Work in Progress, "Working for the Weekend" 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>Everybody wants a new romancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsgBpsNPQ50>Previous Threads:>>97647829>>97623555>>97605414
>>97666490NTA but I'm sure everyone here appreciates that. Even if getting selected for the OP image was nice this feels much better for the thread as a whole.
RIP Citadel Colour.... 1984 - 2026
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>>97666530Eh, it's understandable because Citadel brand relly has not been used that much anymore.Still no fucking dropper bottles shaped like bolter cartridges is annoying though.
>>97666530>can finally ditch the retarded pots>finally can stop sending their retarded employees making the most retarded excuses about the pots>lel just call it differentlylet me guess, there's like -2 ml there, too, right
>>97666731>let me guess, there's like -2 ml there, too, rightBut greater value, Anon! New name, be excited!
>>97666731-2ml each rebranding and at some point GW will sell 2ml paint pots.
>>97666685>Still no fucking dropper bottles shaped like bolter cartridges is annoying though.Interesting idea!I started making all these bolter rounds a while ago and the final step was planning to make a fake imperium branded cardboard box like a real commercial ammo box. That would be a fun gimmick for GW to do and sell in packages like that.It's probably not practical but it's not like I buy GW paints anyway so I don't care.
>>97666685>shaped like bolter cartridgesOnce upon a time GW did make paint pots shaped kinda like bolter shells. And they were absolutely awful (almost as bad as people keep making the current ones out to be). GW will have to wait for another 2-3 decades before the memories of those have fade enough that returning to the idea of bolter shaped paint pots/bottles won't get all of Nottingham brunt down.
>>97666875Could easily just use dropper bottles with a rounded cap. GW, hire me.
My walky boys. Still need to file some spots down, remove mold lines and drill out barrel. Do (you) think the lascannons are too much on the heavy sentinel? I dont like the missile/rocket options. Not concerned about rules.
>>97666807>>97666530That would actuallt require a marketing department to have insight into a customer base. In my experience marketing and HR departements employ the most braindead normies i've ever seen. It's all about reach and red line goes up, fuck actually putting some soul into their work. On a side note does this armour look to messy?
>>97666346Now there's an idea with legs.
>>97666943>Too* messyNo, it looks fine.>>97666490By all means, let your collage flag fly.Aaaaaaaa, I haven't painted anything in a few days so I'm not in the collage
>>97666936the lascannons make it look like a mech from battletech. if you don't care about the rules, i'd keep them
>>97666973It's a Hussar Light Battlemech.
>>97666956Well then you better go catch it!Wait, that isn't right...?
it's not stupid if it works, right? right?
>>97666985put the center gun under the main body and it's a locust
>>97667065Explain what I'm lookin' at.
>>97667065what am i looking at exactly
>>97667065I know what I'm looking at.
>>97666501I think it's really great honestly. some creative generals are more selective with their OP collages, and then it feels like shit when your work isn't good enough for anon's arbitrary criteria
>>97667065Tell me what is going on!!I know you're here, you JUST posted it.
>>97665551what's so difficult? it's just crusty green shit. the outer parts are greenish white and the middle is blueish green.
>>97667320Post a mini you painted with bronze and verdigris, surely you have an example since you're so confident?
>>97667088>>97667118>>97667316a mold made of blutack, for a handle, with skulls>>97667316sometimes i post when i finish and leave to clean and stuff for a while lolresults in a few hours, make your bets
>>97667364inb4 something you stick into your angnus
>>97667364What are you casting it with?
>>97667383nah, it's a paint handleit just ocurred to me to make one with trippy skulls on it>>97667388plaster mostly, sometimes i add pva glue too and some mortar, this one has plaster, mortar, and black and sepia ink for color
I recently tried to paint my tacticool corsairs
>>97667430And one of them in gzhel style
>>97667443cute.>>97667410why plaster if you could just 3d print a handle?
>>97666530Are they reformulating them, or just swapping the labels?
Did some work on the Ophidian Destroyers. Lots of Details to put in but they're getting there.
>>97666530Holy enshittification
>>97667582are these proxy wraiths or conversionspretty cool and the paint scheme is pretty and original too
>>97667556heft, touch, and entertainment
>>97667605They're Ophidian Destroyers...?It's a different unit, kind of similar to wraiths but their own thing.
was too lazy to strip my old kasrkin so i just cleaned them with compressor and varnished them and started painting comissar yarrick
Just a cool bumpy guy
demolded and cleaned up a bitit's not half bad, aligment could be better, many of the skulls are too distorted and have a lot of bubbles but i think it's a success, it will dry quite a lot lighter in a few days and i plan on giving it a washwith a proper greenstuff mold or something this could be great
>>97667947Looks neat
>>97667565Labels. They're rolling all their little side brands under Warhammer.
>>97666530Owari da...
>mfw there are people here that still care about gw paints
A bit of terrain I've been doing for 40k
>>97668152i like your terrain anon but storage vise that lichen micht be better in dedicated container unless you used nautical ton of of varnish on it and not even then
>>97668184Thank you anon, the lichen has been safe for now, but I have a good crate for my terrain.
Helghast are just so cute.
>>97668221Not as cute as skitarii though
>>97668307I second that
/wip/ is a skitarii thread
>>97668365Lol no. /wip/ is a skeleton thread.
>>97668307>>97668365yes
>>97668365/wip/ is for friends and learning.
