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Please post that weathering tutorial to your/a blog Bulbasaur so I can bookmark it. Amazing. Now just to work out how I can apply to Deathclaw the angry Griffin. Definitely want to test out using a pencil on his armour.
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It should be noted that IIRC the Secret Weapon metallic weathering powder is mostly graphite and you can achieve the same effect by literally grinding up pencils. Some of the local FoW people do it and it looks real nice.
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Yeah, I used graphite on my ill-fated Great Unclean One a few years back to give a metallic tinge to his rusted cleaver. It is a wonderful technique.
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The Sex Cannon posted:Finished my flamer-toting guardsmen today: Airbrush talk: I just purchased one of these sets on Ebay. I needed a compressor with an actual tank (and it's drat quiet, compared to my previous compressor) and a brush that had a large paint cup. The downside is that the fitting on the compressor is not the same size as the hose for my Sotar, so until I get an adapter, I can't use the Sotar. The specifications on the compressor page say it is a 1/8" fitting, but it seems much larger than that. Anybody have experience with this setup? I need to know what adapter to buy to make the hose fitting compatible with my Badger brush. EDIT: I think I figured out what I need. berzerkmonkey fucked around with this message at 14:29 on Apr 28, 2014 |
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El Estrago Bonito posted:It should be noted that IIRC the Secret Weapon metallic weathering powder is mostly graphite and you can achieve the same effect by literally grinding up pencils. Some of the local FoW people do it and it looks real nice.
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[quote="berzerkmonkey" post="428890340"] Hey Steel Legion buddy! What color are you using for your coats? I picked up a can of Army Painter Desert Yellow for mine - I think it's a pretty good match for the traditional color. Also, I have a cat helper as well - along with her and the dog tail, they managed to help my Epic Ork Landa break into its component parts probably around eight times in the month leading up to Adepticon. [\quote] The coats are Averland Sunset base, Agrax Earthshade Wash, Bubonic Brown highlight, Bleached bone highlight.
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So on top of the minitaire awesomeness I just experienced the majesty that is Vallejo Air Metallics 
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Weathering? Why, don't mind if I do!  Cross-posted from the 40k thread.
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ijyt posted:Well, drat, that puts my sponge weathered farsight enclave to shame. Do you have more pictures?
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signalnoise posted:So on top of the minitaire awesomeness I just experienced the majesty that is Vallejo Air Metallics VMA metallics are indeed the stone cold nuts. My sole complaint about it is that the range doesn't seem to include a bright orange/yellow gold.
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JerryLee posted:VMA metallics are indeed the stone cold nuts. My sole complaint about it is that the range doesn't seem to include a bright orange/yellow gold. The VMA "gold" followed by minitaire ghost tint brown looks really nice, like a deep rich old brass or bronze. Not quite the glorious gold most mini paints are but arguably more realistic.
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One of the young painters I tutored years ago quickly proved he had way more talent than I do, (I'm a darn good painter but nothing like you gents here) he's now promoting his commission work: https://www.facebook.com/pages/War-Brush-Studio/486951161341753 Sorry, did I say more? I mean metric fucktons more.  1 2 3 (lance battery strike aftermath!)  4  5
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Warmahordes cryx faction of some sort. Specifically these http://privateerpress.com/warmachine/gallery/cryx/units/the-withershadow-combine
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Tanith posted:Do you have more pictures? Once I've finished up my Riptide to tabletop standard I'll take a snap or two.
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They're the Withershade Combine.
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Just posting to shill out for Dark Sword Miniatures - I ordered four goofy animal men for my younger players/siblings of players and they gave me a free elven ranger in the box. Also the guys at Hasslefree sent me a Vim candy in the box  Heads up, some  minis are there on both sites, but nothing too wacky.
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Jcam posted:Finally been managing to get some painting done the last few days, and made some progress on some of the Trollblood models I've had collecting dust for a while now. Could use some input, as I've got a lot more to go and want to improve. Cross-posting from the Warmachine/Hordes thread, could use some criticism from all the talented painters on here.
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Jcam posted:Cross-posting from the Warmachine/Hordes thread, could use some criticism from all the talented painters on here. Practice your 2BB, use some pigments on that skin and get some harder edge highlights on the skin rocks. Seriously, pigment is great for Trollblood skin. You've over applied the brown wash on his jacket, next time I'd hit it with a couple real thin layers of red or a glaze that doesn't have any matte medium in it. I'd also hit the gums on the big troll's mouth with some red or purple wash. But yeah, purple pigment for the blue skin and dark grey/black for the white skin.
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Post 9-11 User posted:One of the young painters I tutored years ago quickly proved he had way more talent than I do, (I'm a darn good painter but nothing like you gents here) he's now promoting his commission work: https://www.facebook.com/pages/War-Brush-Studio/486951161341753
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Post 9-11 User posted:One of the young painters I tutored years ago quickly proved he had way more talent than I do, (I'm a darn good painter but nothing like you gents here) he's now promoting his commission work: https://www.facebook.com/pages/War-Brush-Studio/486951161341753 This is loving rad
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Crosspostin' from the 40k thread. My pictures are terrible but here they are.Goat Bouillabaise posted:So people asked about my hungry hungry motherfucking hippo of a Helbrute. Hungry Hungry Helbrutes?
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My painter bro will be stoked to hear that he has some c00lnerd painting street cred.Weirdo posted:Just posting to shill out for Dark Sword Miniatures - I ordered ... These are not my style at all but I'd be a fool to say that they aren't absolutely amazing sculpts, both in concept and execution.   
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I almost want to make that cat the praetor of my army or something
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BULBASAUR posted:I almost want to make that cat the praetor of my army or something That's what I did in my campaign  The PCs are brought before the emperor to plead their case, only to find a giant cat reclining on a dais, intently watching a fire dancer's performance.
