Work in Progress, "Our best flyboys are useless!" 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:>>97484689>>97467327>>97445262
>>97502857use an enamel or oil wash. don't be a pussy.
Is the Santa in here, i cant seem to get in touch with him through emails
>>97502857If new to painting in general, then go like this.>basecoat>full body wash>drybursh basecoat back onThese are simple steps that teach good mechanics while producing repeatable and good results, and are particularly suited for space marines large smooth surfaces.
Terminator 3 of 5
>>97503015Nicely done but personally I'd say the shadows need to be more defined, the armor comes out as a little flat.
>>97502999or you could use an oil or enamel wash and not have to paint the same color twice
>>97503114it looks "flat" because most of the greebles are just the same main color as the rest of the armor. >belt>belt buckle>belt button>belt ratchets>leg pipes>leg t joints>head toilet bowl>jaw armor>scouter thingy>collar>details on the skull iconsall of these could potentially be different colors. even a doing few of them would make the whole thing look a lot more detailed.
>>97503015Yeah like the other anons have said, he desperately needs something to break up the blue more. More color, some weathering, maybe some simple volumetrics? Anything, really. Its especially jarring since the face is so detailed.
Just bought a sable hair brush any tips for prep use and log term care?
>>97503463Suck on it for at least 10 minutes after every painting session.
>>97503463Use brush soap at the end of every session, don't use metallics, don't drybrush with it. If you ever need to deep clean it, use iso.
>>97503587Actually, normal soap (not the liquid one) is fine too. You might also use shampoo and conditioner from time to time.
>>97503015I like it, not every mini needs to be detailed to death
>>97503128No need
>>97503015Only the first 2 were good
Done with him, too bad tthe new apothecary in Huron's gang looks much cooler.
>>97503114>>97503128I can't tell the difference from up here
>>97503587>No metallicscan you explain why not? I hoping to edge highlight silver with it.
>>97503725Metal flakes are bad for the bristles, just use some fresh synthetics for your metallics.None of the upsides of kolinsky brushes even matter for painting metallics, so don't waste them doing that.
>>97503756okay thanks for the heads up I would've ruined it immediately otherwise
>>97503756>Metal flakes are bad for the bristlesThis is reddit/sloptuber bullshit. While it may be true that metallic flakes are a bit rougher on the bristles its a negligible difference if you take proper care of your brushes. I have a dedicated kolisnky for metallics detail work and its not in any worse condition than the one I use for regular paints after roughly the same amount of time.
working on some airships for my Union fleet
Painted a Canoness
>>97503724The correct method of appraisal.
How come those fancy figure painting methods where you airbrush like 1000 layers onto a realistic garage kit figure doesn't work for miniature, or even bust painting? Or if it does work why don't any competition painters seem to do that?
>>97504828Why these techniques wouldn't work, anon? Also what competitions do you mean, GD?
>>97504828It does, and they do.
>>97504828>1000 layers onto a realistic garage kit figurepost an example
>>97504828its always funny how people here are so confident in their ignorance
>>97504900All stupid people are confident in their ignorance, anon. That's the main thing of being stupid.
>>97504899paint jobs like picrel. That doesn't have the process it's just a pic I had on hand. But you've seen them like a million super thin layers of red and underpainting and viens and little speckles and irreularities, etc.
>>97504828>why do people use different techniques for completely different scales???truly a mystery
>>97504962So you're suggesting that it would not work properly on smaller scale?
>>97504965NTA, but you haven't mentioned any specific techniques, anon. Mayhaps stop being a dumbass and provide specific techniques, so we can actually talk about it in a non-retarded way.
>>97504937>thin layers of red and underpainting and viens and little speckles and irreularities, etc.iirc i have seen some people do that for kdm miniatures and such, on 28mm models it makes less sense since those details would be too small to seeif you are asking about contests like golden demon...well they don't go for realistic paintjobs there, it's a totally different aproach but some of the techniques are used for surerichard gray or some other have talked about doing hundreds of glazes on a modeland while it's not the same sergio calvo's approach is doing 'thick' layers of paint and blending them with an airbrush later
>>97504972This workflow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh07iaG8PE8
>>97504932nta, you don't know what you don't know until you knowdon't shame people for asking honest questions
>>97504965I'm suggesting that on a small scale the effect wouldn't be that noticeable and people usually don't aim for hyperrealism with fantasy and scifi minis.
>>97504987wtf is wrong with the audio
>>97504987Why it wouldn't work, though? I see him using airbrush stippling, a lot of enamel paints, then a lot of shading with both enamels and acrylics. All of these have been used with scale models for ages now. Why these wouldn't work? It's all about just scaling them to your needs. Naturally, a very different scale will also require a bit different approach, and while detailing work like that would make little sense to say on 1:35 or similar, you can still definitely use these techniques essentials and have great results, too. For example, the same way he makes the initial texture (by airbrush stippling), a lot of scale modellers shade and weather tanks and armor in general.
>>97504988Fuck off, that's how we get mental niggers thinking they own the place.
i'm not used to painting busts, but it's getting there
>>97505092there's questions and there's craftsperg, don't conflate the two
>>97505056>>97504965>>97504937>>97504828>how come incredibly time-consuming, delicate display-only paint jobs don't work for smaller objects that are handled constantly as a matter of courseit is a mystery
>>97505226>smaller objects that are handled constantlyI dont get it
>>97505240a lot of these models are actually supposed to be used to play little tabletop games. I don't think anybody actually does that though.
>>97504222Looks great!
So uh, the factory that makes green stuff is shutting down. https://www.usglassmag.com/ppg-to-close-pennsylvania-coatings-facility/?fbclid=IwVERDUAPxuzlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5kUuqou1mxBbQfz-pbBot-QzV0HPMrOJ7zP7VLF4NtY66cXiwBnMq2secgaw_aem_JZ-zZuG8s9UXaTyTNDBRSg
>>97505444miliput is better anyways.
>>97505226>smaller objects that are handled constantlyLike my penis.
>>97505444is it just the one?
Spent the day doing 50% of 14 scout heads. The fireslayer flesh contrast is a godsend.Now I must chose their hair colors.
>>97505444Back to catching Green Stuff in the wild it is then.
>>97503117Or you could not use toxic chemicals in your hobby. Not everyone has a fume hood.
>>97503015Are you perhaps the same anon who painted the yellow tau?
>>975056052/10 bait, made me reply.
Finally got round to priming some CSMs and tried to do the trim. Hope the rest goes ok.
