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![]() ![]() (56k get out) After the reasonably good success of the Tales thread, I've decided to make a newer, all inclusive thread for the craft of miniature painting and modelling. I felt that the rules of the tales/oath/etc thread were a bit restrictive and keeping a lot of great posters from participating. So, that being said. Here's the "rules" 1. Post with content. Feel free to find badass new miniatures online, nicely painted stuff on CMON, stuff on other forums like warseer (lol), etc. and post them here. POST YOUR MODELS ALL OVER DIS BITCH (crosspost like a mofo from the wh thread, we dont care, we just want pics!) 2. Dont be a babby about critique. If you cant handle it, dont post. That being said, be constructive in your critique of others. 3. No images wider than 1000 pixels. 4. No posts about wargaming rules/etc. at all. Just modelling and painting. 5. At my discretion, I will post finished models (only stuff that you have painted since this thread started) in the OP. I will also post links to painting resources in the OP. PaintVagrant fucked around with this message at 08:29 on Aug 5, 2012 |
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![]() ![]() stabbington posted:Prepare for PaintVagrant fucked around with this message at 15:31 on Mar 16, 2012 |
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So Ill start this off with some poo poo ive painted recently, as well as some miniatures I have boners for: My stuff: ![]() ![]() ![]() Stuff I have boners for: ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Post some painting tutorial/etc links up in dis
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Has anyone actually purchased videos from http://www.miniaturementor.com/painting_tutorials.html these guys? Is it worth it? I'd love to be able to see someone paint, so I can figure out what I'm doing wrong, but at those prices it's pretty steep. I'm not the best painter of regular guys, but I'll post a few things here. ![]() Some SM scouts and a vehicle. These are my newest / best completed squad. I'm very pleased with my vehicles, but always looking to get better. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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This thread is all about teaching you new stuff, so feel free to post your wips and stuff and we will help you ![]() That guys stuff looks nice, If youve already got all the cool mini paintign tools and paitns you need, it might be worth taking a swing at one of his DVDs.
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PaintVagrant posted:So Ill start this off with some poo poo ive painted recently, as well as some miniatures I have boners for:
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Post your new rad sculpts duder
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Pagan, go here and watch this dude's videos. You'll probably want to mute the lovely music but dude is a good painter. These are probably the best "how to paint" videos I've seen. Well-shot, well-lit, dude def knows what he's doing. Edit for ownage pic: removed dead image link Fyrbrand fucked around with this message at 17:13 on Feb 3, 2015 |
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I'm pretty happy with the half of a Blood Bowl team that I've finished so far. Not amazing compared to some of the pro skills on display elsewhere, but hey. Mostly I need to work on actually taking time on models so as to get some skills down, rather than just cutting corners and doing things quickly.![]() ![]() (cue all the 'I paint for commission, check out my pro blending and nmm' guys kicking sand in the face of the bungling amateurs)
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I approve of this thread and hope to post some newer work here sometime shortly. In the meantime, here's a bunch of my Crimson Fists from the last year or so!![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() That should do for now. ![]()
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PaintVagrant posted:How do these kind of bases work? Do you get a base with a sunken bit in the middle, a scenic bit and a miniature; are you supposed to provide the scenic bit yourself or is it moulded onto the miniatures feet?
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Danger - Octopus! posted:How do these kind of bases work? Do you get a base with a sunken bit in the middle, a scenic bit and a miniature; are you supposed to provide the scenic bit yourself or is it moulded onto the miniatures feet? The stock bases are plastic with a recessed center. You can buy full resin bases, and some people make white metal inserts for the bases, or you can just model in there yourself with greenstuff and plasticard. It is in 99.5% of the case not part of the stock model (with the exception of a few warmachine/hordes epic characters, and in those cases it is much less subtle).
