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After narrowly escaping the Titanic Dire Kitten, this Mammoth is ready for the tabletop.

CRAFTY ALERT

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Bears, Wolves, Boar and Snow Leopards next.

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>>98147493
>CRAFTY ALERT
Scrambling destroids and Skull Squadron to intercept!

>>98147518
>Bears, Wolves, Boar and Snow Leopards next.
See, we could just as well be talking about Battletech too, now couldn't we?

>>98147649
Boar and Snow Leopards?

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The last three sgts I've made have been pointing

>>98147654
>Boar and Snow Leopards?
I think they got wiped out during the Wars of Reaving c. 2070-ish.

>>98147674
>2070-ish.
... or maybe even about a thousand years after that. Doh!

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>>98147417
Had some troubles with this one but finally done with the bladeguard veterans leader, also potential proxy for that armageddon shield captain

>>98147804
Looking fantastic as always, BTanon. Love how intense the eyelenses look and all the weathering.

>>98147868
Much appreciated, fluo paints help getting that extra boost for vibrancy

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There was a tiny piece of blue tack in my air rush. No idea how that got in there

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Starting my face training arc. I've got like 12 space marine heads all ready to go so hopefully between these two and the last I see a noticeable improvement.
How do they look? I primarily used Bugman's Glow mixed with increasing amounts of AK Basic Skin. Before this I'm pretty sure my other faces were just contrast maybe with some highlights. I'm following Duncan's face video so I can hopefully work up to Vince's.

>>98148163
Not too shabby, I like the burn victim dude. Right one reminds me of the little portrait in the middle of the UI from the original DOOM.

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First time I've painted since I was maybe 14, so give or take 20 years. How did I do? Obviously, bases still needs doing, and I could maybe highlight another edge or two, but the models are basically done

>>98148274
Not bad. I like the small amounts of damage on the leftmost one.

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I found my ideal grey base rim colour: Vallejo Model Color 70.866 Grey Green/Gris Verde . Finally tearing myself away from PoE2 to do some painting.

>>98148274
Welcome back to losing all your time and money :D I like the subtle blood spatter on the knife marine

>>98147804
Brutal, heavy , tight
>>98147665
My favourite space marines on /tg/! Looking sick as usual. are they third party models / 3d prints ? I'm out of the loop

>>98148326
Excellent taste in Berzerkers and rim colors, Anon.

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I lied last time. I forgot that I needed to do her hair pins, and take a properly lit picture. This is the actual final post.

>>98148326
vallejo has like 20 different greys
it's madness

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>>98148471
AK apparently also has "dozens" of greys

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I got some offbrand sentinels from etsy and found a cool ass tactical rock for one of them earlier

>>98148441
Didn't you still miss that little bit of blue on her forehead from the hair?

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I tried speedpainting the entire squad. The green armor and darkblue undersuit aren't as distinct as I wanted them to be. but I think they turned out pretty good. I also didn't include the shoulder armor panel, it's just too big and I dont' think it looks good.

>>98148441
the highlighting of the blue triangle is a lot more prominent than the highlighting of the red triangle, giving it a visual asymmetry that is distracting.

>>98148821
contrast paint, while fast, is not what is typically meant by the term speedpainting.

>>98148837
Army Painter Speedpaints are just contrast paints though. I think contrast only is a kind of speedpainting isn't it?

>>98148837
they're called speedpaints on the bottle. if speedpainting is something else idk.

>>98148947
the term speedpainting is not synonymous with the product line of speed paints, which are a kind of contrast paint, contrast paints being much newer than the varied techniques which the term speed painting encompasses.
Speed painting being a technique makes a distinction from the use of contrast paints which are meant to preclude the use of any technique. If you are following the use of contrast paints with drybrushing or other methods then it falls under speed painting.
While that seems odd in that it adds time to the process, speed painting is a developed skill, not just the act of putting paint on fast.

>>98148665
>ai slop

>>98148993
What?

>>98148993
autism

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>>98148993
Oh yeah I agree now you put it that way. Contrast paints and Speedpaints are a tool to be used in speed painting , just contrast over primer is something else. Speaking of, green contrast is on. Black gonna cover the ugly layer lines on the printed bits.

>>98148993
Speed painting is just the act of painting really fast. Contrast paints or AP speed paints are a great way to speed paint when it comes to miniatures.