>>97668402Yes.Also Skitarii though.
are you very particular about your brushes or can you use anything if it gets the job doneis the game over if paint reaches the ferrule or do you just rinse it off and go on your merry wayalso to brush soap or not to brush soap is there a difference
>>97668365I need to finish up my spare extra skittle with plasma caliver for my killteamI couldn't refuse the opportunity to paint up the one with the giant anti material rifle even if it's horrible on the tabletop
>>97668439>brush typereal sable is a lot better than synthetics and lasts far longer, but synthetics also range from shit to usable. Just don't buy GW or you'll pay sable prices for synthetic brushes.>ferruleyou can use isopropyl or other solvents to clean it out>brush soapmakes a difference with real sable and a small tub of b&j will last forever with tiny miniature painting brushes. for synthetics I am not sure it actually matters
>>97668439real hair brushes are a game changertake care not to load them to much, especially with washesrinse often while painting, never use to mix paints unless in very small quantitiesuse just about any hand soap after every session, comb it and let the soap dry on the brush until the next time you use it, this keeps it in shape and somewhat protected
if a brush is just hair on the end of a stick how come if the ends get fucked you can't just give it a hair cut and have clean ends again?
>>97668484post brush comb pic
>>97668439A real man can paint with dollar store brushes and paints.
>>97668520you use your finger for that not an actual comb
>>97668439I use the beard oil my wife got me
>>97668495The shape is important, having a sharp tip is important for getting nice clean lines. If you can't get the tip sharp again the brush isn't completely fucked, just need to change what you use it for. Can always make it a base coat brush that doesn't need to paint sharp lines, or use it for washes. Can also cut the tip and make it a flat or a filbert for dry brushing. Once it gets absolutely fucked you can use it for basing and such. If you try out oil washes an old frayed sable brush is fantastic for gently blending out the edges for a really smooth transition.
>>97668606Wouldn't a little comb be adorable though?
>>97668495You kind of can, but if it gets too short, it loses shape. Some brushes have a misplaced hair that sticks out, I cut those off.
>>97668645yes
>come back home after month vacation>dark reaper and Corvus black paints are dried out>corax white is looking grim but it’s an awesome paint otherwise Does anyone have an AK or AP or even TTC alternative to these paints? Dark reaper in particular? Also matte black, my current black is the old VMC and I’ve been mixed on the new Vallejo line
>>97668809>corax white is looking grimah, in perfect brand-new condition I see! Wonderful!
>>97668809Why.
>>97668645>>97668775cute
One of my halfling kitbash/conversions. With these guys I was trying to capture the kind of dynamic look that you can get with a monopose plastic kits, or also commonly with metal and resin figures. The main way I accomplished it with these guys was using a tilt pinning method. I cut off the integral base, and from there shaped the bottom of the feet that would be exposed. Then I kind of tilted them around on the base, seeing how they looked at various degrees of tilt. When I came up with something satisfactory I would drill up into the foot, and on small parts of the integral base I left attached to the feet to give extra room for a more solid pin job. From there I used brass rod pins and drilled into the base. Then, to create an even more aggressive pose I used a small piece of styrene strip for the back foot of the mini, to help create that appearance of forward movement by further tilting the mini forward. The bases i use have a lip on them, which I backfill with texture paste to cover up integral bases. In this case it hides the styrene strip and gives that appearance of seamless integration without making him look like he's standing on some slope.I used parts from the WGA halfling militia kit, along with the cavalry kit for the base of the figure. The torso, head and arms are all from the militia kit. They were originally holding a halberd. I just clipped off the shaft of it to form two separate arms which shape up to a good dynamic swinging or aggressive kind of pose. The shield hand, and his sword and the hand holding it were clipped from separate parts. The sword comes from another WGA kit, Roman Citizens. I clipped the original hands off and it was a drill/pin job that came together pretty well. I added the feather pinned to his helmet, which comes from empire state troops/handgunners kits. Paint is still a work in progress but I wanted to share one.
>>97668809If you want a nice base white I use deck tan from AK interactive. By far my favourite white base. Here is an example of how it looks.
Another halfling conversion/kitbash. This guy is probably one of my favorites so far. You can see the pin there in the foot on the rear view picture.
>>97669022very cute, I like him very much
>>97668152That's some good lichen, did it come that way or did you wash it first?
>>97667947Kewl
>>97667947What's the casting material? Was it a printed mold?
Posted just as the last thread was wrapping up, but anyone else still got an ancient model that reminds them of where this shit began?
>>97669804Twinsies.These things were annoying, 3 shots each and twin linked. I used to have 10, idk what happened to the other 2.
>>97668184Why is that? I thought store-bought ones come chemically treated to be sterile and "safe"
>>97670007>the other 2Anon, you obviously painted them purple.
short /wip/ session tonight because my cat is being insufferable
>>97666943Yep, after the debacle of their website you think they'd learn
>>97667844are ogryns now wearing power armour?
>>97669022Nice
>>97668819Yeah I know it separates BADLY but it really has good coverage even over dark colors. Also I want to conserve my old bottle of VGC ghost white, which is what I used before. I thought about getting a vortex mixer even if it’s a cheap Chinesium one since it’s better than nothing but I don’t want more table clutter. >>97668824Why? I just told you in my post anon. My pots are dried out and I want a similar paint from a brand that comes in bottles and not shitty pots.>>97668992Yeah I heard it’s good and it’s been on my list, now that there’s a vacancy for white on my shelf I picked one up today and I’m excited to give it a shot.
>have airbrush, used to basecoating the predominant color>now have House Orlock models to do up, they're pretty well mixed in coloration though>but also not using speed paints, so a zenithal is probably not of much use barring visibilityWhat do?
>>97669674>>97667065>>97667364>>97667410
>>97666487Finally done with my third kitbash, a Marshal inspired by John Blanche's artwork.
we back baby
>>97670907Here's the reference
>>97670907He looks great but I can't shake the feeling he's making the Kazuma face
>>97670907Absolutely gorgeous, as always, BT anon. You should do more kitbashes.
Spess marines are hard to paint and not as fun as almost literally any other model...found this malifuax base at my local shop and loved this ghost for a long time so I slapped it on topAlso wtf just happened?
character pile keeps growinglooks like trench coat drybrush is fucked good thing things like that show better in a picture
Finally finished my Quar basic teams so it was time for a group photo.
