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>>94916774Anybody know if army painter has any plans to sell the paints in the blanche sets individually after a while? There's a single paint that I badly want from it but I'm not buying a 50 dollar kit for one bottle that I'd want to have multiple pots of
>>94916968Good question, I can't seem to find any mention. Given it is a branded set which involves some licensing it is unlikely they would be selling individually anytime soon if ever. Though that doesn't discount the possibility of them releasing the same paints under a different name in the future as part of their respective lines. Alternatively if they do start selling them individually it might only be via direct sale from them. Maybe just email them and ask them and report the results here.
>>94916968>>94917030They said on YouTube that they'll release them individually later in the year and that the Master Class series will be part of their regular range.
>>94916831>why wouldn't you?Most Space Marine heads are modeled in such a way that you can swap them out and interchange them within reason. Consequently, the part where the meets the armour at the neck is very accommodating on almost every model. You can easily paint the entire head separately - finish the whole thing - and just glue it in last.This makes it easy to paint the head very well without fear of getting the head paint on the rest of the body (especially for Blood Angels, where the helmet is frequently some other colour than red!). Conversely, you can paint the body without messing up the head. This becomes a bigger deal with Mk VIII and Mk X armour where the gorget extends further to protect the neck and progenoid gland.
Working on this terminator chaplain.
First banshee done, sand first attempt at glazing for a power weapon effect
>>94917133>sigmar writing on the scrollsCease before it is too late.
>>94917142Came out smooth as fuck, anon. Awesome work.
>>94917142much better picture this time, you can actually tell the colors apart looking good
>>94917192They need some level of kino.
>>94917192
>>94917204>>94917213Thanks bros!
>last night of work>been thinking about all the /wip/ I have to finish>almost done with accessories for a units of gobs, undead and humans.>just got my order of ral partha troll stone tossers too>GF is out of townThis weekend is gonna be gud.
My zombie that I've been using to experiment techniques and things while I paint the rest of the warband for the last month is done. There's a lot I could do better with him but I think he turned out pretty good.
Details will get cleaned up, but this is representative of the colors. Should I go with black bases drybrushed for urban rubble, or brown dirt bases?
>>94917437Probably browner so it is distinguished from the black boots .
can someone explain this color theory thing to me and why suddenly everything has to have some violet/purple accent color or whatever it is called in itthis has been going on for few years now i think
>>94917437both>>94917406niceu, very clean>>94917142osl her tiddies>>94917076you sound like a pussy ngl. picrel
>>94917402Kino taste. Enjoy.>>94917437I would go with mud, that doesn't really look like urban rubble.>>94917479It's a meme except when it's not. Mixing in a complimentary color is a good way to shade an area, and having a triad color scheme will probably help you somewhat.It gets a little excessive where you see models where the shadow is a completely different color or stuff like that. A lot of those techniques were developed for 2d and look overcooked in 3d.
Skin is coming along well. I think I need to get some better references for ork faces though, it's not quite giving what I want yet.
>>94917076>especially for Blood Angels, where the helmet is frequently some other colour than redIt's funny this comes up because I was just working on some BA with minis from the Leviathan box. I didn't want to cut the heads, and I primed red, so painting the blue helmets was a bitch.Masking would have been the smart thing to do, but instead I went in with a brush and my most opaque blue. It looks decent but I'm not really happy with it.
>>94917479think it's more useful for undershading before speedpaints and the like so the filtering creates richer shadows
>>94917479It relates to how colours work together with other certain colours to be visually appealing. Conceptually it is a guide to help you know what spectrum of colours to use in a scheme so they don't clash, or you get the best contrast with etc. You don't need to worry about it too much for shadows if you are just using black since that is a neutral colour. The reason people might use a different colour in their shading is to compliment the scheme, or to try and give off specific lighting implications. Colour theory isn't something that is mandatory to know, but it is definitely helpful in the long run since it can help take the guess work out of what works with what when deciding on a scheme.
>>94917529personally I think the colored heads look dumb except for gold
>>94917479It became something of a meme but it does work most of the time. It's to be complimentary to a (usually) warm lighting color, and the basics being 'warm highlights, cool shadows. Cool highlights, warm shadows'. That's not always true, but it often works. Purple is a really dark value color so it's good for keeping some saturation while also darkening the shades areas.
Tragedy
>>94917076Sure, but then you have to be careful with priming, so you don't prime the connection points, which is more of a hassle.
some tiny knight
>>94917766He's just like me, fr fr
>>94917803no?just put putty on the point or scrape the primer off
>>94917479It's a real thing that been around forever. It's just had the surface level points memed to death by pseudo intellectuals. Basically yeah some colors work together. There's a lot of nuance to it, which is what usually gets lost by the pseuds.
>>94917803nta, honestly the fear is overblown. it's easy enough to stick a tiny ball of blue tack in there, but even if you prime the joints plastic cement will still hold a joint like that together, it'll just melt the paint. The head isn't some crazy load bearing joint, it's fine.
>>94917822That's already more hassle than being a bit careful when painting a helmet.
>>94917841not compared to trying to reach an eye with your brush when a marine's head pose has them staring to one side
>>94917847What do you mean? When the eye is below the cap thing? Why would you pose it like that?
>>94917841>>94917847pin vise has existed forever and people have been able to paint their models fully assembled way even before thatsome people even paint their models on the sprue before putting them together
>>94917917have you ever assembled a marine? Their collars and shoulders are so pronounced if they're looking anywhere but straight forward then half their face is obscured
>>94917951>some people even paint their models on the sprue before putting them togetherDoesn't mean it's a good idea.>>94917960Sure, but not their eyes. You don't have to paint obscured parts in detail, in fact that looks bad.
>>94918029>Sure, but not their eyes.>in fact that looks badpaintlet, no wonder you have no idea what you're talking about
>>94918057So you pose them so they can't see and don't understand composition, yet I'm the paintlet?
>>94918029The only people who paint on the sprue are literal psychopaths. Actual insane behavior.
