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Any suggestion on what to do with this banner? It's very rough for the moment obviously (and the Ardboy holding it too), but I don't have a lot of inspiration as to what to do.
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I find the vallejo blacks cover pretty well. I use the metallic air black and it's great. Have also heard good things about the GW contrast black.
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Aug 25, 2020 15:55
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Abaddon black covers well enough but it has a glossy finish that I don’t like at all
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Aug 25, 2020 15:58
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Furism posted:Any suggestion on what to do with this banner? It's very rough for the moment obviously (and the Ardboy holding it too), but I don't have a lot of inspiration as to what to do. I'd give it a wash to put some orange in the recesses! Maybe some chipping and black pieces to offset the hard yellow.
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Aug 25, 2020 16:00
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Seldom Posts posted:I find the vallejo blacks cover pretty well. I use the metallic air black and it's great. Vallejo Model Color black and German gray are both good.
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Aug 25, 2020 16:03
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Furism posted:Any suggestion on what to do with this banner? It's very rough for the moment obviously (and the Ardboy holding it too), but I don't have a lot of inspiration as to what to do. It's Warhammer, so more skulls
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Aug 25, 2020 16:04
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Fyrbrand posted:I painted a bunch of stuff for Riot Quest, a game I've never gotten to play thanks to the end of the world and all: I've never heard of the game, but those are some cool looking figures, and you've done a nice job with the painting! I particularly like these two, who I assume are called "Goblin Tank Police" and "Hardcore Pokemon Master" respectively. Lasting Damage posted:The gun definitely needs to be a different color from the warrior's body. Even a neutral grey or something might do the trick. This guy looks great in general, but I particularly like your autumn camoflage pattern cloak. Seldom Posts posted:I find the vallejo blacks cover pretty well. I use the metallic air black and it's great. Have also heard good things about the GW contrast black. Depends what you are using it for. I love the contrast black, its great for black hair, I like it for black cloth, its a nice colour over a metallic for weapons and stuff, it works over white and works really well over a zenithal, but... It is a contrast paint, so coverage is a relative term. I wouldnt try to paint base rims with it (source: Me thinking I've grabbed the pot of abbadon black I have lying around and having a nightmare of a time trying to paint base rims with black templar contrast before noticing I have the wrong pot) or use it to shade other, non contrast, paints. I find Abaddon Black is decent enough myself, it is thick as hell and needs more thinning that most of my other GW paints, but thats managable. I'm not that fussed by the finish because by the time I've done my varnishes its not particularly noticable anyway. Coat d'arms black is kind of disappointing in my experience, I was expecting it to be like the old GW Chaos Black, but its slightly weak and thin (although its possible I just have a bad pot of it). Not unusable, but not as strong as I would like.
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Aug 25, 2020 16:09
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Carefully Completed a Canoptek Cloak Crytptek   https://i.imgur.com/rPnHYtr.mp4 AndyElusive fucked around with this message at 17:12 on Aug 25, 2020 |
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Aug 25, 2020 16:33
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Paint the jaw rusty metal on the banner atleast. Maybe do the horns more to look like they came from a longhorn.
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Aug 25, 2020 16:37
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Verisimilidude posted:I'd give it a wash to put some orange in the recesses! Maybe some chipping and black pieces to offset the hard yellow. Ah yes, sure, I had planned to do that for the yellow part. But I'm not sure which part I should paint not yellow (maybe some form of weathered steel). The tip of the horns? The "helmet" ? Etc. MRLOLAST posted:Paint the jaw rusty metal on the banner atleast. Maybe do the horns more to look like they came from a longhorn. Alright! Would you suggest doing only the jaw or the upper half of the helmet as well?
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Aug 25, 2020 17:33
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Did a couple more Darkest Dungeon dudes, the Bounty Hunter and the Occultist:
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Aug 25, 2020 17:39
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All things considered, this guy was a lot of fun to paint I don't even play AdMech, I just think they look neat
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Aug 25, 2020 18:26
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GuardianOfAsgaard posted:Did a couple more Darkest Dungeon dudes, the Bounty Hunter and the Occultist: I love this game, and these minis look terrific.