Started work on this dude today. Gonna finish up all the base colors, and then either do marine juice or an oil/streaking grime wash.>>97670907Fucking hell, that's immaculate. I love those pauldrons in particular.
>>97671027And I forgot the picture.
I have also finished a mini during the downtime
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>>97670980The flowers on the bases are a nice touch
I need to practice photographing
>>97666487God, I need to get better lighting. Here is my default lion rampent english force.Anyone have some tips for taking better model photos? both in terms of lighting and positioning? I always seems to have my models stretched out too horizontally so that the detail doesnt show and there is a lot of dead space at the top and bottom. also , what angel do people prefer? Frontal and slightly above, like 20 degrees? I am never satisfied with the photos I take and they always come out worse then what theyu look like IRL. Maybe get a white backgrounnd so light bounces and there is less background distractions? Maybe its just my older Iphone camera too...
>>97671311here is the French, still need to add a wash on them though.
>>97670922>>97670925>>97671027>>97671163Thank you so much>You should do more kitbashes.I always try to personalize the models and kits a little, but I really need the right inspiration (and bits) to undertake the more ambitious projects like this
>>97669804many, I love me some old figs and several still get play
>>97671280Do you have some sort of smoothing setting on? Photography has never been easier but most phones apply some sort of smoothing slop afterwards.
>>97671434I just use my stock pixel 10 camera app...wut do?
>>97671478Put a piece of printer paper behind it, your camera will have an easier time focusing on the mini.
>>97671478Usually applications have some options for turning "enchantments" off, gotta dig in settings. There are also alternative applications like OpenCamera for Android. I usually use that one since my stock absolutely couldn't focus on mini, even with blank background.
>>97666731>let me guess, there's like -2 ml there, too, rightStop guessing start consooming
What can I do to give some kind of exhaust residue effect on a metal this dark? Or should I just leave it?
>>97671701Airbrush VERY dark gray or matt black. You can also drybrush it, ofc.
>>97671701it's a jet engine not the tail pipe on a truck. why would it have residue on the nozzle?
Next project, Chaos Vindicator.Interior done and already closed with the top of the vehicle.>>97671478Based base.>>97670907Bruh... Its bonkers !
>>97671932vindicator? shouldn't it have ammo and the gun breach?
>>97672179Fuck if I know, I just bought it from GW with coupons recently
Big emergency, WIP.I think my DIY wet palette sponge grew mould.I was away from home for a while and forgot to remove the water from it so it is my fault.I panicked and dumped 99 percent isopropyl alcohol onto the sponge and then submerged it inside the sandwich box with the alcohol but the staining is still there. How do I save the sponge? I legitimately never knew I was gonna have a sentimental feeling for a DIY wet palette and yet here we are. >inb4 replace spongeI have difficulties finding a thin sponge on aliexpress that fits inside the systema brand from dollar store's sandwich box so I want to preserve the sponge as long as possible.
>>97672495keep it as it is as long as youve killed the mold with chemicals it's fine even if theres some staining
>>97672510Alright.The sponge is still submerged in 99 percent isopropyl alcohol. How long should i keep it submerged?
>>97672495why are you trying to use alcohol to kill mold? if you're too autistic to just throw it out and make a new one at least use bleach. these kinds of tools should be considered consumable in the first place.
>>97672565>if you're too autistic to just throw it out and make a new one at least use bleach. these kinds of tools should be considered consumable in the first place.Fair enough.I'll go hunting on aliexpress for thin sponges then. As for the sandwich box is it salvageable from alcohol disinfecting?
>>97672495nigga doesnt that sponge cost like a dolla or something, just fucking buy a new one
>>97672584>nigga doesnt that sponge cost like a dolla or something, just fucking buy a new oneThe source stopped selling the ones I'm looking for. It was a large thin in height one I think it was meant for cleaning cars. I was able to cut it to perfectly fit my sandwich box.That's why I kind of have a need to preserve it. Until I find a new source of sponges in such a size. The stuff I've seen are too tall in height and I'm not sure about shaving them down as I don't think I could do that properly. Unless there is a different kind of sponge that is normally thin and wide. I'm not sure how Swedish Dish Cloths are for wet palette application usage.
>>97672577>As for the sandwich box is it salvageable from alcohol disinfecting?nigger just use bleach. what do you think is in the shit you spray on your shower curtain to kill mold?
>>97672577Put it under the sun for an hour for safe measure.
>>97667947i'm making another onei fucked up closing the mold and i think the bottom row will be somewhat fuckered, i hope it's not too much
>>97672694>>97672700Alright I'll replace the sponge.I think I just panicked a bit and had an autism.
>>97672706is this really easier than just 3d printing the skulls? if you want it to be heavier you can just make it with a void in the middle and fill it with fishing weights.
>>97671252Thanks, I also used them to easily show if it's an officer, special gear or basic dude.
>>97672747>easierobviously not, 3dprinting is the easiest manufacturing method to ever happen to a domestic desktopi also don't have a resin printer and fdm would be shit for thisalso where's the fun in just printing a finished product
>>97672652Disposable incontinence blankets. They're big sheets made to absorb liquid. Just cut squares out of them, they'll last you forever. Cheap as fuck too.
Test?
>>97672783>fdm would be shit for thisyou're already using it for the pattern though?
>>97672806just the structure and the straight lines that have no detail, and even then they need to be cleaned of mold lines after the cast
>>97672806>>97672830>mold linesprint* lines
>>97671046Looks great anon!
>>97672830I thought the skulls were printed but I see they're actually separate parts. I think you could still do it with a small enough nozzle and that filament that you can smooth out by spraying with alcohol.