>>94918067throwing around words you don't understand the definitions of isn't a good look lil guy!
>>94918072Okay big boy, tell me how putting detail in out of focus places is good composition.
>>94918067>So you pose them so they can't seeaka anything other than looking directly forward>compositionyou leaving shit that's clearly visible black because you're too lazy to paint it is not "composition"
I think it's about time somebody says 'post models' and gets this over with.
>>94918099most podels
>>94918099post noodels
>>94918083>aka anything other than looking directly forwardDrama queen.>you leaving shit that's clearly visible blackDidn't say black. When base coating, it'll naturally form ambient occlusion. You can detail it after, but if you're brush can't reach properly, it shouldn't be detailed anyway.
>>94918099sledom tsop
>>94918108the cope of the lazy painter
>>94918114Sure. More detail more better, right?
>>94918108>mfw I pick up your model and deliberately check "hard to reach" areas
>>94918117whatever you need to tell yourself to cope with thinking leaving helmets half painted with only one eye filled in to any level is acceptable I guess
>>94918121That's cool. But you wouldn't then complain about it, would you? You're not that guy right? ...anon?>>94918126Why are you covering their eyes?
How about everyone paints how they want/like and we don't argue about it, hmm?
>>94918163Unless it's on the sprue**Agreed.
>be me>make mistake >set model down and look at it from a play distance >can't see mistake >I made no mistake >continue painting.
>>94918163Why wouldn't we argue about it? Repeatedly answering the same questions about primer and glue isn't exactly interesting either.
>>94918163might as well hold hands all together and kiss each other on the cheek, mr. homo
>>94918163the collar schizo was born today
>>94918162>Why are you covering their eyes?who said anything about coveringin your lazy worldview anything not immediately viewable from the main angle shouldn't be paintedwhy even paint the back of the model people aren't supposed to look there that's just cluttering the composition amirite? xDD
>>94918163That will be fine. As long as everyone paints correctly.
>>94918184Weak strawman, we're done here.
>>94918163How about you return to the putrid aids swamp that birthed you? How about that?
>>94918198I'm confused, you said if it can't be seen why paint it, how's that a strawman?
>>94918162Complain? No. Know myself to be your better? Oh yes.
>>94918209I said nothing about main viewing angles or the back of the model, you fucking schizo. We're talking about the back of the head on this guy, remember?
>>94918242>picks the only modern marine armor sculpts without a collar(you) tried, swallow buckshot
>>94918212Look, I appreciate people who autistically paint the inside of their tanks, but don't feeling superior about your mental hangups.
>>94918250That's literally the image that started this discussion. The collars are easy to paint around and will not cover the eyes unless you stick the head on upside down.
>>94918260He was talking about the gravis units, the ones with the actually encapsulating cowls you disingenuous little faggot
>>94918184Post your models or fuck off and don't come back, /tg/ can do without your....insight.
>>94918266Seriously? Then he has no point to begin with, learn to aim.
>>94918268Sure, current WIP>>94918272(you)
Finally finished my Necromancer apart from basing. Had a go at NMM and it was a bit poopy, but wasn't a disaster. Definitely some improvements that could be made but overall he looks how I wanted him to look. I also dropped him in my wet palette right at the end, but he only fell in a glaze so it rubbed off pretty easy.
>>94918276is this the sallyanon
>>94918287Lmao sallyman dreams he could paint like that. Basic highlighting eludes him.
>>94918289Post your models
>>94918287More thought, care and effort went into that single dagger than sallyanon puts into a squad of his miniatures.
>>94918296>>94918295
>>94918283Looks pretty good anon. I'd darken the dark parts on the NMM a bit more next time.
>>94918304Yeah it's definitely hard to balance. It was way too stark between dark and light and then suddenly the dark was just gone. But I'd already spent too long glazing at that point to want to go back. I can always darken it out a bit in the future.
>>94918276You paint underneath armour where it just looks black anyways? What's the point? You're wasting time.>it's not about the timeThen why bitch when someone else puts more value on time than you do? The marginal benefit of spending time on obscured areas is minimal.
wow it's like I'm really in /40kg/, complete with poopfartschizo bullshit
>>94918333last night was really pleasant but now this thread has turned into /40kg/
>>94918333I'd be pretty happy with gatekeeping people that post space marines, but they are sort of a tradition.
>>94918329A lot of words to just say you're lazy
>>94918341>Seething about your superiorsThis board wouldn't exist without marineGODS in the first place, know your place, numale
>>94918348Trying too hard.
>>94918344So laziness is your psychological hangup? Did you daddy call you lazy a lot?First, it's a hobby. Second, covering every square mm in detail doesn't not make your model look better.
>>94918354>Double negativeYeah, I agree covering every mm with the detail it's supposed to have doesn't not make it look better
>>94918348>marinenormie thinks the mini painting hobby wouldn't be way better if it wasn't for them
>>94918340surely enough it was started by a guy that also gets into arguments in /40kg/
Posting minis to drown out this garbage. I don't care if you've seen them before. I encourage others to do the same.
>>94918364>uses a typo to deflectOoh, look at this horse, look at all the detail he didn't paint on the belly! What a fucking noob amirite? Composition ruined. I need all my paintjobs to look like a where's wally poster.
>>94918370The hobby would be non existent without marines to carry it, every gameshop would never carry anything beyond cardgames and you'd be dead by your own hand after 30 years of painting chunky metal garage casts
>>94918386>autist projects their hyperfocus onto other people
>>94918393>Using 2d art to copeCurious how you refuse to post your own lazily painted models despite how good they look with half the features left unpainted
>>94918398The hobby would be smaller and I have no problem with that. If space marines were gone tomorrow, better things could take their place.
>>94918404The same basic principles apply.
>>94918413Better things would never come because nobody would give a fuck about the wargaming and model painting hobby other than scale modelchads who spit on you
>>94918417Still no models, I seeHow odd!