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Aug 25, 2020 18:45
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GuardianOfAsgaard posted:Did a couple more Darkest Dungeon dudes, the Bounty Hunter and the Occultist: Is the guy selling these on etsy legit? Where else can I get these?
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Aug 25, 2020 19:02
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Apologies if this has been covered, is the Army Painter 100 pack decent? Considering snagging it to bulk fill colors but I’ve only used Citadels so far. Considering grabbing some Gloomspite Gitz so I’d like the variety for squigs.
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Aug 25, 2020 19:29
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goodness posted:Is the guy selling these on etsy legit? Where else can I get these? Yeah he’s the guy who makes them, you won’t find them anywhere else.
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Aug 25, 2020 19:32
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^burtle posted:Apologies if this has been covered, is the Army Painter 100 pack decent? Considering snagging it to bulk fill colors but I’ve only used Citadels so far. Considering grabbing some Gloomspite Gitz so I’d like the variety for squigs. Having bought the 50 pack, I'd say they're worse than vallejo but still usable. Read the instructions and dump the stuff off the top of the bottle the way they tell you to.
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Aug 25, 2020 19:45
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^burtle posted:Apologies if this has been covered, is the Army Painter 100 pack decent? Considering snagging it to bulk fill colors but I’ve only used Citadels so far. Considering grabbing some Gloomspite Gitz so I’d like the variety for squigs. You're going to want some agitators. Stainless Steel ball bearings would probably be best, I used some glass beads and I wish I'd gone for something with a bit more heft. Some of their paints are fine without, others require a good bit of shaking if they've been sitting for a while (and then are fine once thoroughly shaken). Or one of those little motorized shakers for nail varnish, but thats probably overkill. Their washes are very good.
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Aug 25, 2020 20:16
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^burtle posted:Apologies if this has been covered, is the Army Painter 100 pack decent? Considering snagging it to bulk fill colors but I’ve only used Citadels so far. Considering grabbing some Gloomspite Gitz so I’d like the variety for squigs. I bought the 50 pack and think it's great. Solid price for this many colors, including several washes and 2 effect paints (rust and blood). I think some of the paints are relatively pigment thin, requiring a couple coats to get solid coverage, but I haven't had much issue with these paints beyond that. I like having access to many different colors as it's a pain for me to go to a FLGS to pick up paint, and while I find myself using other specific paints more frequently (GW mostly), I still use plenty of the paints in this set. They're definitely not the best quality paints compared to Vallejo or GW, but they're great for this price point. I paid ~$100 for the 50 piece set.
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Aug 25, 2020 21:02
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Is there any easy way to make gloss paints flat? I bought a few Tamiya X paints instead of XF by mistake.
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Aug 25, 2020 21:04
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a matte varnish will do that for you
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Aug 25, 2020 21:09
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Army Painter stuff is a decent cheap option, but it wouldn't be my first choice unless budget is your primary concern. Their washes are great, but a lot of the colors have coverage issues. I'd rather have a smaller number of really good colors than a hundred mediocre ones.
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Aug 25, 2020 21:09
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Personally I would just buy colors as I needed them and save for a better set.
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Aug 25, 2020 21:44
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Thanks for the feedback all. I’ll take the pass and keep buying piecemeal for now.
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Aug 25, 2020 21:47
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made some dwarf shooters. these are GW warmaster dwarf thunderers, sculpts that are not great quality these days    these sculpts however, i adore:  
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Aug 25, 2020 22:12
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If you want to buy a starter set of paints, really I'd get the Vallejo Game Color basic set. Its ~$40 for the 16 colors you are most likely to use. The Vallejo paints are consistently better than AP. Combine with some washes (AP washes are really good) and you've got everything you need to get started on most types of minis.
