Work in Progress, Taco Tuesday Edition>Full-on /WIP/ OP Links Pastebin:https://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>Raise the flag!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syn7b7Rnzpk>Who's Johnny, she'd say, and smile in her special wayhttps://1d6chan.miraheze.org/wiki/JohnnyPrevious threads:>>98203481>>98193647>>98185203
>>98215119Piece by piece
>we don't get special op pictures anymore, its always a collageI'm getting old and miss the old times
two threads later, have some results>https://strawpoll.com/GeZAR5aGbyV/results
>>98215229People are never happy with what they have, they always want what they had, or what somebody else has.
>>98215229Wtf, when collages first started, everyone was happy with them and praised the idea.
>>98215285too much of a good thing
>>98215229>I'm getting old and miss the old timesNah, you're just a bitter faggot that will always complain no matter what.
Do the different proprietary “sponges” used in the miniature painting specific wet palettes like army painter’s and redgrass feel/work demonstrably different to any other normal sponge? Was looking at the Masterson palette for its size and price but the sponge looks like a simple thin…sponge. Wasn’t sure if the fancier ones being different material actually mattered. Seems like otherwise the Masterson one is a no brainer
Centurion lost his shield arm during painting base layers... again. Pinning will be a problem since connection area is actually round. Eh...>>98215386From what I found out so far, it's mostly about paper that makes a job in wet palette. In case of sponge you can as well use wipe or paper towels, whatever holding large amount of water to supply the paper itself.
>>98215386The type and thickness of the sponge doesn't make a big difference. It mainly affects time between top-ups.
Done my Barbarians.
>>98215418Nice work, they look like fun lads to paint
I didn't realize somebody else had painted the that kitsune model (I hadn't painted it before, but I liked it when that other guy did).I've been looking for a kitsune model I like off and on, but haven't really found one that tickles my fancy. I kinda like the one from Nerikson, but it's a bit oversculpted imo.
>>98215386It's a sponge.
I've seen some good level painters here so I'm going to ask for tips. I bought the newer kill team for sisters of battle. I know nothing about the lore since I've always painted fantasy models and don't usually like sci fi but a few friends told me they look fun to play so here comes my biggest mistake. I decided to paint the armor white following a few tutorials online, using mainly contrast and highlights. The thing is they look fucking awful and I'm dreading the whole painting process to the point that if I had to start painting them all over again, I'd throw the models in the bin. I've seen damage effects done on armor, but always on red, blue, black and never in white. Or at least never in white while also looking decent. Can you guys give me some advice on adding rust or damage effects? I'm guessing using a sponge and thin lines with a brush but which color to use? My mind tells me brown or ochre but I don't want to fuck up the process for good
>>98215440Which one you refer to?
>>98215448And? Things can be made with varying degrees of quality. Once you stop buying Amazon Basics for everything in your life you’ll understand
>>98214174Thanks!And yeah I kitbashed ten vanvets months ago out of a box of ETB sternguards and a box of sword brethren with some old vanvet bits thrown in haha
>>98215498Oh I was looking at this>>98206276 in the collage but I think they were from the same person since the other jaina model was long with it. I just thought I remembered that person painting the kitsune's robes white, not red and was used to them looking bigger.
>>98215549Well, I also painted another kitsune but it was a miniature for Eldfall Chronicles game but she indeed had white robes.
Another halfling conversion wip, I've gotten quite a few done in the past little while, will share some more later. At about 9 uniquely posed handgunners. This guy still has a lot of work to do, he's gonna get his little legs chopped off and surgically reattached to sell the really committed pose I'm trying to capture here. Going for that shoulder drop head on charge, full 240 degree swing at a 75 degree angle. You know, just like the little bastard is throwing himself into the enemy line as hard as he can and leveraging his short stature like a fulcrum to create the strongest swing. I've sort of tilted him here in this picture so you can see the spirit of what I'm going for with this one. But the legs need to be rearranged slightly to create a more natural flow to the posing, so that will be fun. These halflings are actually the first plastic conversions I've ever done and have slowly evolved in sophistication as I have experimented. I had slightly modified some metal figures here and there in the past, just like a weapon hand swap, stuff like that. So it's been interesting approaching it and learning it. If you want to get into extensive conversions, I highly recommend this kit. The short stature and length of limbs means re-articulating them with minimal sculpting and cutting (relatively), is quite easy when compared with a full size subject at this scale.Hope everybody is doing well and I wish you all a good week. Keep up the great work, don't beat yourself up, and don't take criticism to heart or personally. Just create and engage on your terms in a way that makes you happy or that you enjoy.
Lil picture of the side of the table re arranged as a peg board. If the MDF stops holding them well, you just stick some sticky tack in there and your back in action. It's good practice to tilt them angled slightly up, and if you have a wire bender, give a little crimp up near the end.so when they're bumped it doesn't knock anything down.Also, cap your knives, lol
>>98215561Maybe I'm mixing them up in my memory.I just want like a 75mm wholesome shrine maiden foxgirl showing a little bit of tasteful cleavage. Is that so much to ask! TheThe one in the OP/other-post with the red robes is definitely the closest so far that I've seen.
>>98215386AP and Redgrass sponges are literally fish tank cleaning cloth that you can find at any aquarium shop
How do I bring myself to paint.
>>98215585If you are actually interested, I got her from here: https://emp3d.pl/pl/searchquery/amaterasu/1/full/5?url=amaterasu
>>98215621just do it.Failing that, put on a ~40 minute 90s space opera, watch 2 episodes per day, and paint while you do that.I recommend B5 to start.
>>98215621what I am trying now is is get a simple model, pick 5 paints based on a cool picture you like, and paint with just those paints. And try and finish the model relatively quickly. I'm a little overwhelmed by my main on-the-go projects right now and this is keeping me painting even if it's not the most productive for my real work it's better than doing nothing.
speaking of wet palettes, a bit of a newbie to using one and finding that sometimes when I go and swirl my paint around, maybe mixing colors, the pool of paint I made will rapidly constrict into a bunch of lines and dots. is that a case of too much water in the sponge underneath or something else? it's weird because it'll be a thick paint like Citadel that I just put on the palette and as soon as I pull from the bead of paint i made it's doing it without any added water or medium
>>98215621First step is always the hardest, don't think, just do and momentum will carry you forward
>>98215691Too much water in the sponge, and you might still have water in your brush after rinsing. Need to really wick it out on a piece of paper towel after rinsing so that you don't add extra water to your mix on the palette.
Okay, I guess it's enough for today, fixing metallics and adding washes next time. And managed to actually drill some pinning!
>>98215469Mind posting a picture? Would be a lot easier to make suggestions where we can point out where it would make sense.
>>98215866I tried, but I cannot for the life of me take a decent picture. It looks like the white has no work whatsoever and just...plain white. It looks far more blue-ish in person
>>98215930Iphone camera also looks like it's able to detect sub atomic levels of dust particles because it doesn't look as grainy and dusty in person
Just finished this necromancer lady with simps. Still needs a few touch ups.The silver is a bit too bright needing a second layer of black wash and the skulls + hands on the base needs a but more highlighting.
