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>The Fate of Man is in the hands>of he who stands and eats the corn!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cepUUKMp1g>Who's Johnny, she'd say, and smile in her special wayhttps://1d6chan.miraheze.org/wiki/JohnnyPrevious threads:>>98441765>>98419132>>98407548
Good work, Baker San.
Not going to lie, i have painted stuff just so i could take a picture and see it end up in the mosaic.Whoever had this idea originally is a genius.Also thank you bakersan, you're always very thoughtful.
>>98454527if only craftsperg could be excluded
>>98454546I don't think he posted any of his sloppa lately
look ma, I finally made it into the op
>>98454551entirely beside the point
>>98454546better that the collage gets ditched entirely and then not only will that stop happening but skilled painters won't be sharing the spotlight with any plebs here
Sorry if this is the wrong thread/board but is anyone else watching Miniature Masters?
>>98454631kys without any delay.
>>98454631wrong thread/board, fuck off with this slop
>98454631posted it again award
>>98454632>>98454636It's about miniature painting. That's on topic.
>>98454527Same, I feel like I'm losing my hobby streak if I don't get in the collage for a few threads..
>>98454631i dont know what that isi get enough cringe as is from zoomie anons unironically watching youtube videos here
>>98454631In theory I should want to watch this, but I just don't want to. I assume it's a lot more about the drama that can be created rather than the hobby of miniature painting, so I don't think it's for me.
>>98454631Why should I when dwarf porn exists?
>>98454631I know it's bait, but I still bite. Faggot.
>>98454631I say this with the utmost genuine and heartfelt sincerityFucking kill yourself.
>>98454687No :^)Cry harder bitch boy
>98454631buy an ad
>>98454631This is great b8 anon. I'm stealing it for future threads.
>>98453998>>98454631No but I freehanded some checkers
>>98454775Looks good anon. Freehanding checkers on a rounded surface is tough but you have the right idea going about it.
>>98454775Nice
>>98454775wish we were free of pictures of your hand
>>98454775wish we got more pics of your hand
>>98454775I wish this >>98454828 anon had more pics of your hand
>>98451993Hey man, got any sculpting tips? I tried to copy your mods on some of my witches but wasn't very successful.
>>98454912Boobs are shaped like spheres.
>>98453372I understand the new is old aspect of 40k design, but I think gw does a poor job of keeping the anachronisms at the same level. most of the guard aesthetic is ww2, but then the vehicles are like 80% ww1, except for the aircraft which are vietnam. it's like if you had a 12th century crusader and give him a futuristic laser sword that's cool, but if you give him a bronze age hoplite shield then it just looks confused.
>>98454920actually they're shaped like bags of sand
>>98454912Work small and gradually. Sometimes you can sand and carve but for the most part epoxy is an additive process, so learn how to blend. Probably the most overlooked thing is good light and magnification.
>mini looks good>take a picture>a million flaws immediately noticeablea-at least the nmm turned out ok
Starting on some generic cultist guys for my Frostgrave collection.
>>98455037your phone amplified everything wrong with it in post.
>>98454793>>98454812Thanks boys>>98454844>>98454868lmao10 bucks on patreon
>>98455037>a-at least the nmm turned out okwe'll be the judges of thatpost it
>>98455037Yeah, it sucks but serves as a good tool to help you catch mistakes. I feel like miniatures and pictures are natural enemies because minis only look their best in pics when that mini is specifically painted for pictures.>>98455061This has potential to look very grimdark and I hope you go that route. Good luck all the same.
>>98455061>avatar or signature use
>>98453998Thanks for putting my wip SoB in the op.
>>98455037Happens every time. I started using a magnifying glass to check my paint so I could see the mistakes before I take pics.
>>98455166I had a magnifying lamp I used to use all the time until I realized it was making me obsess over details that weren't even noticeable from a normal view.I'm going on have to pull it out again then however when I attempt irises on eyes.
>>98455071still wip obviouslyI just realized I forgot to paint the little raised chest trim
>>98455093Given that the site has tripcodes, and also a field on posts called 'name' this rule never really made a lot of sense.
>>98454920Nice boobs are more like teardrops
>>98455274it's not like we need a name to spot his work anyways
>>98455061>slapslop
>>9845530745:55
>>98455220>at least nmm turned out okayIt's a good start but you still have a ways to go. Still, the overall piece is in good progress. You are going to see big improvements in your later pieces with practice.
>>98454775I'd like to hear anything at all about your method, I want to put checkers on my knights.
>>98455313>slapcock
>>98454565We're all proud of you, Anon. Keep it up!
>>98454673>dwarf porn existsWait, what? I need more information. For scientific research.
>>98455313That requires contrast paint, drybrushing as a first step predates slapchop, newfag.
>>98455310No just rubbing schizo's face in it
>>98455370You should try using those glazes that supposedely give the same effect as contrast-type paints lmao
>>98455370There is 0 point at all to drybrushing as a first step if you are just going to layer. At least with a zenithal you can use it as a rough guide for light placement.
>>98455368just google it? It's like a major subgenre. I'm surprised there are people who are unaware of it.
>>98455379You should try posting minis
>>98455381Thin your paints
>>98455384I do almost every thread :^)
>>98455381nta but i drybrush after priming because it makes it easier for me to see all the different parts of the model easier for basecoating. if a model is primed all black it can be harder to tell what's a belt buckle or not, for example>>98455387also this, even if they're not contrast paints, acrylic paints aren't 100% opaque especially with a first coat
>>98454828Why, though? That's an adequately maintained fingernail right there.
>>98455407maintained, maybe. But you see those ridges? That man is on the verge of death.
>>98455330
>>98455313NTA but it already looks way better than your average greytide
>>98455310And what about your own work, mate? Any pic is better than no pic.