Can you faggots shut the fuck up. No one cares about what you paint on your garbage. Just fucking paint it and post it. I don't need to hear your shit opinions.
>>94918420lol, hubris.>>94918424No argument, how odd!Detail in unimportant places takes away from the overall composition. You can do what you want, but stop pushing your shit on other people.
>>94918425>No one cares about what you paint on your garbage.Then why bother posting models to begin with?
>>94918440Because I want to see it. I don't care if you paint certain parts or don't paint them. Just hearing you argue about it is nothing to me.
I didn't paint under their skirts....
>>94918443There's like 5 different model posts in the last hour that no one bothered to respond to.
>>94918439>No argument No need to feed you arguments when you've never touched a brush in your life
>>94918178>>94918200okay let me rephrase that - fuck off back to your space marine containment general you schizo tourists. Nobody here gives a fuck if you paint collars on your plastic toy soldiers or not. Post wips or shut the fuck up and stop shitting this place up
Fucking great thread. Good job, cock heads.
>>94918451People don't need to respond to pictures to enjoy them. I also post models knowing that they probably won't get responded to.
>>94918456Uh oh somebody's throwing a little tantrum~
>>94918456>Throws a fit about not posting models>Posts no models Weird!
>>94918456>stop arguing in my safe space hugbox!No.
>>94918344I'm not even the same anon, weird cope and no explanation. Sounds like a you issue, let's just leave it at that.
anon is taking whole /wip/ to a wild ridejust stop responding to him already
>>94918486Well.. that killed the thread.
>>94918592I'd rather have a slow thread than one filled with garbage
Hey guys, I am currently painting this guy and want him to have a grey shirt & pants, so I painted it so (Skavenblight Dinge by Citadel). However it looks like I did not even paint it at all, you'd think I just left it primed. Is there any way I can make it look better, like a shirt or make it pop more or is rhat the nature of grey clothes? I do have a slightly lighter grey tone as well (Mechanicus Grey by Citadel), maybe that helps in some way, I don't know?
>>94918966You could highlight them, but I think the pop should come from the highlights on the red.
>>94918992I never highlighted in my life
>>94919052>I never highlighted in my lifethen it's going to be the highlight of your day!
>>94919052Well, it really helps, so I think you should try.
>>94919052based
I might be the last Secret Santa but it’s finally here!To the Canada anon, thanks so much for the awesome model. I have challenged myself to enter a painting competition this year and I think this is the perfect opportunity. The guide will make all of the difference.I’ll have a shot of whiskey to a better 2025.
>>94919208Awww, why did he remove the price tag though, he shouldn't feel bad about it.This model looks really cool though, I was not familiar with Rage.
>>94919324>why did he remove the price tag thoughIt's a cultural thing. At least in my region, it's bad form to let a person who's receiving a gift see what it cost. It's pretty stupid, honestly, but I feel weird when I see people posting gifts with the pricetags not removed.
>>94918445I hope you painted it black atleast?
Can I have that magazine when you're done anon, thanks.
>>94917142Looks pretty well done king.
>oh boy time to relax in my favorite 4channel general after coming home from work>open /wip/>mfw
Need to base him and the others. What's a good scheme for Tyranids?
>>94919458why is he polish
>>94919458Transflag colors.
>>94919466>yfw you're polish
>>94918163how about we hold hands>>94918283I dislike this sculpt. But well done, very clean. >>94918397Green makes you look like a tree fucking knife ear.>>94918445are these meant to be mummies or skeletons or what? do they have cock and balls? why would you paint under the skirt?>>94918966You messed up pretty bad but leaving the undershirt until after that belt and his jacket. I'm pretty certain you even posted about taking a long time painting and got advice that is opposite from what you're doing rn. enjoy highlighting & shading ur clothing. :v
>>94919532can confirm
I want to do alien bases for my Necrons. Their color scheme is Black Metal with Magenta energy.i have turqoise, neon and red/orange tufts and a few matching plants.But I just really struggle with what color to go for the ground itself.
>>94917504He does look orky and very green.>>94917812Nice freehands!>>94918276Looking good.>>94919550I must be polish cause I don't see any reasons why I should walk around smiling
>>94919208>I might be the last Secret Santa but it’s finally here!Fantastic! I added it to the imgur gallery. Interesting choice of book and model there... I know somebody else was asking about that exact same AK book a while back!>>94919405>Can I have that magazine when you're done anon, thanks.aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWdhLm56L2ZvbGRlci8zemhSa1FLWiNnNm5QN2RnVHdsR0JZRG5qVzBfQ2Fn
>>94919615>I must be polish cause I don't see any reasons why I should walk around smilingBecause you have a future, unlike Polish people.
>>94919757Polish economy is one of the fastest growing in Europe, Leszek. No need for doomerposting.
>>94917504You might want to consider some 'tribal' tattoos, but I think you'll feel better once you paint his teeth.
>>94917133NTA, but the problem I have with the Sigmartext is that it's too...curvy...for a Chaplain. I think it would look neat as esoteric stuff for a Librarian, but it just looks out of place on him.
>>94919774Ever wonder why that is?>>94919716You're a king.>>94919798Isn't there endless cultural variety within the Empire?
>>94919823That's not the point. Unless you have that Sigmartext present regularly through your whole army, it looks out of place when everything else is written with Latin letters. If you like it, then that's what matters in the end, I'm just trying to offer advice.
>>94919823>Ever wonder why that is?I've been visiting Poland regularly every year since late 90s. Especially in the past ~15 years the progress has been impressive as fuck, faster and wider than ours. Infrastructure, general quality of life, working conditions, etc. Where the money come from is secondary.t. Pepik
>>94919856I think the Sigmar glyphs stand out because there's so much of it, and it's obviously from some SCE model. If some of them were filled in, and it was broken up by the usual free hand squiggle text, it'd probably look more natural even if the motif isn't used elsewhere. Obviously this is freehand, but something like this.