>>97505447While I prefer milliput its not strictly greater. Mixing the two is infact the best, if I could buy a pre-ratio'd hybrid I would cause normally Im to lazy to spend an extra 5 minutes portioning out and mixing.
>>97505623Im sorry to break it to you but the solvents used to clean oil and enamel paints are absolutely not good for you. You should only do that outside.
>>97505632>doubling downnta but kek
>>97505632Alright, here's another (you), enjoy it.
>>97505632you can use odorless mineral spirits for enamels and oils; moreover, it's non toxic.
>>97505632>You should only do that outsideI will do your mom outside
>>97505632Unless you're in an unventilated broom closet, you'll be okay.
>>97505752Even then you'd need to be working with those thinners every day for months, or maybe even years.
>>97505811Not even that, the amount of exposure you get from a normal work with models/minis is marginal. Now, if you were painting fuckhuge canvases for X hours every day, that's a different topic.
>>97505444Switch to Tamiya Quick Type, it's still got that kind of tacky feel that makes it easy to manipulate while it's workable, but it cures rock hard and takes to sanding much better than Green Stuff
>>97505944Better yet, mix this with green stuff.
>>97504937people do paint like that on minis and busts. look up people like Kirill Kanaev or Sergio Calvo for two better known examples
>>97505997John Chan
>>97505097is it bad ?
>>97506022I think it looks really good! The colors on the face are blended nicely and the detail work is solid. You could maybe try smoothing out the highlights on hair and leather straps but that's honestly a nitpick.>>97505624Painting trim is not as bad as people make it out to be, just take it slow.>>97504222Lovely purple(or maybe that's violet?), she looks very nice.>>97504127I like the cat fella in the background.>>97503704I dig the way you did the leather and liquids in the vials!>>97503015Nice and clean, the face especially looks great. I do agree that breaking up the blue would probably improve him, though.
>>97505997>>97506014>>97506022Sure, painted nicely, but what the fuck can you do with them?
How well do metallic acrylic paints mix with each other?I’m away from home for a bit but I feel the tug to paint and I want to try a 50/50 mix of Ak old gold and silver to hopefully make a pale brass color.I’m generally more accepting of 50/50 paint mixture combinations as they’re easier to keep track for me.
>>97506136Figure it out, that's what a palette is for.
>>97506136I mix metallics from different brands when doing highlights and never had any issues, I'm sure it'll be fine.
>>97506143I use a single bathroom white tile I bought from the hardware store after seeing Duncan Rhodes use one.I’m just not gonna be home for a good amount of days.And I want to paint again.>>97506144Alright thanks! It occurred to me that I may not have mixed acrylic metallic paints that much or at all for whatever reason.
>>97506136metallic paints are basically regular paint with thin pieces of aluminum in them. they should mix together fine. although I don't think gold and silver would make brass.
>>97505226they're both clear coated at the end and getting hot glued is at least as much wear as being picked up and put down.>>97505056people just don't want to move outside of their eavy metal comfort zone. they don't want to do anything besides base shade highlight because that's what they learned and it looks like everyone else's work so why stop doing it? plus they have airbrush allergy and think enamel paints are made out of radioactive waste. there's also a warped sense of laziness. people will spend the time doing memes like nmm or repainting half of their model after dumping acrylic wash on it, but something like cutting tiny strips of tape for masking is "too much work."
>>97506136depends on the brass you're aiming for, it ranges from basically gold to infringing on copper.add little yellow to your gold instead for standard, add a little browwn (maybe havent tried that) for a darker brass, reducing the shine factor is important as brass is much duller than gold.
>>97506133They're display pieces
>>97506256So they just gather dust.
>>97506133nothing stopping you from using these techniques on miniatures. it's just light and color theory like any old painter uses, applied to a three dimensional canvas. might take a while to paint an army this way but some people enjoy painting on its own
>>97506275As all things do
>>97506275Damn, you're really desperate today, craftsperg.
>>97506294Nothing but scale, those are all much more massive than even 75mm miniatures.So while they look really nice and the artists certainly do outclass the norm for miniatures, they don't stand as far above us as the pictures would make one think.I want to see bust anon painting minis.
>>97506350obviously the smaller the figure the less detail you can paint. that's not to say that the techniques stop applying though, you just scale them
Working on this guy, really great detail in him considering he was 3d printed.
>>97506352I love how this is calling 1:35 small when most of us are in the 1:100 to 1:285 range.
>>97506376>considering he was 3d printed.You seem to be unaware, but resin SLA/DLP printing provides superior detail to any mass production method.I've got a 15mm scale bloodthirster with wings that are literally as thin as paper.
>>97506104I hope so. Or else my Forgefiend is going to be a nightmare.
>>97506385You're not wrong.I have a 3D printer and use it regularly, with great success, but I was surprised how detailed this model was considering the official one was just announced and this came out a week later.It's getting harder and hard to buy official models for the reason that they're greatly overpriced and I can make better at home for a fraction of the cost. Pic related is a battlewagon I printed from a file that cost $5 from a Christmas sale.
>>97506294it's hard to be certain from a single picture, but I think those busts are fundamentally different from the initial one and the jewtube link here.>>97504987as you say the three busts are just painted like illustrations but on a 3d surface. the lighting is all part of the paint job. in the initial example the head is painted so that it will have the appearance of skin under any lighting condition. the guy in the video even talks about it at the end (14 minutes in if you don't want to watch the whole thing).I think people get confused about "realistic" painting. it's not about "fantasy" vs "realism," it's about "painting what you want to see" vs "painting the material." basically it's the nmm vs tmm debate. one side looks at a brass rod and sees yellow and brown and white so they paint yellow and brown and white. the other side says "if I use paint that has the same tone and reflectiveness as brass it will look like brass," which for some reason lots of people here don't think is possible.
it's finished, ended up better than it started i guess
>>97506496Eugene Levy
Yeah, fuck GW rules. Should I make dual gun version as well?
>>97506496I like him
>>97506530Bruh do whatever you think looks cool. Nobody gives a fuck about wysiwig outside of official GW tournaments
>>97506496>GET TO THE CHOPPA!
masketta woman
>>97506022Why so cool on half of a person that is literally a furnace?
What's your guys' cream paint of choice? I've decided on this scheme for my Sons but with wine red instead of blue.Creamson Sons, if you will.>>97506530Based as fuck. I'm making my own proxy of Calgar with dual-wield storm bolters, which reminds me that I should pick up wolfguard termies next trip I make to the LGS.