>>98455382Shocking as it may be, not every 4chan dweller is a consummate porn connoiseur
>>98455412cmon now
>>98455447come on yourself
>>98455504I do every day. Often 2 or 3 times a day.
>>98455394pics or it didn't happen
I'm gonna call this guy done, only thing left to do is gingerly remove him from the base so I can spruce it up a bit.
>>98455416i wasn't trying to be demeaningi have been posting my ruins for a few threads now, casting supplies are in the way, you will know of my failures soon
>>98455407Put the model down, this isn't reddit.
>>98455517>identify yourself to a notorious schizo shitposternah, I'm good
>>98455560I'm testing out photogrammetry-ing models into my new digital life. Not bad for a first rough attempt. Also WIP I guess, but I've posted this girl before, it was just the closest model I had on hand.
>>98455572haven't you painted that same girl like 3 times now?they were all pretty good
>>98455589It's a really easy model to paint, and she is pretty so it's easy to look at for a long period of time.
>>98455597those are two very good points
>>98455560So you know you're a faggot
>run out of my usual VMS primer>no worries, still have some Vallejo until replacement arrives>use it today>absolutely disgusted by the performanceI'm not saying Vallejo makes bad primers, they are alright. But goddamn, they are so much worse than what I got used to with VMS.
Just finished this dude from the scouts Kill Team. It was also my first time ever using regular acrylics with a wet palette instead of contrast/speedpaints (I used a couple of those as base) and it was quite fun. I didn't really bother with many highlights and it's a far cry from what is usually posted here but i'm very happy with the result and I think it already looks better than most of the stuff I've painted with speedpaints.I just gotta apply a couple of decals now but I'm gonna get some Micro Set - Micro Sol first.
>>98455572Looks good, but the spectral highlight in the foreground looks to be from a lightsouce too near to the objects for the scale. Pull it back a little and lower the ambient light a couple of notches to soften the effect of the backlighting and take the blue out of the midground overhead light. It's too cool for the background wall color.
>>98455676That looks great, look the contrast and material differencec
>>98455695It's all just lit with a single default HDRI right now. The plan when I'm ready is to dim that a bit and then light the scenes with intentional lights and keep the HDRI as a sort of baseline to add some interest to reflections.
>>98455703Thanks anon! It was also my first try with subassembly (I painted the head separately) and overall it went pretty smoothly
>>98455676>>98455733really nice anon! yellow is a massive pain in the ass to paint with but you did a great job
>>98455572Ai slop
>>98455752:)
>>98455762Gen alpha take.
>>98455771All the paints say scarlet red zommie
>>98455790It's a 3D render, toolbar.
>>98455790he already proved it was legit but keep trying retard-kun
>>98455329Honestly I literally just eyeball itI start by dividing the round kneepads in halves or quarters with thin white lines, then kept adding parallel lines, trying to keep the distance about the sameif you're painting over larger (and brightly coloured) areas like knight's shields and such you can use a thin pencil over gloss varnish to lay down a grid before filling it with your paints>>98455676Paints are a bit thick and could use some lining work but I enjoy vibrant colours and the face looks cool. Imperial fists?
>>98455797>>98455798Where?
>>98455812last thread, now shut the fuck up
>>98455814Just check no he didn't you fuckin retard.
>>98455841yes he did you fucking retard>>98445141>>98445209stop humiliating yourself for attention
>>98455852You post ai 3d render and expects me to fall for it. No wonder this site has gone to shit.
>>98455862It doesn't even look like AI. You're the type that falls for AI images.
>>98455862At least learn English before trying to shitpost next timeNo more free (you)s
>>98455869We are done here, goodbye samefag ai loser. Gonna go actually paint and post somewhere that isn't invested with Ai retards like you.
>>98455810>Paints are a bit thick and could use some lining work but I enjoy vibrant colours and the face looks cool. Imperial fists?Yeah, the yellow was Averland Sunset and I struggled a bit with its consistency but I kinda dig the rougher effect I ended up with. I'm kind of a lazy painter and I didn't feel like highlighting every nook and cranny.And yes, Imperial Fists! I'm kinda nervous about trying out decals but I've consoomed a bunch of YT tutorials so I'm feeling kinda confident.
>>98455880Good, one less low IQ shit stirrer.
>>98455880don't come back you fucking failed abortion
I think we shouldn't fight.I'm posting off-topic stuff, at least partly off topic, so I don't really mind if somebody is upset and shitposty in response. I just occasionally like to post the other hobby stuff I think is neat.
>>98455882Basecoating with yellow can be a hassleIf you're going to paint a lot of imperial fists and don't want to bother too much, using a white or bone primer and imperial fists yellow contrast paint produces a good result
>>98455927alternatively, painting with a beige color as a base coat before going with yellow works pretty good too>>98455882averland sunset is usually my go-to as well, for a yellow it has pretty good coverage
>>98455862 >>98455880Fren, listen, the guy modeled the whole thing himself, showed us the models in progress and discussed the process and programs he was using with me, an expert myself, it's not ai, it's 3d modeling work, he's good and it's quality stuff, enjoy it. We're all artists here so we should have fun with that. If you want to do that you are welcome, but if you just want to throw around insults take a break and come back when you feel better.
>>98455941Those look really good. The yellow work great with the caramel colored fur
>>98455790because it's all the same model, dumbassit makes less sense for it to be AI if it's consistent like that, it's a real 3D model.but please, go ahead and double, triple, and quadruple down on how you're right and everyone else is wrong, guy who just got here.
Working on a few last minutes bones for the base.
i don't have a problem i can quit Predator Battle Tank any time i want
>>98456132You kill for your art? Smol people?
>>98456161Very nice tonk, anon. Great weathering, especially the dust is nice.
>>98456161Are you sure? We have treads over here kid. Play some more!
>>98456187No anon, these bones are plastic.
>>98456222So he grows smol people with plastic bones to harvest for his art...