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Just got back from ReaperCon, and I got a ton of great advice from the professional painters there. I've still got a [i]long[/] way to go before I win any awards, but I'm at least on the right path now. Here's a mini I'm working on now, after getting a ton of advice from Rhonda Bender and Angela Imrie.   The artists were really awesome, too. I'd paid for a one-on-one with Imrie for an hour, and she spent about two-and-a-half going over what I was going to need to do for OSL and how to paint the crystal. Next step is to correct places where I was too enthusiastic with the OSL and tinge the cloak more of a blue to contrast with the green light from the crystal and the rising skeletons that will be before him. EDIT: Oh, I also got the full-sized resin Nethyrmaul they were selling. It's about 150% bigger than the bones model. It was shrunk down because of the unexpected upsize given to Kaladrax. JackMann fucked around with this message at 05:36 on Apr 29, 2014 |
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So I've got a little kitbash I'm working on, but part of the conversion involves sculpting some tiny details onto armor, like skulls, chapter markings on the shoulderpads, etc. For the sake of convenience I want to just make a few little molds so I can just press them on instead of sculpting each one by hand, so I'm wondering: would making a mini-mold out of greenstuff be feasible? Or is there some other, better material for doing that?
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Grizzled Patriarch posted:So I've got a little kitbash I'm working on, but part of the conversion involves sculpting some tiny details onto armor, like skulls, chapter markings on the shoulderpads, etc. For the sake of convenience I want to just make a few little molds so I can just press them on instead of sculpting each one by hand, so I'm wondering: would making a mini-mold out of greenstuff be feasible? Or is there some other, better material for doing that? You want Instant Mold. It's amazing for casting random things in greenstuff. http://www.amazon.com/Funagain-Games-9001-Instant-Mold/dp/B005PODIVY
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Grizzled Patriarch posted:So I've got a little kitbash I'm working on, but part of the conversion involves sculpting some tiny details onto armor, like skulls, chapter markings on the shoulderpads, etc. For the sake of convenience I want to just make a few little molds so I can just press them on instead of sculpting each one by hand, so I'm wondering: would making a mini-mold out of greenstuff be feasible? Or is there some other, better material for doing that? For skulls- you can save a ton of work by chopping one off a GW model using a chisel. Then you can glue it wherever you need.
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BULBASAUR posted:For skulls- you can save a ton of work by chopping one off a GW model using a chisel. Then you can glue it wherever you need. Buried in skulls send help.
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El Estrago Bonito posted:Practice your 2BB, use some pigments on that skin and get some harder edge highlights on the skin rocks. Seriously, pigment is great for Trollblood skin. You've over applied the brown wash on his jacket, next time I'd hit it with a couple real thin layers of red or a glaze that doesn't have any matte medium in it. I'd also hit the gums on the big troll's mouth with some red or purple wash. I've never tried two-brush blending, I'll definitely have to watch some tutorials and read up a bit about it. Now that you mention the brown wash on the jacket, I notice how overdone it is and it doesn't look very good. Do you think I could go back on the Bomber and try some purple wash in the recesses just as he is now? Or is the model a little bit too saturated with paint at this point?
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dishwasherlove posted:Please post that weathering tutorial to your/a blog Bulbasaur so I can bookmark it. Amazing.  Mine is leadbelcher over black primer. Wash with agrax earthshade (though a purple wash will work too) and then drybrush successively lighter shades of silver to give it a nice, bright finish. The heraldric beasts are simply glazes over bright silver.
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Any suggestions on bending big/thick white metal bits? The pressure tank halves on my hellhound are pretty warped - one's about 5' roll-twisted, the other maybe 10' yaw. I'm not nearly strong enough to bend them back by hand... i'm leaning towards putting them in a vise (using large bolt heads to "jump" the raised bits) and hoping for the best, but maybe there is a better way?
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HardCoil posted:Wow. These are very very good. It's funny how taking a little break sometimes sharpens things Hehe! Thank you. I've painted quite a few Infinity minis and I think it helped me understand what makes a good sculpt better (though I will never be that good). I also did studies in drawing figures and such and that also helps. I think I might get some figures cast in the next couple of months or so. Any suggestions on what you might like to see? Another couple of heads. One is oversized and the other is true to 1:56 scale. Also progress on the body/figure.      Oh, and this in super sculpey with paint and effects:    ALSO! I ordered a Neo for Iwata CN (gravity feed, dual action) Airbrush. I think it's just the brush part so I'll need a hose, some kind of air pressure device and colors. What should I get/need to get? Can I get by with pressurized containers and not commit to a compressor? Do all airhoses fit all brushes? Can I dilute regular paint and that will work fine? Any handy dandy guide to best practices regarding use and maintainance? TIA.
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Hellbeard posted:ALSO! I ordered a Neo for Iwata CN (gravity feed, dual action) Airbrush. I think it's just the brush part so I'll need a hose, some kind of air pressure device and colors. quote:Can I get by with pressurized containers and not commit to a compressor? quote:Do all airhoses fit all brushes? quote:Can I dilute regular paint and that will work fine? quote:Any handy dandy guide to best practices regarding use and maintainance? TIA.
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Fearless posted:
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These are awesome, and I have a question - what's the depth and the diameter of that gun barrel?
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So I'm almost done with my Maulerfiend. Originally I was going to sculpt his neck just as a bull's neck - but that sounds annoying.  Any suggestions? I'm thinking a mane of jeweler's chain with the underside of the neck covered in wiring/tendrils, but if anyone has a better idea I'm all ears.
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Apollodorus posted:Those power weapons look great! Thanks dude! They may not do crazy well in normal games, but this is for my boarding action/zone mortalis army and they seem to do great.
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