>>98149027
No, because dipping your mini in unthinned paint does not count as speed painting.

>>98149097
There's no rules in speed painting apart from it being fast and involving paint.

>>98149110
it is a loosely defined category because many different techniques are caught under the umbrella, the thing that unites them all is that they are all learned techniques and dipping has never been counted amongst them, so while slapchop counts, just putting pure contrast overtop a uniform light primer doesn't, the distance between those two is short, but it makes the line clear.

>>98149125
According to whom?

>>98149138
I'm not writing the rules, I'm observing the consistent pattern of everything that has been collectively referred to as speed painting over the years, and it is a step beyond just applying paint fast.

>>98147804
thats pure sexo.

>>98149150
If photobashing is considered a speed painting technique, I don't see why contrast paints wouldn't be. There's nothing in the definition that would exclude them, you're just making baseless claims.

>>98149227
photobashing is method of creating digital images, it has nothing to do with painting miniatures 0_o

>>98149241
No, but it does have to do with speed painting.

every single day some faggot blatantly shitposts about semantics and every single day people feed him (you)s for hours

>>98149366
It doesn't have to do with painting at all, it's digital.

>>98149406
Digital painting is more popular that regular painting nowadays.

>>98149424
It's not painting if it doesn't involve paint, retard.

>>98149424
God, you're an insufferable faggot and I hope your miserable parents have a cheerful day once you finally blow your brains out.

>>98149227
>If photobashing is considered a speed painting technique
It's time to stop posting friend

>>98149011
>Triggered redditor gets triggered by the presence of ubiquitous AI for the 70th time in the past 12 hours
Reevaluate your life

Contrast paints are cheating.
Dipping is the only acceptable way to speed paint.

>>98149435
I don't give a shit about your personal opinions, it's considered painting and speed painting is a large part of concept art.
>>98149445
Even the wikipedia article on speed painting talks about digital painting, it's the common conception. Feel free to disagree, but again, your personal opinion is not interesting to me.

>>98149424
even the anon who painted the miniatures that started this chain looked at other anons explanation and said "this logic makes sense and I agree with it" so why the fuck are you carrying this, much less so far as outside the scope of miniatures and paint?

>>98149466
(you)

>>98149466
>wikipedia
GTFO

>>98149456
If I wanted some chatgpt slop I would go ask chatgpt. Fuck off.

>>98148671
Looks cool. Have you ever had any issue playing games with non GW models? I'm going to start playing & I heard the local club doesn't give a shit about recasts, 3d prints etc, but still curious what would actually happen if I brang prints/proxies or 3rd party models to an "official / games workshop" event.

>>98149469
Because he's wrong.
>>98149477
Every other source I can find says speed painting is primarily done digital. My point is that "even" mainstream sites like wikipedia agree.

>>98149502
Why would I care what you want in relation to what I post?
Also why would you care about what I post? Just move on with your impotent rage gramps.

>>98149466
Do... you legitimately have autism and schizophrenia? What does concept art, digital painting, photographic collage have to do with miniature painting techniques? You seem like you are in the midst of a brain injury.

>>98149507
>YOU AREN'T ALLOWED TO CRITICIZE LOW EFFORT SCREENSHOTS OF AI
Retards like you are killing this board. Nobody comes here to talk to chatgpt.

are there airbrush centric speed painting processes where you use a regular brush only a little or not at all?

>>98149506
>>98149466
>Even the wikipedia article on speed painting talks about digital painting
wait anon, can I now paint my models with my computer software? Do I plug in some kind of robot arm that holds the brush and follows my instructions? Sounds kind of incredible.

>>98149521
lmao wtf are you talking about gramps? Did I make you start talking to chatGPT? That screenshot wasn't from chatGPT lol holy fuck you're old and retarded

I like AK's Lead Grey.

>>98149513
>>98149527
Speed painting is a term that applies to all of those. It's the use of techniques to speed up the process of painting. Among those techniques are things like photobashing and stenciling, so I don't see how one could argue that contrast paints don't count.

>>98149524
Yes.
>prime
>base coat with your shadow color
>hit the upward facing areas with your mid tone
>hit the extremes of the mid tone with your highlight
>touch up the shadows again if necessary
>touch up the highlights if necessary
>using a brush, base and paint details and other parts that aren't your main color
>using a brush, edge highlight only in select places where it's important (e.g. around the head)
>hit the model with some gloss varnish
>oil wash (you can experiment with different colors here)
>matte varnish
And you're done.