>>97672861yeah the skulls are from gw's skull kitnot even then, that works fine for larger stuff but even with a .2 nozzle you don't get detail comaprable to a resin printer or an actual kit, and the smoothing eats even more detail
>>97672495It's over anon, jump out your window and run In all seriousness its fineAlso wet palletes r over rated i go dry all day
>>97667947>>97672706>Casting mold.Anon, I want you to know I appreciate you.
I greatly enjoy building and painting chaos space men
Low River Monks
Second shield WIP.40kjesus has a bionic eye to better see sins.
>>97668439I have a set of cheap brush sets for quick projects and contrast paints. I have a couple tamaiya and W&N detail brushes for detail work. For soap, I always do it. Takes a few seconds to get way more use out of a brush. Also keeps a nice tip if you let a tiny bit stay on it.
just finished getting my riptide off the sprue and cleaned up. still keeping it in sub assemblies but I'm not sure how much magnetization i'm going to do. the big gun for sure will get a magnet, but I think the missile pods/fusion gun/plasma guns probably aren't worth it. I think I'll just glue the missile pods on because Itano Circus is more thematic than melta guns for giant robots. maybe I just glue every gun on it and say fuck it to the rules.
>120 xacto blades for $10I've never bought just the blades before. Are these going to be utter dogshit?
>>97673341They won't last forever but hey, 120 for the price of a big mac. Really sharp disposable blades are cheap as shit to make. It will last you years.
>>97673341That's about how much they really cost when you aren't paying the hobby tax.
>>97673169I have no idea who these fremen fucks are but they look like sick cunts. Nicely done chief.
>>97673234I love doing this kind of thing when the opprotunity arises, I have a box of sacresants and you're inspiring me to try to use them to do some orthodox icons of 40k saints.
>>97673341i bought a pack of like 50 with 5 handles from amazon for about the same price. they were more than sharp enough for GW plastic. and if they get glue or paint on them, just toss em out
Can you cut channels in Oyamaru/bluestuff in order to pour liquid resin into the mold? Has anyone tried that?
>>97673568Resin might be a big ask. I know that tutorials for miliput/greenstuff casting suggested some channels; but I'm not sure you'll get a tight enough seal or a good cure out of a two part soft cast like that with a poured medium.
>>97673568Resin would be a bad idea because it heats up as it cures which will warp the oyumaru.
>>97673616>>97673642Well I asked because I saw someone using a resin just now in this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEdFcaTIe3QAnd I've seen Japanese gunpla youtubers using UV resin in oyamaru
Progress, slowly but surely.
>>97670494need to determine how best to highlight the hair without making it look grey
>>97673976Oof, those layer lines.Learn how to turn on antialiasing.
>>97674174it's a filament print
>>97674188Not even that awful for a filament print. Looks like a bad resin print.
>>97672706for some reason the plaster mix hasn't hardened yet, the previous one was similar and was hard enough to demold in little more than 2hoursdoes anyone know why could this happen? poor mixsing, too cold?
i pressed this part i forgot into bluetac for priming and it smiled at mewhat a nice and well mannered bit
>>97675170:)
>>97671311angle them so the flag shows better. add an immersive background, add a proper table and terrain to put them in the setting. lighting im not sure about
>>97671311For a start, don't expect the photo to be done and ready for posting the instant you've hit the shutter button. Get Photoshop or Lightroom or something and use it. Adjust shadows/highlights, crop the image so you don't have that dead space issue, kick around the colour balance so shit looks in the image the way it looks in reality, etc.Light, well, lots of it and diffuse. But i you're thinking of bouncing light around with a white background that probably isn't news to you. Details? Nothing to it really bu getting in closer (physically or optical zoom). Angles, well, try basically all of them. use what works, which may vary form model to model. And an old iPhone doesn't help, but then again, don't expect a new phone to help much either. The image processing they rely on for good results doesn't know what to do with miniatures, and so the result is often a smudgy mess. Basically we're back to the advice of fifteen years ago: don't use a phone to take photos, use a camera.
>>97674188>Let's ice skate uphill!
>>97675504>Photoshop your mini photos!making the photo absolutely worthless for critique of your painting.
>>97675555>he doesn't knowWhat a grand and intoxicating innocence.
The cyber Jesus is going swimmingly. I may do the background golden like icons irl.>>97675170The skull's spirit is still happy.
>>97673162Your style fucking rocks, man.
>>97675555you must be new here, he is called photoshop anon and he will fly off the handle if you laugh at him
>>97675563NTA, but >>97675504 said nothing out of regular. Basic color correction should be a standard, not something considered near alien. Especially if you are shooting your photos with a phone.
>>97675555If you use photoshop to erase brush marks, clean up even lines, smooth out transitions, and otherwise make the paintjob look better than it really is? Sure. People obviously can't help you with problems you hide from them. But instead you can just use Photoshop to lift shadows/drop highlights (not in the paintjob itself, but in the lighting of the mini) to improve the visible dynamic range, clean up noise, crop unnecessary bits, and so on. This makes the paintjob easier to see, warts and all, and so actually it helps if you want constructive criticism of it.
>>97675555>so shit looks in the image the way it looks in realityAnon...
>>97675563I think that's just a boogeyman you call anyone that doesnt take his pictures with a Polaroid in a dark room
called it
>>97675667>>97675563
Obviously we need some kind of cornell box style photography setup, where everybody can take pictures of their minis under exactly the same conditions. Otherwise how will we know who is painting well vs just good at taking photos?
>>97675676I just don't understand what enjoyment these people get out of this sort of conversation.
>>97675689Me neither. It's probably something related to normalfags and their social networks obsession. Everyone has to have a profile, right? That said, just like every village in the past had a village idiot, every general tends to have a sperg. Nothing wrong with calling that person out, but one should always be focused on the point that's being made.
I think that being able to properly showcase your work is essential for other people to appreciate it.
