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This is my favourite post in the history of this thread.
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Verisimilidude posted:Decided to pick up the Skeleton get started boxed set and I really love painting skeletons For these skeletons, what would people suggest basing them in color-wise? I have one on a dark brown base but I feel like there’s already a lot of brown on the model between the bone and the rust effects Verisimilidude fucked around with this message at 18:53 on Jul 26, 2020 |
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Jul 25, 2020 22:34
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vaginite posted:I made a fake youtube account to make a stupid joke painting video for the guys at the shop. Goon speed to you, soon onto that gold play button
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Jul 25, 2020 23:09
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vaginite posted:I made a fake youtube account to make a stupid joke painting video for the guys at the shop. lol this is good.
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Jul 25, 2020 23:54
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vaginite posted:I made a fake youtube account to make a stupid joke painting video for the guys at the shop. I’m glad someone is finally sharing real techniques for speed-painting a horde army.
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Jul 26, 2020 00:22
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Winklebottom posted:I'm a big fan of the impcat app. It lets you try out paint schemes with base/layer/shade/highlight and gives you an overview of different paint ranges. However, you need to download models (if you want GW models and the like) and paint ranges uploaded by other users since the app only has a small handful of independent sculpts. This also means that the range of models are kinda limited. But it's real good for thinking up space marine schemes. Holy poo poo this scheme is amazing!
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Jul 26, 2020 01:29
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So other than the base and varnish finished the first exalted sorcerer. The large amount of robes made it easier.  The outside of the robes are contrast over metal for the otherworldly look.  The inside of the robes was apothecary white over white paint, with some edge highlighting. I dont like the apothecary white, it turned out more of a grey.  Still love aethermatic blue for the skin. Can't wait to make the daemon prince skin that color, if my Tzaangors and this guy's feet are any indication.
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Jul 26, 2020 02:18
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Thanks guys glad you liked the vid 
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vaginite posted:I made a fake youtube account to make a stupid joke painting video for the guys at the shop. Hive Fleet SimpleGreen
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SiKboy posted:These are nice as hell. Which contrast paint is the skin tone, out of interest? I picked one of the three (didnt want to duplicate at £5 per pot...) and got "Fyreslayer Flesh" because I was painting some slightly darker skin tones at the time, but its kind of an awkward one to highlight, at least for me, I just cant seem to find a natural looking highlight for it. Its one drawback to contrasts in that you cant just add a little ivory to your base colour and highlight with that. I've got some generic-rear end white dudes waiting to be painted and this skin tone looks just the job. The carapaces on the thingies also look great (I'm not up on the current GW model range. Third row from the top, look kind of like mosquitos crossed with genestealers). Guilliman Flesh is the skin tone I used, painted over Wraithbone primer, and it’s great. And the models you’re talking about are Cursemites, from the Gellerpox Infected, a Kill Team available in the Rogue Trader box. Unfortunately, that photo is the entire product line for Gellerpox, as GW basically forgot they existed the moment they were released. It’s a shame too, cause the models are fantastic.
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Jul 26, 2020 11:28
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I finally painted something! Talos from Malifaux.
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Jul 26, 2020 12:21
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Furism posted:What's a good way to make a pure gold paint (Vallejo's from the Metallic line) darker? I want the gold to be darker to spray my SCE from below. I'm not sure if I should use a brown or a bronze paint. And how do I make it lighter, to spray from above? I'm guessing white but I'd like to be sure. Turns out mixing Copper with Gold is very good to make the Gold darker, and is very close to Retributor Armor.
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Jul 26, 2020 14:13
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oh i forgot to post in here for a while
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Jul 26, 2020 14:24
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Is that stuff Contrast? It looks like it would be an awesome solution for Plasma
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Jul 26, 2020 14:41
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This weekend I got some nice tamiya knippers after always using the lovely basic citadel ones i got in a starter kit. Holy poo poo, the difference in how clean the model comes off the sprue!
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Jul 26, 2020 15:13
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Verisimilidude posted:I picked up the Army Painter mega paint set from Miniature Market. For $100 it’s pretty great, comes with a huge range of colors and some effect paints, and I’ve been using the brush it came with exclusively That's what I started with, and while I know AP aren't the highest quality paints, they are more than adequate for the job, especially for people just starting out. vaginite posted:Thanks guys glad you liked the vid It made me feel so conflicted. I would laugh and then wince at the wasted paint, then go back to laughing. A++, well done, would reccomend.
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Jul 26, 2020 16:03
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So everything I've watched says use a White Ink for airbrush rather than regular acrylic paint... Who makes a white ink? GW, P3, Army Painter all don't seem to. I found this drawing ink from Vallejo. Can that be airbrushed? Just thin it out sufficiently and go?
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Jul 26, 2020 17:33
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Use real artists acrylic ink. Liquitex, Daler Rowney, etc
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Jul 26, 2020 17:42
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Ah, neat I was able to find the Liquitex with free shipping on Amazon. The Dalar Rowney stuff was like $6 for the ink and $7 for shipping lol. Thanks. Was hoping to pick it up locally, but oh well. I know I haven't shut up for the last week about it but I'm so loving excited to get this brush this week 
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Jul 26, 2020 17:53
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BARONS CYBER SKULL posted:oh i forgot to post in here for a while I tried something similar using hexwraith flame for plasma, power swords and eye lenses on my marines. I'm not 100% sold on how good it looks and I've definitely over used it but it's very easy to do, just paint it white and splosh it on. I think I might need to go back and highlight it later on.  I really like the teal and copper scheme of my marines but they just don't look finished somehow. Any ideas what I'm missing?
