Work in Progress, Weeb Edition>Full-on /WIP/ OP Links Pastebinhttps://pastebin.com/BE42AEcD>WIP Tutorial Images Megahttps://mega.nz/#F!TvQFCaLb!w8WZKCcOsTRasxrI0JWezw>Saint Duncan's "Six Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Painting"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufP8ka3KGno>Saint Duncan also explains thinning your paintshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxWgsqSf74s>Paint thinning 102https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBDVPoNXyVI>4 EASY Chipping Tricks For Beginnershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku4comhKHJM>Decal Like a Prohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYKLiEW7p9c>How to Edge Highlighthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoRbYuAfbEk>How to use contrast style paintshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhholrozptI>How to Paint with Tremorshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqp76vAJu9g>Airbrush Priming and Thinninghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkntrSBvXxEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGjBQzoukFghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00JVUxABe44https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEqT_R41JX8>Who's Johnny, she'd say, and smile in her special wayhttps://1d6chan.miraheze.org/wiki/Johnny>Previous Threads:>>97068486>>97048058>>97026755>>97005460
Repostan my ancient.Really pleased with the banner design. It took a while to come up with something that was doable at my freehand skill level, didn't look too out of place compared to other existing 40k banners and most importantly looked cool to me.
Reposting too>>97087114This paintjob is slick anon, and the banner is very nice
Terminator teleport homers are a fun way to try out some different techniques. Using one of my old kolinsky brushes to manually add distressing instead of using sponges.>>97087114 – Gorgeous work!
>>97087167That's a pretty flash squig, anon.
Dumping some stuff I finished.
>>97087193Rat ogres came out looking a bit shiny despite stormshield supposedly being a matte varnish.
>>97087197
>>97087167Interesting concept
>>97087197Bruh, that metal needs some rust! Those Skaven are disgustingly clean
>>97087167cool af scheme
>>97085314>>97085511>Maybe a warm brown like a van dyke brown.>It's a little monochromatic.Tbh, I'm not particularly happy with the green. I plan to tinker with more brown-green shades, probably even some irl military colors. I've also used dark green oil wash, and I think I should have gone with warm brown instead. The same applies to the pouches.>>97085494>>97086324>>97087129Thanks anons!
>>97087179Cute
>>97085472>and it's really hard to get rid of all the paint after stroking it in my water cup what am I doing wrong? Maybe your brush requires maintenance? Paint builds up over time I recommend cleaning at least once a week but it depends how much you paint. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SJORV5kMJ0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtbgBCG6PkQPersonally I use vallejo airbrush cleaner in a small container and work it into the bristles and with a little friction I try to break down the built up paint. I also tease between my finger and thumb the brush head to get paint out. After that I use brush soap. If you do it correctly you should see in the cleaner/soap becoming murky or colored as the built up paint is removed from the brush.
>>97087179Good stuff, but a note on the hazard stripes - for them to read right the angle should be 45 degrees to the "vertical" axis of the mini, and the stripes should be the same width.
>>97087193Very chivalrous. Nice bases too.
>>97087186Haha yeah he's gonna be leading these guys so I had to come up with something kinda crazy or he'd look out of place>>97087213Glad you think so! All my squighogs are inspired by animals. Used two poison dart frogs, a tomato frog and a veiled chameleon for reference. Oh and a royal angelfish for the new one>>97087221Ty anon, that dragon is really nice as well
>>97087336Hogkino.
>>97087167>>97087179Thanks anons.
>>97087193>>97087197These are both very nice and clean. I would absolutely love it if you painted a pink snout on a couple of the horses though, trust me it'll look fantastic! Especially on the white one>>97087343kek thx anon
I mean come on look at this
>>97087379I'm looking.
Uma thread?
additional Amazons (and Conquistador Huberto the halfling) to bring the team to 11 players
>>97087379>>97087366Thanks. I have another batch to do so maybe I'll touch up the white and light grey horses.
>>97087399You can do pink snouts on dark coated horses too, like this cutiepie
>>97087395No.
So, coming back to problem from previous thread - even these "powder" artificial snow GSW sells isn't enough to sell snow bases? I was using Vallejo paste actually, way back when I was making my first bases I used sand paste instead and painted it white but it had zero other terrain. And sometimes I have to make snow bases, how otherwise I would base guys in full arctic gear?
>>97087407you're a monster
Reposting for the new breadDoes anyone have a good recipe for Hispanic skin? I’m painting a friend’s amazon blood bowl team.
>>97087412Nightshift has a good video about snowy diorama. IIRC it's basically just three AK pastes/some snow shit. https://youtu.be/LjOQjPV79z8
>>97087419Keep your gacha shit to the containment board and we can all walk away from this interaction peacefully.
>>97087406Sir, /an/ is the designated zoophilia board.
>>97087492Not /k/?
