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I've been futzing around with this little guy a few hours on sunday and today. Not done yet, but really happy with how the skin and armor has turned out. At least the blue bits. This is my 8th model since coming back to the hobby and boy am I glad there was no tiny human face or helmet involved here.   I mostly based the scheme on the suggested GW scheme but switched the colors around. Didn't want to try that much yellow, if I'm honest. Had plenty of that with a Jackal Alphus I painted over the weekend. I don't think I have it in me quite yet to paint neatly, so this ork (part of a set of four) has been really fun to paint. No tiny components and several big surfaces to try stuff on like the chest and belly plate where I tried glazing some directional highlights, and the shoulder and elbow where I tried some simple freehand. Looking forward to painting the other 3. Will probably try a different scheme for each so if you have any suggestions feel free.
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Barf Wight posted:I've been futzing around with this little guy a few hours on sunday and today. Not done yet, but really happy with how the skin and armor has turned out. At least the blue bits. This is my 8th model since coming back to the hobby and boy am I glad there was no tiny human face or helmet involved here. Looks good! I did my Ironskull's Boyz with grimy dark armor. It's pretty fun going all out on dirtying them up. 
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Feb 22, 2021 17:59
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I've been hankering to do some converting, so the new codex had ma make up some new characters for my Death Guard Lord of Virulence with a helper     Tallyman. I tried sculpting a tentacle tight arm holding a book for him to be writing in, but it was horribad so I replaced it with a spare possessed arm and stuck scrolls on him instead.    Biologus. I'm pleased with how he turned out, but hand making all those grenades for his racks was a pain in the rear end.    I made up some assault boys too, since a squad of them looks pretty fun now.   The flail marine was originally just for killteam, but he's got a full squad now. And that squad needs a ride.     I was playing some Dragon Rampant before everything closed down, it's a game that really needs some shooting in your army so I painted up some old arrer boyz   The leftmost in each image was painted years ago for Frostgrave, so I was trying to roughly match the newer ones to them.
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Feb 22, 2021 19:07
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need some color advice. Son talked med into getting back into 40k, so I have a Marine scheme going:  I'm Stuck on a color for Sargeant helmets though (I want to do the Ultramarine style contrast helmets) My gut says a subdued yellow, but Ice Blue would be a nice inclusion of a cool color to contrast all the warm I have going on? Open to any ideas if you have them.
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Feb 22, 2021 20:01
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I'm looking for an airbrush for just zenithal / directional priming, for a small indoor space. Is there something in particular I should look for with that use case? e: compressor, brush, the whole deal PRADA SLUT fucked around with this message at 20:48 on Feb 22, 2021 |
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Feb 22, 2021 20:44
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Anyone have a solid layering tutorial/follow along video they like? I wanna practice more layering since I've been stuck painting space marines for the longest time and need some guidance.
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Feb 22, 2021 21:20
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Just finished these 5 dudes the other day, still to finish basing but happy so far 
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Feb 22, 2021 23:17
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 Spent a some time getting a better miniature photography setup. Now I feel like I need to get better at painting to justify the higher quality of the pictures. 
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Feb 23, 2021 12:22
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Feb 23, 2021 15:10
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Well is it
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Feb 23, 2021 15:13
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If I wanted to do some airbrush zenithal pre-shading with say a dark brown and a light brown, I should still prime the model first right? I was thinking of just priming in grey, then doing the pre-shading with regular colors, since I don't have tinted primers.
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Feb 23, 2021 20:58
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Yes still prime the model. I just use Vallejo Grey (maybe Stylenrez, I forget) and then a white ink for my zenithal needs.
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Feb 23, 2021 21:02
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Of course, you can save yourself some time by priming it dark brown and saving a step.
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Feb 23, 2021 23:43
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But then you need to buy brown primer, which saves a step at the cost of a money
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Feb 23, 2021 23:54
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 Wanted to paint something that isn't Space Marines for a bit, and decided to take a second crack at this Dark Souls model. I originally painted it with contrast but the primer skunked on me. After a day in some simple green and a scrubbing with an old toothbrush, I was able to finish this up in about an hour and a half.