>>94919798I was really impressed with this Sanguinor conversion until I noticed the same thing. I have some AoS Stormcast bitz that I thought I'd use for something similar, but I think I'd fill in those sigils on the scrolls with some putty or something like that.
>>94919918>t. PepikI love you guys, you might have worse roads but your people are a lot more chill than plfags. I always have a good time when visiting
>>94919918>Where the money come from is secondary.Pretty sure that's very primary, but whatever. Lets hope for the best.>>94919935It's just all-caps.
>>94919957From the thumbnail that looks like a giant flightless bird.
>>94920011>flightlessIt's not flightless, anon, it's resting.
>>94919996Love you too, bro. >>94920003>Pretty sure that's very primary, but whateverWhat will Brussels do? Send some pencil pusher to pack all the roads and train stations you've built into his manpurse and take it back?
>>94920036Heh, that's exactly what I saw.>>94920049Infrastructure needs constant maintenance and corruption is still high.
Polish thread about:Russia XGermany XPoland
>>94919452It was the busiest overnight period in /wip/ I think I've ever seen.
>>94920271tl;dr?
>>94918445I'd be more worried about gloss varnish on cloth if I were you.>>94919823>tfw Germany finally owns Poland through massive debt.
>>94920533nta but basically a couple of 40kg shitstirrers spilled in, what they sperged about isn't exactly relevant
>>94920557sounds like the the usual
>>94917504I don't like old ork models but your skin is really good
>>94918276Looks neat
>>94920695>I don't like old ork modelssome old GW sculptor in shambles rn
Are orks considered hard to paint? Organizing a to do list from easiest to hardest
>>94921077Nah.
>>94921077They are easy to look decent, they are hard to make them look good. You can slap a base and a wash and they'll look "good enough", also mistakes can look orky so no big deal. But if you want to make them look good, they have a ton of little details, belts, pouches, earrings, eyesm teeth, spikes, etc, you'll have to put a lot more effort than other armies.
>>94919324Tags are just extra shit you don't want the recipient to worry about, like, if you spent too much you might make the other person embarrassed or if you got a discount you'll worry the recipient will feel you were acting cheap. It's especially true in Asian cultures where reciprocating a gift is almost mandatory and you might not be able to afford it, they even have laws about it in business.
>>94919466He's hard a working alcoholic. >>94919487Too common, especially at the LGS.>>94919532Whereabouts in Lincolnshire do you live?
>>94921229I'm eastern european and it's considered a faux pas to give a gift with the tag attached, at least amongst people I know and grew up with.
>>94921231>Too common, especially at the LGS.Yeah, but you're using it for dead/trampled nids right? Or did I get that wrong.
>>94921262I'm Dutch and same here.
>>94921077Be less autistic about it anon. Everything can be easy to paint if you take shortcuts.
>>94921271I could for the one he's crushed. But I got the ultimate starter set which came with nids too. Don't want them all like that.
>>94919208>I might be the last Secret Santa but it’s finally here!No, mine is still on the way. Last I heard from santaanon was that it was posted
>>94921231just over yonder, betwixt derbychestershirefordmouthbury-upon-avon and cholmondeley
>>94919539>You messed up pretty bad but leaving the undershirt until after that belt and his jacket. I'm pretty certain you even posted about taking a long time painting and got advice that is opposite from what you're doing rn. enjoy highlighting & shading ur clothing. :vAnon! In my defense this was painted before I got the tip, but still, you are correct. The tip I got, which sounds very time-saving is:Do not care about staying in lines too much when basecoating, because if paint from the jacket for example spills onto other areas, you will just paint over it anyway and this saves time.I WILL do this technique on my next mini.
>>94921229I add fake price tags to my gifts, so when I buy a 10€ shirt I add a 60€ price tag I removed from another shirt for example.
>>94921292Oh okay, yeah don't meme an entire army. Look up some pictures of colorful bugs, lizards, or even fish, there's lots of cool color schemes in nature.
>>94918445I would paint "FAG" under their skirts in neon pink just to shame anyone looking for bonedude boners
>>94921333You forgot the part that was something like "paint from the inside out, and don't care about getting _some_ paint on other parts". I have 0 ideas how you'd paint that shirt at this point without getting paint on the belt & the jacket...Basically... Paint the rest of the model. See if the gray still bothers you. If it does, smash some dry brush onto the shirt, wash it, repeat until you're happy with it. Then repaint the belt (inside areas first!) and then the jacket.
>>94921262>>94921280Scandinavia here. Same rules apply here
>realize I didn't wash my squad before priming itfuck. FUCK. I've doomed them before even starting to paint them properly.
>>94919324Spaniard here, it's considered impolite to do so
>>94921505is this really needed for plastic?
But a 10 second google search will tell you the price of the product...
>>94921558Short answer yes, long answer yes also
>>94921505WTF are you talking about? You mean you wash minis before priming like niggers wash chicken before cooking?
>>94921229If i see a gift with pricetag i would think something like "he did not even bother to remove the pricetag.. "I think its universal to remove it.
>>94921558I never washed my plastic minis before priming, unless there was a lot of kitbashing involved and they were covered in dust and stuffnever had any issues whatsoever
>>94921834they'd probably need to be dusted off anyway since I assembled in the middle of winter
>>94921834Rattlecan will probably eat whatever was on the mini, but for less harsh primers they need washing.If you got Vallejo surface primer to stick without washing you're just a wizard.
>>94921567If you look it up that's on you, they're not flexing the price or showing they got it on sale.
>>94921834>>94921558You should clean the models regardless.Most of the time a spray can primer will cover whatever demolding agent is left.But you are paying someone monthly wage for some models, a little bit of soap and water wont kill you.
>>94921861I haven't been painting minis that long, but I've never washed any plastic minis, and have been brushing on Vallejo's surface primer without issue. Is it just when using an airbrush that I'll run into issues? As rattlecan primer doesn't seem to be an issue either.