More work on some cultists last night.
>>97087197Try AK Interactive's ultra matte varnish.
I've been using cheapo clippers and knives for a few years and they are fine, is there a real difference if compared to the fancy gourmet ones? Not godhands or anything crazy, just tools that are a step up. I assume it's not quite as game changing as switching from $2 synthetics to sable brushes?
>>97087492Tell that to the gacha fag. I simply find horses with pink snouts hilarious and adorable, nothing weird about it
>>97087607Nah. Clippers with a flat beak can be nice if you like conversions, knives are knives.
Here's the WIP on my big titty Loona space wolf. She's a birthday present for a friend, everyone gets dumb cheesecake minis once and coming out as a furry was A Mistake.It's in that annoying stage where it has to be painted in subassemblies, next step will be getting everything to the stage where it can be fully assembled before starting the touch up process. No pun intended.
>>97087651Is the thong painted on? Don't go too hard on the shading for the skin, and use browns/reds over blacks.
>>97087664There's a thin layer of green stuff. The original has a loincloth in don't particularly like as it looks like she's a 70s porn star if you catch my meaning.Fur tone will be redone once it's assembled, might try adding in some purple to rhe shade and see if it still reads as white/grey fur overall.
>>97087631its just as off topic as the gacha garbage you fag
>>97087687I see, lol. The thong looks good, I was just wondering if she was fully naked before.
>>97087707wow rude
>>97087707He was commenting on someone's horse wip.
Just finished a krootox Broadside proxy, then realized I put it on a wrong size base.
>>97087108>girlfriend proposed that we do sci-fi themed DIY terrain out trash together that I can use in my campaignBros...
>>97087710Nah, like a Barbie doll down there. Probably for the best under the circumstances.
>>97087722No way!
>>97087722You're living the life anon, this memory will warm you on your death bed.
>>97087722surely you mean your wife right?
>>97087900>girlfriend proposedpretty sure wives cant propose, its already too late
Done with like 2/3 of my night goblin army. 1 more infantry and one archer regiment to go.Still hoping I can get my hands on some old stone trolls. Otherwise I'm going to try my hand at sculpting some mangler squigs myself.
>>97088015Where did you get the squigs and fanatics? Second hand market?
>>97087722based trash goblin
Quick question - Mediterranean themed base should have golden or green grass?
>>97088208Maybe find a real world picture of what kind of ground you'd like your base to look like and go from there.
>>97088208Google maps is your friend. Here's some southern Spain.
Chorf
Maybe someone did similar DIY project and can help - I tried making static grass dispenser out of electric flytrap. Did exactly what people on various sites recommend to do, except it does not work. Grass simply land on glue and lie there, even when I keep it very close to the surface. Also keep needle at glue (PVA mixed with water), I know it conduct since it occasionally produce loud crack sound when my shaking hands make mesh connect with surface. Usual case where everyone else do things flawlessly and when I do the same, it fails completely that I got used to already but maybe someone else ran into similar problem before and could help? I honestly don't know what I'm doing wrong.And I definitely won't pay equivalent of 100€ for actual dispenser at shop.
>>97088354Can't help you with your DIY project. But I completely agree with you on that these things are way overpriced. I made this one and it has been working fine https://makerworld.com/en/models/761430-static-grass-applicator?from=search#profileId-696142maybe that's an option for you
Do static grass applicators really make a difference?
>>97088361Interesting idea but I don't understand how it builds up charge.>>97088396They do, especially with longer grass. Normally if you would just apply glue and sprinkle grass over the base, it would mostly land flat and stay there, looking like a mess. The idea is to force grass to land upright by introducing weak electric field. Flytraps are popular because they are designed to just do that, between two metal mesh frames so people attach one end to the mesh and another to needle or similar tool, which in turn touch ground (glue). Works flawlessly on YT video's, not at all in my case.Unless flytraps I can get at shops are just too weak for that effect. Makes sense since most "alternative use" ideas presentations are from US, where safely laws barely apply (similar to how many people from US make plastic pieces flexible with hairdryer - in EU, hairdryers are just that, designed to gently warm and dry wet hair while US ones are apparently full fledged heatguns).
A little progress on Alistair from Kdm.
>>97088432neat
>>97088430Why not buy premade sheets of static grass?And without knowing too much - if they're expensive my instinct would be that they're doing *something* it's going to be difficult for an amateur to replicate. Are you realistically going to spend more time and money than it's worth chasing a saving?
>>97088514Static grass refers to pulling the individual strands upright with static electricity. A sheet defeats the purpose.
>>97088535Depends what you're using it for, it worked fine for my blood bowl lads.
>>97088546Sure, but that only works on a flat surface that's all grass.
>>97088364Apology for the late reply, but thanks for the info Anon!>>97087722Mine wants to do the same thing. She also said she refuses to let me own/play unpainted armies. Send help. She already is planning a two person paint station when we get our place.