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Feb 24, 2021 00:40
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Well I tried out my idea for not-bone skeletons. It looks too dark for usual play distance and I can't unsee Mardi Gras with it, so I don't think I'll move forward with this for the other 9. Glad I tried it though. I need to learn how to use more neutral colors while thinking up schemes.  
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Feb 24, 2021 00:42
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Dr. Red Ranger posted:Well I tried out my idea for not-bone skeletons. It looks too dark for usual play distance and I can't unsee Mardi Gras with it, so I don't think I'll move forward with this for the other 9. Glad I tried it though. I need to learn how to use more neutral colors while thinking up schemes. I think this guy looks awesome!!
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Feb 24, 2021 00:47
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I finished my first set of Necrons! This is the first time I've really ventured out of painting Gloomhaven minis about a year or so ago. I'm pretty happy with how they came out, overall. Besides some paint mistakes, I think I overdid with some of the drybrushing after the base coats. The panels are supposed to have a more bronze/copper look to them, but because of the drybrushing I think it looks more muted than it should. Also tried out some OSL with the green energy things in the guns. Eh, its not bad but I think there's a lot of room to improve there too. But like I said, I do like them and I look forward to painting more.    
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Feb 24, 2021 01:49
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Verisimilidude posted:I think this guy looks awesome!! Hey, thanks! That means a bunch coming from he of the perfect desert primaris. Heroic, this still look pretty cool. Suitably ancient and worn for an ancient robit. How did you make the base? I tried for a desert sort of thing myself and the model train ballast stuff I used turned out to be a bit too big. As for the osl, I think all it needs to really pop is for the sources to be brighter. Maybe the little orbies in the barrels could have another dab of green a shade or too lighter to emphasize that they're bright enough to cast light?
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Feb 24, 2021 02:06
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Verisimilidude posted:
This guy looks really nice, particularly the bronze bits.
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Feb 24, 2021 02:28
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Why are raphael 8404s so hard to find
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Feb 24, 2021 02:29
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Dr. Red Ranger posted:Well I tried out my idea for not-bone skeletons. It looks too dark for usual play distance and I can't unsee Mardi Gras with it, so I don't think I'll move forward with this for the other 9. Glad I tried it though. I need to learn how to use more neutral colors while thinking up schemes. purple bone is a nice look I don't think Ive seen before. good frickin job dude
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Feb 24, 2021 02:42
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i am reliably informed that children love the meat tank    (conversions are fine, right?)
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Feb 24, 2021 02:47
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Is there an opinion between the Iwata Power Jet Pro and Iwata Power Jet Lite compressors? The Lite doesn't have a tank, but apparently that's not an issue for it? The smaller sizes are attractive to me. e: or are both of these dumb and a Badger or something is the better pick
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Feb 24, 2021 02:49
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Dr. Red Ranger posted:Hey, thanks! That means a bunch coming from he of the perfect desert primaris. Thanks! For the bases, I used this Citadel technical paint Agrellan Earth. As for the OSL, I think you're right. The orbs didn't come out as bright as I intended, I'll need to work on that next time.
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Feb 24, 2021 04:30
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Jonny Nox posted:need some color advice. Gut reaction says blue. Verisimilidude posted:Anyone have a solid layering tutorial/follow along video they like? I wanna practice more layering since I've been stuck painting space marines for the longest time and need some guidance. Check out Darren Latham’s Lord of Blight masterclass on YouTube. You could easily skip half the steps he does and still have great results. Covers skin, cloth, metals, wood. You could easily swap out colors to fit your own needs. SurreptitiousMuffin posted:i am reliably informed that children love the meat tank Yes! This is great! Dr. Red Ranger posted:Well I tried out my idea for not-bone skeletons. I like this Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:I finished my first set of Necrons! These are cool looking! Phi230 posted:Why are raphael 8404s so hard to find I’ve had better luck with Rosemary brushes than Raphaels if you want a nice brush but can’t get one of those. The one Raph I had didn’t last very long. It seems there is a range of quality across most brush manufacturers so getting a brush is a little bit of a gamble.
