Work in Progress, "Necro-Cutter" 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:>>98033295>>98025015>>98015749
i like shimarin he says the nicest things and always motivates me
>>98044064don't say that or some sperg will get triggered again
>>98043991the airlock now has greebles to cover the motor and button
>>98044385That looks cool. Printed i assume? What can it d?
>>98044391
>>98044437Thats awesome. Very good work.
>>98044437did you or did you notjust asking...we both know you did
>>98044064That's about as meaningful as a participation award.
called it
Do you base all your armies on the same kind of terrain (e.g. grass) so you can pretend they are fighting each other?
>>98044554Gonna have to roll rarity to get a new bionic from the trading post
>>98044610yes and i was asked to base friends vampire count faba army with spoopy black and dead grass but we talked him out of itwe play on same mats against each other so it would look weird
You know, looking at my huge pile of optional/spare parts I hoarded so far, always too afraid to use them - or "waste" them on anything else but perfect custom model - I realised how foolish it was. I might as well never use them all in my life. And nobody else will make any use of them in such case. So I say " fuck that" to myself. No more hoarding. Japanese guys have tons of fun kitbashing their kits like Lego blocks and maybe I should do the same.Sorry for little blogposting but I had to share with someone.
>no Suggsthread's cursed
>>98044437Nice foot bro. Glad to see you keep it clean.
>>98044657I see her. Don't worry.
>>98044673sheeeit im blind af
The Stahly chart is the worst thing that could've happened to me>oooo what a nice color *adds to basket*>oooo what a nice color *adds to basket*>oooo what a nice color *adds to basket*>oooo what a nice color *adds to basket*>oooo what a nice color *adds to basket*>oooo what a nice color *adds to basket*
>>98044649Maybe now is the time that you were waiting for, Anon.
>>98044649its kinda sad how your bitz box was kinda invalidated after 3D printing became the new normyou treasured this big pile of pieces for decades only to find out now everyone can make them just like that
>>98044737Well, at least you know what you are actually buying. Not like the usual store previews that suck major dick.
>>98044746>its kinda sad how your bitz box was kinda invalidated after 3D printing became the new normI disagree. Looking through and finding things to make an idea work or find a bit that you think is cool and building the rest of the model around it compared to being able to tweak and sculpt a bit to be something specific are different aspects of the hobby. They don't invalidate each other and are both perfectly valid approaches, just depends on what you want to do. Sometimes limitations can give you freedom.
>>98044746Had sort of this feeling recently but I don't think that 3D printing is too wide available since resin printing is still something you need separate room for and filament packs required precision for scale models.
>>98044737colors aren't that important. See beyond that.
>>98044746I would politely disagree. Kitbashing is a hobby on its own - being creative with what you have is a big part of the joy for me. And I say that as someone who owns a great printer.
>>98044649Understandable, I also used to think that. Now I just tend to be more liberal in using bits at a whim and it makes all the minis more unique
>>98044746Winning a competition due to access to better resources is barely winning.
>>98044746No way man. I use a ton of both. My bits are endless and I could never find most of that stuff to kitbash with. 3d printing is just another tool to supplement it
>>98044746>you treasured this big pile of pieces for decades only to find out now everyone can make them just like thathow does that affect you or your pile? are you brain damaged?
When does a backlog become a pile of shame?When it exceeds a certain dollar value?When it exceeds your ability to complete within a certain timeframe?When it sits unpainted for a certain length of time?
>>98045040If you need to ask then you've got a pile of shame.
>>98042746>>98043569the texture of the paint looks really bad. instead of a painting it looks like the side of a barn or something. if it was me I would completely redo it. the low effort option would be to keep the basic green color but try to make it as smooth as possible and then put a thick gloss coat over it so it looks kind of like water like the mario 64 paintings. the high effort option would be to paint a scene with more clowns still inside the picture and the parts of the ones that are jumping out.>>98043775wow where did you find blue raspberry jelly?
>>98045040it's only a backlog if it comes from the woody region of france, otherwise is just sparkling pile of shame
>>98044746I will never relinquish the difference between plastic cement vs superglue
dont know if im interrupting something important but i finished 5 more escorts todaymight paint rest of those chaos cruisers with red tail ends like the flagship because they look little bland in comparison
>>98045106The red tails on the flagship looks sharp, go for it with the cruisers.
>>98045065does two boxes a pile of shame make?
>>98045106This looks like it's shaping up to be so much fun!Sorry I don't have any more recent BFG pictures to post here. It's all over in storage right now.
>>98045106Huh, I always imagines the Blackstone Fortress to be a good bit bigger.
Finished the monk. I'm really pleased with the steels, cloth and skin.
Best view of the cloth. Going to strip and repaint monks I painted years ago to this standard.
Another Juve done, my printer sent me a duplicate of this one so did a janky hair sculpt and a weapon swap.
>>98045371
>>98045371Nice! Though I would add highlight dots where the nipples would protrude.
>starting a craftworld armyShould I go for silver with dark blue accents, or bone with teal accents?
>>98045435Get some cheap second hand eldar and paint one of each, see which scheme you prefer painting.
>>98045435>craftworld armyWhat's that? Like an army that only uses dollar store paints?
I'm realizing that swapping wet palettes has a bit of a learning curve. I'm having a bit of trouble thinning paints down to a glaze on my new AK palette after having used the AP one for a few years. The AK paper is so hydrophobic that the thinned paint just wants to keep absorbing int he brush instead of staying on the paper where I need it.I'm guessing the solution is either mix a bigger batch or use a smaller brush to do it, but I'm not sure and it's a little frustrating.
