harder to spot flaws. When it comes to techniques, focus on laying down good basecoats with solid coverage (remember: multiple thin layers), because those are your foundation to build shading and details on top of. Once you have those down with good clean separation and nicely blocking out the major features, washes provide an easy way to do shading, and they can help hide any tiny flaws that may still be hiding in various corners of the basecoat. The go-to Citadel washes are Agrax Earthshade (brown) and Nuln Oil (black). Army Painter has Strong Tone and Dark Tone for roughly the same colors. And some people stop there, varnish the models and play games with them, I've seen some great clean quick paintjobs like that  You can obviously take it further from there with edge highlights and building up highlights in addition to the shading you've done with the washes, but I would stick with the basecoats and the washes, and work on technique before venturing into more technical stuff. And absolutely definitely keep some of the first minis, just to keep a reminder of how much your skills progress E: This is a good video on fundamentals and techniques, from the Bob Ross of mini painting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-BlVYFxfRA KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 15:35 on Apr 27, 2020 |
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KozmoNaut posted:E: This is a good video on fundamentals and techniques, from the Bob Ross of mini painting: Thanks for the comments! I watched a bunch of his and other 'new to minis' videos, but things are still looking rough. Way easier to watch then put in practice, that is for sure.
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Got quite a bit of painting done this weekend! Managed to finish almost all the Necron stuff I currently have pending. Wraiths!  Catacomb Command Barge!  A second Triarch Stalker!  Twenty immortals!  I'm going to take some actual glamour shots tonight.
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Cross-posting, because I had a lot of fun painting these tiny tanks! A month ago I painted  I've since added a pair of  And tiny Major Bludd and tiny Cobra Commander got HISS tanks of their own!   Just for size comparison:   And another shot of the whole squadron: 
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anyone know a good place to pick up paints and other supplies in the Age of COVID? I was thinking of maybe painting a few minis I have sitting around that I never got to and then realized how long its been since I've done anything and its all kind of dried up 
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I painted a big yella robit:  
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Arcteryx Anarchist posted:anyone know a good place to pick up paints and other supplies in the Age of COVID? I was thinking of maybe painting a few minis I have sitting around that I never got to and then realized how long its been since I've done anything and its all kind of dried up If you live in the US: https://www.michtoy.com/ http://www.lastcavalry.com/
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Drill your barrel. 
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Zaodai posted:Drill your barrel. 
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TotalHell posted:I painted a big yella robit: I always like me some Warjacks. This is a good paint scheme.
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Electric Hobo posted:I finally painted Magore's Fiends! A very quick paintjob, just to cross them off my list. Oh wow, these are really great. Vastly better than the studio's CANDYCOAT EVERYTHING Khorne armor which doesn't make diegetic sense (to me at least)? E: Looked at the studio paint job again and it's not really a Candy Coat to be honest but it's definitely too bright and clean IMO (the studio's, not yours)? Schadenboner fucked around with this message at 17:26 on Apr 28, 2020 |
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Schadenboner posted:Oh wow, these are really great. Vastly better than the studio's CANDYCOAT EVERYTHING Khorne armor which doesn't make diegetic sense (to me at least)? That's just GW's bright and cartoony house style, which looks great in photographs and really stands out at tabletop distances. Electric Hobo's take is more muted and dark, which I like, but at the cost of not having the same level of pop.
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Yeah, the thumbnails does make them look really, really murky.
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While I like my own painting, I wouldn't field an army in this colorscheme. They're dark brown, dark metal, dark brass, dark red, and desaturated blue, the only real color is on their bases. An army of them would just look like a brown blob rolling across the table, and you wouldn't be able to see anything thats going on. They're fine for a game of Warhammer Underworlds, since you're quite a bit closer to the figures, and you only have those 4 figures to worry about, but a group of 10 or 20 standing close together would be less fine. I appreciate the positive comments, but I also know that not everybody will like a colorscheme that looks like an old wooden cupboard, and one thing I like about this forum is that you can get some actual, honest critique without the whole thread having a breakdown. I value the feedback I get in here much more that what I get on Facebook, where everyone are just terrible. Electric Hobo fucked around with this message at 19:06 on Apr 28, 2020 |
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Hey I finished painting my first dude just now! Gonna re read some tips and focus up more on my next two but it feels nice to have one under my belt!  
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One down, 11 more to go! I am really happy with how this dude turned out. This figure is from the game Conquest: the Last Argument of Kings. I have no idea how good this table top game is, what the rules are, or anything like that. I saw these guys on Miniature Market, thought they looked awesome, and impulse bought them. 
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