>>98456260brutal
>>98455967many thanks! i do like the tan skin and brown fur for my ratboys for that reason, lot of nice warm colors that contrast with the greens and blues i put on their stuff
this deldar looks cool as fuckany idea what kits I could use to kitbash something somewhat resembling him?
>>98456401Maybe something in the Necromunda line?
Some lazy ass contrast paint right here
>>98456438I was surprised how well a speed paint did bone. Makes me wave do an undead army.
>>98456477Yeah the stuff works ok for bones, just slap it on there and lift out the lights a little.
>>98456477i found the best so far is a lazy uneven layer of ivory first, then a layer of speedpaint. makes it not look like washed bones sitting on the ground for some reason.
>>98456401I'd take a look at the slaaneshi mortals line from AoS, lots of stuff in there that could work fairly easily
Just need to let this dry, then use the fixer on it.
>>98456748
I wish nids were a bit easier to kitbashalso debating on whether or not I want to do the arcing electricity/psychic energy off the brain bits
>>98455274I think the name is to prevent image spam, because otherwise people post images of the same anime character with all of their posts.
>>98456990>people post images of the same anime character with all of their poststrue. I would do this.who doesn't love anime girls?
>>98457101That covers avatar usage but tripcode/namefag IS signature use
Second go at doing a dome for my Osgiliath terrain. I fuckin nailed the color, was exactly the dull slate bluish i was going for. Could have been a bit tighter on the dry brushing, but im still very happy. >>98456950>arcing electricity/psychic energy off the brain bitsdo eeeet
I started learning to paint my minis (Mostly KDM) a couple of years ago but got busy with life;, I want to start practicing again but don't want to go through the ordeal of ordering a bunch of loose paints; Which case is the best bang for my buck atm?
Working on my second pathfinder squad using the kill team upgrade sprue
>>98456756
trying new things.
>>98457265Holy crap I love the carapace layering look. Is that stippling?
>>98457269I'm kind of drybrushing but with a brush that isn't meant for drybrushing, I just draw it over the whole shell, getting the paint on the raised portions of the shell and leaving the darker recesses.primed black, I went over the shell with a "drybrush" layer of temple guard blue, then over again with tesseract glow mixed with auric armor gold.
>>98457283forgot to mention I have another with the oppose layering, greengold first, then temple guard blue on top, and I kind of like it more, but photos will have to wait until tomorrow, I'm beat.
did this last night, hate it
>>98457283>>98457288cool, thanks for explaining
this is better but the placement of stuff is off. I think the horizon should come out of the middle of the sphere and be centered on the card.will redo
>>98455313I used a form of slapchop for the flowers. However, instead of black and white I started with dark red, and went towards white. I then painted them with a yellow ink.
>>98457327I really like the colors here
Witch #5 finished
>>98457404
>>98456654The lord of hubris definitely has the right vibe. Might be able to makr it work with some greenstuff. These Slaanesh units are surprisingly well armored thoughthere's a Slaanesh battleforce box that I've been trying not to buy at my lgs... might have to pick it up
>>98455326Well it’s certainly not perfect but I’m happy with it for now especially since I need to paint 4 more of these models just to finish the unit
>>98457148Great texture >>98457357Freaking freg! Ribbit?>>98457442Gems look great
>>98457404Would
>>98457357Really good colors, glasswork, and gemwork. Also cool frog. Idk if the wavy lines work on the main vial, I feel like the liquid would be settled. Where's the frog from?
>>98457404>>98457409Your phone camera is really fucking with your picture quality. The opencamera app can disable the inbuilt filters/blurring if you're using android.
>>98457409is the butt also custom sculpted? It is very voluminous
>>98456260Grim. Some would even say dark.
>>98457568Thanks. Still need to clean it up a bit. As for the main vial, I figured since she's running it would be jostling. As for the mini: https://www.amazon.com/Miniature-Wizardess-Tabletop-Collectors-Enthusiasts/dp/B0D8P8FPW3
>>98457633Thank you anon. This is with identical settings, but without whatever processing pass samsung has built in. It's still nowhere near a good camera but it's better than the bullshit I've been getting.
>>98457101a lot of people on /ck/, for some reasonthere's always a spergout whenever someone uses an anime image (despite being on the anime website)
>>98457846if you want to get a bit into a rabbit hole look into gcam ports for your phone, it's trial an error with the different apks but you may get even better results with some of them
dreadnought wip, it's looking a lil goofy but i hope the final product ends up more grotesque than goof.The idea is for the sarcophagus to be partly blown open towards the upper right, exposing the face of the marine within. Mostly so he can glare at the chaos marine, and so that I can give some more personality to the piece plus a focal point to brighten and draw the eye.
>>98458581Did some greenstuffing during work lunch today for it as well, the visible part of the face ends around 1mm below the chin so that's why the bottom is abrupt, and it'll be sunken in about 1.5mm, lit by a green glow from inside to contrast against the purple chassis.Mr chaos marine got himself some guts tooFirst major model I greenstuff for, very scary.
>>98458581This is looking pretty fucking mint so far. Any particular reason why the base is already painted?
>>98458594Thanks anonWas painting a bunch of other bases for the army and figured there's no reason to not toss this one in the batch too
>>98458590Ewwww, poor guy>>98458581Looks gud
Working on the Awesome to finish off my Battletech Core set.
I'm kitbashing a mercenary monster hunter for Mordheim: Geraldo Della Riviera.>>98458590That's awesome. Seeing the components like this I immagined the classic "here's Johnny" moment, but with the tube head looking through the Chosen's hole.
>>98458789God that's a sick idea, I'm putting that in the bank, would be so cool for a chaos marine in the future
>>98458789It kinda makes me think of Geralt. I like it.