>>98215763NTA, what's the right amount of water to put in a wet palette? i've been putting enough water that it fully absorbs into the sponge and just enough to fill it up to the level of the paper. is that too much?
>>98216070Way too much, fully absorb the sponge but not to dripping.
>>98216070>i've been putting enough water that it fully absorbs into the sponge and just enough to fill it up to the level of the paper. is that too much?Yeah, way too much. You want the sponge saturated then just a little bit more in the tray, so the sponge is wet and there is a thin layer in the bottom of the tray.
>>98216070What wet palette are you using?
>keep second guessing my colors and techniques>never finish my armyman...
>>98216128I feel you man, my high elf army is halfway done and I keep seeing color schemes I like more than mine. Too much of a hassle to repaint everything at this point
>>98215930>I tried, but I cannot for the life of me take a decent picture.1. put a neutral background behind it, like a piece of printer paper. Make it easier for the camera to focus on the mini and not the stuff behind it. 2. lights from above and the front or ideally two lights from above and the front on either side of the mini to help elliminate shadows.3. turn off filters or use a third party camera that doesn't have the filters. Modern phone cameras have all sorts of smoothing shit going on to make the pics look better, but it just muddies what we are trying to see. As for the mini, when you paint white you want to follow a general rule that only 30% or so of the white areas will be white. Since you can't go brighter than white you need to save it for the most extreme highlights and brightest areas. Need to lean heavily into contrast and shadows to make the white pop more, what shadow colors are up to you and depends on what other colors you want to use. You mentioned that it looks more blue, and that works if you want cooler shadows, so a dark blue or blue grey in the shadows to give you the contrast. Warmer white could have browner shadows, or even more purple. I think once you get your other main colors blocked in to give context to the white armor it will look a lot better, and once you get your shadows sorted it will look better again. Every mini has an ugly phase, just need to push past it. I'd focus on either a test model or pushing through on just one of the sisters to completion to work out the kinks on what direction you want to take. What colors are you thinking for the cloth, metallics, and straps?
>>98216155I'm thinking black for the outside of the cloth and red for the inside. Maybe the other way around since there's not much of the inside visible, idk. I always use the same browns for the leather, which is a recipe I love. So I was thinking leather for gloves and straps. And mainly scale 76 necro gold for the metallics. I tend to use elven gold but a brighter gold would look weirder in contrast with the white imo.Also has like a thousand little details. I must say so far it's not being an enjoyable experience. I've painted thousands of points for all types of fantasy armies, I don't know where you guys get the strength to paint so many details for a 2000 point army
>>98216207>Also has like a thousand little details. I must say so far it's not being an enjoyable experience. I've painted thousands of points for all types of fantasy armies, I don't know where you guys get the strength to paint so many details for a 2000 point armyYeah its a killteam thing, they all have lots of little gubbins on them to "make up" for the fact its a limited number of models. As for the colors, with white armor I would shy away from using a lot of black, maybe just as a tertiary color somewhere. Maybe a deep purple inside for the cloth and red for the outside, you can use your purple to deepen the shadows on the red and help connect the inside and outside of the cloth a little bit. Having a warm red for the cloth would also give a nice contrast to the cooler white armor, or even purple cloth or a dark blue. Same as the darker necro gold that you can always highlight up later with your elven gold and a silver for the brightest points. Brown earth tones go well with almost everything and will be nice "neutral" details to help break your other main colors.
Post goblin minis that aren't twin goddess. I want more and different gobbos. Still need to be cute though.
>>98216283>I would shy away from using a lot of blackYeah, outside of the cloth in red and inside in black sounds like a better idea, I'll slap some quick contrast on a test model to see how it looks.Also found out white armor + red and black is actually an official paint scheme for "something something order of something" faction of sisters so it should look decent.I'll post updates if I somehow feel happier with the results
>>98215386I use folded j cloths in mine.
>looking for airbrush advice>some people online advocating for a 1:5 or even 1:10 or 1:15+ paint to thinner ratio>others recommend 1:1 paint to thinnerso which is it
>>98216417depends
>>98215930it looks bad because of the paint texture. if it was smooth it would look fine. also at least in the picture it looks gray not white. what was your process here? sisters have tons of little greebles on them. you painted the whole thing gray but surely you don't intend for all the details to be that color. if it was me I wouldn't even have gone over the parts I intend to be a different final color, unless you are planning on using contrast paints for everything.also to answer your original question if you are trying to show battle damage you should paint the cuts and bullet holes whatever color you imagine the armor material to be under the paint. rust you want to put around areas where water would get trapped like around rivets.really though you just need to fix the texture. if you do it will look fine but if you don't it will look like shit.
>>98215691>thick paint like CitadelEvery citadel paint I own from the last decade is thin and beads up like you describe. They're not a thick brand at all, relative to other hobby paint lines.
>>982164171:1 or close to it if you just want to cover a part with said color1:5+ for glazes, filters, smooth transitions etc
>>98216070sponge soaked but no water visible unless you press down on it.
>>982161551 - Put the background as far behind the model as possible. White printer paper right behind the model will blow the light value out and make for a dark model picture.2 - A single good light from the same direction as the camera is literally all you need. Keeping the background far back avoids shadows being cast on it.
If the model doesn't look decent in a simple photo on your phone, it probably doesn't look that good. You might be lying to everybody else but you aren't fooling yourself.
>>98216292No such thing sadly, there's plenty of goofy or cool goblins out there but twin goddess cornered the market on cute ones
Doing my first Tamiya 1/35 kits after years of painting Heresy. I know the basics, but what techniques and tips are going to be new and necessary for painting them? Afrika Korps if it helps
Is Pro Acryl Titanium White a color match for Golden high flow white? I generally prefer PA paints and have heard good things about their whites, but I have heard equally good things about golden high flow white and would like to use them both.
>>98216729They should both just be PW6 and color match perfectly other than the surface finish from the medium maybe being different
>>98215402>Pinning will be a problem since connection area is actually round. Eh...>>98215802This was a constant problem with the old GW ball-and-socket joints on metals. In the future, use a file, knock the top or one of the sides of the pin flat, then pin as normal with some filler in the hole. I usually used a scrap of toilet paper (cellulose instantly goes rock-hard with super glue, you can shape and sand it in a minute or two), or a dot of green stuff or miliput if I needed the joint to be adjustable for a second. It also helps to jig up the joint while the glue is curing. I usually have a beat-up shop rag in my desk that I twist into shape and use to hold up models while they cure
>>98217003You can also use baking soda as a super glue kicker. Sprinkling baking soda on super glue makes it harden immediately, then you let the rest cure as normal while the initial set holds the pieces in place. Once cured you can gently sand any excess baking soda/super glue down level.
>>98216128Fail fast
Just finished painting this malenia figure.Friends bday coming up and malenia is her favourite character.He's not super into details so I didn't go too deep into colours and being a 100% replica of the game version but I am really happy with how she turned out, especially for my first time painting a statute which felt good, will definitely order more ftom etsy to paint.
