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Crosspost from 40k thread So I recently got into the 40k hobby thanks to some friends of mine. They pointed me in the driection of some people who paint quite a bit for both for fun and as a job . The proecess described to me (after priming with black) was painting the basecoat (for which I used Citadel's The Fang) , then I applied highlights and eventaully I put some Nuln Oil as a wash and I am very happy with how my models look. Ive finally started painting on some of the details and the advise of "dont get discouraged" has been invaluable. One thing I found very frustratingis painting with yellow . The first few models look OK but as I got the hang of it came more naturally to me . Im probably going to get one of the high detail brushes from Army Painter as the citadel one is not quite cutting it on smaller details. Keep in mind that this is my first time ever painting miniatures. This one of the better models (WIP of course): 
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Crosspost from 40K thread. Feeling a little more confident even though I'm still new . So I'm going to share a little more hobby progress. You have been warned.     
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Jan 5, 2014 06:12
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JerryLee posted:I would say work on cleaning up your edges. Where your red and yellow are good, they're good, but the edges often look raggedy. I'm definitely going to clean up those edges. I did those fairly on with a standard brush from citadel. I'm going to brush over with with the Army Painter insane detail brush
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Jan 5, 2014 06:21
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Any tips or just general advice for painting fur and pelts? Keep in mind I'm still a beginner at painting miniatures.
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Jan 9, 2014 01:04
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Crosspost from 40k thread. Crap phone pics incoming! Got all you see here done on my vehicles and thunder wolves today. Also worked on the interior of the drop pod and edge highlighting on my rhino. 
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Jan 13, 2014 03:18
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Whats a simple and easy way to do a snow base? I'm almost finished (at least for now) with my Space Wolves and I want to start basing.
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Jan 16, 2014 06:54
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Thanks to all of you for the responses. Ill be sure to post pics of the finished army.
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Jan 16, 2014 08:00
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SRM posted:Obliterator That looks awesome. CSM was one of the armies I was thinking of playing when I started just because their models look so drat cool.
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Jan 19, 2014 18:13
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Hobby time! So with work and school I have had precious little time to work on my Space Wolves , however today I able to base all of my models and work more on Njal.  (the ear fell off when someone accidentally knocked Njal out my hands)   
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Jan 21, 2014 07:14
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Got a bunch done today on Njal today, basically I just need to finish few details and I'm done!  My only concern is that the leather part of the wolf cloak is too red even though I mixed quite a bit of brown into the paint. Should I give it a wash in agrax earthshade to tone it down?
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Jan 23, 2014 03:41
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Tuxedo Gin posted:Did any of you guys who are quite good at painting begin with absolutely no artist ability whatsoever? I really love the idea of painting, but in practice, every time I bust out the paints my models look like a kindergardener's work. It frustrates me and I give up pretty quick. I'm sure the answer is "be patient and keep practicing", but I'm wondering if any formerly terrible and frustrated painters have tips. I can stress enough that this is totally normal when you start painting minis.As someone who started only a few months ago I can safely say that it will get better. Once you get better by practicing you'll start to see the difference and that will make you work even harder. My first few models looked decently only because I worked at glacial pace and now after working at it over , and over again I can do decent tabletop quality at a pace that wont take ten years to complete.
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Jan 24, 2014 07:27
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Hixson posted:This is your weekly reminder that White Scar GW paint is loving terrible. Any better alternatives? I'm painting space wolves and with all the bones and wolf skulls I'm going slightly insane from the white scars.
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Feb 9, 2014 08:31
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Been busy with school and work so I've not been able to work on my Space Wolves as much as I would have liked. However this weekend I got some spare time so I got a little hobbying done. Grey Hunters Sqaud #1  Got some minor detail work done and finally painted the plasma guns. Need start working on the shoulder pads. Grey Hunters Sqaud #2  See above. Wolf Guard  Painted on metallics ,bones, and did the faces. Njaal  Did some minor detail work on the bird and staff. Thunder wolf Cavalry  Worked on the faces of the ridersand the cybernetic eyes of the wolves. Rhino  Drilled bolter holes. This one just seems the hardest for me to get motivated to work on. Long Fangs  Painted the Plasma Cannon.
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Feb 19, 2014 01:46
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Got some Dark Vengeance from a friend so I'm working on some Cultists as a change of pace from Space Wolves. 
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Mar 6, 2014 04:26
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Been working on a belated birthday gift.
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Mar 9, 2014 00:56
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Is the skin a bit much? I like it, but I would like a second opinion.   
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Mar 15, 2014 23:54
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 This is my WIP Nurgle Chaos Lord. I'm in a bit of a rut though about him. I cant quite decide whether I want to paint the raised parts of his armor or not (perhaps in something like brass scorpion?). Part of me thinks it may be to much the other doesnt. Thoughts?
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Mar 27, 2014 05:19
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DirtyRobot posted:Yeah, I'd stick to the usual: Paint the armor some version of metallic brass, give it another wash, then highlight with the original brass colour, then very lightly highlight the really really obvious raised areas (tips on the top of the knees etc.) with a really light silver colour. Thanks for all the advice everyone. Here is my application of said advice. Let me know what you think.  