Would you arm wrestle with her /wip/?First time trying OpenCamera, hoping the orientation doesn't get garbled
>>94922035fuck
>>94922035gib thicc orc waifu
>>94922035>First time trying OpenCamera, hoping the orientation doesn't get garbled
>>94922035>hoping the orientation doesn't get garbledits ogre
>>94922035>hoping the orientation doesn't get garbledHeh..>Would you arm wrestle with her /wip/?No. I like my women weak and dependent.
>>94922062hi
>>94922072...and female.
>>94922085Kek.
>>94922035yeah... let's hope
>>94922035I would do anal with her
Anyone got opinions on lacquer paint ranges? After trying Mr surfacer for priming I'm now considering swapping from acrylics for airbrushing. Currently looking at Tamiya LP, Ak real colour or Mr color.
>>94922085>tfw he doesn't want the meat sleeve>>94922169I wouldn't use lacquers without PPE, and I ain't doin that crap. The Tamiya acrylics are FANTASTIC for airbrushing though, I actually dislike airbrushing with any normal acrylics. You need to thin them prior to use, but the cleanup is night and day difference. I just run some iso through my brush and viola.
>>94922169Any of them.Seriously.You don't have the same issues with quality between ranges, or quality between individual paints and certain pigments. Every bottle of hobby lacquer paint you buy will just be good.
>>94922232I've got a respirator and a spray booth so I'm not too concerned about fumes.
God damn, AoS, maybe just newer kits in general, their layering of details and parts is nice from a model detail standpoint, but they do it in such a way painting interior details is very difficult while also not being simple subassemblies because the 'subassembly' would be like half of a cape that's connected to an arm that also needs to be gap-filled when put on.
found the exif setting, bumped up the shutter speed so it wasn't white as dark>>94922158she does have a thicc ass
>>94922327Modern gw isn't for painting, it's for buying and placing on the pile
>>94922263Cheers, good to know.
>>94922327Good. Subassembly is for cucks.
>>94922331Where is her cock
>>94916774Thoughts on the base colour for DG? Used an airbrush to actually paint a model for the first time
>>94922577fitting color and a pretty smooth coat, good job
>>94922415do you think orc women have masculine cocks?
>>94922577nicehow was working with an airbrush?
>>94922624I sure hope so
>>94922331woah mama
>>94922327Seriously>It's fine, bro, just... paint the chest that's a quarter inch inside a tunnel of hood/cloak and also behind a big necklace, AND also the hood is part of the main cloak so you probably don't wanna be painting that separately. Please, GW. use some lube at least.
What do I use to strip enamel paints off of GW plastic?
My first time trying OSL. C&C please
Painted white details today
>>94922771>>94922772i honestly thought you two were the same coomer
>>94922771the osl on her gooch should be red, then down to orange closest to the yellow in the flame and back to red again as it goes further away, it looks off if it's a warmer on her than at the tip of the flame
>>94922772Picture for ants.
>>94922771Please, move it back a little. That ass is to blurry to make out what is going on
>>94922772shadows on the ribbon read really well
>>94922839
>>94922602Thank you!>>94922658Not too bad actually, I will say though it took me a while to really try and find the ‘biting point’ for the dual action airbrush trigger and I still haven’t really got the hang of it but I’m hoping it will come in time. If I’m honest I’ve always wanted one since I was a kid so I’m loving it so far
>>94922771What does she smell like
>>94922803Funnily enough I'm planning to paint that bomb girl in the future
>>94922859Maybe it's just because I'm also painting it, but I think a lot of us got this model while it was available. And there are at least 2 other people that have mentioned having it afaik.For something that should be so popular there are a surprising lack of sexy demon girl figures in my opinion.
>>94922859Thanks.Nice subtle colors on the whites.
>>94922819Thank you for the advice. >>94922803I'd eat my left foot to paint as good as this guy
>>94922750I don't think there is anything you could use that could strip enamels but not damage the plastic. Whatever stripping agent you can find for enamels you could try selectively applying with a toothbrush to try and remove it, but there is basically no way you are not going to damage the plastic in some manner.
>>94922988>>94922750also just don't use enamels. They react badly with plastic anyway and make your models brittle and prone to breaking.
>>94922954I got it from my SS actually(thanks again France anon), I think I'm one of the guys that mentioned having it some time ago if that's what you're referring to. I feel coomer minis are a niche within a niche so not that many people will have a go at them. When I was buying some 3d prints off etsy there was A LOT of cool coomer stuff there though
>>94923050>>94922988Got them 2nd hand
>>94923050This is a fudd lore that is more related to user error than enamels. I.e: retarded redditors using them as washes. Just make sure enamels are not pooling anywhere and get rid of any excess. This can be challenging when the model is already glued together, as they can flow (and pool) in crevices, which CAN make some damage if you completely fucking soak the model in it.
>>94922853>>94922771
>>94923155Stop it, imgonnacooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom
>>94923155these colours can't be right?
>>94923212>>94922912>>94922803Funnily enough every time I want to beat off I paint lewd minis instead.
>>94923281>that's what I'm trying to correct.
>>94923319yes. first off, you painted the flame backwards, fire is brighter near the center and colder near the edges. second, what this anon said: >>94922819which is the same thing as the first point. the brightest parts are yellow/white and the outsides skills be orange/red. works opposite what you normally do with highlighting (darker lower to brighter higher). Start by darkening it up from the calves upwards? the osl is centered on the fuse.also, took me a second to realize she had a thong on, instead of a huge gaping vagina the size of a hallway
>poxwalks onto your girls objectivewyd?Jokes aside, I'm really happy with this one. I hope you like it.>>94922577Seems legit. If you're feeling froggy, maybe try undercoating the next one with dark brown before building up into greens. Totally not required, I just think giving DG warmer shadows makes them look extra grimy
Coomer or not it's actually refreshing to have a variety of minis posted here for a while instead of vast majority being GW
I had a misprint of a limb and instead of reprinting I want to do some blood and gore for the first time.So looking for recommendations of a fresh blood color and if I should buy a pre-made stringy gore effect paint or just buy some UHU glue from the hardware store and try it that way
>>94923436probably the best poxwalker I've seen anon, gj
>>94922035>First time trying OpenCamera, hoping the orientation doesn't get garbledYeah... let's hope.