>>98215930You have to wash the white with a blue or gray to make shadows. I never use pure white as a base coat, always a light gray, wash with a dark grey or pale blue then reapply the light grey and fine highlights of white. You can use other colors to shade too like purple, yellow ochre or even light browns or pinks, depending on what your model needs for contrast colors / complimentary colors.
finally got some work done on the Forgefiend
>>98217078Right, forgot sometime it posts image wrong sidewards, my bad.
>>98217036Water on the glue also works without adding mass or texture.
>>98217096smooothe
so we've seen a black one, a red one and a blue one now, who's working on the green one and will the anon doing it add pustules, ichor and tentacles to be on theme? And/or who is doing the purple/pink one with tits and claws? Because as nicely done as the painting on these three has been the complete lack of god-specific conversion work is quite disappointing and boring.
>>98217170its not in the DG codex so you won't see that
>>98217174You don't have to use a specific codex to paint your guys in a given colour and say that they worship a given chaos god =/When did chaos become so strictly ordered anyway?
>>98217170wat?
>>98216761Great, I hit everything with matte varnish in the end so texture isn't a big deal.
Anyone got any good guides for jungle bases?
>>98217250Plastic aquarium plants.
>>98217259I'm a big advocate for the plastic aquarium plants but you'll need to incorporate some finer stuff like tufts and flock if you really want to sell the "jungle" look.
>>98217284Don't forget the ultra gloss varnish.
>>98216091>>98216097>>98216461Not saying you guys are wrong but swear I’ve watched numerous of the golden demon guys on YouTube say you need a ton of water, up to the sponge and that you shouldn’t dump excess out. Was just checking out Ninjon and Scott Walter’s podcast and they were laughing about how little water people out in their wet palettes.
>>98217308>youtubersThey give you the advice that they're paid to give you, not advice to get you where they are, if you ruin your sponge with mold you buy a new sponge sooner, that's what the advertiser wants.Likewise they didn't get to where they are by watching sloptubers telling them what to do.Most of the great artists taught themselves. This is one of the reasons that art school has a reputation as being intended for failures.
Anyone got any good guides for snowy mountain bases?
>>98217322>dude the yewchewbers are lying to you to sell more spongesfucking lol
>>98217324How about you do some painting and hobbying.
>>98217330very helpful
>>98217308If your paint is breaking on the wet palette and you're sure you're not accidently adding more water when you rinse your brush, then there is too much water in the wet palette. Eliminate variables to find the answer, if it isn't too much water in the wet palette then its you adding water from the brush after you wash it.
>>98217322>same podcast had one of the guys saying he almost never changes his sponge or paint water because he’s lazy
>>98217378I find keeping a piece of kitchen roll beside the waterpot to wick the brush after rinsing helps a lot.
>>98217329They live by being corporate sponsored.
>>98217452100%, rinse the brush then wick the water out on the paper towel.
>>98217378Or you bought coated parchment paper, that's another variable.
Finished up the Pathfinders with the Killteam upgrade sprue.I think I might change up what faction I do next. Got Space Marines and Custodes boxes sitting around. I could also just do the bases for all the Tau I've done recently, not sure yet.
>>98217561coated parchment paper wouldn't let water through at all though
>>98215418Those turned out lovely, my guy. What kind of red paint did you use outta curiosity?
>>98217592>What kind of red paint did you useuh oh
Working on my Emperor’s Children for a 11th ed Launch event, tempted to keep the white and black as a cou terpart to the blue and pink, but would white/black, blue/pink, gold/brass/silver all make the models feel too busy?
>>98217592Christmas Red, Decoart Crafter's Acrylic.I'm thinking of upgrading to their Americana line.
Fire DragonsMy favorite yellow recipe; Light colored undercoat > Morghast Bone > Recess Shade > Yriel YellowIt leaves it slightly less saturated than the base color of the paint but it goes on S M O O V E
Holy fuck sculpting is hard. This took me probably an hour to make two grenades and a clip thing, and they’re not even done. Not counting the two balls of greenstuff that somehow disappeared into the ether when I dropped them.
>>98218031If it helps I did immediately clock them as grenades even before reading your post.
>>98218031close enough. you'd have to be holding the model infront of your face to notice the difference after it's painted
Primaris are gayWolf scout conversions using HH minis
>>98218240no matter how many minis gw releasesno matter how many times people post them herethe dildo bumps will NEVER be cool
I'm putting in a GSW order for some basing stuff, but it's not a lot. What are some things you would recommend so that I can CONSOOM and make it feel like paying the shipping wasn't a waste?
>>98218384the greenstuff roller thingysome kind of epoxy putty (greenstuff, milliput, apoxie...)brass rods of whatever width you needjewellery chainssome of their chrome metallics
>>98216128I have this but with conversions, currently clipping off weapons that I don't think are coherent with the rest of the army anymore
>>98218256I like them so eat a dick binch
>>98218449>likes dildo bumps>cant stop thinking about eating dickpottery
I found three Barthykkan "glass" display cases—made of sheet metal and Plexiglas—out on the street.
>>98218488Since they are symmetrical (30x30x15 cm) and very easy to take apart, I decided to turn three units into two.I repurposed the side panels from one unit to serve as shelves for the other two.
>>98218494I simply hot-glued pieces of rocket sticks in to act as supports.
>>98218499They have wall mounts on the back, so I’ll be able to hang them up to save space.I’m really happy about it, as this is something I’ve needed for a while.
>>98217322Marco Frisoni’s video on wet palettes is famous for encouraging you to use a ferrero rocher box to make your own and he puts a fuck ton of water in there. Says he puts enough so that there’s a small layer ABOVE the sponge and the sponge floats around in the palette
>>98218506Oho, nice find anon. I'd really like to get some display cases for my minis, too.
In todays episode of "Will it reactivate?", we have these contestantsWe will be finding out if gouache can be made non-reactive to water by mixing it with different mediums and varnishes!
>>98218774Mixes have been made and applied, now we will wait a whooping 24 hours to ensure the acrylic mediums are not only dry but properly cured!See ya tomorrow on "Will it reactivate?"!
>>98218776should add regular acrylic paint as a control too
>>98218791Why? we already know acrylic paint doesnt reactivate
>>98218776Nice.
>>98218799because science, it looks like you haven't painted on that plastic before, so it might rub right off
>>98218828Yeah it might, but Im concerned with reactivation with is noticeably different
>>98217308Some of these guys also dip into the wet palette water to thin paints, and stick the brush in their mouths to sharpen the tip. Then wonder why the palette is getting gross and mouldy so often. They can be very talented painters and still fucking retarded.
>>98218776Who cares?
>>98219051I care and I wanted to show my experiment with my fellow anons.I fail to see why you feel aggravated by it, tho.