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Mar 29, 2014 02:15
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w00tmonger posted:I dig this. Not a huge expert, but the only thing I'm not sure about is the detailing on the cape. Could look sick with a deep red. VolatileSky posted:Rather than a different colour, how about a brighter or darker shade of the same colour to bring out the chaos sigil in the cape? Oddly enough I was thinking of giving the cape a light wash in Carroburg Crimson and then doing the trim in either black or lighter shade of red (perhaps Wazdaka?). The Sisko fucked around with this message at 03:04 on Mar 29, 2014 |
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Mar 29, 2014 03:01
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Crosspost from 40k threadThe Sisko posted:I posted earlier about how I'm fixing up an army for my little brother. I finally managed to strip some of the worst offenders of our ebay rescues and its yielded some interesting results. Also whoever mentioned Castrol Super Clean deserves a medal. Made stripping them a piece of cake.
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Apr 1, 2014 05:38
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Here is my some more of my Nurgle Chaos Lord. Thoughts? 
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Apr 4, 2014 06:01
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 This is one of a few tac marines I've been working on for my brother Crimson Fists army. My main concern is that higlights might be a little too bright , but I also tend to be my own worst critic when it comes to this stuff.
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Apr 7, 2014 00:36
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Just wanted to thank you guys for the advice earlier in the thread (especially SRM), been really helpful. Anyway here's a chosen Ive been working for The Independent Characters 2014 Hobby Progress Challenge. I also discovered the wonder that is Blood for the Blood God. 
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Apr 10, 2014 06:54
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I just use regular brushes and as I reach the end of my brushstroke I flick the brush upwards quickly to give it that kind of streaking.
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Apr 10, 2014 07:01
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Been busy with lots of school stuff but today I was able to work on my Forge World plague marines and the base for my demon prince. Sorry for the poor lighting in these pictures. Let me know what you think.  
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Apr 14, 2014 03:12
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Pierzak posted:I think I want that base and I don't even know what I'd use it for. Well you're in luck! http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=79_30_86&products_id=430
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Apr 14, 2014 03:24
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Hey guys I just wanted to ask a quick question. How would I paint(ie what paints and what kind of layering)the skin daemon prince in a similar manner to this ? http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss216/inquisitormedina/DaemonPrince1.jpg. I don't like they way its painted overall but I do like the skin tone.
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Apr 14, 2014 06:46
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SRM posted:Your work is legendary, and hearing that from you makes me the happiest of campers Your work is that good , nuff said. On another note here is my WIP Typhus which I had a surprisingly amount of fun painting. Any suggestions/criticism are welcome. 
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Apr 23, 2014 01:04
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AndyElusive posted:Your Typhus is the first Nurgle paint job that I've seen in a while that doesn't make me want to throw up in my mouth. Thanks man. I actually got a bunch more done on him after I posted.    I don't really know what to do with sack hes got on the side.
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Apr 23, 2014 07:56
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So I finally decided to airbrush a model today for the first time and yeah, it didnt work out so well. For reference I am using the Badger Patriot 105 and the Nebula Red Minitaire paint. The paint came out very runny and for lack of a better word sticky.
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Apr 25, 2014 04:13
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VolatileSky posted:I have no idea about red minitaire paint, right now I'm just using vallejo model colour and getting good results. What are you using to mix your paint with, and in what ratio? And have you taken a large sheet of paper and practised just getting smooth clean lines of varying sizes? I'm just starting too, but I'd also strongly suggest practising on metal models before going to plastics, just easier to strip. I don't know about your paint, but it does look like you put on a far too heavy coat in one pass. The other suggestion is if you based it in black, switch to grey or white, that red youre using is going to need too many layers to cover with the base showing through. Minitaire is a range of paints produced by Badger that is supposedly pre-thinned and airbrush ready so I did nothing and just shot straight it into the well. I've been practicing on paper in exactly the same way you just described which is why I was so taken aback by the results on the mini today. Ill do some more practice on some paper since I most likely hosed up and check with the local hobby expert if maybe was something else. Anyway I took out my frustration and ended up working on a sternguard for my brother. 
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Adventures of Learning to Airbrush 2: Airbrush better     
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May 1, 2014 07:15
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 WIP counts-as Pedro Kantor for my little brothers Crimson Fists army. Defintely going to clean up the knees and redo the banner.
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May 7, 2014 07:39
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Tuxedo Jack posted:No joke, my favorite drop pod I've ever seen. As someone who has just started really learning to use one the biggest hurdle is brush control. You have to build muscle memory and learn what settings you like. That being said , once you get the hang you can get great results.
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May 11, 2014 21:59
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Just a healthy reminder that Minitaire Ghost Tints are the best goddamn thing ever!
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May 16, 2014 02:15
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Worked on some Rune Priests. And attempted some freehand.  P.s I hate doing eyes
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May 30, 2014 02:31
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JerryLee posted:I really dig the direction you went with the shoulder pads. Thanks. They were pretty simple and I liked they way they came out. I did them first in ushtabi bone and then a quick wash in agrax earthshade. Then I did a quick image search of runic letters which I then drew using a sepia micro pen. All the gold filigree was done with Vallejo Old Gold. All in all took about 15 mins (minus drying)
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May 30, 2014 04:51
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 Used the airbrush today on the Rune axes for my Rune Priests. I didnt mask properly so I ended up with some unintentional OSL. They are little darker than the picture shows. Haven't made up my mind if I should leave them as is or give them a light blue wash. Comments and criticisms are always welcome.
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May 30, 2014 19:24
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Accidentally put this in the main 40k threadThe Sisko posted:Did the wash on the axe like you guys said and they turned out great. Just a few small details and these guys will be done.
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Update on my Rune Priests and my counts-as Logan Grimnar and Arjac Rockfist 
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