|
Yeast posted:Yep, thin it down like any other paint, and it owns. If you do this, though, make sure to play around with different levels of "more medium." There's very much a point with Golden's crackle medium where you're spreading the stuff around like frosting and end up with basically no cracks. A 1mm or 1.5mm coat is about right in my experience, and that's much thinner than I thought it would be. Very thick if you're used to applying paint, thin if you're feeling buttercream.
|
# ? Feb 14, 2024 17:55 |
|
|
# ? May 27, 2024 19:50 |
|
Yeast posted:Yep, thin it down like any other paint, and it owns. Cool, guess I'll have a look, just dump and regular or contrast paint in there? Can I get true black that way? I'm imagining mixed with a white medium it will end up grey unless I put so much in that the crackle medium stops working.
|
# ? Feb 14, 2024 18:36 |
|
BizarroAzrael posted:Cool, guess I'll have a look, just dump and regular or contrast paint in there? Can I get true black that way? I'm imagining mixed with a white medium it will end up grey unless I put so much in that the crackle medium stops working. Use regular paint or inks
|
# ? Feb 14, 2024 18:41 |
|
Bucnasti posted:What's so special about their drybrushes? LIke are they better than cheap makeup brushes in some way? They're very dense and not as soft as a makeup brush which lets them hold a lot of paint and AO's method isn't really "drybrushing" per se because you want to keep some moisture in the bristles and is really more like Stippling En Masse than dry brushing.
|
# ? Feb 14, 2024 18:51 |
|
It's both. If you watch the latest video Byron explains that he starts of stippling as the brush contains more paint and that gives him more control over it, and moves on to more vigorous drybrushing as there is less and less paint in the brush.
|
# ? Feb 14, 2024 18:54 |
|
Speedpainted this Terminator to get an idea for my colour scheme and also cause I need to just get some painted bodies on the table so I can play some 10th. I think I used too much turquoise for the body to be considered black and I ended up layering too much white so I lost depth on the shoulders. Maybe I'll try drybrushing the white layers so I don't obliterate it with layers.
|
# ? Feb 14, 2024 18:57 |
|
Muir posted:If they are just rebranded Rosemary and Co, that's one hell of a mark-up. Why would I get any of the Artis Opus brushes rather than just buying the Rosemary equivalents? Same reason people buy branded air compressors instead of cheaper "off-brand" ones that are made in the same factory. Commodity fetishization.
|
# ? Feb 14, 2024 21:31 |
|
Paragon8 posted:I have seen it said that AO are made by Rosemary and Co so it might be worth looking into them as well. Whut?
|
# ? Feb 14, 2024 21:45 |
|
Indolent Bastard posted:Whut? quote:Hey wait, doesn’t Artis Opus sell brush sets and accessories with Goonhammer branding on them? They sure do. And isn’t weird to review a product you have a business relationship with? It sure can be. Goonhammer’s relationship with Artis Opus started with Raf’s review of drybrushes, a very standard situation in which Artis Opus sent him some brushes to review. As you can see, he loved them and from that a new partnership grew. I think its a little silly to pull a "this product is so good that we can't be biased even with a partnership deal" I don't begrudge goonhammer for doing a partnership with Artist Opus but feels slightly off publishing reviews alongside it even with the above disclaimer. Feels like there's probably a slightly more elegant way to do it! Maybe just ditch the reviews and just talk up your collab and why and how you use those brushes?
|
# ? Feb 14, 2024 23:54 |
|
Although it would’ve been pretty funny to have a negative review on a co-branded product. Not sure what anyone would expect otherwise
|
# ? Feb 15, 2024 02:28 |
|
To actually contribute, I kickstarted 2 sets of the original Artis Opus series S and they’re.. fine? It’s a premium price, it’s a good product, but I personally prefer Raphael 8404s for having a proper sized belly so you’re not having to load the brush as much, but it’s more personal preference. Nice handles on the Opus too
|
# ? Feb 15, 2024 02:41 |
|
Paragon8 posted:I think its a little silly to pull a "this product is so good that we can't be biased even with a partnership deal" are you telling me that a website run by millenial ex-goons is hyper aware of authenticity and selling out so they address it directly to avoid any accusations of such
|
# ? Feb 15, 2024 05:51 |
|
My Nagash won crowd favorite at the LGS winter painting competition! Got 35$ in store credit too, which is nice!
|
# ? Feb 15, 2024 06:49 |
|
OgreNoah posted:My Nagash won crowd favorite at the LGS winter painting competition! Got 35$ in store credit too, which is nice! Owns. Congratulations!
|
# ? Feb 15, 2024 07:05 |
|
OgreNoah posted:My Nagash won crowd favorite at the LGS winter painting competition! Got 35$ in store credit too, which is nice!
|
# ? Feb 15, 2024 08:34 |
|
I’ve been painting an old metal Warboss for fun and I’m trying to use some paints in my collection that don’t get a lot of use. I decided to trying putting down a layer of Typhus Corrosion on some metal before painting them and it gives a very nice, subtle suggestion that this is lovely rusty metal that has been painted (not a self own!). I also cracked open my Corax White for the first time and was amazed at its coverage, which is more damning for the rest of Citadel’s whites than it is praise for Corax.
|
# ? Feb 15, 2024 11:26 |
|
Eej posted:are you telling me that a website run by millenial ex-goons is hyper aware of authenticity and selling out so they address it directly to avoid any accusations of such i just said its a little silly!