>>98219119I care anon
>>98219051
Dunno if done or just done for now
thank you opencamera for pimping my picture
I have to admit - I'm honestly disgusted by how slow I paint, each mini taking on average 6-8 hours and there is also base making process. I ended up with tons of Infinity minis primed and even more still in pieces and it no longer feel fun. Instead of wondering what fun could I build and/or paint, I instead have a feeling that "no, I should complete this huge backlog instead". And there is no one else to blame but myself for allowing this situation to happen. I don't know a way out - anyone found some?
>>98219400Take a handful of more generic minis and paint those in the basic layer, wash, highlight style. You'll feel a bit better about yourself and it really won't take long at all. Then when you're done with those, take a hero mini and spend more time on it. Afterward, paint some more mooks in the aforementioned simpler style. Get that dopamine flowing.
>>98219374Love the glowing eyes and the gem.
>>98219400sometimes you paint like working in a sweatshop and everything you put out is really good in record timesometimes you just dont feel like painting but do it anyways lazy like and the result looks like shiti wonder whats that about
>>98219416>paint those in the basic layer, wash, highlight styleBut this is what it takes me those 6-8 hours...
>>98215691It's just because you're using coated baking paper. There's nothing wrong with your palette and the amount of water in it has no effect on this.You can look into wet palette papers sold by the different brands if you don't want the paint doing this.
>>98219467i remember anons teling me my "sponge" is moldyi have no idea what a sponge is and what does this have to do with wet palette
>>98218031Jesus that's terrible
>>98218621Some people are just idiots, not malicious.
This riveting stuff is pretty hard, but I think it improves the chamfrons.
>>98219545(you)
Finished up the Gunslinger for the Fallout board game.
So all you fuckers are just retarded huh
>>98219374cloak needs another pass but the concept is solid
>>98218868>>98219587>these award winning painters don’t know how to use a palette properly, listen to the anons of the WIP general
>>98219635they are little too big for rivets bur work really well covering those endshow did you make them
>>98219679Flexible aluminium sheet, 0.1mm thickness. I punched holes through it with a blunt end of a small drill bit. About 1mm in diameter. Any smaller and I'd throw in the towel as these are very, very fiddly bits.
>>98219467I actually had this thought yesterday wondering if I had accidentally used the wrong side of the parchment paper lol would make sense why it onlystarted happening after my most recent paper refresh
>>98219674Yes.
>>98216070People don’t know what they’re talking about in here. Largely depends on the temperature and humidity of where you’re painting but you’re not going to “overfill” it. More water means you have to refill it less. The people telling you to only soak the sponge are morons
Some Quar in progress
>>98219688smaller look better, use gel ca glue and a tootpick to apply it, and another toothpick to pick the rivets, lick it if needed, they are so small that almost anything with any amount of static or stiction can move them from the table to the model, but there are dedicated tools with silicone tips for that, or wax pencils that you can also make youself
>>98217584No, but it does cause paint to behave weird and bead up. Just one more thing to check.
>>98218776Intradested in results.
>>98218776Bottle of ProAcryl on AK Matte.
Good morning everyone.Ahem...I HATE PAINTING MINIATURESThat is all.Thank you.
>>98220010then why are you here?
>>98220015to shitpost, of course
>>98220010Based
>>98217651??
>>98220015Routines are important.
>>98220024I think my cats are autistic.
>>98220024Ah yes, the word we replaced "retard" with.Can't believe people fall for this shit.
>>98219674Stop eating paint and having to clean out your wet palette every few days. I am a doctor so you should listen to me not your favourite youtuber.
>>98220048>word we replaced "retard" withBut I don't see "liberal" anywhere on that poster.
>>98220048
>>98220070Not a "Liberal" thing. It's a bullshit phrase so pill pushers can convince the goy they need meds. That any slight deviation in "normal" behavior is justification for control.>>98220024>>98220089Notice the quick response with pictures. Just call them "autistic" which has no real definition.Just vague blanket assertions.We're on WiP though, I would bet most people here really would love an "Autism" diagnosis or are UK cucks.Hence the constant defense of GW. Because they're godless and worship companies.
>>98215119Does anyone have any tips for stiffening the arm joints of an Imperial Knight? A destrier if you need specifics.
What grays and yellows should I go for to replicate this look? Preferably 3 shades of each color. I've got access to all major brands. I'm also colorblind so I won't be able to mix it myself
>>98220213what does stiffening of the arm joints mean
>>98220213It's a game piece not a gundam. Glue them.
>If only you knew how bad things really are
>>98220213a bit of blue tack?
>>98220176
>>98220230Making them not floppy. I'd like to have some flexibility without the elbow joints flopping around like a noodle>>98220234I would like to able to pose the sucker before gluing everything down forever.>>98220324Like, just put it in the peg holes and leave them tere forever? That could work, maybe.
>>98220396is there a reason why you cannot just use magnets like everyone else
>>98220396If it's a peg, put a dab of superglue on the male part of the adapter, should be mostly flat. Wait for it to dry. Insert. if not tight enough, remove add another dab. Repeat until desired tightness achieved.
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>>98220429what program do you use for this btw? Seen you post a bunch before
>>98220429Sweet!
>>98220429nta, what brand is WPF? Google only gave microslop results
>>98220495warpaints fanatic, the refreshed army painter range
>>98220480he's using the stahly color swatch. You can find it in the OP mega link
>>98220504ah, never seen army painter abbreviated that way
>>98219304Always appreciate modern paintjobs on classic models.
What are the differences between the regular kabalite sprue and the kill team hand of the archon kabalite sprues? I'm thinking about picking one up for some kitbashing.
>>98220791hand of the archon has more heads, a bunch of weird weapons like the hawk, whip, double swords, shit like that.
>>98220791hota sprue is just normal kabalites with an extra upgrade sprue
>>98220809>>98220814Got it, thanks. I guess the upgrade is worth it for $10.
>guy lose another arm, the one that was not pinnedTruly, Abbadon distant ancestor.
>>98220571thank you anon it has been funslowly working my way towards playable 2nd edition army
>>98215119Done with the 5th custom bladeguard. Pretty happy with these knights so far, only one left to go.
So often, it feels like I'm just one more session away from finishing this guy ... ... and then I have to paint the rest of the squad!
Okay, calling this guy done. What's your opinion?
>>98221155Scale?
I liked the green so much I got some short kings for sale and gave them the same paint job
>>982211611:30 according to the box, pewter.
>>98221169so between 54mm and 75mm, in that case, average quality IMO.What game is it? Must play very small matches or on one hell of a big table.
>>98221187Around 60mm, actually. Not from game, just wanted some historical miniature but overlooked that he was done in metal.
>>98221155conquers brittania/10
>>98221048very nice i like how you paint worn leaher>>98221113be proud of that red
Thinking about touching up all the gems on my dudes with some fluo paints. I have heard good things about Golden fluo paints, but which one do I buy? Fluid Acrylic, Heavy Body, or SoFlat?
>>98221048How do you do your bases? Looks very good!
>>98218463No u
imagine if this was all you gotno videono commentaryno adsno supplements or gadgets to help youjust you, your paints and your brushes
>>98221420You would probably be pretty shit at painting, like most people back then.