>>97088514>>97088546I need to place grass over uneven terrain, applying sheets would look very artificial on anything else than, how >>97088551 pointed out, all grass area.I start to suspect that its the problem with flytrap producing simply too weak voltage. Obviously they did that for safely reasons but Im honestly pissed off by how yet another idea cannot be replicated because "muh safely".There are some negative ion generators to be build but Im not that experienced with electric stuff - I can only cut and wield this or that cable.
Pink is one of the few colors I have nothing of in my collection. So if you were to choose one pink paint to include, what would you pick?
>>97088588Is there maybe a limiter on it that you can cut out?
>>97088615The color of nipples/labia.
Finally finished my Industrial Objectives Markers for Necromunda. Knocked up some more Door Control Terminals to act as alternative objectives.
>>97088621Not really, cannot take it apart right now and do photos but overall it's very simple construction. In fact, I omitted some people suggestion to add resistor between ground pin. But just now checked some guy video and difference is obvious - when I put pin next to mesh, it make loud crack, when that guy placed pin ~2cm from mesh, it produced an arc. In such case resistor makes sense.
>>97088672I always wondered.. what happens if you rub a balloon on something and use that?
>>97088690Good call but tried this method and the problem is that without any kind of electricity, grass will land flat, refusing to pierce glue surface and once it does, it won't stand back up. But yeah, the key is to provide static charge somehow.
>>97088708Welp, time to whip out the tweezers and put the grass in strand by stand.
Finally started painting the falxmen.
>>97087108I like the bases more than the models themselves. This was the first unit for my idoneth, used to test out the paint scheme.
>>97088629I'm not familiar with that brand
>>97087312>>97086940>>97086707>>97085778Thanks a lot anons <33The brush thing happened after using it for the first time. It's a cheap brush so I don't really mind, I expect to destroy a few brushes on the path to greatness.Iirc the brush wasn't too long with paint when that happened, I'll try your tips and see what happens.Thanks a lot
>>97088652Damn anon that is some fine weathering.
In the meantime, I hope this sells the sandstone look.
>>97088290Gud chorf I especially like the hat and color scheme
>>97086582>>97087129That's the problem, I don't really understand where I'm meant to fix or touch up? I'm looking at the mini and I find it very hard to understand what I should touch up or fix... all those spots with the fire glow have been lightened, darkened, lightened, darkened probably 10+ times now. I've been poking at this mini for months and months now.Could you maybe circle the areas you think are bad? I'm not sure what's wrong with it. Sorry.
>>97088290Looks great, I really like the color scheme you've got going>>97087718Really cool idea and I like the colors you used. The pinkish skin looks especially nice>>97087204Cute rats as always, the knights are very nice as well!>>97087167Really creative and I love the execution.>>97087114Looks great, the banner is especially cool
Had to split because of spam detection>>97089164I think it does, I like how they look.>>97088652That rusted metal looks very nice.>>97088546So smooth, looks lovely>>97088432Looks great so far! The eyes and face are fantastic.>>97087582They're starting to look tzeentch-y that's for sure
>>97088615Really should buy two, one that leans cold and one that leans warm.
>>97089480Any shades you're fond of? I can get Two thin coats, Pro acryl, GW, or AK.
Making some taller leadbelchers, with longer cannon barrels for two of them so they don't look stumpy compared to the longer grand cannons ones.
>>97087722Marry her, fool
>>97089684Took a look at the AK range, their sickly pink would be a decent cold pink to have and can be mixed with a little more white to get a very pake pink highlight color. Salmon looks like a lovely color but the old rose might be a more versatile color. Proacryl pink is close to the sickly pink, but if you can see them in person take a look at the proacryl mahogany. Its a lovely brown that leans a little purple and works great on skin, leather, and wood.
Okay, if I would hold mesh veeeery close to the base, it actually sort of work with grass up to 4mm long, longer ones obviously will need higher voltage. Would need to figure out some alternative to just holding pin with (isolated) pliers since I need both hands to work.Also, I accidentally short-circuited by touching mesh with finger and right away was glad it's lower voltage than normal. That hurt.
>>97089774Thanks, I'll take a look. Really just looking to have a versatile color to add since I only have purples in that sort of color area.
Just have to slap her on a base, and I can call it a day.
>>97087108I got some of those ak weathering pencils and I've worn the tip on one down already, can I just stick them in a normal pencil sharpener to refresh them or do they need something special since they're not just graphite cores?
>>97089837absolutely love it
>>97089837MILG
>>97089837such lovely colors
>>97088015love the giants outfit.Looks king of modern art-y with the geometric shapes, both rectangular and triangular.