>>98045159will do maybe i just wanted someone else to say it to make me decide so thank you>>98045302i hope so too and best of luck to you as well bfg anon>>98045309> I always imagines the Blackstone Fortress to be a good bit bigger.to my knowledge we are talking about things that are 30 kilometers or 19 miles in diameter so that is pretty big >>98045328i like the base and that canvas shield >>98045371solid work with the skin and you even bother to make your girls look good with that extra makeup step
>>98045485
>>98045435you should go with Biel-Tan or Iyanden instead, those are the absolute kino schemes
>>98045040>When it sits unpainted for a certain length of time?Pretty much this. No matter how much it cost or how long it might theoretically take to finish: If its sitting there for 6 months and more without you touching it, you can already sell it, or just throw it away, because its dead inventory anyway. And it really doesn't matter if its unpainted GW models, or unbuilt Lego, or Aliexpress Armymen.. if its just sitting in a shelf, collecting dust, you would be better off without it.
>>98045544>tfw having kits sitting on shelf for 4 years alreadyFug.
>>98045472There are some random eldar in the used pile at my lgs. I think they're the old sculpt but they can't be more than a few dollars each.>>98045535No thanks, these are /MYGUYS/
>>98040400ubdade XDDGoogle told me milliput is heavier than concrete.. I wonder if that's true..
>>98045579>tfw having kits sitting on the shelf from '95
>reporting in from last thread, I had to dig this out from deep storage.Pictured are pieces from a used vulture gunship I got second hand and stripped. You can see how the primer came right off the resin cast engine (minus a few spots here and there) but for the plastic wing it doesnt come off at all, instead the more I scrubbed the "thinner" it got. The primer that was over the resin comes off in sheets like all other paint does, peeling off and flaking away. Also shown is an un-primed internal peice for plastic color reference.So Im not a chemist, but something has happened to that plastic where it has become "one" with the primer. I have observed a similar thing where upon applying plastic glue to primed plastic parts it permanently changed the color of the plastic. But yeh when stripping rattle can primed plastic, you wont be able to get all the primer off like you can with resin minis or something like vallejo airbrush primer.
>>98045040>When does a backlog become a pile of shame?When you have to start measuring it by volume or weight. My backlog fills 3x 64 quart totes and 4x 45quart totes.
Did you get your pin? Surely youve managed to paint AT LEAST 25 miniatures so far this year, right anon? Right?
Is there a good image gallery to browse high level paintjobs? I sometimes look at the golden demon gallery but there's just not enough angles or close ups to really appreciate the paint jobs.
>>98044746I keep mine for when shit breaks
>>98044746I'm a huge fan of 3D printing, I own both a resin and an FDM and everything I've painted in years has been almost completely 3D printed, but every now and then I still find use for my bits box and I do add to it with good pieces of failed prints.Say A print fails on the legs, well I clean and cure it then snip of the arms and head and throw all the pieces in the box.
This airbrush is so frustrating holy shit. I feel like no matter what I do my airbrush gets unusably clogged within 10 minutes of use. Is it possible I've just fucked up my airbrush and that's the problem, or is it really just a skill issue?Badger 105 patriot, warpaints fanatic paints. I disassemble the airbrush, clean the needle with IPA, and run the smallest nozzle cleaning brush I have through the nozzle. Once the airbrush is clean, I assemble the airbrush, put ~10-15 drops of Vallejo airbrush thinner in the airbrush paint well. Then I add ~8-10 drops of paint and mix it with the thinner, using a plastic toothpick to do so. I press in to blast air, then gently pull the trigger back in short bursts to release the paint. After maybe 10 minutes of this the airbrush is clogged. I'm using 25 PSI. What am I doing wrong?
>>98045487I don't use wet palettes anymore, I hate how little control I have over the thinning and I use so little paint at a time that I dont care for the extra longevity
I'm not a good painter but behold: the prettiest Albanian woman
>>98046197>warpaints fanatic paintsAP paints are notoriously retarded through airbrush. They are inconsistent, keep clogging, and they require fuckload more thinning. It's one of many reasons why I ditched AP about a year ago and never looked back.Otherwise, are you regularly cleaning the needle tip?
Why doesn’t the metallic effect work on this? Do I need more highlights? Bigger highlights? Darker shadows? I’m not really sure what is needed here.
>>98046246Looks fine in the thumbnail
basecoating this fucking thing
Got the base coat of olive green down on my devil fish.How long should I wait before using masking putty for a camo pattern?
Does anyone else try repainting their old minis or similar to see how far they have come?
>>98046295Which is the old mini?
>>98046295Yeah, but exclusively my catachan and Orks I bought in 2000, painted like shit and then stored in a box for 20 years
>>98045592Yeah Miliput is much denser than concrete. Do some sandbags on a 40mm base and you’ll feel the heft
>>98046295No. nobody has ever done that.
>>98046197you should stop mixing your paint in the airbrush cup. it's just a bad habit, especially if you are having trouble with clogging. mix your paint in a separate cup so you can more easily check the consistency.
>>98046710Alright, incidentally I have a bunch of empty dropper bottles and mixing balls in my ADHD doom pile of unused hobby supplies. I mixed 50 drops of thinner to 40 drops of paint. I'm probably done painting for the night, but tomorrow I'll see if this helps.
I have like 4 orders coming in the mail and I don't think any of them will be here before next week. so sad.
>>98046863Unironically I would kill myself. I hope you're stronger than I am.