I like how her eyes turned out. They're big cartoony/animey eyes so it's not like a fair comparison to a space marine head, but still, considering how tiny this model is they look how I wanted them to.
I enjoy painting skin most of the time but ghoul skin makes me want to eat lead paint
>>98221420I don't need to imagine.
>>98221113>same bgv modelwhat are the chances. Worst sculpted tabard of all the bgvs too, in my opinion.Good luck with finishing your dudes>>98221240Thanks!>>98221302Thank you, I use vallejo dark earth texture paste (cost me like 9 eur and I'm still at 1/3 of the tub after painting around 3k pts of minis) and place in some smashed slate rocks I picked up around. After it dries I give it a dark wash, drybrush light grey then use dark slate and natural sienna dry pigments; dry brush or highlight some rocks again after that if needed.Also now and then I throw in a resin skull. Here are some bases under different lightings.>>98221439I feel like eyes are always hard to get right no matter the size. Good stuff>>98221466sovl
>>98221465doesnt ghoul or dead skin give you pretty much free hands to do whatever you wantthat thing looks dead as they get so good job
>paint up some test models to settle between two different shadow colors>prefer the end result color of one>but it has much worse readability than the other
>>98221465If it helps I think you did a pretty good job so far!>>98221439I like them too, they look fantastic and the red pops very nicely.>>98221165Can't fault you honestly, that green really is quite beautiful>>98221155A pretty competent paintjob, I think he looks pretty close to what a real soldier would look like.>>98221113It definitely feels like you're enjoying yourself at least! That red is super nice, too.>>98221048Fantastic work as always anon, it's always nice seeing your dudes.>>98220955>>98219304I absolutely love this color scheme!
>>98221639Love you, anon, no homo.
>>98221639Love you, anon, full homo.
>>98221639Incredibly gay.
>>98221639thank you anon
>>98221488>>98221639Yeah I just always unintentionally go too desaturated compared to the rest of my models. Even started out with really deep purples and blues with the intention of keeping it punchy and next thing I know it’s a grey blob. Thanks for the encouragement though anons
>>98221552what does shadow readability mean
I really dig the visible brushstroke style of painting but have no idea how the fuck these artists do it in a way that doesn't just look like sloppy shite. Like how the fuck
>>98221764Both these guys have the same red, just different shadow colors. I prefer how the red on the right looks, but the indigo pulls it pretty dark. Since the other main armor color is black is makes the overall model pretty dark and just didn't look good at arm length. The purple shadow and the red came out a lot lighter and looks better at a distance. I could try another coat of the red on the indigo guy for the midtones but then I'd have another layer of paint before starting the highlights, and the more layers the more likely it is to blend them all together into grey brown mud.
>>98221796take a deeb breath, firm your core and root your elbows to the desk then hope you wont pass out
>>98221708>too desaturated compared to the rest of my modelswait till you find out what "ghoulish" means
>>98221826>then hope you wont pass outSomeone sure can't handle a bong.
>>98220361They never call you a liar.
>>98221825it's hard to tell from a single photo, but it looks like the left simply has less shading painted on it.
>>98217457Or in this case... spongesored
>>98221860Also doesn't help that the dioxizine purple dry finish is pretty satin compared to the indigo, main reason why I matte varnish everything at the end to unify the shine. I'll be doing a few more test models to tinker with the metallics over the next few days, maybe I'll do one more purple vs indigo test while I'm at it. Maybe the indigo will look better with the added context of all the extra bits and weapons done.
>>98221420Imagine? I was there. And loved every fucking second of it.
Talk me into/out of spending $150 on artist paints
>>98221926Buy one color to try out and see if you even like using them.
>>98221926who the fuck even memed you into considering such a purchaseand honestly what do you expect from those paintsthey wont make you a better painter, and you already know it
>>98221860>>98221893i dont really see it but by all means keep at it and good luck you will find the percect hue eventually
>>98221796Step 1: be good.Step 2: don't be bad.
>>98221933Well, I wanted to try golden high flow, golden soflat, and then some of their fluo paints.Looking at it again, the fluo paint bundle isn’t that great of a deal so I guess I can leave it to the side for now. On the other hand, the soflat and high flow starter bundles are like a 30-50% discount compared to buying individually. It’s still $100 though.>>98221943They are single pigment, meaning they don’t have a shitload of titanium white for opacity and can be used to mix most colors. They’re also more saturated and don’t have chalkiness issues because of this.and it’s cheaper by volume than hobby paint
I was browsing the "on sale" section on Amazon and stumbled upon this.This looks like it can easily be converted to a sick ass custom Vindicator tank.I'll know what my next projects gonna be.
>>98222006>single pigment> can be used to mix most colors>don’t have a shitload of titaniumis this really how complicated it is for people to choose their paints in the year of our lord 2026imagine how hard the brush selection will be
>>98222058What’s hard about it?
>>98222057Just do a better job than making a WWII model and slapping three aquilas and a heavy bolter onto it
>>98222057chode cannon
>>98222057haha tööb
>>98222072well the trend seems to be that the more obscure or the more away from the current mainstream paint brands you are the better painter you are
>>98222133Obviously people who know more about the hobby will know that different paint options exist and which paints are worth having. I’ve seen golden demon level painters use citadel and army painter, but I rarely if ever see a shitty painter use anything that isn’t just whatever is immediately available in their hobby store.
>>98221639Thank you as always kind anime anon
>>98219813nice! keep posting them anon, i got a box of coftyran specialists i need to work on soon. you can help keep me honest
>>98222006Some Golden high flow paints have this problem where paint doesn't like to stick on top of them so you've gotta varnish over it. It's not every paint but I've definitely noticed it with their yellows.
>>98222361They're very waxy and glossy is why
>>98222361Hmm do they have issues with lifting off? I need to airbrush a lot of white for my next project. Normally I use ink, but making tape would pull that right off.
>>98221165Mister Chief lookin ass niggas. I like them honestly
>>98221639based mass replier .
Shading is so scaryIt always seems like you're putting too much on and too haphazardly
>Patreon painter>People pay to see this level of abilityFucking wot
>>98222523It does take practice, the important thing to remember is to not to wait too long to remove any after you put it on; if you wait you'll get tide marks. It's best to put a bit on at a time because you can always do it again if you need too but you can't remove it after. I find Citadel washes are best for this but if you put too much on you'll get white "frosting" in the deep recesses.
Should I add some sort of flame effect to the wicks or not? I really can't decide one way or the other it's killing me.
>>98222610Flames ... with OSL?
>>98221926It's 150 dollars and paints last forever if you treat em right.Assuming you manage your money well and only sporadically spend this should be fine
>>98222523I can never get my brush in all those tiny cracks and shit. That’s why I usually prefer to work up from my shadow tone. That and use oil washes.