>>98458678Really nice
>>98458789with that hairstyle and that bulge I'm gonna be kinda disappointed if you dont paint him like chad from the meme ngl
>>98457319What is it? Something about the Warp?I agree with >>98457379, the colors are nice. I've been on the internet too long, my first thought was that this was some sort of goatse meme >>98457357Frend :) >>98457846Good job on the face!
>>98457288here's the other stealerblue on greengold on the left, greengold on blue to the right.
>>98459097
I remember some anons using an AI to show what some minis would look like painted. Anyone know which AI that was?
>>98459121Not sure if it was me. I have posted about using AI to generate basing examples. But that was just a source environment pasted into chatgpt asking it to make some mini painting base examples. idk what model they're using to do the images though.
Trying to decide on which pose looks best for this kitbash, anyone have any advice?He’ll probably be a Minotaur if that helps
>>98459547I like top left and bottom right
>>98454527>>98454630ive been in the op some 30 odd times and the spotlight started to kinda irk and stress me out i like the collage and how easily they are made these days
>>98457180Also kitbashed a stealthsuit from bits after GW fucked the squad sizes to sell the new sculpts
>>98459547Bottom right. In any case the grabby-hand detail of the victim should be visible.
>>98454630Ive been browsing here for ages and the OP was very, very rarely the best piece in the thread; most of the times it was just something very average or very strange.
>>98459628OP can only pick my minis to put in the thumbnail so many times. Sometimes he needs to pick the next best post.
>>98454630>>98459628this is some snooty elitist bullshit and you should post some fucking minis along side those opinions, let the thread judge if your money is where your mouth wants to be.
>>98454630>>98459628>>98459671I second this guy >>98459796lets see you put your models where your mouth is
>>98459796>>98459821Alright there it is
How can I non permanently, yet securely attach two parts on my mini? I want to play with the mini but I know I will want to repaint it (in subassembly) in the future. Blue tack isn't secure enough. The best thing I could think of is just using the tiniest amount of superglue possible but I don't know if that's really ideal
>>98459838no way it's allen the alien
>>98459840
>>98459840Superglue works fine, you just pop it in the freezer when you want to break them off.Magnets also works if the parts are big enough for that.
>>98459821My minis are pretty good, but I think baker made an effort to not always pick the same or consistently the best models for the OP. Maybe sometimes but he would change it up. I like the collage sometimes and individual images sometimes, but unless I'm baking then I'm happy to defer to the judgement of our normal baker as he has proven himself.
>>98459840>didn't magnetize my questoris>filled with regretYou need it just to keep the back weapon secure, the stupid peg doesn't fit right in the stupid hole.
if you want to single out what you think the best model from the thread is, why don't you just post it after the op?
>>98459628>most of the times it was just something very average or very strange.Sounds like somebody doesn't live close enough to a Rosa's Cafe to enjoy the Tuesday night taco plate special.>>98459859>I think baker made an effort to not always pick the same or consistently the best models for the OP.It was this. Over the years, we have had several posters here who produce top-quality models. They're not all necessarily the same painters as they were last year, or the year before, but there are some posters here who have been around as long or maybe even longer than I have.Before the big hack, WIP was busy enough that we were easily hitting the bump limit every 2-3 days. Once it became clear that I was going to be starting upwards of 75%-80% of our threads, I decided I didn't want to be spotlighting the same poster's models more often than once a week if I could help it.
>>98459934>ugh I don't like thing!>why don't (you) do thing?>UGH!
>>98454527As do I. It's a wonderful thing.
>>98459934I dont want to constantly hog the top spot tbqhdesu
>>98459940I appreciate your hard work and my occasional inclusion in the collages, OP.
>>98455676>it's a far cry from what is usually posted here Knock that shit off before you give yourself a complex. What's normally posted here is people flexing their skills. There's nothing wrong with that and I always love seeing a nice paint job, but that's not the sort of thing you typically see on the gaming table because most people don't want to spend a year painting up a 2000 point force, particularly when the difference between golden demon level work and a contrast slop job more or less disappears from three feet away. Your paint job looks fine in the photograph (which tends to emphasize problems) and is better than it needs to be for gaming. If I could offer some minor criticism unrelated to your paint, I'd recommend drilling the barrel of the bolter. It's a 30 second operation that makes a difference. Other than that, nice job, particularly on the yellow.>Micro Set - Micro SolMy man. If you haven't already, hit the areas getting decals with a gloss coat first.
>>98459970this is why i like seeing craftsperg post he paints a lot and at a level that is decent but not beyond what i feel i can get to so fuck anon saying he shouldnt be in the collage its a nice change from only the highly skilled many years practiced stuff being posted regularly
>>98459990>least obvious craftsperg samefag
>>98460006I don't even know why the fuck he does it. Again and again, and it is always so obvious.
>>98460006if anything the craftsperg samefagging is probably the antagonistic posts not the supportive ones like mine
>>98460022Yeah. I don't think he would be so obvious in his samefagging. His models are actually pretty good. Maybe we should just lay off him?
>>98459990>>98460022>>98460037all me btw
>>98460022>reverse reverse psychology>type without punctuation to pretend I'm a second person
maybe the real craftsperg was the shitposts we made along the way
>>98460037Or he's 5D chessing us and it's all him all the time!
I think there are a couple really dedicated dramatic bitches in these threads who want to throw shit and beat their chests like apes.If they're not bitching about craftsperg, it's decalfag, if it's not decalfag, they'll start whining about the collage.Just a bunch of talentless no-models who gravitated to the general for shitposting purposes.
>>98459970my man. comparison is the thief of joy. i pledge to continually post my dog shit paint jobsSide Question, im annoyed with my brushing, some regular synthetics. not to make it bait, but is it worth going for more expensive brushes? or just cycle out a fresh set of synthetics
doing some "melee" focused kroots, weapons like axes are kitbashed from rifles same with knives. i will give them rifles on the back just to be same if some petty twat gonna whine about WYSIWYG
>>98460078Yes it is absolutely worth it to get a more expensive sable brush or two, you can feel the difference between them and synthetics immediately in how they hold and release paint.