>>98046844you don't have to premix that much. I'm just saying to mix what you are planning on using in a medicine cup or something so you can check the consistency before dumping it into the airbrush. if you are mixing in the airbrush cup it's harder to tell exactly what ratio you are actually ending up with.
Hey anons I checked my hobby desk.I’ve been out of the hobby for months.Saw that my safety glasses I wear when using clippers or hobby knife has some paint staining.Is it possible for a plastic dropper to crack open? Not the Vallejo caps I mean the “body” of the dropper with time?I feel ready to check if any had that happen.>>98046844>adhd doom pileI felt that.I hope things go better for you.
>>98046246Darkest darks need to be darker to contrast with your brights, that might he throwing it off a little.
>>98046246Are you trying to paint nmm? I mean that's not bad, but it could be better.
>>98046891>Safety GlassesJust close your eyes when a bit flies off dude
>>98046985every time I have to buy a new pair of safety glasses because the old ones are too scratched to see through anymore I feel glad that norm abram told me to always wear them.
>>98045891how do you get that?
>>98044437>airlock>Massive gapsHmmm
I'm trying to figure out how to get a good blue black beard for my chorfs. Been testing out a few ways and this was what turned out best so far.
>>98046985safety squints
My fucking airbrush compressor sprung a leak. When I went to try and replace the o-ring at the connection the fucking thread adapter snapped in half and got left in both sides.
>>98045630And one day you might build them. Right anon? Riiight?
>>98047328Little cunt. Use something wooden that is about the same size, like a wooden spoon handle or a wool survey stake. If you can get it jammed in you can spin the wooden tool to back it out. Same thing works for things like snapped air rush nozzles, use wooden toothpicks.
>>98046930Already stayed up too late painting but I’ll try adding a little dark gray tomorrow>>98046939Yeah. Looks a bit better with the edge highlight but unfortunately this is the back side and the actual visible side didn’t turn out as well. Again might try to fix it tomorrow
>>98047391Not dark gray, some black. You thnk it'll be too dark but it will make your brights pop so much more.
>>98047351I got the parts out, but I just ordered a whole new one. I have a gundam I need to finish by next Friday and I'm already behind on it. I just need a new, idk 3/8->1/4 compression fitting but what'll end up happening is I order the wrong one and need to go back and forth 2 or 3 times and I don't have the time for that.I'll maybe get around to refurbishing this one later and then I can have one for outside for when I do more bad chemicals, though I'm also changing my inside setup to have better ventilation so it might not be necessary.This new one has 2 outlets so I can set up a primer and a detail brush which might be nice at some point.
>>98047339
>>98047339any day now....i swear... i just need to get my life in order..yeah...any day...
>>98047618>>98047630https://youtu.be/jGL1x40p46s
>>98047250why do so many people think it's a good idea to hold things they're trying to photograph in their hands?
>>98047650Why do you think it's a bad idea?
>>98047650Holding it by the base is not a problem, holding it by the head might defeat the purpose a little.
If I were to make an Alpha Legion army, how would I go about making the scales? Helmets are a no brainer as I can use the ones for Horus Heresy.
>>98047759you paint them
>>98047759Paint them on, use little plasticcard triangles and glue them on or use a scribing tool to carve them into the armor. Or use 3rd party bodies.
>>98047759another option i can think of is you make a stamp with scales, then lay a thin layer of greenstuf, fill it with scales using your stamp, and then trim&glue onto the parts of the mini you want to have scales
>>98047703makes it harder for the camera to focusblocks part of the thing you're trying to showreally has no advantage over putting it on the table
>>98045371>>98045328Wish i could do faces that well.
>>98046295Yah, I repainted a termie librarian recently. I got terminator fever after getting some of the new termies from Hachette. I have 10 assault terminators to paint next
>>98047915did the paint dull that much over time or was it always like that?
>>98046710Nothing wrong with cup mixing, but you should ONLY do it when you know how your paint behaves, and only if you keep your bottles clean and without any dried paint. >>98046844When I still used AP, I had to thin them a lot more than 1:1>>98046891>Is it possible for a plastic dropper to crack open? Not the Vallejo caps I mean the “body” of the dropper with time?Caps crack open (apart from AK caps). I occasionally get the tip of the bottle cracking, and that happens with all brands. Never the actual bottle.
>>98047498check your local hardware store for that fitting, there's a good chance they'll have what you're looking for, and it will be much easier than waiting for the part
>>98045592progress>>98046203w o u l d >>98047870what are they?where from? I like them >>98047915looks good!>>98046295I sold all my old minis :(
I'm still working on some infiltrators. I only did the reactive camo on the lower parts for semplicity.There are some edge highlights left to do.>>98047250>blue blackI paint black, layer dark grey and extreme higlights of light grey. Then wash with Drakenhof Nightshade to tint and darken everything.
how long after an oil wash do I wait before varnishing?
>>98048340You can get away with is after a couple hours if you remove enough paint. Just be prepared for the varnish not to stick properly in all the nooks and crannies.
>>98048340The exact time needed will vary with the thinner used, how much you slopped on, ambient temperature... I usually just do it the next day.
>>98048291>what are they?where from? I like them"Atomic Mob" from Lead Adventure Miniatures.
>>98048299Holy kino
Glue needs to dry but I think I'll call em done.Now, 10 more
>>98045040When you start forgetting the exact contents of said backlog.