>>97675504I take picture with a phone camera and I think they're okay, proper lighting feels more important to me honestly
>>97675170
>>97675558I like it, anon.
>>97675817
>>97675836He didn't say that.
>>97675836
>>97675760Lighting is certainly of immense importance, a photograph is after all simply a recoding of the light, but since the guy I was replying to already seemed to know that it wasn't so important to talk about it.
>>97675558Who knew all you needed to do to turn Jesus into an Imperial saint was give him a cyber eye
>>97675838that's the joke, anon.
>>97671813Autist anon that's cos old jets used to get it
>>97675926I'm having trouble finding a good picture of it.
Kinda going for catras sndrock gang mobile suit paint job on this one. Gonna practice nmm. Was lucky to have this set traded to me at a mini swap...honestly i kinda like these sculpts better than a lot of gw stuff and the 3d print is rly high quality
>>97675011made a bunch of tests and got nothing like the last good casti'm thinking that last batch of plaster was none of the two other kinds i have around, and i have no clue what that could have been, so i just poured it again and i'll wait whatever it takes
>>97676241>plasterwhy not silicone caulking?
>>97676279because it's what i already have at home from a past reform
Another fairly extensive kitbash/conversion halfling I did up this morning.I took inspiration for the pose and general appearance from a Roman and Greek style motif. So far I think it looks pretty good
>>97671311I guess it depends on what kind of photos you want to take? Like your entire army? Rogue Hobbies brought up that some parts will look blurry because of how the lens work so she has a method where she takes multiple shots and stitches them together. Dunno if there's a non-photoshop way of doing it: https://youtu.be/3ggrYDmdnLw
>>97676375He seems a bit off balance.
>>97676386NTA but I was using something called Luminar Neo before I found out about stacking in photoshop
>>97666530>same still dogshit lid>just a name change + price increase
>>97676386>Dunno if there's a non-photoshop way of doing itThere is, but I dunno what phone cameras can do, I don't use them much.
>>97676433Didnt they literally state several times prices wont change
>>97676459Anon just wants to be angry, don't bother him
I'm thinking of starting an ent army for LoTR. Does anyone know how customizable the kits are? I can't seem to find images of the sprews. Also, any examples of how to do decent forest bases? All my bases are generic desert terrain.
>>97676575if i remember right all of them were metal blisters back in the 2004 or something so sadly no
>>97676386There are plenty of programs that can do focus stacking (I use Helicon focus nowadays).>>97676435Closing down the aperture will only get you so far, especially since we're largely dealing with macro photography here. But yeah, if you only shoot at f/2.8 and wonder why you can only get a tiny sliver in focus at once... (Sure, you can focus-stack that away, but it's going to take a fuckton of individual images and plenty of computing power to combine them.)
This was probably covered multiple times already but - how to prevent brushes from getting damaged and have them keep their tip intact? I have bunch of Kolibri and Lineo (that's what my local art shops stock anyway) ones that might more or less keep the shape when fully loaded but looks like this when not in use. Normally I clean them with either soap (normal one, not liquid) or shampoo, tried using hair conditioner too but it didn't really help for shape (they are visibly softer in touch, however). I make sure there is no residual paint left after cleaning but it always creep up to handle anyway so I make sure they are always wet. Actual art students I talked with at few shops use pretty much the same, some even dishwasher solution but I guess they don't need the tip that much sharp (and given that they were rather cute female students, they could making fun of me, don't know). Shops staff, of various age, also suggested only soap. There is also a problem with brushes gradually losing sharpness of their tip over time and use. I really don't know what to do now.By the way, there was one odd situation - I paid a visit to some new shop, located in rather expensive location and their brush stock was entirely composed of Davinci synthetics. When I asked some staff girl if they have natural hair ones, she was almost insulted by that question. Absolutely no idea why.
And of course forgot the pic. From top to bottom - Kolibri 2, Lineo 2 and Kolibri 1 and 0. All red sable, pretty much I don't see other sable types.
>>97676664>But yeah, if you only shoot at f/2.8 and wonder why you can only get a tiny sliver in focus at once...I usually use 60mm macro lens for scale models and minis and usually shoot with f/16 (no point in going smaller than that anyway as diffraction effects will affect the photo) and I still have rather shallow depth of field. You cannot really go above that with very small objects and close distances.My new year collage is example - even with those settings, there are areas of the minis that are clearly out of focus.
>>97676688Stick um in ur motuh and suck as you twirl and pull it out...Also get some soap and let the brushes sit with sharp tips with some soap in them. Like hard soap or brush soap.Over time they will degrade but these look salvagable. People say not to get soap in the ferrel but i've never had an issue and I glob it on
>>97676664>Closing down the aperture will only get you so farEasily far enough to photograph a miniature army.
>>97675563idk the "history" but insisting that it's okay for your camera to fuck up colors but not okay for you to fix them back feels wrong
>>97676785Ignore the schizo. I got called that once for bringing up brightness and contrast sliders and I'm not the anon he's sperging about now.
Got a kickstarter delivery today finally, in addition to a bunch of minis I have been greatly looking forward to it also had these cute little mini busts I didn't realize were a stretch goal.What would be the best way to make plinths for these? Feels like with the size it would be a little weird, like the proportions would be funny and the plinth would be too light and it would fall over. I guess maybe a small squat little plinth? Something like a truncated cone?
I don't know how to find impetus to work on stuff anymore. The last time I finished a model was for last year's secret santa, and I only managed that due to the threat of getting banned if I didn't finish it.
>>97676852No point in forcing yourself if you don't actually enjoy it. Maybe it's just time to move on to a different hobby.
>>97676863It's darkly funny that you think this mindset would only apply to one hobby and not every single thing I've ever tried to do
>>97676869I mean if you have trouble finding motivation to do, like, anything you should probably see a shrink. Not saying this in a derogatory way.