I never heard a single person talking about how brushes 'release paint' until like 6 months ago. Is that going to be the new hobby meme?
>>98460101i think the actual wording is loaded brushes and yeah that has been around forever
>>98460101Yeah man, you cracked the code, sables and synthetics working differently is just a meme that started six months ago.
>>98460101>the goyim knowSHUT IT DOWN!
>>98460167TBF most "sable" is made in china synthetic blend.
>>98459940while i dont envy your place i do appreciate your contributionthank you anon for always making us feel special and having a place to post our silly little models
which model do you think was the best from the previous thread?
>>98460241Looking at the collage, the tan space marine was good, or the female knight with the sword.
Reporting back with two more Sorcs.Kranon is a midget but I managed to find a scenic base to compensate. The other sorc is missing a csm chosen cape, which I dont currently have.One more left!
>>98460241Dozer blade
>>98460241PercivalI want that mini, for me to paint.
>>98460191so its just buy artis opus or Winsor & Newton?
>>98460241the freehand baldy
>>98460387Artis Opus pays rosemary to put their label on rosemary brushes, rosemary buys material from china and only assembles it.da Vinci vets their hairs and you can search their catalogue by exact hair species, winsor/newton are second fiddle to that.
you know how you sometimes get these urges to suddenly actually paint some modelsdo you ever get into the mindset that this time i will just half-ass everything just to get it doneor do you always need some grand inspiration to guide you into perfection
>>98460413man i fucking hate buying anything nowfeel like i need a doctorate to know whats a lie and whats real and whats worth it
>>98460413>rosemary buys material from china and only assembles itDo you have a source for this?
>>98453998not finna do moreI'll just proceed with basing now
>>98460437I need grand inspiration to guide me to being dead average, if I try to just sit down and force any degree of completion without it I get immediately frustrated with everything
>>98460470Anon is making it a bit more difficult than it needs to be.Not to mention that "vets their hairs" is virtually meaningless, because there are no standards or regulations for that. It's just their word. It's similar to cruelty-free natural brushes. There are companies who claim that, but it's just that, their claim. Truth is, 99% of natural hair is coming either from China or Russia as a byproduct of fur industry, and no matter how much the brush companies pretend (or don't bother pretending) there's a lot of fuckery (and cruelty) involved. It's why a lot of brushes, and that includes da Vinci, too, seemingly suffer from QC problems.
>>98459838>knew I had the vidFUCK YOUFUCK YOUR SHIT TOOK ME TOO LONG TO FIND THIS FUCKING VID
After shading a mini, when putting back the base paint I used for skin, what exactly does painting the raised areas mean? The noses? Eyebrows? Mouth? Etc? Because I see the guy explaining painting a flat surface which is his forehead.
>>98460590>Wow, the videography!Apparently videography is having a macro lens and taking lots of close ups.I guess in the phone generations that actually does impress people
>>98460602Try to think where light hits the mini and relayer those areas. For a face that'd be forehead, nose, cheekbones, mouth and bottom part of the chin
>>98460513No shit it's coming from russia where do you think KOLINSKY comes from? If it isn't a Tobol region male siberian weasel with it's winter coat, it isn't "Kolinsky sable".Siberian weasel mind you, actual true Sable is garment desireable, not brush desireable.
>>98460470>>98460513i have been in the painting game nearly 3 decades and as far as i know i have always used synthetic brushes in one form or anotherthey wont probably make me any better painter than i already am but sometimes when i look up expensive brushes to try and there are 1000 different to choose from it just makes me instantly give up
>>98460486Yeah, rosemary, do some homework.>>98460413A couple days of spare time research isn't much and learning is fun (for me at least)Had a similar thing with Egyptian Cotton bedsheets, tbe real deal is (IIRC) ~800 threadcount, but north american women only care about 1200-2000+ thread count, so ironically the real thing sells poorly and you can get tdue luxury bed sheets for a good price.
>>98460513so just buy golden maple then ? >>98460636what do people use and like?
>>98460651>what do people use and likethat is what i would like to know too
>>98460650>Yeah, rosemary, do some homework.I did and I haven't found a single source saying who they get their kolinsky hair from
>>98460650second half of this meant for >>98460470
Did the basecoats and shading for this big banner skelly
>>98460853this is not a skeleton, I'm an idiot
>>98460602this is a meme and just makes your character look like he's wearing makeup. using a wash so that it covers areas you didn't want shaded is also a meme to be honest family. you should be putting your paint where you want it to be and not where you don't want it to be.
>>98460890>this is not a skeletonIs it a mummy? A Deadite? I know a guy ...
>>98460701Read their website and the descriptions of their brushesie; "we take the best chinese bristles" or "kolinsky sable from northeast china" etc...Also NOT outright stating "male siberian red weasel from the tail of a winter coat in the tobol region" like da Vinci does is a HUGE red flag. Anyone buying the primo hair is bragging about it.
>>98460974>don't believe X>but believe blindly YIt's the same thing, it's literally just their word.
Tank itself is finished so far. Now I'm working on the crew, my plan is to have five or so men on the tank. This dude will the first.
>>98460999Good shit. You've put a lot of work into this
Any ideas on how I can make picrel? Not sure where the best place to get rope is, or how to make those dangly bits small enough.
>>98461047twine painted with something like matte varnish or glue to stiffen it up?
>>98461047Paper or thin foil, and maybe you can unravel some thin twine? Mod podge or glue to reinforce it maybe
>>98461047I'm pretty sure you can just get miniature rope. Or just use real twine and throw some ultra thin superglue on it to harden it. For the dangly bits, thin plasticard. Or aluminum from a tin can if you want it to be realistically thin.