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white and payne’s grey are both essential inks to have if you preshade with an airbrush
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Jul 26, 2020 18:06
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vaginite posted:Thanks guys glad you liked the vid I have liked and subscribed and shared, as is the ritual But actually take [joke] out of the title it ruins the surprise! The surprising quality!
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Jul 26, 2020 18:07
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Psyber Spine posted:I tried something similar using hexwraith flame for plasma, power swords and eye lenses on my marines. I'm not 100% sold on how good it looks and I've definitely over used it but it's very easy to do, just paint it white and splosh it on. I think I might need to go back and highlight it later on. One method I think could be cool to make something seem like it's glowing through internal heat or magical power, would be to have the edges darker than the center parts. Kind of like in that space shuttle thermal tile demonstration, where they're glowing hot in the middle, but cool enough to grab at the edges.  I should try that out on a power weapon or magical sword or something.
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Jul 26, 2020 18:32
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BaronVanAwesome posted:
Done I was on the fence
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Psyber Spine posted:I tried something similar using hexwraith flame for plasma, power swords and eye lenses on my marines. I'm not 100% sold on how good it looks and I've definitely over used it but it's very easy to do, just paint it white and splosh it on. I think I might need to go back and highlight it later on. White highlight for the plasma/ power swords, another high-highlight on the teal (Temple Guard or White Scar even in the lightest spots?). It might make the armor pop more.
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Jul 26, 2020 19:12
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re: white ink for airbrushing, I've been having issues with mine for a while. The first few times I sprayed it through an airbrush it went on fine, but now it's not sticking--and by that I mean it's sinking into the recesses and failing to adhere to more raised surfaces. For the life of me I can't figure out why. I haven't changed anything with my set-up or PSI or anything, and the bottle is only 3-4 months old.
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Jul 26, 2020 21:11
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I have had a lot of issues with Daler Rowney white ink and have heard "pro" mini painters say the same. It seems to have a lot of issues with speckling through the airbrush and doesn't adhere to the primer very well either. I switched to liquitex and haven't had any issues since.
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Having tried hexwraith flame before and tesseract glow now Hexwraith sucks absolute rear end compared to tesseract
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BARONS CYBER SKULL posted:Having tried hexwraith flame before and tesseract glow now I hope they make tesseract in other colors like blue and red, similar to the gem paints they made (which I use for lenses as it's basically cheating)
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Alokgen posted:How did you do the white? The white is just my "basecoat" - gray seer spray, then a wash of what's basically thinned-down nuln oil (I make a mix of VMC smoke, black ink and matte medium), and a heavy-ish white drybrush. That's my starting point for all my Contrast painting.
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Jul 26, 2020 23:44
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I've said it itt before, but gently caress artist's ink. Get tattoo ink, it's much more heavily pigmented and way cheaper.
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Silhouette posted:I've said it itt before, but gently caress artist's ink. Get tattoo ink, it's much more heavily pigmented and way cheaper. I'd have thought that the costs involved in making sure its clinically sterile would've increased the price a lot more no?
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X POSTINGAlokgen posted:I finished a new thing.
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Psyber Spine posted:I tried something similar using hexwraith flame for plasma, power swords and eye lenses on my marines. I'm not 100% sold on how good it looks and I've definitely over used it but it's very easy to do, just paint it white and splosh it on. I think I might need to go back and highlight it later on. I think it would help to make the mask part of the helmet brighter and make the lenses brighter. Then give the helmet and shoulders an additional extreme highlight. That way the eye is drawn towards the head of the model.
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KozmoNaut posted:One method I think could be cool to make something seem like it's glowing through internal heat or magical power, would be to have the edges darker than the center parts. Kind of like in that space shuttle thermal tile demonstration, where they're glowing hot in the middle, but cool enough to grab at the edges. I am going to attempt this poorly ~soon~
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working mom posted:I'd have thought that the costs involved in making sure its clinically sterile would've increased the price a lot more no? You'd think so, but 1oz bottles of tattoo ink are around $8-10 on average. It seems like it's more expensive than art ink at first glance, but as an example of how heavily pigmented it is, you'd use 25-30 drops of art ink to make a GW pot-sized amount of wash. With tattoo ink, you'd probably use closer to 2-5 drops.
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Can you show examples of this at all? This is the first time I've heard of it
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I don't have any great spots for good lighting in my apartment. Anyone have good suggestions for a lamp possibly with a magnifier built in. Ideally it wouldn't be a massive clamp kind as it's something I'll need to put away since I don't have a dedicated work space.
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Iron Crowned posted:I don't have any great spots for good lighting in my apartment. Anyone have good suggestions for a lamp possibly with a magnifier built in. Ideally it wouldn't be a massive clamp kind as it's something I'll need to put away since I don't have a dedicated work space. I use this and it works great
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After realising I didn't have any magenta paint and my order getting lost for 2 weeks, I've finally finished my lizards!    Didn't quite get the blending on the bastiladon down like I wanted it, and the yellow is just ugh  but overall it came out pretty good imo  Now to figure out what to do next...
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