>>97499162>>97499168>>97499364>>97499472Thanks for the guidance, anons.
>>97506673You're welcome.
>>97505616y-yes
>>97506622>>97506548Hell yeah.>The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.
Very much WIP Corsair jetbikes. Working on all my Corsair backlog ahead of the new release this year. Quite fiddly to build and paint these.
>>97506792He looks hard as fuck. I like the reference too, have you read them all?
>>97506579you could draw a little buttcrack with your blue to imagine it was clinging to her sweaty ass if you were a coomer. But still very cool and well done all around. That purple seems dull to me tho but honestly thats probably just the lighting and background
>>97506830Unfortunately, I did not. I read more about books than books themselves. Perhaps I need to mature more first to properly appreciate some of them.
>>97506496nice and rosy on the face, can really tell he's feeling the cold
>>97506792what happened to cypher? do they still sell a model for him or did he get squatted?
>>97506966They still do but only online from GW official shop so for elevated price.
>>97506873>unfortunatelyIf you never read past wolves of the calla, you're actually fortunate.
>finally my cold is passingHopefully tomorrow or this weekend I can get back to work and finish up some models.
Anyone have the new Stahly mega pdf? He recently gave it a pretty substantial update.
How well do contrast paints work as strong recess washes? Alternatively, should I just mix acrylics with airbrush thinner to make my own washes?
>>97507825Hey same here
>>97508467>>97502950
>>97502947Hey, I made the OP hell yeah. Took a break from painting and assembled a chickenwalker to bring myself up to a cool 5. The two on the right I got used, and they just seem to permanently have dust caked into them. Ni amount of drybrushing seems to pull it off, so I guess we'll see what happens when I prime them this weekend.
Working on some Middlr Earth dwarves. I think the Vallejo TMM overall are quite good but the shades are hit and miss for them for me so far
working on a bust.I swear, I am not a furry.
Got most of the base coats down on my Exarch, any gems that haven't been painted yet (on the axe, belt and laspistol) will be red in the end. Thoughts on the colour balance before I push into highlighting in earnest, and anything obvious I am missing? I know I need to clean up the axe gold, but I feel like the rest of it is stuff I have looked at too much and now can't see properly.
>>97509027>I've recently been curious about different types of paint for base rims. I've had good experiences with acrylic markers on base rims because they cover really well and dry fast
>>97509080Don't paint while you have a boner.
>>97509272nta, but if I'm not constantly getting a boner from the thing I'm painting I lose interest.
>>97509115Do you put primer on the rim first? Or just paint + varnish?
>>97509295I do it as the last step before varnishing, after painting the base (and everything else)
>>97508863Blue orange, classic.
>>97508863Did you get bored of stirring shit in aosg and 40kg, faggot?
>>97509309
>>97509434what is weird about it? do people not paint the bases?
>>97509440The weird thing is that I was curious if people put primer on base rims when using acrylic markers, because I never used one, but I only got a nonsense answer about primer over paint.
>>97509447because you asked such a strange questionyes put primer on bases like anything else, but there is already primer on the base because you did paint the base right?
>>97509450Out of the around 30 bases I have finished in my life so far I have primed 0 of their rims. Just acrylic black paint or micron pen around and then varnish. I asked because I'm planning to borrow some acrylic markers from a friend and was wondering how to do it with them.
>>97509440Most bases are already the perfect black plastic finish why would you paint them?clean the rim with alcohol if you got any paint on them while painting, Then if there are any marks or stress discoloration sand and hold it to a flame for a sec to remove any of that bending-white color, and then go over it with something to buff it back up to a glossy shine. I can't remember the name of the generic product, but it's a thing gunpla people do.Bam, perfect black glossy bases that will never chip or have brush marks.
>>97509485how do you paint your bases if you don't prime them? are you just praying the varnish will hold the paint/texture-paste/etc?
>>97509677texture-paste?I'm only talking about the rim on the sides. Top of the base is covered by PVA glued stuff and I doubt that would get touched often by anything to hurt it.Yes, I painted or micron pen'd the sides, varnished and it doesn't seem to be chipping off even when I lightly scrape it with my nails.
>>97508863Looks rough
>>97504732>The correct method of appraisal.The retarded method of appraisal. If that's your excuse then you can just dunk the whole thing in a single pot of paint and call it a day. But in that case why are you even here?
>>97509754>If that's your excuse then you can just dunk the whole thing in a single pot of paint and call it a dayAre you only able to think in extremes?
>>97509754Its probably craftsperg pretending this thread is only for gaming minis or something again, dont mind him
>>97509080when they look monstrous or animalistic I don't think they're furry, furry is when they look too humanized kawai uggu shit no?pic related isn't furry, right? or I'm mistaken?
>>97505056Subtle effects do not work at 15mm or below because you cannot see them without using a magnifying glass or macro lens, in the same way we need to paint shadows and shading onto miniatures, rather than just painting it a base colour and letting IRL light do the rest of the work
>>97509080>>97509880I want both of those creatures to fuck me.
>>97504222I thought her hair was purple and it was Amelia
>>97509880>pic related isn't furry, right? or I'm mistaken?You're not mistaken, though even animalistic stuff can become furry-adjacent if depicted in a certain way.I'd call the other guy's thing not necessarily furry but probably appealing to a furry. It's stretched far enough into bara territory to appeal to a furry imo.
>>97509996(me) case in point: >>97509958, >>97509272
I'm gonna have to get into NMMs for my next project. Could I get the amount of paints I need down to three with some clever mixing?>>97508676I still have yet to set up the ventilation for varnishes and enamels.
>>975102593 per material? That's entirely doable, like NMM gold can be done with just warm brown, ochre, and ice yellow.
>>97510329>just warm brown, ochre, and ice yellow.That's exactly what I had in mind.On a related note is there a good rule of thumb to pick out palettes for other NMMs? For example I'd assume that a pale gold would be something like dark beige, desaturated yellow, and ivory.
>>97510259Probably, get a mid tone, a really dark shadow color, and pure white.
>>97510259Yeah absolutely. All you need is highlight, midtone, and shadow and blending (or depending on the material not even that)For example, look at this part of a still life I saw recently
>>97509890>we need to paint shadows and shading onto miniatures, rather than just painting it a base colour and letting IRL light do the rest of the workoh look it's this non-scientific lie again>>97510259you don't need ventilation for odorless mineral spritis.