|
# ? Feb 15, 2024 11:27 |
|
Professor Shark posted:I’ve been painting an old metal Warboss for fun and I’m trying to use some paints in my collection that don’t get a lot of use. I decided to trying putting down a layer of Typhus Corrosion on some metal before painting them and it gives a very nice, subtle suggestion that this is lovely rusty metal that has been painted (not a self own!). Typhus Corrosion is honestly one of my favourite paints.
|
# ? Feb 15, 2024 12:35 |
|
Nebalebadingdong posted:simply because yellow super contrasts with black. yellow is the brightest color, so they're as opposite as you can be on value and saturation (white and black only contrast on value). it's amazing how much work the character design does to make G1 Bumblebee not a badass
|
# ? Feb 15, 2024 17:32 |
|
I can finally say that I've finished with my Custodes kill team, and can move on to another project at this point. Sorry about the image dump. Final thoughts:
With that off my plate, maybe I should actually learn how to play Kill Team.
|
# ? Feb 16, 2024 08:09 |
|
Vortex mixers are the greatest invention known to man.
|
# ? Feb 16, 2024 08:24 |
|
Never apologies for an image dump in the minis painting thread when the image dump is a dump of images of a model you've painted.
|
# ? Feb 16, 2024 08:24 |
|
Al-Saqr posted:Vortex mixers are the greatest invention known to man. Remember it’s not complete until you’ve put googly eyes on it
|
# ? Feb 16, 2024 11:12 |
|
I like that squad
|
# ? Feb 17, 2024 04:29 |
|
Yeast posted:Remember it’s not complete until you’ve put googly eyes on it poo poo, I knew I forgot something.
|
# ? Feb 17, 2024 05:03 |
|
Aniodia posted:
Ooh I've never tried using Microns for purity seal text. That's smart. I might have to try that out since I have quite a few of em laying around. Those are definitely some slick/ clean paintjobs. I dig it B) Surrounding small raised details like the silver on those capes with Nuln Oil can really cover up any mistakes and add extra contrast. Aliensandwich fucked around with this message at 06:49 on Feb 17, 2024 |
# ? Feb 17, 2024 06:43 |
|
I use these magnet wands to get the polarity right. I do body -> B -> blue and weapon -> dangerous -> red to remember. https://themagnetbaron.com/products/the-magnicator
|
# ? Feb 17, 2024 06:56 |
|
Why have i never considered using a loving Pigma sakura micron ink pen for the eyes. How have i been so stupid. I have a bajillion of those things.
|
# ? Feb 17, 2024 08:08 |
|
Pigma balls
|
# ? Feb 17, 2024 13:55 |
|
Al-Saqr posted:Why have i never considered using a loving Pigma sakura micron ink pen for the eyes. How have i been so stupid. I have a bajillion of those things. If its good enough for a Gundam it's good enough for your gretchins
|
# ? Feb 17, 2024 20:32 |
|
Working on some infiltrators. Think i'm gonna have to rethink the grenade and hilt-colours, maybe just go with more black for the latter Feel like I'm starting to get a better grip at drybrushing, which is nice!
|
# ? Feb 18, 2024 00:04 |
|
I used to do grenades green but now I just do them with Leadbelchers, Nuln, and some Iron breaker. It’s boring, but looks better imo
|
# ? Feb 18, 2024 01:25 |
|
Kylaer posted:Pigma balls
|
# ? Feb 18, 2024 02:45 |
|
Professor Shark posted:I used to do grenades green but now I just do them with Leadbelchers, Nuln, and some Iron breaker. I think the only reason most grenades are green is because they use a paint they already have on hand and to match uniforms. The german stick grenade had grey and green versions of it produced over its life, and some world war 1 grenades were silver/metallic, so it certainly seems like in the future where folks are running around with bright outfits without a hint of green that having grenades that are non-green would not be an issue. I bet they look good!
|
# ? Feb 18, 2024 03:05 |
|
Aliensandwich posted:Ooh I've never tried using Microns for purity seal text. That's smart. I might have to try that out since I have quite a few of em laying around. Al-Saqr posted:Why have i never considered using a loving Pigma sakura micron ink pen for the eyes. How have i been so stupid. I have a bajillion of those things. Yeah, I have no idea where I got that from, but it was like, yeeeeears ago, and it works pretty drat well. It can be a little fiddly trying to get the eyes to be looking the same way, but that's just the issue with doing eyes in general anyway, so . I left them at my shop to show off, but I'll probably grab them tomorrow and try the nuln oil as a pin wash for those, see if that helps them stand out a little more. Kylaer posted:Pigma balls
|
# ? Feb 18, 2024 03:30 |
|
IncredibleIgloo posted:I think the only reason most grenades are green is because they use a paint they already have on hand and to match uniforms. The german stick grenade had grey and green versions of it produced over its life, and some world war 1 grenades were silver/metallic, so it certainly seems like in the future where folks are running around with bright outfits without a hint of green that having grenades that are non-green would not be an issue. I bet they look good! my GSC grenades are grey bc I don't want to distract from their bright red sticks of loony tunes dynomite
|
# ? Feb 18, 2024 04:17 |
|
Tank's done
|
# ? Feb 18, 2024 05:35 |
|
Dr. Red Ranger posted:Tank's done That looks hella sweet. Nicely done.
|
# ? Feb 18, 2024 06:13 |
|
Dr. Red Ranger posted:Tank's done tanks a lot for the sweet post
|
# ? Feb 18, 2024 06:22 |
|
|
# ? May 27, 2024 19:50 |
|
Dr. Red Ranger posted:Tank's done Looks sick, just outright pestulent
|
# ? Feb 18, 2024 09:38 |