>>98149533
>but it was GOOGLE AI!!
You have to go back.

>>98149539
We are talking about conventional terminology relating to miniature painting techniques. I think the sentiment of the anon objecting to the tau is that they don't meet a standard (based on vibes ) . The vibe is attacking contrast sloppa and the other poster is coping about his models looking unfinished. Or something

>>98149547
I hope you took your blood pressure meds gramps you're finna have a stroke lmao

>>98149557
fr fr no cap ong cuh

>>98149553
Dude is on crack. "Contrast paint" (which is GW's brand name for it) is almost synonymous with the concept of speed painting to the point that a prominent distributor of such paints calls their line "speed paints".

>>98149553
Speed painting is a universal concept, but even if we narrow the argument to miniatures, I don't see how contrast paint, which is explicitly made to speed up the process, would be excluded.
And I dislike contrast paint, so I'm not trying to defend or elevate it or whatever.

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>>98149547
>>98149563

>>98149521
This board has been dead since long ago, you exist in a carcass of a website

>>98149533
Ironic that you're calling someone gramps when the AI fad is already declining

This used to be a comfy thread believe it or not

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>>98149619
> the AI fad is already declining

>>98149636
>nonlocal video gen already shuttered
>grok paywalled because it was hemmorrhaging
>no AI company profitable STILL
>disney backing out of deals with AI companies
>microsoft and several other major companies pulling the breaks on AI because their costs are so high compared to their inefficiencies

>tfw third worlder
>the only acrylic paint they sell here is Vallejo
Am I missing out on anything by not having AK, PA, AP, or whatever?

>>98149649
Only for a few specific paints I’d say. Vallejo is bretty good and my main workhorse brand. Their stuff is all at least decent in my experience

Ok but it's still everywhere and it's used every second of every day and it's not gonna stop regardless of profits.

>nonlocal video gen already shuttered
no usecase for ai video gen for most people
>grok paywalled because it was hemmorrhaging
So?
>no AI company profitable STILL
So how are they continuing to exist?
>disney backing out of deals with AI companies
No usecase for AI+Disney
>microsoft and several other major companies pulling the breaks on AI because their costs are so high compared to their inefficiencies
Jeet mismanagement & so?

NExt

>>98149649
Yes, you are missing out on some of the greatest paints in human history. The hobby is made by first worlders, for first worlders. You don't belong.

>>98149662
Post minis

>>98149649
You're already dead.

>>98149662
>so upset that he immediately got BTFO'd that he needed to indirectly seethe
go back

>>98149666
you first
>>98149673
pipe down grampnigger

>>98149649
Vallejo is poopoo thirdworld paint confirmed

>>98149649
No. Just buy craft paints, they’re cheaper and just as good.

>>98149662
Link to the post you are responding to, coward.

>>98149649
imagine being a thirdie and wasting your limited money on gw plastic instead of air conditioning

>>98149662
>so how are they continuing to exist
A lot of people invested a lot of money in shares for these companies and are desperate not to see the bubble burst. Why do you think companies try to enforce mandatory AI use, despite Claude being identified as a massive liability?
Anyway, last off topic post from me. Enjoy shouting "gramps" from the retirement home.

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>>98149703
Actually, there are a lot of obnoxious thirdie normies who are into faghammer

>>98149649
They're nice to have, but I really don't think there's any one specific paint brand that's essential. I have paints from those other brands you listed and still use Vallejo alongside them.

>>98149722
>normies
>posts a bunch of massive nerds that I would bully passively by existing near them

>>98149703
isn't warhammer big in the us?

>>98149778
Oh, shit. Looks like we have a badass over here.

>>98149649
i'm really liking the pro acryl paints i have so far and i will be buying more of them, probably exclusively, going forward. most of my current paints are vallejo so yes i do think you're missing out. can't you just buy amazon prime for a month to take advantage of the free shipping or are you in such a shit hole that big jeff doesn't bless you with such privileges?