>>97509958>the most normal white woman
>>97510453It pisses me off when people clearly know how art actually works, when I just want to be able to do precise technical work, meanwhile they can slop on colors and it still looks right.Not to say they don't also have the technical skills, but you get the idea.
>>97510855Art at the end of the day is all about vibes.
Posted a while ago but these are some of the traitor storm troopers im working on, tank is almost finished too. Heads are 3d prints from etsy
>The new trend is to tell people to paint things quickly and not spend 10+ hours on every miniI agree, but it's just always so annoying to see how incestuous and trend chasing mini painting youtube is.
>>97510985>watching sloptubersrookie mistake
>>97510989I just see the thumbnails
>>97510990Well just hide every shitty hobby channel you see and eventually youtube will stop recommending it to you alltogether
>>97510964Nice Stug m8.
>>97504127Do you also play Armored Clash?
>>97510985There is value in putting a lot of time into an individual miniature but if all you want is to play games then a fast competent paintjob is plenty fine.Bitch about grey slop, but leave people who actually care to paint alone, it's the minimum effort that's been screeched for for decades.
>>97510985They make videos about what's popular at the moment so people will watch them. You complain about what you think is popular to complain about so you'll get validation from your supposed peers, as is popular amongst identity-and-group-seeking adolescents (that you think speed painting being hot shit is a new trend tells you're not exactly a hobby veteran).And let's not forget that youtube does its very best to shove whatever is the biggest trend down your throat. Because the main target demographic of high school kids is extremely trend-driven, as your parents are likely well aware. It's part of that group seeking.>>97510990Sure you do.
>>97511059The trend isn't about that though. It's just generic art exercise advice. You should occasionally do things to your highest quality, but the majority of your work should be exercises to improve, At least until you're advanced. gesture drawings, grisaille, value studies all will make you much better than exclusively trying to paint your best mini yet ever time you paint anything.Somebody could probably make a successful youtube channel just going through any first year art class curriculum and tuning the class to be mini specific exercises rather than sketching or painting and everybody would eat it up. Mini painting channels already do this, they just spread it out as they need to keep things interesting. But as it is mini painting youtube just 'rediscovers' hundreds year old art practice techniques every few months and all pretend like it's a new thing for a while before moving on.
>muh youtubeshut the fuck up
I don't fuckin know why i buy spase marines. I don't even play 40k. I saw the christmas box discounted in a store an hour away. Didn't buy it because of above, but then drove back and got it several days later. Warhammer makes hard times less hard. I do rly like the custom head included in the upgrade sprue though.I hope 11th isnt ass but it probably will beI kinda am digging the idea of making my dudes bright orange. What would be the best base color....green?
>>97511098I'm not painting miniatures to just put on display and I'm not looing to enter any contests for it, I'm painting miniatures to play my games immersively. No one is scrutinizing them with a microscope and only I am scrutinizing them in hand u to my face, everyone else is viewing them from a few feet away on the gaming table or on my shelves.
>>97511119Yes very cool but some people do paint for the sake of painting and/or having them on display. Can you imagine that or are you too retarded?
>>97511130That has nothing to do with you bitching about people who are not you painting their miniatures as fast as possible to a decent level.I don't care if you want to waste time attempting to be van gogh on plastic, very few people who ever see your miniatures will really give a shit, most will just think "oh that's neat" and apraise them the same as a tabletop level.Hell even my ex who liked that I painted only cared to see /that/ I was painting and couldn't have distinguished a drybrush highlight from a dedicated edge highlight, nor a contrast slop job from a golden daemon.your subjective artistic desires are for you, not for pushing onto others and whinging over it.
>>97511173>the only reason to get good at something is to get validation from otherskek
is it normal to have to grind down the plastic in flying stands? the stick just didn't fit into the bottom plate or the hole in the model. I had to pull out the sandpaper to slim down the pegs.
>>97511188Van Gogh wasn't ear-cuttingly depressed because he didn't like his own work, it was because he was an outcast.Humans are social animals, yes we do things for social reasons.You can hide in your basement and pretend you don't are what other people think of you, but you're only convincing yourself, if even that.
>>97511218>projecting this hardtrying too hard, craftsperg
>>97511194It is normal for any keyed pieces of any model of any material to not fit, lastics and resins are thermally sensitive, the mass production methods are not dimensionally confirmed with every piece produced and the individual methods (recasting, printing) are prone to dimensional fluctuation in their process.IMO keying pieces is a waste of effort.
>>97511218You are such a tremendous subhuman faggot, holy shit.
>>97511173>>97511188the bitter pill of literally all art forms is that unless an artist is both really good and drawing the kind of porn people want to see, no one gives a shit about their art at all, and that satisfaction from creating art has to come from within
>>97511235Painting minis is just a hobby anon. Some people do it to play games and some people just enjoy the process of painting. Both are valid and insulting either of them makes you a faggot.
>>97511239nta but I'm a huge faggot and I'm depressed and I post pictures of my minis for validation so idk? there could be a connection
>>97511255Between each of those things individually and attention seeking behaviour, yes.But not between those things.
>>97511218you need to be a special kind of retard to try and shame people for putting effort into painting in what is esentially a painting general
>>97511280wanna see my lewds?
>>97511113>I don't fuckin know why i buy spase marines. I don't even play 40k.Space knights cool. Simple as. No, really, the aesthetics are indeed quite cool and you don't really have alternatives or said alternatives are less detailed or equally expensive (Infinity models are almost universally cool as hell but are metal and as such expensive, plus rarely if ever have customisation options - GW however keeps restricting this aspect in their own models).
>>97511319Telling anon not to insult those who paint, but do so quickly and without a concern for high achievemnt is not the same thing as shaming a desire for high achievement.Read the whole argument then STFU.
For fuck's sake, I suddenly get why the /btg/ guys were saying the prefer their literal nazi.
>>97511332>I don't care if you want to waste time attempting to be van gogh on plasticjust shut the fuck up already you sperg
>>97511346That's not shame, that's responding to the guy who started with insult on his own level.
>>97511324Kill yourself child groomer.
>>97511341It's one and the same person, craftsperg.
>>97511119autistic person comprehend doing something for fun challenge level impossible
>>97511324This is for works in progress not non starters.
>>97511378the resident clown can't go a single fucking day without acting like a retard, don't mind him
>>97511385>theLmfao.
>>97510645>Shadows? Modulation? Zenithal Lighting? Nonsense, I will simply spray my tank in RAL 7028 just like they would with a real one! This is how to achieve realism!