>>98221796I really like your rust effect skelechan
>>98221639Gj animu-chan
>>98221439I especially like the eyelids. You did a fantastic job of the gradient for them so it looks like it dips into the socket, if that makes sense. Good 3d volume
>>98222675How did you guess... I'm painting sons of the phoenix... woah
>>98221048Kino as usual.>>98221439Cute as usual.
>>98221926Kimera is pretty good
>>98222707welcome into the fold, brother!
think that's enough highlights, details tomorrow
Has anyone tried using a fountain pen or a dip pen for minis? I saw someone on youtube use one for cleaning up edges and pin lining and it kinda made me want to try it.
>>98215285everyone is still happy with them, you're replying to 1(one) guy that isn'tthough we could sometimes have single images, it doesn't have to be a collage every time (even though I like it when I can see my models in the collage)
>>98215621Start with the bare minimum, that's the method I use to do tons of different stuff if I'm putting it off. Break it down and find the easiest possible first step. I mean as easy as "stand up", "walk over to painting station", "pick up brush". You don't even need to start painting right away, you just need to break yourself out of your torpor first.
>>98215621find ways to reduce the friction from being at neutral to actually painting. if starting takes a lot of setup, leave more things out so you can just pick up the brush and go.
>took an entire night of hobby time to cut, clean, glue, and magnetize a single infantry unitI’m going to become one of those guys with an infinite backlog aren’t I
>>98223102>cut clean glue and magnetise a whole unit in a single evening that's good work right thereyou won't get an infinite backlog unless you're buying faster than you can build
I heard Holbein gouache is pretty good
>>98223118>go***heI refuse to engage with this word.
>>98223120It's acrylic gouache, so it will not reactivate
Still working on my Emperor’s Children, blue and pink main colors, and alternating white/black, silver/gold for armor trim. Would a lilac purple work for the tabard cloths?
>>98223149Hmmm. Interesting choice of photo.
>>98223149I think it would, it would complement the pink and the blue really nicely. I would try to mix the pink and the blue you already have to find the base colour for the purple/lilac, personally.
>>98223112Sorry, I meant a single model. 1 dude of 10. Last night I also did 1 dude…
>>98223118>>98223120>>98223129>gouache
>>98223233
>>98223233God I fucking heard it in my head when I read that.
Is there a word for that sinking feeling you get where you realize you're down to the very dregs of your old formula Agrax and the alternatives aren't exactly the same side by side?
>>98223206Thank you very much for the advice. >>98223158I’m sorry for the sub-par attempt, i was tired
>>98223292>using acrylic washes in the year 2026It’s time to move on.
>>98223310This is how I was raised and it's how I will die.
>>98222967From my limited experience with fountain pens it's not that easy of a tool to use. I'd be more comfortable just using a brush. Maybe if I was already into doing calligraphy and had good control
>>98222967this tool exists but I don't know if it will work for miniatures
>>98223357I'd be afraid to rip the acrylic coats you'd be trying to write on.
>>98223310Marine Juice all day, every day. >Imagine having to wait for more than a couple minutes for your minis to dry
>>98222078Uhhhh, yeah of course. How lazy would that be haha...
>>98223441ew, slop
>>98223449I'm not gonna sit down, hire an artist, pay him and wait a week for the finished product just to make a dumb joke...
>>98223229F
>>98223461you could use photoshop, as the founding fathers intended
>>98223488Why, if he can do it quicker and probably better with just a prompt?
>>98223561it's soulless and requires no skill, thus it has no value, and I feel disgust when looking at it
>>98223573Sounds like a you problem buddy.
>>98223561brainlet take, no wonder you'd enjoy dogslop
>>98222922I really wish for better picture quality anon, it looks great from where I'm sitting.
>>98223588never said it wasn't, I expressed my ideas pretty succinctly with "ew, slop"
>>98223561very cool of you to simp for AI unprompted. we're all impressed by your contrarianism.
>>98223561>betterLOL
>>98222922Love this color palette.
You massive faggots. It's a throwaway joke, not a piece of art.
>>98223645People used to put effort into their throwaway jokes on this forum. Old 4chan memes are part of the culture now
>>98223645and as such is more fitting to be made with badly edited images in paint than as something that could even pass as real, and also completely pointless to waste resources on
Little bit more goblin work with my limited color palette.
>>98223684>4chan used to be so original and cool!You're aware that those memes swam in a massive sea of shit just like today right?Are you role playing as an oldfag? Fuck that's sad.
>>98223573It's a fucking reaction pic to a random post. Why should it have soul?
>>98223573>and requires no skillWhich is why is it such a great tool to use. Similar to washes, speedpaint and all such things. It makes the life of the average hobbyist easier, and allows them to spend their time on actual fun things. You just sound mad because probably you paid money for your Photoshop license and invested countess of hours to learn it, just to get outclassed by some sloppy ai pic.
>>98223741nta, if i wanted souless interactions i would talk to a chatbot
>>98223759Yes, all those soulful interactions you missed out upon because one guy dared to use an ai pic to make a silly joke.
>>98223759shoop da whoop died when mobile posting ruined the internets you know this
>>98223717Good stuff anon, nice scheming. I always wondered how green skinned creatures blush red.
Making some alterations to my custom jakhals. I got 2 boxes of normal jakhals and will disperse these custom ones into them to make 3 units with a mix of official models with headswaps, and my custom ones.>>98221482Cheers for the base guide Templaranon
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to "Will it reactivate?"Last episode we were trying to find out if gouache can be made water resistant by mixing it with several mediums and varnishes.Today we'll reveal the results, but first, how are our contestants looking right now before the test?
>>98223877Aaand lets go onto the first test!We will take a wet brush and lightly place some strokes from left to right, and then tap the brush on the right area of the initial markAs we can see, both AK ultramatt varnish and AK thinner arent doing so hot!Control is doing what we knew it would do!Slight discoloration on the other contestants but not full on set reactivation to be seen!
>>98223885And for our final and definitive test, we will be taking the same wet brush, but we wont be so gentle now, we are going to scrub HARD, as if we were trying to get rid of unwanted paint!After that, we are going to wipe with a paper towel and see what remains!Seems like both AK ultramatt and AK thinner are down, so is the control!In a weird turn of events, Lahmian, Contrast, and Xpress mediums all withstood the harsh test, and not only that but somehow regained the vibrancy and brightness they initially lost!And that concludes this episode, seems like we can do in fact use gouache for painting miniatures granted we mix it with the proper acrylic medium/varnish!Until next time!
>>98223898>gouache + mediumisn't this just acrylic paint with extra steps? or is the point to have different pigments in a usefull format?
>>98223898Good work anon.
>>98223914>isn't this just acrylic paint with extra steps? Kind of, theres also the thing of gum arabic being present and giving the issues with reactivation>or is the point to have different pigments in a usefull format?Youre god damn right
>>98223717What scale is this? The detail in the eyes is amazing.
>>98223934>gum arabicwhat else does this bring to the table? makes the paint thicker? more viscous? shinnier?
>>98223898So, AK is trash tier? And what is the practical application of this type of paint? Why waste so many posts on something not even 1% of mini painters use?