>>98045544>6 monthslmao
>>98046197>clogged within 10 minutes of useThat's normal for acrylic paint though
>>98047759https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-anvil-wardens-1-626565
>>98048580Beautiful and soulful
>>98048676Wat. No, it's not normal. If you thin properly, and clean the tip of the needle regularly, there's no reason for clogging (apart from paints or airbrush being dogshit).
>>98048690Oh sorry, i thought he was talking about tip dry
Why does nobody talk about unloading paint from the brush for every single use case (Basecoating, layering, glazing, highlighting, shading, etc.)? This should be as fundamental as thinning paint.
>>98048701>unloading paint from the brushhuh? do you mean brush technique? or literally just washing the brush after each step?
>>98048701i have no idea what that means and i have been painting nearly 3 decades
My least favorite mech i've done so far but he's still ok, my plan is a different scheme on each and just play with colors
>>98048701>>98048714>load paintbrush from palette>wipe on paper towel to remove excess paint / waterGives way more control and smoother results.
>>98048722I really like the colours, but that massive moldline just kills the whole piece, I'm sorry.
>>98048701I mean, is it really needed? Isn't it kinda obvious that if you load too much paint into your brush that you remove it a little bit of it? Do you also need to talk about breathing (you are breathing manually now) or wiping your ass until the stinky is away, anon?
>>98048724yeah? obviously? that's called wicking moisture, not fucking unloading the brushI don't see a point in doing it for anything except glazing
>>98048728Its ok I dont take battle tech too seriously, these r experiments. I did do a better job shaving the mold lines on the others, forgot on this one
>>98048742If they are just experiments than it's fine. Love that yellow one in the middle btw.
>>98048724>wiping on paper towelThis is the biggest filter for anybody who paints seriously. Never, EVER wipe your brush on a paper towl. Hand / glove ONLY.
>>98048753not necessarily true, it's very helpful for smooth glazingyou need to use NICE paper towels though, the cheap ones will just fill your brush with paper fibers and kill it
>>98048740glazing is the opposite. You load the brush, keep all the moisture, apply to mini THEN use the tip to soak the excess off.
>>98048757>you need to use NICE paper towels Shit cost money, my hand is better or some semi wet sponge is okay too
>>98048758That's one way to do it, but I and many others:>thin to glaze consistency>load brush>wick excess moisture >apply to modelIt works very well, also Zumikito does the same thing.>inb4 sloptuber
>>98048758uhhh with glazing don't you load the bush with very thinned paint then remove most of it on a paper towel?
>>98048812there are multiple ways to glaze. And don't remove with a paper towel, it removes too much moisture. Your goal is to remove paint, not moisture. Use your gloved hand for that.
>>98048831I don't wear gloves when painting lol
>>98048835NGMI
>>98048831>gloved handliteral sloptuber meme
>>98048844Go back.
>>98048701Very telling that barely anyone here seems to understand what it means.I now understand the shitty paintjobs you guys post.
>>98048858post minis, mr expert
>>98048858It just means cleaning your brush between doing different things, which is too fucking obvious to mention.
oh no its back
>>98048878LMAO no
>>98048878idk, most people only wipe their brush when switching paints. I've never seen anybody load a brush and then wipe it against anything else (assuming the paint was thinned enough).
>>98048878rattle it around in a pot of water and then suck the water out with your mouth, is it really so hard?
>>98048858>>98048890explain how it's supposedely different from cleaning your brush between using different paints/consistencies or shut the fuck up
>>98048878Do you clean your brush differently when you glaze vs when you basecoat? Retard.
>>98048890>LMAO noLmao yes, who the fuck doesn't do this? I've seen plenty of first timers and even they do this shit because it just makes sense.
How much water do I want in my wet palette? Every time I see a wet palette being used by a sloptuber, they are overloaded with water, yet every tutorial I see for setting up the palette, they only use enough to damp the sponge.
>>98048910I clean it until it's clean, wtf do you mean?
>>98048909>Load brush>Unload some of the paint on your hand/paper towel before putting it into your minisimple as>inb4 nobody does thisPlenty of people do thatThe first one that comes to mind is Sergio Calvo but Im sure many others also show it in their videos.
>>98048914I just soak the sponge and then drain any excess water. It actually really doesn't matter, I've seen people use bone dry wet palettes, I've seen people use wet palettes where the sponge looks like it's about to float away.
>>98048891Seems real obvious that having base coat thickness paint still in your brush when trying to glaze is not gonna work. You don't make this mistake more than once.
>>98048914so your paint keeps moist
>>98048919>Why does nobody talk about unloading paint from the brush for every single use case (Basecoating, layering, glazing, highlighting, shading, etc.)?>It just means cleaning your brush between doing different thingsYou clean your brush differently for every single use case?
>>98048924That's not what unloading a brush means.
>>98048932Not for any of the ones you mentioned in any case, why?
>>98048891>idk, most people only wipe their brush when switching paints.this isn't true, nearly everyone cleans their brushes in their pots between colours
>>98048933Thats literally what it means and what the anon who initially mentioned it meant.
>>98048927most people assume that if they've thinned the paint there's no reason to remove any more. >>98048933bro, you're thinking of cleaning a brush between paints. Unloading is removing excess paint while using the same paint.
>>98048938Because that's what the retard who started this unloading discussion posted.
>>98045544Nah that depends on the anonI buy most of my kits in the spring and it usually takes me all year to build and paint them. I usually get into painting for about 4-5 months a year then switch to playing music or gaming or other hobbies. A dollar amount on your backlog is a better metric, but then again that’s subjective
>>98048758I only load a tiny amount of paint onto my brush when glazing. Basically as little as possible. I find that it's better than the other ways.