I have a bunch of printed terrain I need to get painted up quick, I've already filler primered to hide the mild layer lines and I just want to slapchop for efficiencyjust to be sure on the workflow that's doing a zenithal spray with a grey and then drybrushing with white afterwards and using contrasts/speedpaints over that right?
>>94923155The body is decent but could do with more shading. The bomb is all kinds of wrong.>Inner area. Thighs, top of the bomb and cunt lips. This is the only part that should be painted heavily. Use a three parts fire colour to one part of the underlying colour and highlight the closest parts with pure fire colour. Be mindfully of shadows>outer zoneGlaze over underlying colour with a 1:1 mix of fire colour and underlying colour >extreme zone. Just a light glaze of 1:3 fire colour to underlying colour
>>94921293>mine is still on the way...anon...
>>94919539>I dislike this sculptWhat about the sculpt don't you like? I thought it was really cool.
>>94922819>>94923391>>94923613>>94923667Thank you for the advice.
What's are best brushable gold and steel metallics possible?Also if I were to paint models which were mostly steel, for example some knights, would it make sense to use something like alclad through an airbrush for the best effects? Or is brushable metallics still good?
>>94923795>steelvallejo air metallics>gold/brass/bronzearmy painter or TTC or proacryl
Which airbrush should I buy?
>>94923795>>94923814Personally, I think Leadbelcher base with Vallejo Game Color Silver highlights is quite fantastic.
>>94923795Vallejo Metal Color Steel. Silver too. Vallejo Metal Color line covers so well and you can use it on a brush or airbrush straight from the bottle. Vallejo Metal Color Gold covers so well but I don't like the color, it's like a 14k gold color, silvery. I like Greedy Gold from Army Painter, looks more like 24k gold.
>>94923932samefag here, btw I received this today
>>94923662Candle's flames wouldn't stay lit in a placement like this. Candle's flames aren't facing upwards (implying motion, which would extinguish them). Dagger posed oddly, wrist bent. Straight scabbard for curved dagger. Skull facing an angle that isn't viewable face on by any good viewing direction. Neckbeard.>>94923795My favourite steel recipe is black base, Tamiya gunmetal, Tamiya chrome. Can obviously alternate layers in there too build up "TMM NMM" whatever.
do you have ideas on how i can improve the gold ? better blending for sure, but i don't really know where to put the lights on such large surfaces
Is there such a thing as a non hobby focused air compressor that can be utilized for the hobby? Sort of similar to how non hobby focused primer rattlecans can be better and cheaper than hobby focused stuff. If that makes sense.
>>94924105Yes, it's called literally any air compressor at any hardware store. I use a 1 gallon California Air Tools compressor in my airbrush setup.
>>94924137How much did it cost?
>>94924156It was around $100 a few years ago, I think they're around $150 now.
>>94923964Not samefag here, I feel obligated to point out that Death Metal is my favorite "black" metal paint ever.
Wow, I’m kind of happy that my photo got people talking. I’m still assembling today, and I don’t really have a ton of time to paint. I’d really like to have more time, but between the kids, my teaching job, and university, I just don’t. Pretty sure I’m not the only dad here.
>>94922327100% agree. I had WAY more fun painting nice, clean, simple Stargrave minis compared to the absolute nightmare that was my Sororitas box.
>>94921293>No, mine is still on the way.Lmao
>>94924105Just look up small "3l ROHS air compressor" it's a generic name and you'll find heaps of brands but they're basically the same thing. Pretty cheap, works great.
Any of you ever hacked up ceramic figurines before?I found this pig with a horrible little face that I would like to liberate his body, but unfortunately he's one solid lump of clay.Only disks I have for my dremel are the red ali oxide metal cutting disks and I don't think they're up for it without shattering and clamping him up and getting out the grinder is definitely overkill.Am I just going to have to bite the bullet and shmack him with a hammer? Making a mould of his head ahead of time might be wise, just in case I destroy him in the process.
>>94922772Bro, that's fucking gorgeous
>>94924272You could potentially try chiselling. But depending on how you secure the thing it might end up breaking/chipping in an unintended spot due to how impact forces distribute. Otherwise a simple band saw might be able to allow a more precise cut overall.
>>94924174>>94924233Thanks anons!
>>94924272You can get ceramics cutting tools that are basically... one of those big [ shaped (? u shaped???) saw things. And the cutting blade is a wire covered in ... rough bitty things? should work on ceramic. can be used to cut tile. the wire cutter thing dulls very fast. wear a mask.honestly just go to a hardware store and ask some old guy & explain what u wanna do.
Second cat doneWas digging through my pile of shame when i found these, i forgot i purchased them and was excited to paint them all over again
Nearly done this Navigator, just some clean up and smoothing to do I think.
>a simple band saw>one of those big [ shaped (? u shaped???) saw things.God damn /tg/ I thought you were all supposed to be 50 years old and wisened grog craftsmen, what a ripoff.
Is there something like plasticard, but for rods/sticks? It's shockingly difficult to find stuff at the store to hack up to make a whole bunch of mini-friendly plastic rods.
>>94924483wire? paperclips? look around the dollar store? depending on the size u r looking for u might be able to use a hairbrush or something...what about just a pack of sewing needles?
>>94924483YesThey're called plasticard rods/sticks
>>94924483Look up Plastruct, that's like their whole thing
>>94924421Pretty cool mini's anon. Good job so far.