>>97676685>>976766881. make absolutely certain you aren't getting paint into the ferrule. It doesn't look like that's what's happening, but keep it in mind. Try to keep the paint on the lower half of the bristles and don't use good brushes for washes2. don't store the brushes tip down if they're touching the surface. The weight of the brush will damage and bend the bristles.3. get actual brush soap. The Masters brush soap and conditioner is great
>>97676839Hobby store, different sizes of wooden candle sticks of different sizes, wood blocks, etc. that you can size. Also assortments of brass rods and such for mounting you can check out.
>>97676852>>97676869If you're finding it hard to engage in any hobby you once enjoyed you probably have some form of depression. It might be seasonal, it might be something more serious. If you want to try to break out of it and get back to this hobby, try just a small project. A funny little guy like the familiars that came with Mibyllorr Darkfang or one of the things that come with a fair few AOS models. But ya what other anon said, you may want to try talking to someone.
>>97676852Paint female models but tell yourself they're femboys.
Working on this funny little dude.
For those wondering where the dislike for editing images comes from. Here represented is a mini that had all kinds of things going wrong, and I kept going instead of stripping it.On the bottom, it is with normal camera settings on a white background, only some white balancing done, to get the colours close to the mess I see.On the top, you have the dark background with settings messed with until it was nearly pure black. The model looks less horribly, fine for the grimderp aesthetic.>>97676685The animals the hairs are taken from are often not held in the best condition, and for sable from Russia. I believe DaVinci claims to use only reputable sources for their natural hair brushes. Chances are shes informed and vegan.
bought these things because i was talking shit with the clerk and he tought i wanted to buy them
>>97677029i like the metals and shading on the funny littlebig dude what is he for
>>97677124Thanks, still far from finished. Just for fun.
>>97677084what
>>97677043>and vegan.she would have told anon if that was the case
>>97677216>go to LGS>shoot the shit with owner and clerk for half an hour>mention you did not see centurions and would buy them if they had them in stock as a joke>lay youre paints on the table>that would be over 70 euros more than your paints>oh dogthey thought i wanted to buy them so they found a package and ringed it up without asking so i bought it just to be polite
>>97676685I use Masters brush soap and what I'd do is after washing and rinsing the brush, I would work in the soap and shape it to a point and leave it to dry when not in use.
>>97677084You should let him cool off anon, he's starting to get angry.
Weather behaved today and let me get this bad boy sealed. My backlog is once again clear.
>>97677423>My backlog is once again clear.This fella is doomed.
>>97677439My buy list is currently pretty short, too. The new Lord Regent, Bannerblade, Calligrave, and the endless spells.
>>97677423how did you paint the white chitin tiles
>>97677446So that was a sort of "mistakes into miracles" moment because I originally got them all basecoated nicely with white. Then the guide I was following to paint marble told me to apply Reikland Fleshshade and Drakenhof Nightshade, then get a mechanical pencil to draw veins. Well, despite following the guide to the letter, the shades settled much starker than the guide showed they would and the mechanical pencil was just scratching away paint and not drawing.I managed to get back to the white basecoat then used one of my messed up brushes to smoosh/stipple on a light grey, then just glazed back over with the white, adding some slightly thicker glazed lines and texture stipples.The white I used was PA Bold Titanium White mixed with Vallejo Model Color White Grey. And the light grey was Vallejo Model Color Sky Grey or Light Grey, can't remember.
>>97677497you must be more wasted than i am because none of that made any sense whatsoever but it does look really nice so gz
I thought about 75mm minis, but I don't feel good about going outside of tabletop scales. Maybe I'll find a lot of solo games or something like that.
>>97677564I just got longwinded is all.Relevant steps for you:Basecoat off-white. As close to white you can get without being actual pure white.Stipple/smoosh on light grey with an abused brush.Glaze with the off-white basecoat color while occasionally doing stipples or squiggles with it.
>>97672495Buy many sponges and stack them together.
>>97677497i think a lot of guides forget to mention that they add a 1:1 of paint to medium. at least that's what it looks like.
>>97677627This one was 1:1 for the Reikland and 1:3 for the Drakenhof.
Learning how to use an airbrush in 2h
>>97677565kingdom death?
>>97677676
So I started painting this Revenant today and I realized the pose felt kind of familiar
>>97677681>>97677676stop the paint flow before stopping the air flow or else you end up with paint on the tipalways keep the tip cleandon't go too heavy on the paint flow or it pools up in weird wayswith enough flow improver and PSI, anything is possible... but I still don't recommend airbrushing apple barrel paints
>>97677680No, I'm not loaded and already hooked on NSFW stuff before I start ordering my own designs. I buy models from 3d printing workshops. This one is a sculpt by Gaz Minis.
>>97677710Thanks
>>97677710>but I still don't recommend airbrushing apple barrel paintswhy you trying to summon them?
And done. I have another shield with a flat panel, but I dont know what art to draw on it yet.
primed some of my pinups finally. After taking this picture did i realize how many more i got with some unbuilt...>>97676839question, sorry if i go off by rude by can you explain to me the reasoning as to painting busts? the idea of painting the fraction of a sculpted model which would have lots of cool details is lost to me but i really wanna know what is the interest in painting busts cos on my mini factory and other sites i see a lot of busts.>>97677680nah, that is gaz minis' beholder. keep seeing gaz's stuff and for some reason most of his stuff doesn't pique my interest as much, dunno why i should be really interested in his stuff but i just aint...
>>97677676Proper thinning and correct pressure is half of the successGoing back and forth with your trigger is better than holding it down for basically all applications other than detailingEnjoy your new airbrush, anon. There's a bit of a learning curve, but once you get it, you'll love airbrushing (only applies with non-shit airbrush).