>>98048940that's exactly what I said. People only wipe the brush when cleaning it between colors. Rather than wiping it between every application.
>>98048952why would i wipe my brush all the time when i can just take the amount i need that is just wasting painti dont wipe my ass all the time either that is just wasting toilet paper
>>98048941>>98048946>Unloading is removing excess paint while using the same paint.Who calls it that? That's not unloading, there's still load. It's just removing excess.Only some techniques require you to remove excess, unless you're overloading your brush to begin with.
>>98048924So it's just removing excess paint? First time I hear anyone calling it "unloading the brush". Alsoyou can just as well remove that excess by gliding the bristles on your palette without needing to use your "gloved hand" or whatever
Are you guys retarded? Like are you literally double digit IQ mongoloids? Because it sure as fuck looks like from the debate. STOP FUCKING TAKING THE BAIT.
>>98048971My IQ is 140+, I'm offended you think I can't also be easily baited.
>>98048971Not every bad take on the internet is bait, stop being paranoid.
>aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh is that an opinion I dont like? aieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee save me niggerman
>>98048953Idk show me the eldar
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1Ra2jLhrkUJust watch this video
>>98048998rather not
>>98048998If you're in this general you've figured out the fundamentals.
>>98049070IMO, if you don't have at least a decade of painting experience, your opinion is invalid.
>>98049070>If you're in this general you've figured out the fundamentals.
>>98048998Okay. I don't know where she picked up that terminology, but I've never heard it used like that. Regardless, isn't this extremely obvious? Any child learns this "technique" when spreading jam on a sandwich for the first time.
>>98049097/40kg/ tourists need not reply...
You need to go back to /40kg/.
>>98049070rt, it's shocking how high level this thread is. I know we still vary in quality but go virtually anywhere else and it's worse on average. There are painters who are better than the best painters here in some public forums obviously, but for each of those there are dozens of extreme beginners. Or worse yet, people who seem to have established hobby setups in the background of their wip photos that are still obviously extreme beginners somehow.
you don't need to "unload" your brush lolsynthetics are more than enough for most painterscraft paints are more than enough for most paintersyou are NOT a golden demon painter. Stop overthinking and JUST PAINT
>>98049108I had culture shock when I played actual games for the first time. All my game models are painting extremely simply, usually eavy metal style and only 2 layers of highlights. I was shocked to see people rocking up with half painted slapchop sloppa.
>>98049108> Or worse yet, people who seem to have established hobby setups in the background of their wip photos that are still obviously extreme beginners somehow.sure i could hone my skills and actively get better at painting but why would i, i found my snug place between quality and speed and thats enough for me
>>98049118(you)
>>98045630Watch me beat that record one day assuming I’m still alive by then for any reason.Seriously I haven’t hobby’d in a while I’m just doing research on fixing a dirty airbrush and I plan after that to get assembling and painting.How do you guys motivate yourselves back into hobbying after a long dry spell?
>>98049108>established hobby setups in the background of their wip photos>If I buy all the things I become skilledIt's a very modern idea that lots of people hold.Although I might be wrong on the modern part, lots of older guys buy a garage full of tools and think they're suddenly a carpenter or mechanic and that their age and tool collection combined make their opinion matter even though their dad never even taught them how to correctly change oil or operate a plunge router and you've spent years employed in the relevant industry doing these things every day.>oddly specificYes, I have many years of experience being talked down to by jackasses who think knowledge magically percolates with age alone.
I haven't worked on this model since the last time I posted it, but I did take a new pic because I had set up an overly elaborate photo setup for other stuff so I'm posting the better photo
>>98049142>I’m just doing research on fixing a dirty airbrush>disassemble >remove needle by "marching" it out with the collar (or pliers) >remove trigger mechanism >remove nozzle (gently!!!)>optionally soak body in solvent>clean needle >use pipecleaner on body>reassemble>run some cleaner through it to rinse out stray paint particles>run some water through it to rinse out cleanerhey presto
>>9804916175mm scale?
>>98049118kill yourself craftsperg, your models aren't anywhere near the quality you'd need to give advice to other people
>>98049161Wanted to ask last thread, what scale is this model? It looks about ~60mm foot-to-eye, but I'm not sure.
>>98049160Careful with that anon, it's a vintage meme.
>>98049160Anon, can you elaborate on your electronics setup? How are you starting/stopping the motor. Is it running with a controller in a servo mode (or just a servo to start with I guess that would probably make sense too), or does it have like contacts to tell it that it's reached the end of travel, or what?
>>98049161If you are going to paint the garters as flesh, file down the garter belt strap.
>>98049160Most excellent work, and similarly excellent meme selection.
>Don't thin my paints>Don't highlight >Don't prime>Don't base >Don't varnishAnd yet, my models look better than 90% of the ones posted here. Curious...very curious...
>>98049192postem
>>98049196Stop taking the most obvious bait you dumb fucking mong.
>>98049161The reflection of the light in the one eye makes her eyes look asymmetrical. You should make the lantern the main highlight in her eyes and either have no secondary highlight, or have it in both eyes as well.
>>98049176nothing that fancy. It's a very low rpm motor (like 10rpm if i remember?) with a momentary switch and a 9volt battery. it's a piston motion so you just let go when it opens/closes or it'll just repeat. the weathering is coming along nicely
>>98049192fact check: ALL TRVE
>>98049202Bait for the bait god! (you)'s for the (you) throne!