>>98150138
>can't you just buy amazon prime for a month to take advantage of the free shipping or are you in such a shit hole that big jeff doesn't bless you with such privileges?
Sure, but I don’t want to buy it online. It feels weird, and it makes me feel like I need every color possible. Also there’s no amazon free shipping here, and for some reason every paint brand other than Vallejo costs three times its original price, especially Citadel and AP

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Shit lighting for my picture, I'm aware.
I'm trying to get a scheme down for my Numenorean's. basically just following the standard but I don't like how the trim of the tabard looks. I'd like to go more like how GW paint the spearmen's (picture on the right) but I can't work out the colour. What colour is that and how can I achieve it without mixing?

>>98150170
1st take a picture with better lighting because it’s impossible to see what actual colour the trim is
2nd if you don’t want to mix at all you’re going to get nowhere at all (most probable since you’re too retarded to use your eyes)

>>98150170
>without mixing
why?

>>98150269
Because I'm retarded, basically.

>>98150052
That was not a brag.

>>98148163
the contrast looks good and good job on the eyes, but they're very monotone beige. pale skin has pinks, yellows and blues that make it look more alive. try adding some blush to the cheeks and lips, jaundice to the boney bits, and some five o'clock shadow for the next steps

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Can I strip old metal minis with this or its fucking overkill (I doubt itll damage the pewter but...)

>>98150170
army painter night sky or thunderous blue with wolf grey highlight

>>98149722
>normies
lmao tourist

>>98150298
Just buy an ultrasonic cleaner

>>98150298
that's perfect for the job

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>>98147417
Is AK Still Water supposed to look like this? It doesn’t look like still water at all

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Pouring out a bottle of nuln for my boy Blanche, you will be missed.

>>98150442
Ah, this is so sad. Rest in Peace JB

>>98150442
Rest In Paint

>>98148347
>>98149196
Thanks boys. Now, to find the motivation for the last two bladeguards

>>98150442
Rip grimdark man, got some really good inspo from his art.

>>98150442
He was still heavily into the hobby and his art right up til his death, playing and designing games. I always find it inspirational when an artist does something right up til their death, it proves they were in love with it and shows there is no age too old to do something you love. Very inspirational.
RIP, I'll have a sip of paintwater and pour another one out for the bro JB

>>98150714
How long do you spend on each infantry model on average??

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>>98150442
mega F, he's a big reason I got into this hobby.

side related. my squat gang got an award at our FUNale for the league last night, favorite opponent. thank you anons for all the feedback.

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>>98150442
fuark

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>>98147518
Except for the spots on the cats these are all going to be very basic.

>be me
>retarded
>going insane because i bought some colours basing my choices on the stahly chart and my paints look NOTHING like the swatches
>its impossible all the pots are bad ones
>fiddle with the monitor
>'huh whats this' (sRGB)
>turn it on
>paint swatches now look exactly like the real thing

huh

>>98150442
pour out a bottle of nuln oil for mah boy

>>98150442
unfortunate. i'm dreading the inevitable flood of performative remembrance videos the youtubers are churning out as we speak.

>>98151383
the content must flow

>>98151383
Suggs actually worked with him and visited him after he retired so I at least understand if she makes one.
For anyone else it will just be "oh but i liked his art!"

>>98151396
>he was so influential
>i loved his job so much
>so inspirational i started painting minis because of him
>truly a legend
>i always aspired to paint in his famous style
>his legacy will live on
(all these people learned about his existence because of the AP paints released not long ago)

performative grieving and sadness, easy views

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>>98150442
>>98151396
Yeah, but I *did* like his art. He put the handsomest and most heroic Space Marine chapter in the galaxy on the cover of the Second Edition boxed set!

This picture of him as a clean-cut youngster in a fashionable denim jacket is circa 1986.

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>>98151467
This is the painting he's working on in that photograph.

>>98151467
Peak English culture

>>98150899
I never counted hours so it's hard for me to say
probably just a few days on average by now

>>98150414
It doesn't look like still water, but it still looks like water, at least.

>>98150442
RIP. But a good thing he released his paint range as a last thing pretty much. Its truly good stuff.

>>98151703
>good thing he released his paint range
Lol, because those are the paints he made his famous works with, right?

>>98151818
Exactly.

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First time for leopard spots, could be better but i'm happy enough.

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>>98152013
The rest of the animals, everything ready for basing.
Just the basics for these, nothing special.

>>98151248
What wolves are these?

>>98152076
Scans of GW fenrisian wolves that I have scaled down to be normal wolf size for 25mm humans.

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German infantry done !

>/wip/ not being a nazi for 15 minutes challenge: impossible

How do I glue small resin kits without gluing my hands as well? It's a pain in the ass with normal superglues. Is there a specific model or brand better for precise steps?

