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Harvey Mantaco posted:On the topic of painting with sticks, found this guy on TT that only paints with a whittled down toothpick. Stephen Windsor: https://www.tiktok.com/@toothpickarts?_t=8iiQLlsnbsb&_r=1 I dunno what my problem is but my first thought was just "wow this guy's an rear end in a top hat" but that's just the insane, otherworldly jealousy bubbling up at how amazingly talented this dude is
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S.J. posted:I dunno what my problem is but my first thought was just "wow this guy's an rear end in a top hat" but that's just the insane, otherworldly jealousy bubbling up at how amazingly talented this dude is Seriously though, somebody let that very talented guy know there are a lot of really good paintbrushes out there now of various sizes and that he doesn't need to use a fuckin toothpick.
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AndyElusive posted:Seriously though, somebody let that very talented guy know there are a lot of really good paintbrushes out there now of various sizes and that he doesn't need to use a fuckin toothpick. I did. He struggles with brushes, he really does prefer toothpicks...
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Harvey Mantaco posted:He struggles with brushes, he really does prefer toothpicks...
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This took me on a short rabbit hole in regards to painting crafts with toothpicks. From what I understand most all toothpicks are made from birch wood and the capillary action is minimal so it lets you load a tip up with globs of opaque acrylic medium and then apply it to surfaces while maintaining a high degree of control. Especially when it comes to stippling. So I can see why it helps when painting minis at the submolecular level.
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First, take up a breathing practice for 15 years to get monk-like steady hands Then, use a whiddled toothpick to apply 25-micron lines of paint at a time Ezpz
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Harvey Mantaco posted:New year, new army I guess. I love this scheme, but can't imagine painting a full army with it.
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Radiation Cow posted:I love this scheme, but can't imagine painting a full army with it. what if a full army is nine sharks and a turtle
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Radiation Cow posted:I love this scheme, but can't imagine painting a full army with it. This is essentially the kind of style that GW does for Tyranids tho
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I recently bought 100 synthetic miniature brushes from Amazon for $9 Aus, and that is firmly in the territory of ‘throw out after using oils’ Which I thought was super wasteful, but then also thought I couldn’t buy enough white spirit to clean 100 brushes for that. 
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Harvey Mantaco posted:On the topic of painting with sticks, found this guy on TT that only paints with a whittled down toothpick. Stephen Windsor: Windsor? so much for nominative determinism I guess yes I know it's Winsor
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Quick question for the thread about basing and varnishing. I recently bought an airbrush to help with priming, basecoating and varnishing. Can I just varnish my finished bases together with the model, or are there some elements that are better added after the varnishing? I'm not looking to do anything crazy with the bases, just texture paints and grass.
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sixth and maimed posted:Quick question for the thread about basing and varnishing. I recently bought an airbrush to help with priming, basecoating and varnishing. Can I just varnish my finished bases together with the model, or are there some elements that are better added after the varnishing? I'm not looking to do anything crazy with the bases, just texture paints and grass. You will often want to do varnishing in layers. Paint your mini, but then if you want to do decals or pin washes, put on a layer of gloss varnish. When you're done, finish with a matt or satin varnish. And you don't have to do the whole thing gloss, just the areas you'll be doing things that benefit from a really smooth, sick surface.
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Hedningen posted:Is that bird freehanded? Because it looks pretty great if it is. I wish! It's just a nicely sculpted armor piece from the raven guard upgrade pack, I simply drybrushed a few layers over it Southern Heel posted:Where's da zoggin Painboy when you need him? These friggen rule
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Hedningen posted:Is that bird freehanded? Because it looks pretty great if it is. Is the corollary to this that if it was a pre printed decal it would be pretty bad?
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sixth and maimed posted:Quick question for the thread about basing and varnishing. I recently bought an airbrush to help with priming, basecoating and varnishing. Can I just varnish my finished bases together with the model, or are there some elements that are better added after the varnishing? I'm not looking to do anything crazy with the bases, just texture paints and grass. Generally yes, you can varnish the whole thing together, and giving it all the same finish does help to integrate the model into its base. There are a couple of caveats, but they are super minor; You have to be slightly careful with static grass, make sure you arent blowing it off the base and that you arent getting large droplets of varnish drying in globs on the grass. Honestly hard to gently caress it up too badly, but worth mentioning. Some effects paints should be done after the varnish as their glossiness/mattness is part of their effect (Blood for the Blood God being the main one, but I also personally prefer Dirty Down Rust as a post-varnish final step). And I've only ever put down water effects post varnish, I dont know for sure that a varnish would mist up the surface but I dont want to take the chance it would.
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Hi guess who got a lightbox with his Christmas voucher money!  Oh also I upgraded this guy  He got his hip flask!
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sixth and maimed posted:Quick question for the thread about basing and varnishing. I recently bought an airbrush to help with priming, basecoating and varnishing. Can I just varnish my finished bases together with the model, or are there some elements that are better added after the varnishing? I'm not looking to do anything crazy with the bases, just texture paints and grass. Honestly if I’m worried that varnishing will screw up whatever basing material I’m using like pigments or grass or whatever I’ll varnish the mini with the airbrush before I base anything and then afterwards just brush varnish the base rim.