>>98460988No, their are laws in Germany about that sort of thing, they make the claim UNDER THOSE LAWS.even winsor/newton do not claim true kolinsky, in a market over-saturated with false attribution, that is a bonfire signal, if they do get true kolinsky it is a no-effort matter to advertise it and set themselves above the competition, that they do not is incredibly suspect. Given the cut-throat cost-cutting environment of modern business that signal is not to be ignored.Their brushes are still very good, but that does not preclude the use of synthetic/natural blends to standardize quality while relying on an old reputation. I give winsor/newton alone this benefit of doubt (while still holding them below da Vinci) because winsor newton is not publicly traded and are not subject to the demands of fiduciary responsibility to shareholders. Nonetheless, if they COULD claim true kolinsky, why not do so? Very suspicious.
>>98461047use whatever thread, like for sewing, bundle it up maybe braid it and soak in thinned pvafor the bundle of sticks use an old big brush and cut a bunch of hairs, the ones to paint furniture or walls, not miniature painting brushes, for the paper use paper and again dip it in pva
found a great tool for making better cabling, so now it looks less like he's disappearing into a bowl of spaghetti
>>98461196why is your nail so stubby and weird
>>98461209because my autism demands i keep it extremely short and that's fucked it up over time
>>98461217Well, that's better than letting it grow out forever like SOME hobbyists we know.
>>98461220Hey, fuck you buddy. Long nails are tools.
>>98461196Some people have very short finger nails. I learned this watching Lord of the Rings.
>>98461225>Hey, fuck you buddy. Long nails are gross.ftfy
>>98461317Only if you don't wash your hands, moleman.
>>98461329even perfectly impolute nail salon ones are gross
>>98461381You might have a phobia.
>>98461317they are gross because they are synonym of poor personal hygiene and care
>>98460999what is the tactical advantage of chaining a blanket to the barrel?
>>98461481it jiggles like a wind chime when you fire but doesn't scratch the paint so your boss doesn't feed you to a genestealer
>>98460853Looks great fren>>98460602Raised areas means any part that sticks put like the detailed parts, so on fur it would be the hairs, on face it would be briwridge and nose and chin, on hands the knuckkes and fingers, on boots the edges around the top rim and the top of the foit and tip of toe etc, just anything that could catch light, view from above, you'll see the parts.
I 3D printed a wet pallette. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4313777Filled it with water and left it overnight to see if it was waterproof. No leaks, so I added the sponge and parchment paper. Now it leaks.Printed it again, with more layers & perimeters. Was fine overnight, started leaking the next day when I added the sponge. Printed it again with even more layers & perimeters, at 0.1mm layer height. Same thing. Varnished it, same thing.I don't understand how adding some sponge causes it to leak when it doesn't leak otherwise.
>>98461583where does it leak from?
>>98460602The firehead is raised simply because it's closer to the light source and sngled in a way that catches light instead of brkng flat to the side of the character. The top of the head is technically the highest point of the head and usually should get moat light but hair is usually dark so we don't notice it much except with blinde hairbor bald people. Bald people have that shiny spit pointing back to the light source which is usually above and slightly to one side. But yeah finger knuckles catch more light thsn the flat of the back of the hand, the bose more than the side or front of the face, the top of the ear nore than the side of the ear, etc. The parts the stick out and catch light. That's the idea.
>>98460492Looks so cool>>98460286Good start>>98460086Good progress >>98459940Taco looks real. Good job.>>98459592Nice model>>98459097>>98459106Good colors
>>98461599Seems to be leaking through the bottom, but it was twelve 0.1mm layers, and varnished. Doesn't leak without the sponge present.
>>98461583surely it's less effort to buy a tupperware lunch container?
>>98461706Yes.I'm all for 3D printing replacing buying minis and some terrain, but some things make more sense to buy or traditionally craft (game tables, much terrain)Lots of morons get a printer and think EVERYTHING THEY OWN now needs to be printes, wouldn't surprise me if anon prints PETG cutlery
>>98461611this is what happens when you just mindlessly repeat what you were told instead of observing reality. knuckles don't stand out because they "catch light," but because the skin is pulled against the bones there. it's the same with your face. the skin on your forehead is thinner than on your cheeks so it looks lighter, while your nose has more blood vessels in it so it looks darker. if you want to paint realistic looking skin you have to follow anatomy, not cargo cult lighting tips.
>>98461720Man, this drives me fucking crazy about the 3d printing 'community'. YT is full of this shit. That Slant3d channel, despite having actually good 3d printing design advice some of the time, is infuriatingly stupid.Here is every 3d printing channel's formula:>So you want to make thing that is normally injection molded?>Well you can't make it the same way, because of the limitations of 3d printing you have to change the design.>Here is how to tweak the design to make it practical to print and still function!(I'm on board up until this point)>See, this design you CAN'T EVEN MAKE any other way! This is why 3d printing is superior and you should use our 3d printing farms to mass produce worthless widgets that aren't actually good products!>Ignore that the 'impossible to manufacture' 3d printed version only exists in the inefficient, uses-way-too-much-material, takes 1+ hour to print, form it does to get around the fact that the well engineered injection molded version doesn't work when 3d printed in the first place.I love my 3d printer. It's great. But 80% of the 3d printing people do is just re-inventing worse solutions for shit that was already solved and pretending like it's better. It's better because maybe you can have it on the fly for rapid prototyping and SOMETIMES when people actually care it's actually the best or only way to make things. But instead most of the time it's just like>I want to dig a hole>I could use a shovel>Or I could use a spoon>Yeah, you can't take as big a scoop with a spoon, but I have a solution! Invite 30 friends over and each of them with a spoon will help dig the hole!>And you know what? A shovel doesn't give you quality time with your friends the way the spoon plan would, so actually spoons are the better option.>t. spoon manufacturerI feel retarded for typing that analogy out, but this shit really irritates me.