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So here's the dilemma. Here's the rest of the unit. If I can get the purple skelly scheme to show up well enough at table eye level, then the fungal frond growths will be very hard to pop. I feel like I'm just confusing the eye like that. 
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Feb 24, 2021 05:24
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Phi230 posted:Why are raphael 8404s so hard to find https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=Raphael+8404 That's where I got mine recently. Granted, the ferrule was slightly bent, but a representative from Jackson's got a hold of me and we're currently working out a situation for that. But it looks like they're in stock there.
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Feb 24, 2021 06:16
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Dr. Red Ranger posted:...fungal frond growths... I’m here for this. Any thoughts on growth color? Color wheel suggest a teal/turquoise. That could be cool with some texture...spots, stippling or something
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Feb 24, 2021 13:01
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Phi230 posted:Why are raphael 8404s so hard to find I'm so lucky in that my local art supply store has a good selection in a nice old-timey cabinet. Great brushes Finished some saurus warriors over the weekend, just a quick Contrast job  Then decided to kick a few projects down the track a bit for my Fists   
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Tried painting green yesterday using AP colors and their greens are really atrocious. I'm not sure if they just weren't shaken enough, but their coverage over white was really bad. Specifically I was using Angels Green and some other greens. I had to mix in some Black Templar to increase the coverage as a basecoat, but the pigmentation seems really low. I also picked up a Gnarls Green from P3 and it seems ok. Better than AP but not quite what I was hoping for.
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Verisimilidude posted:I also picked up a Gnarls Green from P3 and it seems ok. Better than AP but not quite what I was hoping for. P3's greens are really good in my experience.
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Feb 24, 2021 16:01
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I started painting 5 years ago with Citadel brushes, then moved on to Winsor and Newton series 7's for like 2 years, and for the last 2 years I've used Raphaels. I love the raphael brushes. Though I am tempted, once I get better as a painter, to get those fancy Artis Opus brushes. Anyone have experience with those?
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Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:I finished my first set of Necrons! This is the first time I've really ventured out of painting Gloomhaven minis about a year or so ago. I'm pretty happy with how they came out, overall. Besides some paint mistakes, I think I overdid with some of the drybrushing after the base coats. The panels are supposed to have a more bronze/copper look to them, but because of the drybrushing I think it looks more muted than it should. Also tried out some OSL with the green energy things in the guns. Eh, its not bad but I think there's a lot of room to improve there too. But like I said, I do like them and I look forward to painting more. I really like these. Very minimalist but effective scheme.
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Been working on my Necrons but I'm not really happy with the scheme. I want to do something different with them but I'm not sure what to do. Thinking of giving them black bodies with metal joints and heads.
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Verisimilidude posted:Been working on my Necrons but I'm not really happy with the scheme. I want to do something different with them but I'm not sure what to do. Thinking of giving them black bodies with metal joints and heads. I think they're cool as hell and I love the play of brown, white and blue.
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Verisimilidude posted:Been working on my Necrons but I'm not really happy with the scheme. I want to do something different with them but I'm not sure what to do. Thinking of giving them black bodies with metal joints and heads. I like the necron scheme! If I was going to change anything, my gut reaction is that the basing doesnt work with it. For me the very bright green and the very deep green pull a lot of the focus in the picture down from the mini to the base. Maybe try a more muted basing scheme? Desert sand, or urban rubble, or even just black texture with a grey drybrush, something like that maybe? Keep the stones and skulls for variety.
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Has anyone used Micron pens for lettering on things like scroll work on Bolt Rifles or banners? If so, how well did it work?
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AndyElusive posted:Has anyone used Micron pens for lettering on things like scroll work on Bolt Rifles or banners? If so, how well did it work? Super well. The pigma and molotov pens with 0.2mm tips are great for this stuff. Just need a light touch as if you press too hard you'll scratch off your base coat.
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AndyElusive posted:Has anyone used Micron pens for lettering on things like scroll work on Bolt Rifles or banners? If so, how well did it work? It works great but I've found you need to really wait for your paint to fully cure (not just dry to the touch after a few minutes) otherwise you can clog the pen tip and it's really hard to un-gently caress it.
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