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Pagan posted:Has anyone actually purchased videos from I have not, but I do have these two DVDs: Hot Lead: How to Paint a Better Miniature by Laszlo Jakusovszky and Volume 1: Core Techniques from Privateer Press. (It's "part 1" but it's been out for a year and no other parts have been released) Laszlo's was 3 discs and "over 8 hours" but I feel a lot of it was from a poorly organized menu system where you have to listen to ~10 seconds of intro music for each section. It gets really annoying pretty quick. The production quality is higher than most of the vids you can find on YouTube, but it's still lacking--there are parts where the audio jumps when he's redubbing a section, the aforementioned menu shenanigans, and there are a few points when you hear conversations going on in the background. None of those are enough to render the sections worthless, but they are kind of irritating. Some people will like that he isn't producing this for a particular company, so he mentions a lot of different paints--GW, Vallejo, Reaper, etc. It was interesting to see him paint, but I honestly didn't learn anything that I didn't already know from reading painting websites or just one of the threads here on SA. The PP DVD is, obviously, produced by PP. So they're painting their models with their paints and their brushes, so I'm sure a lot of the PP haters will get turned off by that. The production quality is a lot higher, but there isn't as much content. The first 30 minutes are going over the basics of painting (tools, techniques, and a quick shot at how metal models are spun in their molds which I found cool) and the last ~30 minutes are going from start to finish, priming to basing, on three different PP models (Cygnar Ironclad, the Khador warcaster Sorscha, and a Legion of Everblight Raek). Both DVDs have some previews up on YouTube, so you can check them out yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jizaUcrXY8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pJJ5UODBfQ More Hot Lead previews, including ![]() ![]() Bottom line: These DVDs cost way more than they're worth, especially considering the wealth of painting information available for free on the internet, or found far cheaper with other goodies in gaming magazines. Is it nice to see people paint? Sure. Is it worth $40/$30? It's up to you, but I say only get them if you've never held a model or paintbrush and have nobody to teach you. Otherwise, just bug PV and ask him how he does poo poo. [edit] Haha, apparently these two VHS tutorial videos are done by a guy dressed up as a wizard. I found a nerdy nerd reviewing them on youtube and he had favorable things to say about them (especially since they're just $5 each on thewarstore). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGSSAaEHjMA&feature=related Aranan fucked around with this message at 23:44 on Oct 3, 2009 |
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Pagan posted:Has anyone actually purchased videos from Firstly, its not a guide to painting the whole model from start to finish, theres a section where he just does the skin, one where he just does the flesh etc, if memory serves not although most parts of the model are covered, a couple aren't (I seem to remember a section on the sword, but nothing about the staff for example). Also, the paintjob he gives the model has blueish skin, even though the picture in the products part shows it with white. The painter's english is good, but not perfect, which means its tricky for him to explain what he's doing to the guy making the video, its not a big deal but its noticable at times. I wouldn't reccomend it if you're looking at how you should be painting, the french style is time-consuming as hell, and he covers techniques far better suited for display pieces than TT guys. But if you have the cash spare, theres certainly worse ways it could be spent, the overall quality of the tutorial is good, and its nice to see how the GD winners tackle ever the basic stuff like priming and paint thickness (we're talking something like 8 layers for a smooth basecoat ![]() The GBS thread got me back into the hobby after about a year, hopefully i'll be able to kick my lazy arse into gear and get some painting done. This thread needs more orks (not mine): ![]() ![]() Click here for the full 575x618 image. ![]() Click here for the full 650x359 image.
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Posting a whole army shot, because dammit I want to. My camera sucks rear end, but oh well. removed dead image link Also gloss/dullcote owns. I just dropped a metal nob on tile floor, broke the bosspole off. Not a scratch on the paint though. Fyrbrand fucked around with this message at 17:14 on Feb 3, 2015 |
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A few examples of my decidedly average fare. From about three years ago, when I'd just got back into the hobby: ![]() ![]() ![]() And from a year ago: ![]() ![]() ![]() I should be adding a fair bit to my Death Guard in the next few months. More troops, some tanks, maybe even the Great Unclean One. Lovely Joe Stalin fucked around with this message at 00:25 on Oct 4, 2009 |
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For you scrubs that don't go on EoW, and because I'm a major attention whore Chaplain ![]() Assault Squad with the then unpainted Chaplain chilling in the background ![]() Tac Squad 1 ![]() Tac Squad 2 ![]() Legion of the Damned ![]() Dreadnought The full 1000 point crew! C&C always welcome! EDIT: Re-uploaded a couple of non-working links. A Powerful Cream fucked around with this message at 01:09 on Oct 4, 2009 |
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My dark elves and demons, most of these models are painted almost entirely with washes![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Washes are one of the best things GW has ever produced c/d?
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Most definately. Pretty much everything I paint has a wash somewhere on it now. My Plague Marines are drenched in Devlan Mud.