>>98152365
You can get the bottles with the tiny nozzles or pour the super glue onto something like a bottle cap, then use a needle tip or a dentist's tool to apply small amounts directly to the part.

>>98152365
use gel versions of ca, apply it with a toothpick or something

>>98152365
activator spray

>>98152232
I'm thinking based.

>>98152365
I paid extra for those CA bottles with tiny brush and never looked back, it's simply too convenient. Much easier to avoid applying too much at once.

>>98152534
Thx man

Today I was using my previous, Polish/Chinese airbrush solely for applying varnish (now serving solely for primer and varnish role after I got H&S Evolution) and I want to admit something. I was standing firm on stance that "airbrush is airbrush, no point in paying extra when so called middle class Chinese model is good enough" and don't get me wrong, it is still serving me right and is perfectly usable for normal painting/shading/etc as well. But there are some small things, some small details that makes H&S simply much more comfortable in use and cleaning. By all means, I don't regret starting with little more simple (and standard screw nozzle) Chinese model and I guess that it is more reasonable for starting users to get something they won't regret too much breaking but I also understand why people recommend getting H&S or Iwata right off the bat.

I stand corrected. I was wrong. I'm sorry.

>>98152575
I wasn't involved in this entire airbrush debate, but it takes a man to admit he was wrong. Especially in the sperg central that is 4chan. Solid fucking form, anon.

>>98152534
Well of course they are based, surely you wouldnt expect a fully painted army to still have those bare black bases?

>>98152232
These are spectacular! Where'd you get the grass tufts?

>>98152882
thx ! vallejo winter tuft and army painter frozen tuft

>>98152232
I like these, they're super stylized in a way that seems authentic

>>98148347
thanks man, they're prints from a guy who goes by fummelfinger/bolterjugend

>>98152993
Thanks, really nice models anon

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Only been painting a few months and I've got kind of a strange mix of paints right now. I feel like every time I've looked up what paints people recommend it's always some vague "Just buy what you need" answer but based on what I've got here are there some essentials I should think about adding?

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This shit is so fucking tiresome. I hardly use this, and now the cap is completely warped for no reason. Turned it inside out and full cleaned and still doing it. Wasn't there a rumor that GW was moving to droppers, so they cam look like an actual company that wants to have shit people will buy.

>>98153357
I highly recommend getting some chinesium droppers(they're really cheap) and transferring your GW paints. Those fucking pots are an actual insult to the customer.

>>98153308
Not really anon, it depends on what you're painting and what scheme you want. I could say you don't have any purple, but what if you don't paint anything purple?

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Finally finished all Forgefiend subassemblies, gonna start working on the body now.

>>98147947
sucked up by the air-compressor vent? Maybe a crumb of bluetack fell off your shirt while brushing with the lid off? Pretty strange though, to be sure. That shit could've gunked it up good.

>>98150934
>>98150949
Congrats, dickbutt-Anon.

>>98151443
>>98151396
The best way to honor him is to do a miniature and raise a glass. Anyone who actually paints or converts something for him to go with the sad video is not a fag. I'm pulling a couple things that were on the perpetual Shame Pile and putting them back on the bench.

>>98152013
Honestly you got that pretty well, especially the non-continuous border on their spots. Most people fuck that up.

>>98153925
Thank you, I did use an actual snow leopard as photo reference, too bad I could only find decent smilodon big cats for the sculpt and not good leopard sculpts, the heads and tails are all wrong.

>>98153357
I've had a few of these. It seems to be a molding error in the cap. I carved a little but out with my knife and it helped.

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Baal red good.

>>98153486
fuck, that's crisp!

>>98153486
I would've gone with a different plasma color since it kinda blends into the turquoise armor but I can't deny that glow effect is immaculate

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Tips for painting hard rubber on minis? Im not trying to paint wheels (yet) But Im trying to get the texture and shine right for a model cover in rubber armor.

>>98154328
Black with a matte finish. Rubber doesn't have a recognizable look, you recognize it by context.

>>98153308
Where's this paint inventory checklist from?

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>>98154205
Steady as she goes... Steady as she goes...

Is there any fix for Vallejo bubbles issue?

>>98154910
buy a better paint brand

>>98154915
I'm a cheapskate and Vallejo is the cheapest