>>98049169Not your boogeyman there.Some asshole pretending to be me to bait you into thinking I don't believe cleaning a brush is necessary.Grow some fucking neurons.
Do you guys think the purple of the wing is too garish? The skin will be camouflage green and the carapace is bone white
>>98049237hard to say without seeing the rest of the colours. Maybe use a wash to tone it town? Like carroburg crimson or thinned druuchi violet.
>>98049237nope thats pretty normal dark eldar paint scheme
>>98049237The color is lovely but yeah it's really hard to say if it fits without at least all the other basecoats laid down
How do you figure out where to place secondary reflections when doing nmm? I just used a lamp and took a photo with the contrast cranked for primary reflections but it means the surfaces not directly exposed to the light directly are just flat shadow color.
>>98049237I like the colour of the purple>The skin will be camouflage green and the carapace is bone whiteThis will look a bit odd with the super bright wings, I'd desaturate the wings a bit, or make the green a very pale mint colour instead of camouflage.
>>98049160Extremely r*ddit
>>98049288wherever it may look interestingwherever is another object nearby (thus being reflected on the metal)rule of coolalso remember secondary reflections can never be as bright as the main ones
>>98049288Just think of it like a series of angled mirrors (because that's what it is).
>>98049299kys, /40kg/ queer.
>>98049299nta but I'm sure you'd know ;)
>>98049168>>98049172It's supposed to be 75mm, but it feels a bit on the large side compared to my other 75mm ones. I checked and it measures 95mm tall. Can't trust 3d print services ever.>>98049178Don't panic, I'm going to paint them in.>>98049203I'll play around with it
>>98049311>large side compared to my other 75mm onesKeep in mind that mm scale is measured from the base to the eyes, not the top of the head (this is to account for hats and things).
>>98049254>>98049275>>98049297I've already got a but of little guys painted so I'm sticking to the skin/shell colors, albeit I'm going to try to paint this guy to a higher standard. Pic rel is a finished mini in front of the wing for reference. I think I'll get the rest of my base coats and black lining done and then if the wings still look too bright I'll try to mute them a bit
>>98049108Painting minis without a decent setup sucks dick. At the very least you need a good lamp, a handle, a wet palette, some brushes, and some paints. And of course your snips, glue, and hobby knife for actually building the model. Maybe some basic basing materials like sand or flocking, and glue. Then if you aren't a complete slob you should find a way to keep that all neat and organized.All of that starts to look pretty "established" unless you just throw your shit in a drawer.
>>98049348>At the very least you need a good lamp, a handle, a wet palette, some brushes, and some paints.you only need half of these
>>98049204nta, can you take another pic like that mid opening? is the white part under the stick connected offcenter to the motor?
>>98049348>a handlestill no real use for this fancy new fad gadgetyou have 2 working hands with 10 perfectly good fingers
>>98049311>3D print services.Long run it's cheaper to get your own printer, scale things to your precise want then print.I once ordered a set of minis that claimed 28mm scale, they ended up being 34mm tall (human minis) so I got the seller to specifically do 28mm, I gave him dimensions for each mini, they came back 20mm tall this time instead of what I asked for (though he gave me twice as many because that equaled the resin volume).So I ended up with 3 sets of what I wanted, all useless.
>>98049311>I'll play around with itNot saying you should redo it necessarily, just C&C. At least keep it in mind for the future, because that lantern is clearly going to be the brightest light source casting on her eyes unless she standing around in broad daylight, but in that case the lantern wouldn't cast visible light on her clothes either... also why walk around with a lantern in daylight.
>>98043991Progress on the second bladeguard
>>98049127You’re not allowed to produce tabletop ready stuff here or something
>>98049363Gripping by the base is annoying and less stable, and I don't want to touch the model more than necessary once I've started painting. Also, having the model holding hand a bit further away means you can rest the your wrists together, where if you're holding a base you don't have as good of an option. I wasn't a believer until I tried one.
>>98049299Please post tg appropriate terrain you have crafted
I need 11th ed rules to come out already so I can print my terrain.
>>98049397>tabletop readyDepends on what is meant by it since everybody seems to have their own private definition. If it's the 3 main colors base coated with no highlights or shading, it's probably going to look bad even from tabletop distance. Also, this is the painting general compared to the gaming generals.
>>98049380I'm not totally happy with them either. I think I'd lean more towards doing it in both eyes but I'm not sure yet. It doesn't make sense with the geometry but sometimes you need to cheat with eyes in favor of them looking right/good vs actually being right.
>>98049424Tabletop ready is looks good from 3 feet away. You must be new to the hobby
>>98049424>3 base colours no highlights no shadingThat's tournament ready, as defined by GW tournament rulesTabletop ready isn't about corporate qualifiers which are written to make background shots of armies at tournaments look okay when the top two players are shot for a WD article or a GW website spotlight.Tabletop ready is about showing a respect for the game and your opponent, a display that you are invested into the game and not just buying your way through a passing fancy.
If a model looks decent from 1ft away I'm happy. That's about as close as I'm going to get to a model when viewing it on a table, even when leaning in specifically to look.I'm not overly concerned about the minute details that you can't even see unless your eyeball is practically touching the mini.
>>98049389how do you get good pictures like this.
>>98049470That's fine, just don't be a shithead about it and argue that your approach is somehow superior to other ones
>>98049483>it's a normal pictureidk what you think that anon is going to tell you.>hold model above desk>use work light>take photo
>>98049435>looks good from 3 feet awayAgain, this is a arbitrary. Everybody will have a different definition of what looks good from 3 feet. Which is why you will see people give each other shit for 'tabletop ready' paint jobs.