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Eej posted:Is the corollary to this that if it was a pre printed decal it would be pretty bad? Of course not - if it was a decal, it would have been very cleanly applied.
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sixth and maimed posted:Quick question for the thread about basing and varnishing. I recently bought an airbrush to help with priming, basecoating and varnishing. Can I just varnish my finished bases together with the model, or are there some elements that are better added after the varnishing? I'm not looking to do anything crazy with the bases, just texture paints and grass. On minis, I basically do everything except add grass, do one final varnish coat then add some grass tufts. I don't think the final matte varnish would actually mess up on the grass, but eh, I haven't felt the need to test it.
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I varnish my bases, including static grass, it's never been a problem. I do apply liquid effects, water, blood and slime/vomit after applying a matte coat so they remain glossy. If you're worried about it you could just give it a try, use an extra base, apply your materials and then varnish and see how it looks.
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Tried to do some air brushing yesterday, and it didn't go as well as I would've liked. I was using regular vallejo game color paints and they're pretty thick, so I've thinned it 50/50. Thinning with flow improver turned out to be a lot better than thinning with thinner, the paint didn't clog or dry out as much in the airbrush with majority flow improver mixture. But I think the main problem was I was using an airbrush with a nozzle that was too small and base coating infantry, and using a rather white color to do it. Probably made things really difficult for myself here.
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Lostconfused posted:Tried to do some air brushing yesterday, and it didn't go as well as I would've liked. Mess with your air pressure too. If your regulator is on the tank (like most setups) don’t even get too worried about “correct” ranges, the hose is going to mess with the volume of air anyways. Smaller nozzle and thicker paint can be doable with more airflow. Similarly I find I like glazing really thinned down inks with the pressure loooooowww.
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Cthulu Carl posted:On minis, I basically do everything except add grass, do one final varnish coat then add some grass tufts. I don't think the final matte varnish would actually mess up on the grass, but eh, I haven't felt the need to test it. Can confirm Winsor and Newton matte through an airbrush will not gently caress up grass tufts.
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Mederlock posted:'Ere ya go This explains so much  Truly a tome of endless wisdom.
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Finished my *checks notes* second full unit since I started in, lets see here, fall of 2022.  Three whole guys. I'm mostly happy wtih them. I'm painting for tabletop, not display, which helps assuage some of my irritation about those goddamn fuel tanks and hoses being miserable to get all the nooks and crannies on, because they largely won't be visible at table range, but overall I'm pleased. First picture is a bad angle, can't see the contrast yellow over white that I did for the eyes, but I love that effect. Next time my partners and I go to the nerd store, I'll pick up some AK texture paste to do like a volcanic ash thing for the base. Next project is going to be the redemptor dread I've had sitting around for a year. poop chute fucked around with this message at 23:16 on Jan 3, 2024 |
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They look like little Zaku from Gundam that's good
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Thanks for the feedback and advice, everybody. Also, I'll do as Bucnasti says and do a test base first, see how that comes out. poop chute posted:Finished my *checks notes* second full unit since I started in, lets see here, fall of 2022. Those look clean, well done!
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Finding out about the joys of painting large amounts of metallic gold.
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Did a test base of LI marines this afternoon. Quite pleased at how quickly these little guys paint up, I might actually finish a whole army project!
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Tau Darkstrider
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Lostconfused posted:Finding out about the joys of painting large amounts of metallic gold. When I had to paint a whole bunch of Stormcast Eternals from the Dominion box, I bought a spray can of Retributor Armor and basecoated them with that. Saved me a ton of time (I'm a really slow painter, only just bought an airbrush)!
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paperface posted:Did a test base of LI marines this afternoon. Quite pleased at how quickly these little guys paint up, I might actually finish a whole army project!
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eh, it's not as bad as you may think, my hands shake terribly and I have no problem painting this stuff. there's a lot you can get away without at this scale really if I wanted to be super quick about it I could've skipped half of what I did with these and stopped with only a white drybrush over primer + base colours + wash, and it would not look much different at arm's length. as it is most of my time was spent on the freehand for the HQ stand
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The 8mm models have been great for learning free hand also, because it is easier to achieve a good initial result. Legions Imperialis taught me how to paint hazard stripes and lightning bolts.
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I realise I never actually took any photos of my 10mm English Civil War armies when they're substantially complete, so here they are: 
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Lostconfused posted:Finding out about the joys of painting large amounts of metallic gold. I swear by the Two Thin Coats gold, I’ve been struggling to paint the imperialis on salamanders off and on for a year and it’s the only thing that isn’t terrible. edit: In the spirit of keeping some momentum going, here's WIP of the Redemptor I've been working on the last couple nights while I watch stuff with my girlfriend.   Primed, then airbrushed with Army Painter Greenskin because gently caress base coating by hand, the metallics with Sir Coates Silver from TTC, and then touched up where I made a mess of the green/didn't get a thorough enough coat with the airbrush (I was still learning to use it at the time). Still have the little detail work, hoses and whatnot, and his gun, and I forgot to paint his fingers, but he's coming right along. I'm thinking of doing Army Painter Rough Iron for his plasma gun with blue for the coils, just to make it stand out more against an army that's all green and black. Pay no attention to my awful workspace, I'm working on a better one. poop chute fucked around with this message at 13:55 on Jan 5, 2024 |
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