>>98223898DAMN
>>98224035>Why waste so many postsNTA, while I'm sure you'd have preferred to have a millionth shitposting spree about nmm, primers or painting shadows on a 3d object this is actually on topic, you dumb faggot.
Any love for the fish people on /wip/?Decided to redo my old fireblade's face. Painted a little outside of the box on the right eye, I just call that "impressionistic".
>>98224133>that image processing
>>98224157It's tricky taking pictures with the phone camera, I'll give it another shot. (I use opencamera btw)
>>98224084So, what model is he working on with his posts? I asked about the purpose and how it might be related to other Anons miniatures. Who even uses those paints?
>>98224165see>>98215248You lost, tranny.
>>98224165>what model is he working on with his posts? how does that matter?>Who even uses those paints?maybe nobody because even if they like the colors they don't like them reactivating, so anon showing a solution to that may entice those people to use themi'm not sure whay are you so against people doing some testing
>>98224165>Who even uses those paints?Try and find a hobby paint that looks even remotely similar to gouache Opera pink, I'll wait.
>>98224165fuck off back to discord, wannabe janny-kun
>>98223793No problem!also minor correction- I think it's light sienna, not natural sienna >>98221482>>98222824Appreciated>>98222853Always liked their colour scheme, nice
>want to try PA paints>live in europe>cannot find them for sale anywhere...except UK>have to pay customs because they decided they no longer want to be part of the european unionso, eurobros, are there any online stores I may be missing or do i have to eat a dick and pay customs
>>98224186It's completely irrelevant. Nobody in here ever asked for that paint.
>>98224260fantasywelt and pk-pro have them, but monument hobbies have a .eu webstore themsleves that ships from france
>>98224133>>98224157>>98224160
>>98224260There is a number of German stores carrying them
>>98224291I just did.Go find it and stop sperging. I'm waiting.
>>98224260If you have an LGS nearby, you can ask them if their supplier has some lying around. Part of the reason we don't get them here is that it only makes financial sense for the supplier to get them in in bulk, but they don't have enough demand for it so it would sit in storage. But my guy says that they often get smaller batches in as samples or singles orders anyway. Not enough to stock on a shelf, not expensive to store, so these usually sit somewhere in case some store specifically checks and orders them for a single customer.
>>98224260my nigga I'm in fucking Poland and there's a couple online stores carrying PA here, what kind of shithole do you live in that its worse than herehttps://osnowa.pl/Monument-Hobbies/1/default/1/f_availability_2/1/f_availability_4/1/f_availability_5/1https://www.2d6.pl/en/menu/monument-pro-acryl-240.html
>>98224330NTA but Netherlands doesn't carry them and is not a shithole. We can order with a shipping cost from France or Germany, though.
>>98224330Spain :(
>>98224330>fucking Polandoutside of fiscal havens poland has the highest growth in the eu, like 4 times more than france
>>98224346cmon anon, have you even looked for them?>https://www.goblintrader.es/es/buscar?controller=search&s=Pro+Acryl
>>98224360'cause they get massive EU subsidies. The EU is trying to grow Poland into a big boy economy.
>>98224398sure, that doesn't change the fact, just may make it temporary, but if they spend it sensibly and grow and actual industry instead of stealing it or building empty airports like they do in spain it will work out
>>98224309Vallejo game colour pink is very close to it. Now explain why that even matters?
>>98224369What the fuck...I tried dozens of times in their store but using the navigation menu it led nowhere so I just thought they didnt have it as it takes you here:https://www.goblintrader.es/es/9636170-Pro-Acryl
>>98224408That's the idea. I'm sure those subsidies come with regulations on how to spend them.
>>98224418it says it's new so maybe they haven't rendered that page yet, but google results workthey have never had a properly working page desu, like almost every other hobby store either categories suck, search sucks, ui sucks, or they only show 3 products on screen that take up only 5% of a pc screen, it's baffling>>98224419poland is know for violating eu rules and paying eu fines with eu money so i don't think that would stop them, however they do seem actually invested in improving their economy, unlike most of europe
>>98224458As long as it's migration rules that's a good thing. And yeah, they're hard workers, unlike the southerners.>>98224294Hugo Weaving, is that you?
How short are the dire avenger torsos? I was going to buy the eldar combat patrol and then convert the 10 dire avengers into corsairs using some leftover kabalite and voidreaver bits, but I’m worried the sculpts are too manlet sized to look right.
>>98224411Different opacity and color density.
>>98219824The toothpick dipped in water really helped, thanks a lot man!
>>98224858dope
>>98224751>>98224768>>98224980nobody gives a fuck about your schizo theories, post minis or go back to /pol/ or whatever other shithole you crawled out of
>>98223983Thanks. I think it's technically 32mm. Here she is in a crappy photo next to a primaris marine for scale.
>>98221796which models are these?
>>98224858Have you already done this in the past? I'm curious how it looks once painted.
>>98225047Its an Underworlds Warband
>>98224989It's called discussion between posts. I know you lack any social grace or the ability to make friends. But that's a you problem anon. Maybe you should go to reddit. I hear mods ban people for not agreeing with them and keep the boards nice and on topic.You're actually in the wrong place. Not us.
>>98225053Ive used masking tape quite a bit in the past, here is one example.
>>98225070Not bad. I'm looking forward to the horses being done. The shoulders pads look a bit thin. But that could just be a photo problem.
>>98225047Sons of velmorn, from warhammer underworlds.
>>98222523It's honestly the most daunting part of the process for me. Specially with tyranid limbs which makes it very easy to accidentally hit the other side of arms that you can't see.
>>98225064bait
>>98225064funny projection, also>this post is off-topic
>>98225064>craftsperg is a full blown schizo, toonot surprising tbdesu
>>98225119So is this post Anon.The discussion of how the culture of the internet has changed and effected the internet. Including this website, therefore this board. Is broad enough to suggest at it being on topic.You can seethe about that all you like. You drawing it out makes it prove my point. Just scroll past if you see something you dislike.Again, you lack social grace. You'll improve because of this interaction though. So good luck.
>>98225144didn't readhope you get the help you need eventually
>>98225144NTA but this isn't the place for that.
>>98225166>Discussing this board isn't the place for discussing this board.Okay Anon.
>>98225085Thanks. If I recall correctly I used a 5mm diameter round punch for those pauldrons and to me even that was a bit too big. Many historical pauldrons I've seen are actually really small. I also use masking tape instead of green stuff to get really thin slices, around 0.1.mm or 0.2mm thick. Even that feels too chunky for some bits like vambraces. But maybe that's caused by me looking at these things for too long from too close a distance.
>>98225184No, what you're doing, the whole "you lack social graces" bullshit. Anyway, done with you.
>>98225184>nooo my thinly veiled shitposting is absolutely on topic and belongs here!you retards sure are funny sometimes
Not quite happy with the hair, but think I'll move on to the snow base and call it done soon. Thin your paints and don't touch the paint while drying I know I did poorly on here. Every time a little better. If anyone has a good anime hair tutorial, would be keen to check it out.