>>97089285I think the problem is that it's not clear what on him is supposed to be fire so it just looks like he has gamer keyboard effects painted randomly on him. is the fur on his cloak supposed to be on fire? is the cloak supposed to be made of fire? is the armor supposed to be glowing with heat or is there supposed to be magic fire on parts of it?
Today's progress
>>97089392Thanks yurubro.
Wip on final rat ogre.
>>97089837What a lovely job. Cute!
>>97089695I love em. So much more dynamic.
>>97090283I'm having second thoughts on this guy, not sure I like the brown fur. Thinking of stripping the paint and starting again but with a dirty black or darker brown like >>97087197
>>97090332Going lighter can be hard, but darker you can just paint over this.
>>97088100Lucked out on ebay. Got them all super cheap.The squig herd was new in the box for like 20€.
>>97088290Looks so good. Would love to start an army if it didn't cost an arm and your firstborn to get one.
>>97087336I like the patterns, wanna do something like that with mine
>>97090662Thank you. The sculpts themselves are very good. Easy to paint.Mind you that's not a GW chorf. It's a sculpt by an artist named Fabelzel who did a whole chorf range.There's a guy from Seattle that prints these Fabelzel (and other similar) sculpts.He has sales occasionally and is a very nice preson besides. Prints are good quality, come well cleaned and packed in these tiny printed trays wrapped in bubblewrap.Highly recommend - LittleGoatCo.
>>97088015They're beautiful anon. Those squigs are peak old-school warhammer>>97088290Also peak old-school, love it!>>97089285I'd add a tiny bit of bright white dots into the armor crevices to make it look a bit hotter. Or maybe a carefully placed white oil wash or panel liner if you have either of those>>97089392Thx anon!>>97089837Very nice paintjob, love the skin!>>97090191Dude this is coming along super nicely, very fucking clean>>97090283>>97090332The brown fur looks good to me honestly. Could use a layer of matte varnish maybe >>97090707Ty anon! If you wanna do dot patterns like these a cocktail stick dipped in paint can do a lot of the heavy lifting for you
>>97090191Damn that's a nice red. Recipe?
>>97088290LLove him, so much character. Scuplt must have been fun to paint.
>>97090934It's pretty basic paint-wise honestly. All over khorne red basecoat with mephiston and evil sunz airbrushed from the top, that's what gives it some depth. Oh and edge highlighted with wild rider and fire dragon bright
Man im tired. I'm not 100% happy with it, but its good enough. I have to admit tho that im really unsure what i should do with the other Armour parts. Any ideas my fellow weebs ?
>>97090987This is a knight, right? What's the rest of your theme? Are you just looking for other Japanese things to paint onto the armor or what? You could look at Hokusai's works if you want something like that.
>>97091041yep. im a weeb at heart and can't help it. sorry for the bad pic, will make a better one when im awake again. and right Hokusai did alot of cool and influencial pictures.. hm. thanks for inspiration!
>>97090987The iconic ocean wave, Mt.Fuji, and.. a lady having sex with an octopus, done.
Khorne blood bowl lineman basecoats.Gonna do my wash and highlights with oils tomorrow, but I don’t know if I want the horns to be bone or metal
I purchased an older, metal mini with the idea of recasting it as to not butcher something nice with kitbashing. The problem is, outside of a basic idea of two part molds I am clueless on where and how to begin. Anyone have any good guides they are willing to share? I would greatly appreciate it! Many thanks.
>>97090987>>97091085https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Fisherman's_WifeHere, for reference. Do read the translated text for inspiration.
>>97091112haven't done it myself, but in a previous thread someone suggested this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLkpJHOdFA8
>>97091172Thank you very much, Anon! Hopefully I can make this work. I know that a while back when I was in /wip/ there was an Anon making Johnny recasts so I was hoping I could do something similar for a number of new-old and older metal sculpts I have accumulated over the years.
>>97087108>tfw no blonde, orc-playing wife with an ample bosom
>>97091312I know right, my blonde Necron playing wife's tits are only B cup. Life sucks.
>>97091335Divorce that cunt.
>>97091112>>97091172Crafsman also does some good videos but I feel Robert Tolone does some indepth stuff. Since I don't have a pressure pot, I had better luck doing squish molds.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnEqHqzceKc
>>97091834I hope he isn't dead. His mold making content will live on forever at least.
Started my new necromancer for a small vampire counts warband
>>97088588You mean safety not safely
>>97087108Current WIP, trying to figure out how to bring the light up on the left wing from the headlight, but liking how it's turning out. Just got some new brushes for Christmas from Rosemary+Co, looking forward to trying them out.
>>97091883Other side
i was looking through amazon and saw some fake plastic plants for home aquariums. Anyone used those before? I was thinking if I cut them up into smaller pieces, they might look like alien plants or something. Has anyone done something similar? And did it turn out well?