>>98049503It's probably not taken with automatic/default camera settings
>>98049483>>98049503Basically this. It's directly under a very bright desk lamp, so I turned exposure all the way down, but I didn't bother with pro camera mode. It's a S8 galaxy camera.
>>98049613camera app, or raw camera app like opencamera?
>>98049483Turn off the filters on your phone and properly light your subject.
>>98049100You'd think that, but its self evident that its not true.
Hi,Just bought the entire citadel paint range plus some citadel tools.Just using this range from now. No other brands allowed for my WARHAMMER.132 IQ btw
>>98049367It's just kit I don't have space or interest in right now. Maybe later when I'm in a position where I am happy with my painting skill level.As it stands now, I get 3d prints just for fun slop minis that I'm not going to invest a ton of time in. In the future I'd like to be in a spot where I can start using custom 3d printed stuff to elevate the models, especially the bases, but right now I can do that more by just painting better. And at that point in time I would want one so I can quickly access bits or parts and iterate on them myself.
>>98049695based actually
>>98049513It’s not arbitrary, it’s the typical distance you are from the opponents models
>>98049695I hope you have fun. Make sure you thin it, citadel paints are thicker than most others. The brushes might start holding you back at some point but they should get you pretty far.
ohh yeah this is much better
>>98049720Anon, are you retarded?
>>98049736Yes.And?
>>98049741Daddy
>>98049729props to the anon that suggested this, and lovely paintjob, anon
genuinely i use citadel paints along with vallejo and proacryl, army painter, etc. just use what colors look good i guess i dunno
>>98049753Congrats, you are a normal person.
>>98049729These are super nice and following your progress has been really enjoyable
I have never used an entire bottle of paint.I still have my first bottles of white/black even. Anyone else?
>>98045891That’s a joke right? You would have to put hundreds of miniatures every day for a decade straight to paint 1 million miniatures. That’s also several million dollars worth of plastic and paint
>>98049764How long have you been painting for? I'e been in the hobby for 2,5 years and I used up a couple that have been like primary basecoat colors
>>98049729Looks sick.
>>98049631Standard camera app
>>980497725 ish.I'm lying a little bit. I did go through 2 pots of corax white when it was the base coat color for my army, but I haven't army painted in 3 years or so. So I think I had bought 3 pots of corax white, and had to replace 1 pot of scar white because it dried out at some point. But other than that.
Decided to make a special demon for the player summon spell, leaving the generic red dudes as enemy spawns.Still got the chains, base and at least another layer of highlights all around.
>>98049794would
>>98049753post armies
>>98049501You niggers are the shitheads whining about models that would look more than fine on a table.
>>98049794crafty...
>>98049753I use Citadel, AK and TTC. I am phasing out GW though, mostly because of the obnoxious pots. A lot of their paints are fine outside of a couple major duds.
>>98049503most phones nowadays have so many fucking fitlers by default that photos up close look like shit
>>98049830Literally only happens for a couple obnoxious spergs, nobody here insults tabletop quality models otherwise.
I 'm happy with how the hair turned out, olive oil and 0.5mm roller and 1mm(?) roller. more milliput to do on the neck and left arm, maybe some greenstuff tubes for the backpack then prime time.
>>98049843Okay, but anon already answered and he said standard camera app. I agree with you, but people also use that to deflect from issues in their paintjob that show up on camera.
>>98049753based. Their metallics mog all the others, especially retributor armor. Incubi Darkness, Khorne Red, and Rhinox Hide and Steggadon Scale Green are all great paints that should be in everybody's collection. Actually most of their base paints are really good.
>>98049695OOF doncha know anon I guess you didnt hear but the citadel paints are out dated now, they got replaced by WARHAMMER paints so I hope you are only planning on painting CITADEL miniatures with those.Make sure you get the faction specific versions, too, you can see this one has the eldar runes on it so its only for eldar.
>>98049869Their metallics mog all the other
>>98049878forgot my meme arrow, whoops
>>98049878Evil Frieren is so hot
>>98049821>post armieswhat, why? are you upset that i use what colors and paints i enjoy on MY plastic? relax man, it's not that deep.>>98049869this is true, the base metallics are always worth having, though vallejo's been catching my eye lately, got their oily steel and bronze, and those are realllly nice. same with army painter's are good too, but i think what i appreciate from citadel is the range of shades for them, that's more direct jumps. >>98049837i think im gonna just start decanting my citadels, the pots really do get annoying but honestly not as bad as i've seen people screech about
>>98049869Except for the metallic paints shitposting, actually kinda sound advice.Averland sunset, too, should be in everyone's collection, as well as many of their contrast paints.
>if you try to work paint after putting it down, it'll be half dried and rip, creating a bumpy texture>wet blending is a thingexplain
>>98049906Put more, wetter paint down.
>>98049837They're not bad, they're just twice the price per amount of paint.
>>98049891You got more paint pots than miniatures painted.I know.Just focus on using citadel and paint one army per month or you are a secondary.
>>98049850Pretty good.
>>98049709Learn to read, please.
>>98049945NO! I'm a zoomer and I refuse to.
I want /40kg/ subhumans to go back to their cancer containment.
>>98049955go back to tiktok or whatever then
>>98049931Which is good, the noble and superior white men must gatekeep the hobbie from druiggies and niggers.