When it comes to edge highlighting, what is normally your idea? I almost never do edge highlighting because it seems odd to me to highlight every edge which seems common. I don't think it looks bad but if the idea is intensify areas that the light hits, why would say underneath a model or in a crevice be highlighted? I guess it just depends on what you are going for?
>>98461765You can always highlight only the edges that face upwards, it will give you a slightly more realistic look. Then again, in this case highlighting every edge on his weapon will look good.
>>98461765i like edge highlighting every edge. im not replicating how light hits the model, im making it nice for the table. highlights pick up detail, brighten the mini for regular view. itll be under light anyways for that. I realise this isn't going to be the prettiest mini in the world, my focus is always to have them look real nice and readable for the table.
Are the John Blanche Masterclass series paints worth picking up? I'm leaning towards the cool palette one in particular.Also any tips or tools necessary for greenstuff? I am going to snip off the flags off the back of this "Path of Command Autarch" and wanted to model a fur pelt/cape off the back, pic related.
>>98461963Depends on the paints you already have. If you've been around a while chances are you don't really need the colors it comes with to accomplish the same color palette.Especially given it's a limited palette that relies on mixing, so the argument of 'well they're the exact right colors' kind of goes out the window.
>>98461976I do have a decent sized collection of citadel paints, just lacking in the blue department. I guess my next question would be how does AK and Vallejo fair compared to the citadel colors? They both sell similar sets of 4 bottles of blue paint.
>>98461995AK 3rd gen are very solid paintsnu-Vallejo is garbage
Working on the banner now
>>98462009How do you get brushes to draw fine lines like that for designs? I find that with a detail brush I can't do it because I can't get the paint to come off the smaller brushes consistently.
>>98462029I make sure the paint is thinned just right first, and I use a brush that can hold a decent load with a good tip. Not necessarily a small brush, just a good tip.
>>98461995>how does AK and Vallejo fair compared to the citadel colors?AK equal or better. It's imo the most consistent range.>VallejoOld good, though less consistent. New is a bit of a hit or miss. Some paints are great, some are abhorrent. Vallejo metallics, however, are by far the best on the market and it's not even close.
>>98462048I was actually interested in trying more vallejo stuff. I got really turned off by their washes though. Their washes seem like ass compared to stuff like Citadel Nuln Oil or Agrax Earth etc. I am newish to painting again though so maybe things have changed.
>>98462029>smaller brushesuse big brushes with a good point, also you try using a bit of retarder or flow improver
Was considering picking up some new brushes. I don't want to get Temu cheap but I also don't want to buy gucci tier Thai hair silk brushes or some bullshit. What is a good mid range brush?
>>98462063There's imo no reason in getting hanged up on just one brand. I personally prefer AK, because of how consistent it is, but their metallics are just mid. AP probably makes the best washes, but I strongly dislike nearly everything else. I luv multiple Vallejo colors I have (mostly Model Color), but I also have some that are just garbage. That said, again, their metallics are fantastic. tl;dr buy specific colors you need for your current project, ignore brands.
>>98461995Wow, nice bust. Did you paint that?
>>98462122I wish, I've been just grabbing references for what appealed to me for my Eldar army, and that was one that solidified the look for me. Wanted to go for something reminiscent of the old 3rd edition codex from when I got into the hobby as a teenager. Something more glamorous since everyone seems to think grimdark=dirty,
>>98462122>>98462155Last thing I painted were Necron back during the covid lockdown.For the Eldar I'm not sure if I wanted to start by painting Leviadon Blue over Grey Seer or going with a black primer and building up.
>>98462301>off-topic for 6 yearsFuck, buddy.
do necrons not come with clear plastic parts anymore?
>>98459796>this is some snooty elitist bullshit and you should post some fucking minis along side those opinionsWhat are you talking about? the baker himself confirmed he rarely chose the best painted minis for the OPs. >>98459940
>>98457379>>98459025It's meant to be 3 magic cards all continuous with eachother. I touched it up a bit tonight, but very tired. Bleh.
these 3
Priming metal minis for the first time and the primer rubs off kinda too easily after I left it to dry for a day. Second round of priming to solve this or am I doing something wrong?
>>98462414They do, buy some and report back anon ! :)
>>98460974as much shit as GSW rightfully gets they do sell real weasel hair brushes for cheaper than most of the other brands
>>98462534So when I'm painting metal models, I clean them with soap and water or even alcohol to make sure there are no oils or mold release. I use krylon, rustoleum or just the generic hardware store stuff. I'll let it cure for a full day, then hit it with a light varnish, then let that dry completely. It's a huge pain in the ass.
I'm trying to figure out a faster way to do bumblebee tyranids. This is a slap chop test but I really wish I could make the yellow more vibrant. I tried this one with a tan base coat. Then a medium gray dry brush, then a white dry brush.
>>98462606real weasel and "red male siberian weasel from the tobol region, tail of the winter coat" is an order of magnitude of specific separation, the species alone is not sufficient, it is a combination of the daylight hours through winter in that region, the low temperatures in that region AND the local diet in that region, replicating the temperature and daylight would be simple enough but the exact nature of the local diet is unique and that is why that very specific limited range of that species has been established as the premium brush material.red siberian weasels do exist elsewhere, even in china, but that's a lot further south (so the winter coats don't get as thick and dense) and they do not have the same diet (so the sebaceous lipids involved in hair formation and maintenance are different).
>>98462534what primer are you using? make sure they are completely oil free and scuff all surfaces with a coarse scotchbrite.
>>98462685Try the yellow over pink trick?
got sidetracked and worked on digitally kitbashing a traitor guardsman instead of painting tonightI was going to give him a plasma pistol but I just realized that traitor guard don't have those
>>98462777Chaos... following rules?Model it how you want if it's cool.