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This is pretty much the best I've painted in my opinion and I'm drat proud of it. Rip it apart.![]() ![]()
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Fyrbrand posted:Washes are one of the best things GW has ever produced c/d? They made painting 30-odd Crimson Fists in the space of just under 3 weeks possible! ![]() Seriously, once my CF test model got heavily washed with Asurmen Blue (after shade/basecoat/highlight), it pulled the look together so completely that my motivation for painting was off the charts during that time. ![]()
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Grandpa Pap posted:They made painting 30-odd Crimson Fists in the space of just under 3 weeks possible! Washes are the only reason I've gotten my orks painted. Knarloc Green + Badab Black owns. Makes for a different kind of shade than most people's orks but I'm cool with that. Arlaharen: That is seriously cool. I was going to say something about shading/highlighting, but I think what you did is just being washed out in the pic.
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Arlaharen posted:pureblood warpwolf Its very nice man. If the photo had a bit more light to it we could see some of the shading/highlighting better, but it looks really nice and cleanly delineated. The base is sexy. e: holy poo poo this rules ![]() PaintVagrant fucked around with this message at 03:50 on Oct 4, 2009 |
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Arlaharen posted:This is pretty much the best I've painted in my opinion and I'm drat proud of it. Rip it apart. Very nice. The fur looks to be blended very well, and the base is very elaborate. The leather and stitchwork have some nice contrast, too - most purebloods I've seen have all of that painted in the same shade, and it looks awful. My only real criticisms are that the verdigris on the armor looks kind of strange - probably because the wash just pooled in the recesses of the plating and doesn't cover the rest. Also, the pureblood's left hand looks a little strange on that base since its not resting perfectly flat. (fingers jutting over the edge of the scenery). Some of his spines/claws could use some touch-ups too, but I'm guessing that's just damage he's taken from table time?
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![]() ![]() Jen Haley posted:This was my third go at a monochrome miniature, a male ranger sculpted by Jeff Grace for Dark Sword and painted for a video tutorial. I like the dynamic pose of this model, and thought he would look interesting in the simple color scheme. RMS Walnut Brown and Creamy Ivory were the only two paints used.
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I assume she meant colors, because she had to use white and black in addition to those two colors, right? There seems to be some warm and cool transtions, which implies more than just 2 total paints...
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Thanks for the comments ![]() Yeah, the photo is a bit washed out. I bought the stuff for making a light box but never got around to actually assembling it. I guess I need to read up a bit on that. Ceritus posted:My only real criticisms are that the verdigris on the armor looks kind of strange - probably because the wash just pooled in the recesses of the plating and doesn't cover the rest. Also, the pureblood's left hand looks a little strange on that base since its not resting perfectly flat. (fingers jutting over the edge of the scenery). Totally agree on the armor plating. The verdigris was an experiment since I didn't want to go with the studio green/gold. I hoped I could take a shortcut and use Vallejo verdigris glaze, but I couldn't control the shading very well. Next time I'll mix my own. I noticed the chipping as well. The picture is actually taken right after I finished him so I guess I didn't wait long enough for the paint on the spines to dry before handling him. vvv Not mine, if that wasn't obvious. ![]()
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So, is the tales thread no more? Also, is this thread just for painted works?
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My SH Terminators done so far. Preempting drill your barrels! I decided to buy Chaos in the Old World instead of hobby bits and pieces. ![]()
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Holy gently caress guy above me, those are incredible.
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Is this thread for good painting, or can we also post our own bad/mediocre painting for advice and critique? Dixon Cox posted:Adding content, I own this miniature but haven't gotten the balls to paint it yet, so this is one of the Reaper gallery shots: ![]()
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In tutorials mention that gesso is poo poo and don't listen to anyone who wants to spend hours undercoating instead of minutes. Also, I have a Trollblood warpack lying around at home that has no chance of selling so I am thinking of painting them in the most possibly offensive way in the eye of Privateer Press fanboys. I am thinking ultramarine colourscheme with upside down omega's. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Big Willy Style fucked around with this message at 14:34 on Oct 4, 2009 |
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PaintVagrant posted:I assume she meant colors, because she had to use white and black in addition to those two colors, right? No, she used only those two paints. Everything is either brown with a ivory highlight or irovy with a brown shade, to simplify things. Here's some daemons: ![]() ![]() ![]() and a teaser: ![]() Click here for the full 629x671 image. That dude is just getting his paint finished up this week, so I'll post him soon.
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