>>98049906>paint dries from exposure to air>dry paint clings to model>wet paint doesn't>paint with dry surface and wet underside pulls away and makes wrinkled texture>if paint is super wet or mixed with medium designed to dry slow, surface won't be dry when wet blending
>>98049837Vallejo used to be the king of paints like 10 years ago, what happened to them? I can never find anyone who carries their line locally.
>>98049934>Just focus on using citadel>or you are a secondaryThis is sarcasm, right?
>>98049976Anon...
>>98049965Yeah, nah. Gatekeep it by forcing GW to not deviate their posterboys away from being fascist Catholics, not by being a stupid paypig.
>thread shidded all over by yet again a couple of schizoshm.
>>98050021I'm pretty sure it's organized /40kg/ faggotry, consider the usual braindead topics.
I dont understand, can I keep using my old Citadel paints for warhammer minis or do I have to get the new ones?
>>98050021yeah, I remember /wip/ being a nice place to post :''(
>>98050021at least it's somewhat lighthearted and not the usual full on spergout
>>98050029Just ignore it and it will stop soon enough.
>>98050033nah it's utter shite m8
A little polystyrene part I made today. I know it's not tabletop but we only have 50 pictures with nearly 300 posts so I wanted to contribute.
I think I can call her done, fast and simple but I'm happy with it.
>>98050068A little support scarring on the rear torso but I can't easily file something this fragile.
>>98050068>>98050074just slapchop bro
>>98050101I'm an only child.
>>98050112I can see why
>>98050114it means anon is not your brother, also you are not black
>>98050120>hey it's me, your brother
>>98047870Thanks anon, as with painting anything its just push and pull. I don't nail any of my eyes in a like a sequential set of correct strokes. Just trying to layer strokes over each other to cover various fuckups and thick lines. That and a Micron 005 black marker for the pupils
Almost done with this guy, any ideas for the flag?
>>98049934WRONG nigger. and no, i WONT post proof because i DONT give a fuck about some random anon's approval, waste of my time.
>>98049945Learn to think
>>98049975I haven't tried many of their paints but the ones I did came too thin out of the bottle.
>>98050198a defiled ultramarines logo?
>>98050337I dunno, I kinda like them being thin. Just the water from my wet palette and my brush is enough to bring the paint to the proper consistency.
>>98050068https://youtu.be/4Vaj1NO1RQo?si=5L56qi3LaHMI21Qp&t=116
>>98050349I mean you can always thin a paint out, but if I want to it's nice to have it a touch thicker than you'd want for a base coat, so that you can get a full opacity edge highlight on a single go. Edge highlighting with pre thinned paint kinda sucks.
>>98044799>colors aren't that important. See beyond that.Instructions unclear, cannot unsee the eldritch secrets from beyond the multiverse.
>>98050586He is talking about values and other artsy stuff
>>98048683This is for Salamanders though but good idea
>>98044759Technically still not true if you have a shitty monitor or your color balance is fucked up. But it is wildly useful.
>>98047972He spent like a decade or more in a box gathering dust
>>98050042>we only have 50 pictures with nearly 300 posts so I wanted to contribute.I know, right?It's less than $6.00 a bottle at one of the nearby FLSG, so I thought I'd give >>98035593's recommendation a shot. Still planning to undercoat my Sanguinary Guard with a can of Retributor Armour, though.
>>98050774More pictures would be nice.
>>98050784Should big flags have more Readable letter or do chicken scratches suffice?
paint collector anons,how does Vallejo Obsidian Metal Base rank up besides S75 Black MetalI'm always on the search for a very dark metallic
>>98050784>More pictures would be nice.here's a closeup of the Stegadon crew
>>98050810Depends what you're going for. If it's meant to be some long winded script detailing the victories or some other kind of story or whatever on the banner then sure. But if it's just meant to be a couple of words as a motto I'd say give painting some legible script a shot.In either case, that banner has some thick paint on it and gold paint looks like it was extremely watered down. I'd try again.
>>98050810Did you just paint over a pre-sculpted banner and ignore it or is all that texture just from your paint?If you wanna do chicken scratch text on a large area like a flag I think you might want some paragraphs of pseudo text, and fancy capital/symbols to break it up.
>>98050810That doesn't look like chicken scratch, that looks like unthinned paint and a need to practice freehand.
>>98050810>Should big flags have more Readable letters?Yes>>98050821I was gonna ask if you could provide larger images with more data in them. There are a couple of posters ITT with really nice models whose pictures - even at full size - don't take up very much real estate in the collage.I'm not gonna complain if you post 2-4MB images here.
Nobody can even see the faces from tabletop distance. Even if you can, you definitely can’t see the eyes besides MAYBE a tiny black dot. It’s unnoticeable in a unit either way. And helmeted models looks cooler anyways
>>98045891>oh the horror(s)it was a good motivator, but having only had 3 weeks to knock out my 100, I think I can go without doing that again.
>>98050952Unsubscribe from this anon's blog.
>>98050913>larger images with more data in themall right, I'll keep that in mind going forward
>>98050952based coper same desu
>>98045891>13 cavalry>3 cannon crew>1 baggage train>18 space marines>1 dreadnought>2 tanks>1 custodian>1 ghostkeelGranted half of it is either slapchop or essentially all drybrushing.
>>98045912Just look up the socials of the painters you most like. Outside of that facebook / insta seems to be where I see the most display / competition tier paint jobs.
Happy accident with my blue oil paint wash, the humanoid mech was zenethaled red and the other blue guy was zenethaled green... every day is a good day when you paint.