>>94924576yeah, love their stuff
Got my reimbursed recasts from SART to make up for the bad batchLook pretty clean, most mold lines look like it's just from the original sprue plus the nub marks, any slippage looks minor compare to entire toes being dislocatedEven the spot for the backpack is cleanIf I ever feel like turning my kill teams into a proper chaos army these guys at least won't disappointAlso got that hand of the archon upgrade sprue, two of them even. Looks fine as well.I got more WTG stuff coming and if those are of comparable quality I'll probably just stick to chinacast because of free shipping
>>94925333Damn thats a clean cast.
Anyone know of a lovely ork skin tone? I want to try something a bit more than just contrast, wash, contrast or base, wash, layer etcAlso looking for a recipe for ork lips as my previous attempt was quite poor
>>94919351Same with me.>>94918383Ook'd (cool sword)>>94922859Nice butt, back, and bow>>94922954NTA, but may be so; I just happened to watch someone on youtube using this model in a painting instruction video
>>94925439>I want to try something a bit more than just contrast, wash, contrast or base, wash, layer etcThat is basically all the techniques for painting. Not really sure what you are after here.
>>94925480OK never mind then, guess I'll just go kill myself instead
>>94925439I'll tell you >>94917504 recipe if you want. But if you're looking for something else I can try my best.Granted the lips there suck and I'm still figuring them out so I can only help with the main skin.
These underworlds OGs are basically done, just missing a few highlights and I want to redo the weapon handle on the big hammer. I talked to a guy at the lgs about varnish, as this is the first time I've finished something I actually took time on and I don't want the paint to chip or get worn out from being handled during games. The whole topic was a bit more complicated than I realized, and I'm not sure if I want to do it now. Anyone care to share insights on the pros and cons of varnishing your minis?
>>94924137>>94924156>>94924105>>94924174Stupid question, but what happens if I spray properly thinned acrylics out of an airbrush at max psi, or at a PSI that is too high?
>>94926004>prosMakes them more durable safer to handle without paint coming off. >consIf you apply too much varnish in worse case scenario it clogs up detail. Also can affect the colors/tones of your miniature, for example desaturating slightly. Usually doesn't happen if you know what you're doing. Also just like with paint some varnish has a matte finish and some satin or gloss finish, most people tend to varnish matte, since especially gloss varnish makes the miniature shiny.
>>94926029It just blasts it and blows straight off the mini or away from the point of contact.
>>94926098Thanks anon!
Asked in /40kg/ and figured I'd ask here as well.I've got the third edition version of Cadians (according to Lexicanum) and I want to paint the winged eagle a nice bone white. However whenever I try to do it, I get a chunky result. I've watched a bone painting tutorial and I'm thinking of going with a drybrush method of drybrush painting the winged skull brown then drybrushing it bone white. Then painting the rest of the helm. How likely is this going to work? The bone painting tutorial in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD5LcYpgrew
>>94925677It looks nice anon, very vibrant. Is that an old mekboy? Haven't seen one in quite a long time
Finally got the skin gradient to something okay ish but now the paint is too thick on itI guess there's no other way to fix it, have to strip the paint and try again I guess.
>>94926305Strip and paint again, sorry anon. >paint too thiccProbably just putting paint on too soon without bottom layer drying, so it tears and gets lumpy. Good colorings though, keep it up.
>>94926118>chunky bone paintEither you have actual chunks in the paint, you are putting it on to thickly, or you are not waiting long enough for the paint to dry. Thin your paint out on your palette and visually inspect it for aggregations, white or off white paint tends to do this (part of the chemistry). If it is, you need to make sure not to get any of those chunks on your brush.
>>94924433thats a hacksaw anon...not a band saw
>>94926311>putting paint on too soon without bottom layer dryingThanks, I think I didn't wait much time without putting layer after layer, will keep in mind
>>94923155ok i know i'm weird, but can i see the front? doesn't matter if it's unpainted, just wanted to see what the sculpt is like
>>94924075Just understand that you're not painting a shape with highlights and shadows, but a reflective surface. The highlights and shadows therefore can be anywhere, as long as they're consistently in those places.
>>94926322I think it is a combination of putting it on too thickly and being impatient with drying layers.Thanks anon. But I think I'll try out the drybrush stuff first and see how that goes.
>>94924421rad as heck>>94924432I have no idea what this miniature actually is. Does he have a toilet paper roll on his crotch? >>94924433yet I had a suggestion. so nyehnyehnyeh.>>94925677bruh, anon literally already asked.>>94926004varnish can make stuff look blorpy of it's too thick, but u gotta be kinda dumb to get it on too thick. I use all sorts of varnishes. I like vajello statin. Like other anon said, some varnish is glossy, some is matte, some is satin. It says on the bottle. u can use multiple types of varnishes if u want. gloss varnish is very smoove so u can use that before pin washing and stuff. >>94926029paint yeet>>94926305ur paint isn't too thick...3/6 zombie goasts. broke a halberd. dunno where the piece went. whatever.
Getting ahead of myself with the freehanding, but look at how adorable he is.>>94924433Are you thinking of a coping saw?>>94926162Yeah, called a spanna boy, spanner not pictured. Do a green saturated base, something like warpstone glow, shade the muscle separations and downward facing areas with a darker green (caliban) and mix it with some purple if you want, and then highlight up through a greenish yellow like Moot Green, then moot green + yellow , and some light glaze highlights of just thin yellow on the very top if you want more. Any dark green -> yellow the more upward facing the surface is.
>>94926524owo
>>94926531
>>94926624is this photo supposed to be sexually suggestive, bottom?
>>94926656no? I just like pink. :D
>>94926656... Do you want me to post lewds?
>>94926730fuck no
>>94926624>>94926730>>94926624what the fuck is wrong with this thread lately
guys, it keeps happening. I paint a mini and it looks decent. Then I take a picture of it and it's terrible - texture, brushstrokes on gradient transitions, uneven highlights.Am I supposed to see all these imperfections with a naked eye? Is it the time to get reading glasses?
>>94926847>Am I supposed to see all these imperfections with a naked eye?No.
>>94926847Yes .
>new drybrush brushes arrive todayI am stoked!