Long shot, but does anyone have pic related or similar?I found the flesh and skin guide, but this isn't for sale anywhere in paper as far as I saw.I even downloaded their (absolutely shit) app and it doesn't have a digital version either only a bunch of others.
Gonna buy this bundle and some singles. White for example. I'll probably pick up their green fluorescent one too.Do you guys have any obvious recommendations for general purpose colors?Probably some greys, some skin, some metals. Can be other brands for metals, washes etc.Going to be painting the skaventide box, skryre color scheme for the most part. (That dark teal color, maybe some reds, mostly greens/dark greens, copper metals.)Plan to sacrifice the stormcasts for training purposes so probably some pale blue/silver/grey for the non-metalic testing.Looking to pick up around 40+ paints. should be well rounded as I plan to take out a long vacation in January to focus on this.Already ordered a bunch of random D&D figures too. Got some gloss varnish for eyeballs on the beholder and lenses and such.
Doing literally anything to not get back to painting cultistsBased and rimmed and base coated daemon brutes
Made some trees and a cliff. Nothing special, but it's productivity. Feels good to have some more terrain on the table
wait am I supposed to like put something on foam before I prime?
>>97092120>ice yellowis this supposed to be the color of pissed on snow?
>>97092173You can't spray paint foam, the solvents in spray paint dissolve the foam. You can brush prime it (though, you might want something more adhesive as a layer even before that, like modgepodge, or plastidip (for whatever reason plasti-dip is okay out of a rattle can).
>>97092178is airbrush priming fine?
>>97092207as long as it's acrylic/water-based. Alcohol based might be fine too, test it out I guess. You can spray paint it after you seal it with something like the above suggestions if you want too, you just can't use solvent paints directly on foam.
>>97092210sounds good. Nearly did an oopsie poopsie there lol. Is that why Army Painter has/had that line of rattle cans specifically for foam?
>>97092215Yeah probably. Try it out sometime on a scrap so you can see what happens. I haven't done it in like 15 years, but iirc it will dissolve it very aggressively.
>>97092120> Clan SkryreAbsolutely based anon. As for the paints, if you are looking for white, try getting Pro Acryl Bold Titanium White, if it’s available in your area. Greys you can always mix with black and white, but if you want one anyway, Neutral Grey could be a nice midpoint, and then you can either make it lighter or darker, according to your needs.As for metals, I am not really familiar how it looks nowadays, but back when I was starting people generally recommended Vallejo Metal Color (not metallic paints from Model Color range - very important!).
>>97092173you should use a primer that's specifically for foam or something like latex house paint. foam is porous so it will suck up whatever you put on it as it dries, so you need something that will clog the holes.
>>97090293Thanks! I'm working through a feast of bones set, a spearhead and two start collecting Beastclaw Raiders sets. I need to snap newer pictures as I spent the weekend finishing these sculpts.
>>97092120I highly recommend looking into oil washes. You just need some tubes of oil paints (these will last you years btw) and some odorless mineral or white spirits. A few plastic cups or metal trays for mixing it all up. Some makeup sponges or decent Q-tips for wiping off the excess. And a couple cheap brushes that will remain oil brushes only.For skaven I'd pick a black and a brown oil paint for shading metals and ropes and stuff, maybe a dark green or teal for the cloth, a magenta for shading sores and snouts, and a white for preshading those glowy green recessed details like picrel. The great benefit of oil washes is that you have great control over the finished result thanks to their long ass drying time, so you can adjust them as you please until they look just right.
>>97092246NTA, but do you have any particular brands you would recommend for both oil paints and thinner/white spirits?
>>97087493/k/ is not that fun anymore
>>97092246what are the pros and cons of oils vs enamels for washes?
>>97092377enamels for panel lining, and oils for washes. Oils can be decent for both though, but enamels seem better for the panel lining.
>>97090922>The brown fur looks good to me honestly. Could use a layer of matte varnish maybeIn a vacuum yes, but I think the brown doesn't contrast well with the red of the helmet and cloth and the brass of the weapon. I think I'll bite the bullet and start again.
>>97090987It's the Arizona ice tee knight!
>>97092295>any particular brands you would recommend for both oil paints and thinner/white spirits?Picrel, mainly because it's what I can get easily in my country for a decent price. Any oil paint brand should do the trick, just make sure to avoid the water mixable oil paints. Artist grade paints are a bit more expensive but worth it for the finer pigment grind and better paint behavior when mixed or thinned down. They will last you years if not decades so it's worth paying a little extra for a superior product. A little tube will last you years if not decades.As for the thinner, most if not all white spirits and mineral spirits will work, even the stuff from your local hardware store. I recommend going with an odorless option, and maybe a big bottle of the cheaper stuff only for cleaning your brushes.>>97092377>>97092406What this anon said is right . However I haven't tried enamels personally because I think oil washes alone work good enough for my needs painting orks. If I was doing Tau or something like that I'd probably get some enamels as well
>>97092222>As for the paints, if you are looking for white, try getting Pro Acryl Bold Titanium WhiteAgreed, it's one of the best.