I really need to get back to my skitarii vanguard alpha.
>>97503015>>97506769I thought so. Im trying to hone in on (besides the obvious that its not a mecha) why your gunpla style painting is feeling a bit lacking on this mini.On a hunch I made mockup comparing your figures in greyscale. I think your color scheme is working against your style maybe? You can see how much more there is to see on your yellow brown combo than on this blue and red. The inherent panel lining of the tau battlesuits also works really strongly in your favor. Maybe you should drop a black ink into some of the details on this mini, like the recessed areas around the cowel and panel line on the shin? Id also consider paint the chain sword hazard stripes to match that tilting shied from your other mini, or at least silver. Something to make it pop more from a distance.My other thought is that you are actually weathering too much on this terminator. Ratio speaking, you brought the dirt all the way up to his knees.
>>97511605>golden paint>is a bunch of colours that usually aren't goldI don't understand this company.
>>97511605He didn't respond to a single piece of criticism/advice he got, I don't think he's interested in changing anything
>>97511671Well the criticism/advice he was being given was at odds with what he was trying to do, so I don't blame him for ignoring it.>"I want to paint these green">you should paint them purple. People usually paint them purple>"yes, but I'm painting them green"> >:( Why aren't you listening?!
>>97511539explain for all of the scale modellers out there why that doesn't work
>>97511814Magic
>>97503463I find that AP speedpaints tend to leave a residue on the bristles that has to be removed after each coat. Gets in the way and can't be good for the brush long-term. Plus a few of them need drying extender to prevent ink staining (dark wood, murder scene). Both of these could be down to my lousy technique, mind. :)Anyhow, I'm moving away from them for those reasons. A shame - some of the others are pretty good.
>>97503463Really get in the habbit of being diligent about not getting paint more than 1/2 up the bristles (Aim for 1/3 actually, and you'll sometimes hit 1/2 by mistake).It's easy to get lazy about this in my experience.I am very lazy though so maybe it's just me.
>>97511551Ayyo this nigga doing sub assembies nigga there's finna be a nasty gap in dat cloak nigga you done goofed yourself
First stage of a Rhodesian brushstroke camouflage pattern, most ambitious camouflage I've yet tried.
>>975118852nd of four stages, going splotches then strokes separately, paint is at a wash consistency to preserve detail and match the notorious fade of the original Rhodesian uniforms.
>>97510645lighting doesn't affect a 50mm person the same way it would a 1800mm person, but we want the 50mm person to appear realistic like a real 1800mm tall person does. the figures may be to scale, but natural lighting is not to scale. that's why you can't let the natural lighting do the work and have to paint the light and shadows on yourself as if the 50mm figure were 1800mm tall
>>97511113I don't play WH either, but I love the sculpts on AoS Nighthaunts (for any TTRPG), OW siege stuff (for fantasy/historical), and 40K Adeptus Mechanicus (for sci-fi/steampunk). I mix and match with old Citadel, Ral Partha/Legacy, Reaper, RAFM, Asgard, Grenadier/Mirliton (the latter from Badger Games).If a sculpt is good, then it's good, no matter the game it's supposed to be for. :)
>>97511791that's like every piece of hobby advice anymore>using "shitcrylics">not using the cheapest piece of shit craft paints>painting in different color schemes than the box art>painting using a different style than the duncan rhodes era game's workshop standard>trying to paint game pieces quickly>trying to put effort in>printing fdm>wow look at this weirdo fag who engages with the hobby differently than me!I don't understand. Since when was there a single correct way to build and paint plastic figures?
>>97511885Ooo, interesting. I'm currently trying an Oak Leaf (WW2 German) camo pattern on some Reaper/Mirliton walker and power armor models. Not sure whether to buy the Vallejo kit for them.Interested to see how yours work out - it's a completely new area for me so my first attempts will probably suck (but I'll learn a lot).
>>97511930Autists have a very rigid sense of what's "right" and become pertubated when someone goes against this. See "Sonic's arms are NOT blue"
>>97511930yeah im with other anon it definitely comes off as some autism thing. 4chan is always mad autistic
>>97511953Camouflage seems daunting until you try it, then the splotchy inconsistent requirement of it shows it is deceptively simple.It's the brushstroke part of this one I'm having to be super careful about, thought I could just mangle an old brush, but all my testing showed that wouldn't work, have to carefully paint the lines one at a time with a small fine tip.Just remember, most armor camouflage was done IRL by soldiers with no artistic background and they made it look good. Oh and keep your reference pictures on a big screen in your field of view while painting it.
>>97511010Thanks homie
>>97511953And lastly I mixed all of these colours for this by hand, those color kits are just too much for too many bottles to do a small project, these 4 Mechs will be the entirety of this scheme.
>>97511872I've been trying to fiddle about with whole vs sub assemblies to see what works better.It's uh...I don't know. I think this and the forgefiend are the only ones I've tried.I'm trying to get better I swear.
>>97511930I agree however it IS true that everyone who engages with the hobby differently than me is a weirdo
>>97511671Eh, it was a fun brain exercise anyways. You don't see gunpla people paint using grimdark styles, and vice versa. Ive personally never seen it done until that anons yellow tau, and it got me curious. Sometimes just writing out my thoughts is nice. More of a "what would I do if they were my minis" kinda thing. >>97511930Ok all good points. But, >printing fdmno.
>>97511972Did you use any guides for this? Looks pretty close to Pete's conversion. I take it you covered any gaps in sandbags? Smart move
>>97511963Good advice. Yes, I'm keeping a photo of the IRL pattern on my monitor (close enough to my painting desk to see it, far enough away to prevent paint getting on it).And yes, I'm also mainly using colors I already had - I did buy a couple of new camo paints but a whole set was too much to justify the cost.
The anon suggesting me to use kruleboyz for aberrants, good one. I like how this one is looking. Need to clean him up and add some stuff to make it more necromunish.
>>97509027>>97509115>>97509295>>97509309>>97509434>>97509440>>97509450>>97509485>>97509677>>97509703Remind that the only correct base rim is clean raw black plastic. >but what if I get paint o-I dont
>>97512061>prevent paint getting on itacrylic wipes off a screen no problem, I've got a few droplets of paint on my tablet right now =p
>>97512081Looking good! Also, beware posting your fingerprints or irises on the interwebs. It's only a matter of time before we'll become sorry for doing this so carelessly.
>>97512061any brighter tone of green will do with just the tiniest bit of brown mixed into it, doesn't take much to bring it into the olive territory desired for a military hue.