>>94926847The picture is vastly more bigger so it reveals more stuff. Even the Eavy Metal stuff on GW's website has some imperfections that really only shows in pictures which are much more bigger than the miniature itself.
>>94926624WoodGlasses are cute
>>94926847I use a magnifying glass for all my painting. It's just way easier to aim that way, and reduces eye strain from squinting at minis.
derp
>>94926118What colour are you priming with?If I wanted to do a bone-y white, I'd paint the part white pr ivory first, and then go over it with Skeleton Horde Contrast Paint. If I felt it needed it, at the end, I might add some pure white highlights. This is the method I use to do purity seals.If your white is getting chunky... I might ask what white you're using, too. Citadel's White Scar is just plain awful; thinning like you would your other paints isn't going to help a whole lot, either. You'll get a better result from Reaper's Pure White or VMC Ivory.
Should i used purple wash on her stomach for stronger shading?
>>94928379I'd definitely work on shading more, yes. Going straight into purple might be too much though, maybe start with a reddish wash like reikland or something. Then glaze purple in the deeper shadows.
>>94927125What is better between headwear magnifying glass and lamp type magnifying glass? The lamp is more comfortable right?
>>94928479Is there any other colors I could use? I don’t have reikland fleshshade
>>94928506Also better picture, i think
>>94928506You could gradually add a bit of red/burgundy to your skin tone but you'll have to be more precise with the application
>>94928528Is something like diluted Tamiya clear red work?
>>94928497Yeah, standing lamp more comfortable, but you might have to adjust the angle once in a while, while the headgear is always in place but you got some weight on your head.
>>94928527Picrel, >>94917204
>>94928527Oh it looks a lot better in this picture, I think you can get away with just using purple here. Would give a better effect if you slowly glazed a couple passes.>>94928553I don't have it but as far as I remember that was pretty bright, I think you need something deeper and darker for shadows
>>94928379Purple might be a little harsh since you probably want women softer looking, but the tummy shading could probably go a tiny, tiny bit darker.
>>94928579>>94928594Thanks you, I need to learn how to glazing then
I can easily, with zero effort, remove paint by as much as lightly scraping the mini with my finger nail. What is this bullshit.
>>94928644>he fell for le acrylics meme
>>94928675Citadel Base Paints on Citadel Chaos BlackThis mini dried like 2 months ago
Do you hand brush or airbrush flat vanish?
>>94928741No, I do not use varnish, but I saw a Youtube video where a dude tests how tough colored mimis are and bangs them around a bunch and they were fine while mines paintjobs seemingly disintegrate when I look at them wrong.
>>94928741Hardware store rattlecans.
>>94928644just varnish it
>>94928644Acrylic takes a couple of days to cure to full hardness and adhesion after it dries. If this is a newly painted mini if you give it a few days it should be more durable, but also varnish would help.
>>94928766>mines paintjobs seemingly disintegrate when I look at them wrong.nta, but it kinda sounds like you've got skin oils under the paint preventing proper adhesion
Is reddish brown a good paint to use over black primer as an undercoat before applying fairer skin tone acrylic paints?>>94928230I prime with black that's why I liked the bone white tutorial.
>>94929037The old masters used green. I'm pretty sure you can use whatever you want.
>>94928644I was trying to make a joke about how you're using some super-secret special technique to scrape the paint - like the way Paul uses the Weirding Way to shatter the obelisk in Dune - but I just couldn't come up with funny dialogue.
>>94929053>The old masters used green.I was not expecting that. I think I'll prime a sprue and test it out.Also how is ArmyPainter's Fanatic white paint? GW store sells Citadel, Reformulated Vallejo paints, and ArmyPainter which is why I ask.
>>94929095Citadel whites are bad, Vallejos new formulation is uhhh... well not a fan of it let's just say. That leaves AP and I think I've read people on /tg/ saying fanatic whites are decent enough. Most acrylic whites are tough to work with though.
>>94929095>Also how is ArmyPainter's Fanatic white paint?It's okay. AP rattlecans suck donkey dick, though. They are usable, but compared to Citadel, they are just bad.
>>94929107>Most acrylic whites are tough to work with though.So there would be no difference between AP fanatic white and the big boys like pro acryl (are they really as good as the hype says they are?), two thin coats and AK 3rd Gen?>>94929121I just a black primer from the hardware store. Rustoleum flat black (not the primer+paint variant) and call it a day.
>>94929146I generally like to prime gray (Citadel Mechanicus Standard Grey is nice), or brown. Black primer is serviceable, but I think it is a bit too overused.
>>94929066It's ok bro, you tried.
>>94929157This is good advice. Black is nice for dark schemes but for everything else you're usually better off picking grey or off white. I guess doing zenithals would let you keep some of the shading black primer gives you without turning painting white/yellow/orange into a struggle>>94929184>animu girl with a miniI need more of these
>>94929146pro acryl has a famously good Titanium White, TTC White Star I heard is good, AP Fanatic matte white has been sold out at a nearby store along with some of their good looking midtones so I assume it's one of their better paints
>>94929184The psychological damage I suffer every day from not having a cute anime gf who is very proud of the miniatures she paints is becoming unbearable.
>>94929157>>94929191>using grey primerHow's Rustoleum's flat gray primer? I am assuming it is not as idiot proof as the flat black primer. Referring to the one that isn't paint+primer. >>94929199>AP Fanatic matte white has been sold out at a nearby storeIt is sold out at my LGS while the Citadel and Vallejo model and game color whites are still sitting there completely stocked. Maybe that says enough.
New thread:>>94929441>>94929441>>94929441
>>94929329Nya~ I have an anime girl pfp on discord?does that count?
>>94929482Not completely, but it helps a little.
>>94929505do you want to get married
>>94928527Good skin color, nice an smooth,would lick her tummy.
>>94929505please answer my question
>>94926361NTA but this is the model. It's one of the first I ever printed on my resin printer. Love the artist's stuff.