>>97672495>>97672565>>97673044>>97677606few months ago some anon said that the wet palette was not invented in 2008 but i got proof because i found the finnish chili growing blog where it originated from, atleast in my casepicture says it all but the main point is the march 6 2008in few weeks the paper tovel idea went trough many variations like coffee filters until parchment paper and painting came togetherand i still have no idea what wet palette sponge means and how can you get it moldyt. daddy long legs anon
>>97677800nta, don't be dense, it's the layer of foam that sits under the parchment paper, tap water and darkness can make it moldy, also some paints may promote mold growth too
>>97676703Nicely done anon.What game are these three from?
>>97677710https://youtu.be/fKE8FHitxR8?t=352not gonna lie this looks way smoother than a lot of base coats I see people post here
>>97677863>don't be densealong the years my normal kitchen towels have been called foam, moldy, severe health hazard, dirty, ugly, i really like your spider buddies, unsanitary etceteramy paper dries every night but these days there is this new thing where people think you should be able to store your paints outside the pot for days for some reason
>>97677916my unironic experience is that not all craft paints are created equal. Having tried a bunch of different craft paints with both brushes and an airbrush, I'd rather spend 1 dollar extra per bottle to get higher end craft paint that doesn't have bittering agents added to it.
>>97677423>My backlog is once again clear.
>>97677965your paper is your experience and that's fine, other people have other experiences, and some are just misinformed or dumbfucksthe foam layers that come with wet palettes are designed to keep as much moisture as possible and for sure won't just dry overnight in open air unless you live in 10% humidity or 40ºCso yes, if you leave it moist and closed, with or without paint for a few days, it's possible it will grow mold, it's not going to harm you most likely but it's gross nonetheless, and once it happens if not cleaned properly it will keep happening more often, so knowing you can clean it with bleach is something that some people need to be taught, and that's fine
>>97677423iz pretty.
>>97678010Mine is clear,because I can't afford more minis lol.
>>97677342>mention you did not see centurions and would buy them if they had them in stock as a jokeWhy would you do this? How is this even a joke?
>>97678063ive been a loyal customer of that store for almost 28 years nowsometimes you just feel bad for the owner and buy something just for the sake of it
>>97677735Inspiring artwork anon
Still refining
>>97678186i like the gradient reminds me of the warmachine game
>>97678010What I've done is plan both buy and paint lists, actually paint them, and said no to myself A LOT. 3rd one is crucial.>>97678021Thanks.
Working in some peg ships for Void Admiral
Little update on the halfling kitbash I posted yesterday. Working on some highlights. Dropped the basing in so that I could show how the tilt and raised back foot become basically indistinguishable once you have added some basing materials. Tufts, rocks and what have you can hide the difference in grade pretty well. It's also a good way to hide ugly feet if you aren't big on scribing out the shape yourself. Overall I think this one was a success. Glad I gave plastic minis a shot. Still enjoy my metal and resin figures but these have no doubt been fun to dream up and out together.
>>97678338That's a neat silhouette. Greeble them up good.
>>97678338Those are really cool
>>97677423>Weather behaved today and let meI'm going to let you in on some guarded secret wisdomRattlecans actually work indoors just fine.
>>97678495There's two things that people generally want to avoid: getting oversprayed primer floating around in their house, and fucking fumes.
>>97678495I just don't have a place to do it indoors. >>97678519This. I tried it in the bathroom once and was finding black dust for months.
Hey anons.I've been thinking of making dioramas so I figured I better resort to art store acrylics due to how much brown paint I'll need for the dirt basing. I saw pic related as one of the review images where the brown paint "clumped" up to look like hunks of feces when it was finally squeezed out. What causes this and what can be done to prevent this?And how do I make sure my art store acrylics don't have this problem when I am about to buy them?I did find it funny seeing that though.
>>97678519>fumes.Then you better cook outside too, the VOC's from something normal like frying fish are insane.
>>97678590>frying fishonly if the oil gets too hot and sets off the smoke alarmt. anon who fried fish in the 3d printing thread
Been working on a magos
>>97678595That's pretty typical cooking for the modern youth who don't just order out.Knowing how to actually cook seems to be a rarity now.
>>97678665It looks like its working on you.
>>976781863d print? Or resin model? Point me to what it is if not.
>>97678677My nephew doesn't know how to use tech that doesn't have touch screens. Trying to get him to troubleshoot stuff on his computer even with written step by step instructions is a challenge. He thought it was fucking magic when I was able to find books at the library. I mean dewey decimal, do we ever.
>>97678338Oh those look fun. Please keep us updated, I'm looking forward to seeing how they turn out.
>>97677423>My backlog is once again clear
>>97678186it looks crusty strip it and start over
>>97678744People will think this is a meme, but the reality is you'll keep making the same mistake until you actually make yourself deal with the pain of it. Pretending you didn't make the mistake is keeping you from improving.
Is Mod podge matte like AK Ultra Matte varnish?
>>97678677in my defense, I usually steam or bake fish>>97678753>mod podgeI've only used the crackle kind of mod podge that comes in a jar. It dried semi-opaque and glossy but was a stronger crackle effect than other crackle paints I've tried.
>>97670907I really like the way you interpreted the gold textgure on the shoulders.
I was resetting my wet pallet and decided to try putting a piece of paper towel on it, assuming it would slowly suck water through the parchment paper, but it doesn't? Does that mean my paper doesn't work for this?Seems suspicious to me.
>>97678665It looks like it has big potential, but what's all that dusty little particulate all over it? I like the tails.
>>97676839I really like that album cover for the horned lady but the actual album was kind of mid iirc.
>>97678825it doesnt work unless you have genuine brand named sponge and expensive small piece of baking paper instead of the whole roll you can get from the storesadly thats just how it works these days
Progress over the weekend Any suggestions for the tartan?