>>97512134that's only the tip of anons print, from my forensics classes that's not enough to do anything with, you need the center of the pattern where it's a swirl or a loop to really matter.
Painting a terminator, on account of terminators being cool.
>>97512008I did loosely follow Pete's guide. I used apoxie sculpt to fill the gap but yeah then I covered that big part with sandbags.
>>97512082Based autismo-pilled
>>97511972>>97510964Very Sexy
>>97511898Stage 3.
>>97511899>lighting doesn't affect a 50mm person the same way it would a 1800mm personexplain the science behind this statement. different size objects casting shadows is a basic example of similar triangles in high school math class.the example in that book about the circle is fundamentally misrepresenting the nature of painting 3d objects vs painting on a 2d surface. if you are trying to draw a brass sphere on paper then you have to shade it to make it look like a sphere because the paper is flat. even if you use metallic paint it will just look like a brass disc instead of a sphere, but it's completely different when you are painting 3d objects. if you paint a ping pong ball with brass paint it will look like a brass colored sphere because it is a brass colored sphere. light does not reflect differently from a 1/8" ball bearing than it does from a 8" bowling ball. even the example with the toy soldier is misleading. the problem isn't the size of the folds in the pants, it's the texture of the paint. it's too shiny so it looks like the pants are made out of plastic instead of cloth. if the guy was wearing a raincoat or a rubber suit the same paint would look plenty realistic.
>>97512639And there, my 6mm scale take on Rhodesian Brushstroke camouflage.
>>97512655NLIPS (non-linerar inverse perspective scaling) and the idea is the same foundations as heroic scale. Saying "light doesnt effect blah blah blah" is an incorrect paraphrasing of whats actually happening, which is how we humans can visually process stuff. We cant see small shit. So if you want to make something look realistic, i.e normal, you have to over-emphasize small details. Thats why when you paint minis for table top play as apposed to display you want to go even fatter and even more contrast on your highlights. Because at arms length if you want to see the small details you have to make them stand out even more.Have you ever seen one of those photos of a place along the equator at noon where the shadows are all gone? They look like a bad video game render because we are so used to how something is supposed to look. Thats the same thing thats happening with models painted only in base coats. They look like toys, but if you were say, an expert in photography and lighting you could 100% rig up a photograph that made them look good.
>>97512783>Rhodesia
>>97512796That's what the pattern is called.My desire to wear short shorts and fight a bush war is entirely beside the point.
>>97512783I still think you should have gunmetal in there somewhere and use a panel liner wash on the greebles. and don't you still need to paint some fun lil windmills on em?>>97512808>short shortsBased.
>>97512808I'm honestly just impressed at your commitment to the bit. Most people would just throw on some swastikas, or do a kkk space marine chapter.
>>97512863I'm doing a unit that is established canon in the game.>https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Greenhaven_Gestapowhat isn't established is their paint scheme, so I picked something fun and fitting.
>>97512876Huh. I knew battletech was a nazi game, but I didn't know it was literally a nazi game.
>>97512081NeatoI painted up these duders at the lfgs tonight in about 2.5 hoursI'm happy with them....1/2 done with darkwater now
>>97512902>having nazis in it makes it a nazi game>Schindler's List is a nazi movie
>>97512916Fat beastmen? I didn't know they could be more gross, well done.
>>97512902>https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Experimental_Technical_Readout:_1945The current super dei/lgbbq devs made this too.They say it's "just a joke" but it's a fully developed product that they published for the players to use as desired.So yeah, established canon and product design decisions have made Third Reich totally fair game, couple that with the encouragement to use YourDudes as well as the established position of relative morality in the gameplay (everyone is good guys if you play them, everyone is bad guys if you play against them) and it's been made totally precedent acceptable to play National Socialists as Good Guys.
>>97512929>I didn't know they could be more grossyou could imagine they were friends with epstein
>nazi shit>battletechCraftsperg pls go.
>>97503704neat! I like all the various colours! The syringe gun thing looks pretty cool. I think you maybe could've made the skin on the armour look more like skin? >>97504222I like the purple. Very clean very crispy>>97506022ooooo! Is it done? >>97506496That's really awesome. >>97509080>working on a bust oh we know ur gonna bustuwu>>97512257that mini is pretty cool ngl>>97512916I absolutely adore the colours and the variety on these minis. Really great stuff anon
tried using some dirty down on these guy's heads but idk if I like it. prolly gonna clean it up a bit
another weirdo. not hating the blue but will cover it up later. I forgot how I did the tubes on the other guy and I'm strugglin a bit lol
>>97512995looks like the box art for speed paints.
>>97512999I'm gonna take that as a compliment? I'm not done any of these >w<
>>97512794>non-linerar inverse perspective scalinghas nothing to do with how light works. you can see details on miniatures the same way you can read the text on a dime, which I can remind you are unpainted and a single color. >is an incorrect paraphrasing of whats actually happeningin other words it's not true>Because at arms length if you want to see the small detailswhy do I need to see every detail at arm's length? I just need to be able to tell that it's a space marine and not an ork, what gun it is using, and whether it's the sergeant or not. if I want to see small details I can just pick it up and take a closer look.
still working on this guy
>>97512999sorry for the repost, but... the other more finished d00d looks like this. I'm quite happy with it. :3I hope everyone has a nice weekend, keep up the cool stuff <3
>>97513019>>97513039Oh, for fuck's sake, this is the battletech nude poster fag.
>>97513054Yeah and this >>97512783 is the btg nazifag aka craftsperg. I never would've imagined the biggest tumors of this general would come from that game honestly
>>97513061You're the only one who cares that the nazi uses craftpaints, but this faggot was threatening to post nudes ITT earlier this very day.I agree with the /btg/ I'll take the nazi any day.
>>97513070Not the anon you're replying to. But are they not the same person?
>>97513079Yeah, they are the same person. Craftsperg is just mentally ill retard who gets worse by the minute.
>>97513030>has nothing to do with how light worksyes thats what I said>incorrect means not trueyes...>why would I want to see my models well at arms length?You're right I have no idea why anyone would want.
>>97513054(You)>>97513061???I only post a couple times in a thread at most and I only post when I have minis to share. For a lot of people's stuff I'm not gonna say anything unless they ask a specific question. And I try to only comment on finished pieces. idk what your problem is?>>97513070bruh.