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Aug 25, 2020 22:24
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Bucnasti posted:If you want to buy a starter set of paints, really I'd get the Vallejo Game Color basic set. Its ~$40 for the 16 colors you are most likely to use. The Vallejo paints are consistently better than AP. Combine with some washes (AP washes are really good) and you've got everything you need to get started on most types of minis. yeah the vgc set is excellent value. i would recommend it to any new painter, along with a couple of GW washes
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Aug 25, 2020 22:28
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GuardianOfAsgaard posted:Yeah he’s the guy who makes them, you won’t find them anywhere else. Keep in mind that will change in the future: there’s going to be a Darkest Dungeon board game with miniatures: https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/darkest-dungeon-board-game-revealed/
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Aug 25, 2020 22:59
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Is there a good place online to buy like, generic fantasy enemy minis? After painting a bunch of Gloomhaven minis, I'm considering buying and painting things like skeletons, bandits, zombies etc.
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Aug 25, 2020 23:52
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If I were just starting painting with the knowledge I have now I'd buy a Reaper paint set. edit: I've found that the consistency of the paints is more consistent across bottles than other brands. They thin very easily and have little surface tension. It is not an exaggeration to say they changed the way I paint. Cat Face Joe fucked around with this message at 23:56 on Aug 25, 2020 |
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Aug 25, 2020 23:52
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Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:Is there a good place online to buy like, generic fantasy enemy minis? After painting a bunch of Gloomhaven minis, I'm considering buying and painting things like skeletons, bandits, zombies etc. https://www.reapermini.com/
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Aug 25, 2020 23:53
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folks, i can't get enough reaper
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Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:Is there a good place online to buy like, generic fantasy enemy minis? After painting a bunch of Gloomhaven minis, I'm considering buying and painting things like skeletons, bandits, zombies etc. Some suggestions Fun minis with lots of character. Remind me a lot of Citadel miniatures. https://www.midlamminiatures.co.uk/ Miniatures based on art of some of the top fantasy cover artists of the 80s and 90s. https://www.darkswordminiatures.com/ Throwback minis based on the monster art in the earliest rpg monster manuals. https://otherworldminiatures.co.uk/ Fun fantasy pirates https://www.blackscorpionminiatures.com/ Amazing detailed monsters https://zealotminiatures.com/ High quality dwarves and others https://www.sciborminiatures.com/en_,shop.php?group=155
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Bucnasti posted:(AP washes are really good) Vallejo is known to be fantastic, but I'd especially like to boost this. Get the set of AP washes, it comes with washes you wouldn't ordinarily think to use. Next thing you know, you're shading red with purple and feeling like a 1997 Golden Demon champ.
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Aug 26, 2020 00:17
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Combat Arena painted up and thanks to I think this thread I attempted the blackstone fortress basing scheme (which eh it's good enough for me but I should have thinned the wash part more and also sand your bases before you put minis on if you need to paint a smooth base).  Individual shots album
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Aug 26, 2020 00:18
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Yea, third'ing Reaper Bones. The multi part ones will have bad gaps but the price is just so drat cheap it's hard to complain.
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Aug 26, 2020 00:20
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The WizKids D&D/Pathfinder minis can also be decent for enemies. Pre-primed, so consider you’ll have to contend with mold lines and some soft features, but if you’re just looking to buy and quick-paint, they’re pretty good. These goblins were one pack of the Pathfinder minis: 
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So my FLGS does painting contests every so often. I like doing them since they're usually a mini I'd never buy and paint. So for this most current one we were given an Owlbear, and also provided a larger base to in part focus on basing. So I did a panda owlbear.  Who would obviously be in a bamboo forest.  Did I go the insanity of black and white in one model? Yes I did.  But contrast paint really helped, especially on these models with these big exaggerated crevasses.  Especially how the apothecary white settled in and made that gray off white.  I like how it turned out.
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It looks great but a nitpick is that bamboo is green and segmented. I wouldn't have understood that (e: that it's supposed to be in a bamboo forest) without reading the post.
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Some more Marvel Crisis Protocol stuff I've done the past few months:    I get to paint infrequently at best anymore, but feels good to make progress at least.
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