>>97092120>ll probably pick up their green fluorescent one tooConsider this range for fluorescents, they're the best
>>97092604NTA but I found it a bit chalky to glaze with. Not sure if there's any similar whites with a smoother pigment out there?
>>97092642all acrylic whites will be more or less chalky, thin it with medium instead of water to glaze
>email about no match>get no replyScam.
>>97092511ah shit you're right lol ...a less blurry, better picture of the carapace armour.
>>97092715im glad the black skeleton was a good idea
>>97090900Damn, I couldn't tell. Now that I know, I can see it's a print at the boots.But that's pretty good. Usually not a 3D Print fan, but this might make me reconsider.Thanks for the recommend.
>>97088290What's your technique for the gold?
>>97088290Goddamn that's rad as fuck.
>>97088290Kino. Love the volumetric highlight
>>97092642Why are you glazing with white?>>97092295For paints I'd recommend a set of shinhan paints. They are good quality fine artist pigments and come in nice and small sizes of 20ml that will still last you years with how little you need for washes or even preglazes. That way you get a nice range of different hues for modulation.
>>97092940Shading up white essentially. This is on a model where you can't really edge highlight.
>>97093020What does shading up mean? Surely you'd be shading down and lighting up no?Glazing just happens to work better for shading than for highlighting.Use a different shadow colour and you'll be alright for glazing. Glazing white just doesn't work very well. If you really need to blend with white alone then stipple and accept the texture you get. It'll still look much better than a glazed white.
>>97087167Cool
>>97092629Confirming they are the best fluos
>>97093289Yeah, highlighting up I mean. Thanks for the tip, I'll just block in the highlighting and glaze down in that case, should get the sameish results.
Thanks you all for responses.>>97092629I'll try to get them if they are available on some webstore relatively locally.>>97092222Is the pro acryl one so much better? I can get 3 AK paints for 1 Pro Acryl. Will consider as I keep reading good things about this specific one.>Vallejo Metal Color Will check them too.>>97092246Alright, I'll see if they have any as well. I think AK has an "ink" and oil range too. Might be easier with that.Overall I feel like aside from these ones I'll need a slightly bigger range of blues and greens to extend the set. Still looking around for the best ones.If all else fails I'll mix them myself.How do you guys feel about those pop out palette things? Or do you just mix on the wet palette?
>>97092683>still at it>same time of the day again
This armor came out way darker than I thought it would and the base doesn't really match so I might try adding some more details.
>>97093557autism knows no bounds
>>97093557The fact it is pretty much ALWAYS around the same time makes it pretty funny. Imagine being that retarded.
>>97093748The scheme is a little boring. I guess you're going for realistic military camouflage, but in that case I'd do some weathering to spice things up.
>>97093760At least that means he's not a NEET right?
>>97093557You know at this point I'm honestly curious whats this guys gripe with secret santa. Did he get grinched a couple years back? Did he spend $300 but got a more modest gift back and is assblasted about it to this day? Or is he just a bitter, autistic cunt? We might never know.
>>97093776It's probably some subhuman from /40kg/. Better yet, I wouldn't be surprised if it was craftsperg himself, he got bullied real good this year. And this retard, just like craftsperg, seems completely oblivious to his retardation.
>>97092167miniature games are visual for a reason, lovely terrain can really elevate the experience. Great job
Speaking of - are matches mutual aka if A is matched with B, he will also get package from B and not from, say C?
A couple of questions:1. Anyone have experience ordering from Badger Games? Looks like they have an impressive selection of minis from small manufacturers. I just ordered a couple of sci fi vehicles from the Future Wars range by an offshoot of the old Grenadier.2. Any recommendations to strip Airfix enamels from a bunch of 1980s Ral Partha minis? Isopropanol isn't touching it. Thanks.
>>97093804They aren't mutual, which I think is a good idea honestly
>>97093817>Any recommendations to strip Airfix enamels from a bunch of 1980s Ral Partha minis?Acetone is cheaper and safer, but Goof Off will probably work better.
>>97093769My whole tangent with stealth suits lately was to try and up my basing game a little bit and try out some single color schemes but I didn't do enough for such a large base there.
Bases from yesterday, now with models.That ends my "fantasy" series I was painting for last two months. Now I feel without purpose and honestly don't know if to start another project or try something entirely else for a while.
>>97093776He probably ate some semen cookies and found some proof of it after.
>>97093817acetone should do it for any metal model but I've never tried it on enamel paint before.