>>97513079No, as a frequenter of /btg/ they are most definitely not, the painting gives it away, the fag uses paint markers and posts nudes, the nazi uses craft paint and only ever posts painted miniatures, sometimes anons get butthurt about his miniatures and an argument will ensue, but no nude posting and no "uwu" fag shit from the nazi.
>>97513114>idk what your problem is?THIS IS OUR PROBLEM >>97511324
>>97513122I use all sorts of paints tyvm. and the paint markers are fun and cool (picrel)...I could post nudes if you want? I'm not really sure what the point of these posts are.
>>97512957Don't worry, I was already doing that.
>>97513150Nobody wants to see your nudes you obnoxious faggot, kill yourself
>>97513122You picking fights with them isn't helping the quality of the thread. Report them if they break the rules and don't give them attention.
>>97513170? I'm just explaining what I know from seeing these two in /btg/, I'm not the guy in here posting "Craftsperg!" at every other post.
>>97513139>>97513156okie dokie! I won't post them then! I'm gonna go play video games now
>>97513192Fine, I should have linked this guy >>97513156
>>97513122>poor nazi who only posts painted minis>oppressed by a wild trannyYou are fooling no one, you mentally ill faggot. Just fuck off already, craftsperg.
This cockpit was the biggest hurdle for the whole deal, from here lasers and insignia are a breeze, then basing.
>>97512837Oh and there is a brown wash in the panel lines, I've just gone very light on it to not disrupt the light olive khaki or the overall camouflage, it's enough to bring a little definition to it but not fuck up the pattern, which is why I won't be doing any metallic bits, the finishing details like the cockpit glass should top it off well enough I think.
>>97513106I don't know why people keep repeating claims that are factually wrong. if you like the way you paint just say that it's your preference. don't try to back it up with bro science.
>>97513298You should take your own advice instead of lashing out at people that put more effort into their minis than you do, cretin.
>>97513194Am I the only one who finds this mascot incredibly unsettling? The infantilizing nature of it, its like lolicon.
>>97513455That is why it was chosen by that poster, their desire is to be obnoxiously, intrusively, disturbing.
Painting some Yaegirs.What color for the plasma Knives? I was thinking green (or rather a gradient of cold yellow to pthalo green)Would it be strange if the chest lights on the ochre armour were blue, or would the same green as the plasma knives look better?
>>97512082>clean raw black plastic.you see that's the problem, they are not black plastic, but whatever color my friend had loaded in his FDM printer
I'm calling this one done.
>>97511671Good, as the advice was retarded
>>97513061no one hates nazis anymore, get with the times boomer
>>97513156that was a joke rerardanon
>>97513150Looks good, what scale is that tho? could be A4 could be a postage stamp
>>97514177Does that mean you would not like me to tell you things you could do to improve this? Or are you done-done?
>>97503015Terminators 5 of 5I've read all your advice and will apply it to future models, especially what the greyscale anon wrote
>>97505444>AmerilardistanPhew, was worried for a second there.
>>97505944>6 quid for 40 gramslol, lmaoOr I could just keep mixing Apoxie Sculpt and Green Stuff to achieve the same result for a third of the cost in the long run. The Tamiya stuff is brilliant for gap filling, completely shitting on the comparably priced acrylic model putties it competes with in that role, but anyone using it as their primary sculpting medium is a straight up mug.
This might be a little too specific a question.Just did the scouts on top, they will be Black Templars.My question is, should I give their armor scratches and blemishes like their seniors below? Or should I keep them as pristine and clean to show their lack of experience?
>>97514369You could add very few, less than the seniors. Or not, whichever you like, really.
>>97514369The armour is probably a lot older and more experienced than the scout inside of it.
>>97514215nta, those are magic cards painted over
>>97512783Congratulations, you're now running the Illician Lancers. High-speed, high-drag orbital-dropping pipehitters that fuck shit up for astronomical rates.
>>97514686feel free to stop samefagging that shit anytime
>>97514369Imo, if anything, the scout armor makes sense to be just as beaten, if not more. 1) They are scouts, they are the first ones to go through the most gnarly environments imaginable2) The armor is definitely older than then as other anon said3) Scouts are inexperienced, so, just like your regular irl grunt, will bang their gear against all kinds of shit
What kind of scalpels should I buy for soft plastic models?I don't wanna buy hobbyslop but not sure if an amazon 100 pack is gonna be worth the time.
>>97514355>6 quid for 40 gramsTamiya's two-parts don't come in 40g, that's just the tube putties. It's £6 for 25g, versus...>mixing Apoxie Sculpt and Green StuffGreen Stuff at approx £4 per 18g (i.e. £5.50-ish per 25g) before even buying your Apoxie SculptAnd obviously the whole point of bringing it up in the first place was that PSI have just been shuttered, which is going to cut off the supply for a lot of the cheapest available Green Stuff. This only leaves the handful of suppliers like Greenstuffworld who don't just repackage PSI's product, and they charge even more for less
>>97514782I buy surgical scalpels because they are cheap as fuck and cut through plastic like butterThey also slice through your hand very easily though
>>97512309I'll give it a shot myself some day. Really nice result. They really fucked up the turret on the original design, didn't they?
>>97514261please tell
>>97514782I've used size 11 for my exacto handle for 25 years or so. If the blades are shitty, change them whenever they get too dull. They're like 50 cents each anyway
>>97514337These look really fresh, you have a very clean style but as others have said theyre's not a ton of detail. They come across as WIPs of a pro painter, and I think you should take that as a compliment. They're gorgeous already but you could elevate them.
>>97514797>before even buying your Apoxie SculptYou make it sound as if the Apoxie increases the overall cost per 25g, but judging by the first result I got searching for it ( https://www.dickblick.com/products/aves-apoxie-sculpt/ ) it sits down at just over a quid per 25g, meaning it makes the overall mix cheaper.>This only leaves the handful of suppliers like Greenstuffworld who don't just repackage PSI's product, and they charge even more for lesshttps://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/outlet-putties-and-materials/2620-green-stuff-tape-365-inches-outlet.htmlNow 36.5 inches doesn't say much about mass on its own, but luckily I have a 36-ish inch roll around I bought a few months back, might even be the GSF one but I don't remember nor do I have the packaging insert, and that comes out to 135g according to my kitchen scales. So ignoring the sale there, 18.63USD per 135g works out to about 2.50GBP per 25g. (And for the record the 269SEK I paid, including 25% VAT, works out to ca 4GBP/25g.)SO, I dunno, if you think 5,50GBP/25g is cheap for green stuff, and that having to switch over to GSW will end up being much more expensive... you might wanna shop around a bit more. Or just look at bigger serving sizes than 18g.