Should I consider getting new clippers? I have a pair of Citadel clippers I got from a friend (slightly used at the time) and used a good amount for a year straight. Getting back into the groove so trying to see new things I want to consider.https://www.amazon.co.uk/Games-Workshop-5011921050109-Citadel-Cutters/dp/B00LMB9GJM these are what used.
>>98462885Any nippers will do, you can get fancy godhand or tamiya ones for less cleanup after cutting but it's primarily convenience unless you're using them to cut bits up for kitbashing and need clean cuts you dont want to do with a knifeI used old electrical clippers for a long time before the spring finally broke and I upgraded
>>98460630>>98461580>>98461611So what areas should I NOT paint with the base skin color I used before I washed?
>>98462889The Tamiya 123 and Godhand PN-120?
>>98462905yeah I've got the tamiya 123 and they've lasted me 3 years of abuseJust don't use them to cut through wide pieces of plastic if you get them, get a second 2 dollar pair of generic nippers for things like thatI know the godhands are supposed to be even better but I've not seen a need for that yet
>>98462905>>98462908My nail clippers are perfect flush cuts (they have to be) and are cheaper (no hobby tax) they also have the flip-out spring on the inside of the one handle.
>>98462905*SPN-120
>>98462908>>98462924Decided to go with the Tamiyas since consistent comments on reliability. Will see how it goes when I get everything constructed from 2 battleforces.
>>98462899Everything the first guy didn't mention.
>>98459547Bottom right has a certain je ne sais quoi that they others a missing, but I think you should make him draw the sword from behind, kinda like picrel
>>98458678And the full lance is finished.
witness me (2.50€ shady ass radiator primer)
>take my necron warriors>prime them all chrome>do little minimum effort bullshit ass green highlights>have an entire army finished in like 30 minutesahhhhh... this is truly /wip/...
>>98463595Post models.
So what do I do, if halfway through the model painting process I notice that I genuinely hate the paint scheme?
>>98463681Strip
>>98463681What about it specifically do you dislike? Photo? Sometimes a small change to a colour scheme can make all the difference.
>>98462924shoo craftsperg
>>98462932PN120s are actually better for GW minis, because of the thickness of the gates. SPN120s are too fragile and the extra sharpness isn't worth it. It's different for gunpla, of course, but we're not talking about gunpla in /wip/.
>>98463558>SprühgrundierungI use pic related i love the imperceptible grainy finish, it takes paint really well. Also is among the cheapest around
>>98463767>because of the thickness of the gates>SPN120s are too fragile and the extra sharpness isn't worth itah sweet a new larp just dropped
>>98463798This is common knowledge. SPN120s are known for their fragility. They're also entirely unnecessary for Warhammer models, since their main selling point is the fact they leave very little gate mark, which doesn't matter if you're going to paint the model anyways. You are painting your minis, right, anon?
>>98463803>which doesn't matter if you're going to paint the model anywaysit still significantly reduces the cleanup time since you can cut as flush to the part as the geometry allows you to without worrying about leaving any gouges or stress marks on the part itselfwhile pn-120s are advertised as having a supposedly sturdier blade, they are rated for the same max thickness of soft plastics as spn-120s at 3mm
>>98463826The max thickness is due to how wide the blades open, so you cut with the centre of the cutting edge. The steel they use for the PN120s is softer, and therefore less sharp but more durable.
>>98463840>The max thickness is due to how wide the blades open, so you cut with the centre of the cutting edge"no"the blades open for like 8-9mm at their ends, farthest away from the hinge and ~7mm at the centera 3mm part can fit all the way down between the blades until it reaches the hinge, the limit is literally there to minimize the risk of breaking them
>>98462090I like Raystudios' brushes. They're still synthetics but they've held up better than random generic ones I've bought off Amazon.
>>98464095Raystudios always struck me as the dropshipping type. Are they actually quite good? Obviously their videos are top-notch for gunpla, but their products never really stood out for me.>>98462932Don't waste SPN-120s on Warhammer minis, they're not worth it.
>>98457319I see the vision
>>98464121niggy it's fucking nippers and not family jewels, they cost literally as much as a single warhams squad kit
>>98464159kek
Finished another of Bile's boys. Just the Night Lord left.
>>98463803They're great for warhammer because of the stupid thick gates. The parts start twisting on the sprue when you cut through thicker gates with thicker nips which can lead to the other gates tearing or the part being damaged.You have to be a hamfisted retard to break them too.
>>98464301>You have to be a hamfisted retard to break them too.
I'm not gonna show you guys yet, but I am redoing the shader for my 3d paint bottle. I wasn't really happy with how the plastic was scattering light using the assets with my kind of game-art understanding. It's subtle but there better now. And I'm redoing the labels to look more like the real ones so they are less uncanny in that sense. Adding new options for randomized wear, toning down the larger drips on the lid, and I'm going to add the option to change the color text on the bottle.
>>98464277>Fabulous STYLE and the boys
>>98464159Ring's on the wrong finger.
>>98464277These old minis are so charming, always a treat seeing your work, anon.>>98463470I like the color scheme and that display plate(?) is really cool!>>98462009Very clean!.>>98460999The weathering is fantastic, great job.>>98458581That's a really cool idea, I'm sure it will look properly gore-y once you add some blood>>98457357Cute froggy, I like how you painted the vials and the skin looks very real.
>>98461634I'm not sure how to describe it better, but I'm pretty sure the sponge is displacing water into the seam between the lower and upper frame, and capillary action is carrying the water outside it.
The little Captcha shapes with the bulbs and prongs on either end reminds me of the tool I use to adjust my sprinklers.>New thread:>>98465121>>98465121>>98465121
>>98460078Maybe, maybe not.>be me>painting with cheap taklon for 15+ years>getting seriously back into the hobby now, decide to get some new brushes>don’t want to deal with bullshit sable drama, look at quality synthetics>people seem to really like princeton velvetouch >pick up a few, try them out>mfw prefer cheap taklon