>>97092525To add to this other brands of odorless mineral spirits that work well are gamblin and mona lisa (sold by speedball). Both are fairly cheap with low/no odor. Gamblin oil paints are also really nice at a few $ a tube more than the winsor and newton paints so they're a good option. Schmincke, williamsburg, and utretcht are all nice paint brands but schmincke and williamsburg are more expensive so not really good for washes. Take the oil pill anon, you won't regret it.
>>97093872Thanks guys, will try soaking for longer in 100% iso and then acetone or Goof Off if required.Back in the early 1980s, Airfix enamels were the only game in town. They were good, but clearly built to last. :)
>>97093786I didn't mind craftsperg at first. Its always interesting to see people stick with a medium or scheme and try to push it to the limits for shits and giggles or just to see if they can. When he got incredibly defensive and started to shit up the thread when a single person said the blends were chalky (which they were because craft paint) is when he I lost sympathy.
>>97093918I see. Adding some elevation to parts of the base and some larger elements (plants, rocks) might help.
>>97093919Love the paintjobs, and the bases. How did you get the dead grass/roots effect on the central figure base?
>>97093967Just be sure to work in a well ventilated area, goofoff works great but xylene is really nasty stuff. You want rubber gloves like diswashing gloves, latex and neoprene gloves will dissolve. Also wear safety glasses, getting it in your eyes burns like a motherfucker and there will be little droplets when you brush.
>>97093980Dirty Down makes some great weathering paints (rust, moss, verdigris). Vince Venturella has a good vide:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCxu8nCa3xs
>>97091854Fuck yeah. Love the skull.
>>97092889It's ProAcryl Bronze + Reikland Fleshshade+ PA Light Bronze.That's it.
>>97093920>every year want to send my match some homemade confections>remember the /k/ brownies>yeah better not, stick to pre-packaged sweets instead
>>97093982Nice to hear.I actually didn't add any roots but started with Vallejo "brown earth" paste, added dark brown wash and drybrushed first with AK "medium sand", then Vallejo "dark sand" and "pale sand" on that most right section that was supposed to be free from grass and imitate dirt path. With grass I mixed together Noch grass - light green, golden yellow and beige and tried to use that DIY static grass applicator I consulted ITT before, with partial success (I mean, grass is not exactly standing upright but still better than just applied by hand).
>>97094092I don't even know about that. If there is one thread that could fuck with and re-seal packages without it being obvious it's this one. Or like, a pokemon card thread or something like that I guess.
>>97094092You know that was just condensed milk right?
IM trying to put led im my votann vehicles starting with magna coils for grav vehicles. I prited first coil from clear resing and painted parts i want to not glow. Do you think it looks convincing?Also do you think 1206 blue led would be good for models?
>>97094225Looks amazing! SHow the finished model when you're done.
>>97091112I used to use a two-part latex mold, then liquid resin, which worked well but took a long time (drying took several days). I have moved on to using Oyumaru - much faster and less prone to bubbles. There are a bunch of good videos out there:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVZLXLaidjQI used Oyumaru and Green Stuff to recast a Citadel Spacefarer Jetcycle Rider from 1981 over the long weekend. Would have bought another original but they're impossible to find on EBay.
>>97094461Same poster as above. Another tip - if you wanted to do a whole unit you can use Oyumaru for the base minis then switch out the weapons using Reaper weapons kits. Hope this helps. I'm finding Oyumaru/Blue Stuff (same thing) to be fast and cheap, and once you get comfortable it will keep even fine details.
>>97094461>>97094544Thanks so much, Anon! Best of luck with your work!
>>97093748those shoulder guns look awful. there's a seam right down the middle and the barrels aren't drilled.
>>97094154Moron
>>97092173The accelerant in typical spray cans will dissolve the foam, but in my experience since the accelerant gas is much more volatile than the paint itself, simply holding the piece at the maximum effective distance will usually let you spray it without too much trouble. You can also get purpose-made foam-safe spray primers, or just go old school with brush and paint. Sealing it with PVA or Mod Podge before spraying works too.
>>97094225that looks quite good>1206i'm planning to use 0402 and 0805 for my necrons, but the bigger the better as long as you can fit it in where you need it, makes for easier soldering and you can always control brightness with a bigger resistor
I need some second opinion.So I am making a Skaven army, mostly for Oldhammer painting purposes, but I do not exclude the possibility that I might put them to battle at some point.The issue I have is that I am not sure which bases to take for them. I could go full retro and do like 20x20 for Clan Rats, go more more with 25x25 or even do round 25 and get some 25x25 adapters so I could field them in more games... thoughts?
>>97095056Ask yourself what you really think you'd playOldhammer where 20mm matters orTOW/AoS where 25mm circles have tray adapters for ranks
>>97095201Honestly a fair point. More likely is I will play either AoS or TOW, but life is full of surprises lol.On another hand, I suppose I can always rebase them if needed.