Green wizard is my fav
Valentines Day is coming up and my girlfriend hinted that she wants a gift.We are both very into board games, DIY, miniatures etc.So I thought I'd buy her a very cute miniature, paint it for her and give her that.Question is, where can I even find those? I don't think she'd appreciate Warhammer, Cthulhu or Stargrave stuff lol, or at least, they don't offer stuff like that, as far as I know.Things she likes:Cute stuff in general, animals (especially cats), fantasy, food-related-thingsAnyone know where I could get a miniature like that, ideally with a big gay heart on it, holding flowers or something other Valentines Day themed?Unironically something like the halfling here.
>>97515082>about time someone dealt with those knife eared fucks
>>97515082>/adv/>/lgbt/
>>97515082Get her a Beargguy.
>>97515082Places like Etsy or more specific sites have minis made by small companies and individual sculptors, you can find all kinds of weird shit.
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>>97515221Speed painting is lyfe
>>97515262Supa fast
>>97514686Nope, Hadley's Hussars.when SLDF retook Tera Legos died, the ogre and his rampage disappeared and Hans stayed in Italy.Leaving Alexis Adley to lead the company. A minor name change from Adley to Hadley and rename the company, take off for the periphery and the company survives into the clan invasion as mercs and pirates as need/want dictate, remaining under the leadership of the Hadley line.
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>>97515221Nice blood effects but I feel like there should be more contrast between the guy and his staff
>>97515349>initials are AH and HHYou cheeky bastard!
You can stop samefagging anytime, craftsperg, you silly queer.
Haven’t painted in like 2 years, what do?
Anyone have/know any good guides for painting black flesh?I'm painting Hive Fleet Kronos and I'm trying to figure out a way to paint the black flesh without it being super boring while also looking good.I've tried having a look at VV, Trovarian and Infernal Brush but cant find what I'm looking for.
>>97515449Wizard casting spaghetti, cute.
>>97515487well if you mean black flesh as in drow rather than brown flesh as in blacks, then use a purple, blue or grey highlight.
>>97515496Yeah, the three ways ive seen people paint Kronos are cold blues, greys and browns.The art makes it look more brownish but the official scheme from a few years ago was grey iirc (although its gone from the citadel app now, same for jormungder)
>>97515534Then go for the drow purple flesh and be a standout.
>>97515449That's a blast from the past, I've missed seeing your stuff on here. What films/tv/vidya you been into lately? Could give you inspiration for your starting point.
Any tips on freehanding banners? I'm about to paint a grave guard banner and I don't want to fuck it up
>>97515659Don't fuck it up
>>97515659Keep fucking up until you get better.
Are these Nicpro brushes set any good? 21 brushes for 10 bucks sound pretty alright
Gonna call my 'forest lords' project done.
>>97516118Thanks again to the Secret Santas who sent me the models these past two years, they were a lot of fun.
>>97516128can we see these one by one? I request more details. especially the dragon and the ones in the second photo
>>97516128>>97516118These came out great, anon
>>97512655>me when I'm retarded
>>97516425yes give the obvious shitposter attention 20 hours later, that's a great idea
>>97516251Sure thing. Tried to upload an album off site but kept getting flagged for spam, so we're gonna have to do it the hard way.>>97516284Thanks!
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>>97516118>>97516128>>97516510>>97516514>>97516522>>97516530>>97516539>>97516546>>97516553Extremely cool work, anon. Especially like tree_a1!
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>>97516588No rear shot on this one since it's basically just dark grey with a black wash; all the effort went into the front, lol
>>97516593Aaaan that's the last of 'em.I think Tree A is my favorite overall, but I'm pretty pleased with the lot.
>>97516014i got the set that comes with the wet pallet. they seem okay so far
I normally don't revisit old models unless I strip them but I'm going over this one to clean up some of the panels and add that freehand there.
Has anyone tried out the blanche army painter sets? I tried army painter washes and they were nice enough, even if they sometimes require a few passes to really tint stuff, but never their paints. Was just wondering about the quality and results.
My 3 custom broadsides are almost redy to be primed
>>97516829>And that, son, is the entire inventory of broadsides in all of north america
>>97516598Damn I got one of these trees that’s just been sitting around sprayed brown for years. Maybe it’s time
>>97516848Go for it man, it's a cool model. Pretty comfy to paint too since the wood will look decent with just drybrushing.
>>97516848Assembled mine wrong now. Built it as a Treelord and used the wrong part. Now he is looking away as he whips
>>97516877oh that's nice!>>97516848Agreed with above, it ended up being a lot more forgiving than I thought it would be.
How do I make myself get out of bed so I can paint something?
>>97516829can you take another picture of the middle one? that looks kind of like what I want to do with mine. thanks amigo
>>97517028i hope it helps
Any of you guys deal with small miniature lights? I'm working on this nearly 3 foot long spaceship model I printed and thought it could be cool to add lights for the bridge and such but I am at a loss as to what would be good to get, any recommendation would be much appreciated
>>97515082get her a hello kitty miniature. bitches love hello kitty.
>>97517700I haven't broached adding lights to any of my models yet, but I've heard the name Terrain-Tronics a lot in connection with it from watching youtubers. LED strips get mentioned a a lot, too. I'm sure if you search youtube for lighting starship models, you'll find plenty of how-to's.
>>97517091thanks bro
>>97515550Thanks, I’ve actually considered the same idea for inspiration. Been playing monster hunter non stop since the new one dropped and have been looking into maybe getting a model of a monster. Found a friends missing dnd model and might paint that up for them
>>97516877Saved for a inspiration, looks good brother
>Been planning to start work on my next model for the last 2 weeks>Haven't sat down at my desk because tired, distractions, or just don't feel like itI hate when this happens
>>97517967>Was complaining about wanting to paint over christmas>Quit my job and can't be bothered looking for a new one so infinite time>Haven't touched a paint brush since DecemberI don't get it.
>>97517994It's like inertia. Hard to get the ball rolling, but when you push it it gets easier to commit. Fill up your water cup, get your wet palette and model ready, then it'll be much easier to make yourself sit at your desk and get started.
>>97511024no but I'm thinking about it
>>97517700I come from a EE background, with an arduino and a soldering iron you could make anything you want buying parts off digikey. Otherwise, I just watched this video, it might send you down the right path.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imYIoDKz6NU
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>>97516444okay, here's some attention faggot