>>97678952add some some lines of a different thickness, as thin as you can probably, and paint some highlights on the gemstones and he'll be look hgood. I think those blobs on his helmet are also meant to be gems, but keeping them metal isn't bad.
>>97678951I'm actually just loading my wet pallet for no reason at this point. The paint is still drying despite using proper silicone paper. Maybe it gives me slight comfort of believing that my paints are wet.
>>97678952I think it needs more lines and probably at least one more color to read as tartan, tartan patterns are all really dense and noisy
>2 hours panel lining the most geometrically complicated objects in existence>Feels like zero progress was made in the painting session Hate this hobby sometimes.
>>97679053my motivation is that hopefully some day i will get to play but that day never actually comes
>>97677879Upper ones are Jackals from Corvus Belli Infinity (Kestrel Expansion Pack Beta pack). Lower ones are from Eldfall Chronicles - ladies on giant wolf from Wayfarer Pack and succubus from Thenion starter pack.Nice to hear you liked them.
>>97673976I don't want to work on this anymore so it's done
>>97678345>Glad I gave plastic minis a shot.You were an anti plastic purist before?
>>97678582Probably just sat on the shelf too long?
>>97678225Because it is!>>97678690See attached image>>97678744I think its just cuz my camera i literally cant tell on the mini up close
>>97679281Properly stored (airtight container, no direct sunlight, no extreme temperatures), normal quality acrylics (read: not craftpaints) should outlast most of us itt.
>>97679794That's a big if.
>>97679917Don't buy shitty GW pots (and decant, if you do), make sure your dropper bottles are in good shape, and there's not much beyond that, anon. Like, it's not enamels/oils that will outlast us all (and maybe your kids, if you have any), but I know scale model boomers who paint with 30+ years old acrylic paints just fine.
>>97679930I know anon, I have some paint left form the 90's. The point is, the shop might have put them on a shelf in full sunlight, the warehouse might have put them under a boiling hot roof, etc. Some paints are fucked when you buy them.
>>97677688I see what u did there
>try thinning vallejo with mr color levelling thinner for airbrushing>it works flawlesslyI'm p. sure I'm onto something
>>97680030Yeah, that's true, you are right.
>>97679053>painting robot>wash>clean it up>re-touch some areas with the original base color>can't fucking tell the difference between this and what he looked like before I did the washI know it's there in all the crevices and that I'll see the difference more clearly once I compare before and after photos of him.
>>97678817>>97671932Much appreciated. And bless you for putting so much effort on the insides of a transport.
Finished two more pinups, I am really happy with how they turned out. Especially the ghoul pinup.If i ever do aos ghouls ill use her as my courtier.Cthulu babe im also very happy with, might do one more layer on the skin but otherwise looks really good on tabletop.Green skin on both were very different recipes but both came out exactly as i wanted.>Ghoul skin:Ironrach skin base-> Biel tan green wash -> 2 thin layers of Ironrach skin>Cthulu skin:Caliban green -> Gutrippa flesh contrast ->Skarsnik green layer with a thin biteltan wash applied directly into the recesses.
>>97680887and on strange aeons even death may coom
Update.Heavy oil wash incoming.If you remember, there was a guy complaining about oil paints not drying even weeks later, I bought some liquin and it didnt really changed much.So... Im gonna do very little thinning and try my luck again. If it doesnt work, gonna buy some other brand of white spirit.Godspeed my ass.
>>97680962Use gloss varnish if you haven't already.
>>97680976Already did to end this problem.But it gives a overall finish I dont like. But at least my fingers are clean when I touch my figs now.
>>97681006My usual workflow is:>gloss varnish>oil wash layer 1 to X>AK ultra matt or VMS flat>extra oil layers, but usually only the simple stuff I know I won't fuck up
>>97680962afaik, drying time depends on the oil paint composition assuming you are thining with white spiriti have seen recomended somewhere to let the paint sit for a few hours on a piece of paper or cardboard so the actual oil gets sucked into the paper, less oil = less drying time
>>97681044>i have seen recomended somewhereYes, you should always do that with oil paints if you want to speed things up. ~2 hours on a piece of cardboard is generally enough. This is especially needed if you are using something like AK/Abteilung oil paints, since I've found they tend to be a bit heavy on linseed oil.
>>97681044>>97681069Well, thanks for the suggestion, will do that then.
Sloppily painting some quad batteries. The actual turrets are gonna take a while
>>97678753I just remembered something.Can mod Podge can a total replacement for PVA glue?Like water it down for sand basing and water it down further as a seal to prevent sand from coming off? And I learned of Mod Podge Ultra Matte and from my searching it only comes in spray bottles in Canada at least.Since it says brushing on is an option, I'd rather replace the nozzle with a squeeze bottle nozzle.Has anybody bought the alternative replacement nozzles for Pro Acryl's paint bottles? Will those work for the Ultra Matte Mod Podge spray bottle so I can just squeeze a little out and use that for basing? Or like I said before is the mod podge matte like Ak Ultra Matte so it is unnecessary to worry about the difference between matte and ultra matte when it comes to mod podge?
Hey if Santa is in the thread or fuks from Poland I need a contact email or for Santa to check their email my package to Poland is stuck in customs
busts are hard
How do you go about basing on a slotta base if you want there to be stuff under their feet, like road stones or something? Is it just better to cut the model off the slotta insert at that point and treat it like a regular model?
>>97682139>put the basing materials you want on>dry fit the slotta to make sure it fits and there aren't any gaps>remove the mini, put something in the slot to keep is open (popsicle stick, blue tack, etc.)>prime and paint>gently remove the blocking material from the slot and clean it up>put mini in when readyOr as you said cut the slotta off the model and plug the hole on the base. If you're going that route then the best bet is to pin the model and pre-measure and drill the hole before you prime.
>>97682139who doesn't cut the slotta off?