>it's almost a week since package for my match is waiting for picking at postal officeMaybe I really should contact Santa, situation when it gets returned from staying too long would be just sad.
>>97091854He went shopping for some new clothes
>>97095589Nice that someone is keeping old hobby techniques alive. I drybrushed the falxmen and added a skin wash. Need to do a few more layers and add highlights, but it feels like the barbarians are coming together nicely.
almost done with first squad of French crossbows.(Man at front row left is in Rouen livery, back center is Paris livery)
>>97095056I have my Night Goblins and Bretonnians based for Old World, but my largest army are Vampire Counts and I have them on old bases, because I wasn't going to rebase the 50 skeletons I bought 2nd hand.I made movement trays for Old World, which is essentially just plasticard with flat magnets glued-on spaced for 25mm and with grass mat on top. So the 20mm minis still sit on them perfectly for Old World.Obviously that lets you play whatever edition, but I have to say that even some of the very old minis have trouble actually fitting on 20mm and sometimes it can be a pain to line up regiments unless you give them all the same pose.
>>97095793>Night Goblins basedIndeed they are
>>97095494You definitely should anon. I am honestly in the same situation and would hate if it gets returned, but already contacted Santa and he passed the message forward, so hoping for the best
>>97095589Comfy.
So I didn't even think about it until now, but I bought a 50 paint set on black friday to finally get rid of my sea of grey, and I live in Canada. Are my paints going to be fucked when they get here?
Im never painting Chaos again, still a bit to go to finish but hell i have finished 7 marines in half the time it's taking to finish this
>>97096448Metal sharpies for the trim.
Done some work on the centurion
>>97096535damn that's a really small head for such a big robot
>>97096555>Nyeh!
>>97093919Thise look cool, what are the minis from?
>>97093519>Is the pro acryl one so much better?It's fantastic at least, but I haven't tried any AK whites so I can't really compare them. The PA white is leagues above most whites I've tried though, but if you can get ahold of Golden High Flow paints where you get their fluorescents I can also vouch for the Golden High Flow Titanium White, it's very smooth and nice. Liquitex White Ink is also super good for airbrush and I've read some people like to mix it with other white acrylics for better brush coverage and smoother finish but I haven't tried that myself yet.Vallejo Metal Color Steel and Silver are also excellent. Can't speak for their other types of metals in that range, I use GSW metal pigments mixed with vallejo metal varnish for golds, brass, bronze and copper. Make sure to get Vallejo Metal Color btw, not Vallejo Model Color.>I think AK has an "ink" and oil range too. Might be easier with that.Yes you're right. Picrel should probably do the trick. However you might wanna get a big bottle of cheaper odorless white spirits from the hardware store for cleaning your brushes>>97093485>How do you guys feel about those pop out palette things? Or do you just mix on the wet palette?I like those pop out pallets for contrast paints and metallics, especially when I'm mixing my own with metallic pigments. Don't use them much for anything else.>>97093396Thx dude>>97094225That looks fucking nuts anon
>>97096535Very nice anon!>>97096818Didn't mean to quote boromir there lol
Post-oils.Purple was too extreme of an all over wash, on the rest i’m gonna do a red-brown and maybe purple for the extreme shadows.
Been painting a bunch for a game of thrones inspired greathelm campaign we're gonna run.Painting heraldry is fun! Got stormlords, dorne and iron islands almost completed.
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First time making and using sprue goo... I think I made the mistake of using normal glue first then trying to go over it with goo. I believe the gaps already fused/sealed so I was really just pouring on top instead of filling any gaps. My question is, I have sanded this mess down and it feels smooth but will this texture show up when I paint it? I'm not sure if it's just discoloration because of the goo or if I need to sand it more.
>>97097035Which purple did you use? If I had to guess its dioxizine purple. If you want to try out others madder purple works well for skin tones. Its a transparent reddish purple with good staining but not as much as dioxizine purple so its easier to glaze skin with.
>>97097319It always leaves a little bit of a funky look, but if it feels smooth after you've sanded it should be good. You can always take your plastic glue and gently rub along where you sanded to smooth it out then give it an overnight to fully dry before priming.
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whatever
>>97097333It was diox purple.My only other purple was Egyptian violet and that’s too good to use on this mini.
Working on this terrain piece, just gotta paint the stone and rubble and maybe add a little wash
>>97097565>>97097578I agree, it is indeed whatever.
Holy Toledo Anon, this is SO MUCH good stuff. A whole Combat Patrol (happy hobby noises) of Ultramarines, a box of Nobz, the BEST Ork novel ever written (listened to the audiobook but I am ecstatic to have a physical copy now), candy canes, liquor chocolates, animal crackers (claimed by my daughter) and chocolate dipped honeycomb candy. What more could a boy want. Thank you so much. This (and the rest of my backlog) should be enough for me to paint all year! A Merry Zoggin' Christmas indeed!