>>98225218I need a better camera
>>98225234I think the highest priority is fixing your lighting, not necessarily the camera.
>>98225234>>98225218>I need a better camerayou need to turn off your flash
>>98225241>>98225246Thanks anons, that's useful. What would you reckon, daylight lamp, room light, or sunlight for photos? I have very little experience with photography, so if you or anyone else knows of a good tutorial for mini photos specifically, would you mind please sharing it?
>>98225260Sunlight is generally pretty good, although it often tints photos blue because of the sky.I just use a well lit room with a small dimmable panel light. This is usually what I recommend, since it's portable, easy to set up, cheap, and usable at night.
>>98225206>A single reply is a shit post because I disagree with it.>Crying about that single post isn't.Yes Anon, you're hilarious.
>>98225260A single large light bulb pointed directly at the model from the same direction as the camera is usually plenty as long as the room isn't completely dark otherwise. The backdrop should be as far back from the model as possible to avoid shadows being cast on it. Don't get too close to the model when taking the photo, aim around 1/3 of the frame.
>>98225293>>98225260picrel is good alsouse a piece of white paper as a back drop
>>98225293Beautiful, thank you! Do you also use a dark backdrop, or is a lighter one better, so that some light reflects back onto the mini?
>>98225304>>98225308Thanks anons, these are great
>>98225309It's totally up to preference.Dark backdrops makes your colours look more vibrant, but a lighter backdrop shows off the details more clearly.Linked here is a reddit post I just found with the same mini, in the same position, on both a black and white backdrop. https://www.reddit.com/r/minipainting/comments/12w4i41/light_or_dark_background/I prefer a white backdrop, personally.
>>98225321Awesome, thanks so much for the help
>>98225218Better lighting, no flash, paper backdrop
>>98225396And backDone for now, hope you all have a good evening
>>98225402>>98225396obviously not perfect, but wayyyyy better than beforenice work, anon
Hey all! I've decided I'm going to try for a conversion challenge and try to create a Witch of the Westmoreland mini as a stand-in for a mounted damsel. It was relatively easy to find something for the horse part, a glade rider horse should do nicely. But I've been browsing various ranges all afternoon and I can't seem to find anything that would work well enough for the upper body part of the witch. I did find some 3d prints but they all seem a bit too intricate compared to the pretty stripped down glade rider horse - besides I have no desire to build some over-greebled mini, a centaur witch is a cool enough concept by itself that it shouldn't need a million WoW-esque accessories, which a lot of 3d studios seem to love slapping all over everything. Ironically that iconic 5th edition foot damsel would work best, but that's such a cool model I would feel bad butchering it for this, besides it being OOP. Does anyone ITT have any good ideas or pointers?Oh and for the uninitiated: https://youtu.be/Nxls60aYSZA
Got some paint on my psychophage. Blues should be done, lots more flesh. No plan for the smoke (thought it was acid at first and had a coat of fluo pink on there) but I've done worse.
>>98225396I think you're too close still, the camera is only keeping parts of the model in focus not the whole thing.
anyone got recommendations for UV cure resin? and UV lights I guess
>>98225432Reaper has loads of random women in robes and dresses that you can cut in half guilt free
these pro acryl twist caps are so dogshit it makes me question the quality of the paint because nobody who signed off on this design is smart enough to be doing QC on paints. genuinely worse than citadel pots.
>>98225697I agree theyre not the best design but shitadel pots are literally designed to shit the bed and have the paint dry.PA on the other hand are just inconvenient as fuck but at least they do their work.
Shill me your non mini related art channels you like.Mine is a literal who, less than 1k subs:Northumberland Art>inb4 its meI fucking wish I could paint like that, anons, I fucking wish.
>>98225585These are cropped, thr mini is about 1/3 of the photo before cropping. You're right about the focus, though, I tried a few ranges and angles, and couldn't get it to get everything sharp. Thanks anon, I'll give it another shot next time.
>>98225569Nice buggo!
>>98224020It's the binder/medium for guache (and also watercolors) so adding more will thin it out, make it more transparent if for whatever reason you don't like how opaque it is. The point of guache is to be opaque watercolor and so it has a really high pigment to medium ratio
>>98225627Thanks anon, i think this one could work?
>>98225396>>98225402Really nice, dude. I like the colors in that robe.
>>98225697>>98225709They're size 20/410 caps. Monument hobbies offers a few different cap designs, but I just bought some flip tops from amazon. It was like $8 for 30 or something.
>use some contrast paint>so much as breath on it in the first 30 minutes and it peels off and streaks>accidentally get some on the wrong part of the model>fucking chemically welded onto my model, is not coming offevery time i want to give contrast paints another go they piss me off. snakebite leather doesn't even look good.
>>98225419>>98225877Thanks anons <3
What are your guys workhorse paints you come back to most often?
>>98226071AK and golden soflat. I own some proacryl colors i like for the color but not the properties and some about 5 citadel paints that i like but the work horses are the ak and golden.
>>98226071charred brown, bleached bone, blood red and gory red
>>98226071Vallejo Rust Red, Vallejo Pale Sand, Nulno, never leave home without em
How’s ProAcryls glaze/wash medium?
>>98226151It's fine. works as advertised. It's nothing magic.
I got some leadbelcher and retributor already what are some other must have metallics? Feel like I need some for highlights but not sure what a good gold highlight is
>>98226071From PA, mohogany, burnt orange, burnt red, payne's grey.And then any single pigment dioxazine violet, a Pyrrole red and orange.I'm leaving out some of the color wheel if I were trying to assemble a full paint set, but the above are the ones I use most.
>>98226310>I got some leadbelcher and retributor already what are some other must have metallics? Feel like I need some for highlights but not sure what a good gold highlight isStormhost Silver and Runefang Steel are good highlights for Leadbelcher or Iron Warriors. Iron Warriors is actually so dark that Leadbelcher itself makes a pretty good highlight - especially if you've also washed it with something like Nuln Oil.Liberator Gold and TTC Glistening Gold are good highlights for Retributor Armour, but, interestingly, a birght silver like Runefang or Stormhost for the highest highlights on gold also works.
>>98226387ok sweet i just picked up some Shining Silver. I never know if copper/bronze type colors are all that necessary
>>98225882just do what I did and get 50 dropper bottles for 1 dollar on aliexpress
Anyone got any interesting basing ideas for Tzeentch models? Starting on my Disciples and I want something more exciting and thematic than just mud or grass.
the more i paint it the more i hate this model
picked up some Blood for the Blood God, any tutorials on using it you guys like? feels like something that would be easy to overdo
>>98226716It's a repulsor, you should have hated it from the beginning.
>>98226762it's an impulsor
>>98226762ackshually it's an impulsor
>>98226781>>98226782All floaty SM tanks are the same to me.I can't wait for GW to release the landraider version and the shitstorm that will come with that.
>>98226794the repulsor is the landraider version, larper
>>98226803I'm not larping, I shamelessly don't play 40k or know anything about the units.
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