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Painting question. If I've sealed some miniatures and want to go back and apply some ink here and there for better shading, am I hosed? Dont want to start painting overtop of matte seal in case it might ruin things...
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El Estrago Bonito posted:ATTENTION PEOPLE WHO LIKE FREE STUFF AND CAN ALSO PAINT THINGS I take it that dirty canadians arent allowed in on this?
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Got my hands on a good camera finally and took some pics of my new Russians. First time I've painted in 6+ years, so all in all I'm quite happy. The difference between my first jacks and Harkevitch feels like a ton, so hopefully I'l;l keep making progress. All the Russians   
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Mar 21, 2013 00:15
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Limp Wristed Limey posted:As is, cant be bothered to do the shading. Looks great to be honest.
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Apr 17, 2013 19:17
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Signal posted:See, that's terrain made out of cans. The trick is having something I can put a pint glass in, that I can then get out easily. Some of the suggestions were pretty great, but we play a lot more Infinity or Epic here than we do 40k. If one of you nerds makes a kickstarter. I will be in on it immediatly.
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Jun 12, 2013 20:57
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Just started messing around with my new airbrush, any advice for painting finer details? So far I've only been using it for base-coating.
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Oct 3, 2013 02:23
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On PSI Talk, just got myself a master G-444 and a compressor. Is there a best case PSI I should be running at? I've been running at about $20 but the brush itself doest mention where it should be sitting. Also, how fine of a line should I be expecting to be able to paint with this thing? I've only been using it for base coating so far, but I would love to do some detail work with it. Part of the problem of not knowing what PSI to run at is not being sure if I've also made the paint to thin.
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Oct 10, 2013 16:40
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If my airbrush pools paint on its tip inside the guard, what is that a sign of? Is my psi to low? Should I even be using the guard?
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Oct 16, 2013 19:11
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richyp posted:Before I go ahead and paint this guy properly, I need some advice. Looks kinda chunky edit: might just be the photo though
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Oct 19, 2013 22:12
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ijyt posted:X-Post from the 40k thread: Paint rubbing off? Wouldn't you just seal them?
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Nov 20, 2013 02:59
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Jonny Nox posted:Hold on, you guys don't have game stores like this? Sentry box is the poo poo. Probably my favorite place in calgary
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Dec 4, 2013 03:10
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Looking to get a decent set of brushes as I've basically just been using whatever. Are there any good recommendations brand/size wise?
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Dec 21, 2013 02:45
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Double posting from the warmachine thread as you guys might be the more knowledgeable group: Gatormen just showed up in the mail. I have an airbrush ready to go, but want to know what my options are for painting some rad-rear end Gatorboys. Tomorrow's payday so I plan on buying a couple things of paint, but I want to know what I'm getting myself into. I haven't done a crazy amount of airbrushing so if there's a particular technique that would work for them then I'm open for suggestions. I've been looking at secret weapon washes with some envy, but I'm not entirely sure if I can go anywhere with it. Also, want to fancy-base these guys. I see that secret weapon has some bog-type bases that I can try out water effect with. Are there any other brands, and it's there anywhere in the Calgary area that might carry them?
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Jan 14, 2014 18:08
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is there a "best" place to get custom bases? Or should I just go with some secret weapon ones?
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Jan 17, 2014 02:55
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Just starting to prime some stuff with my airbrush after not having used it for a while, and I was wondering something. Should I be taking off the needle guard from the front of my airbrush when I'm painting? I'm finding that paint is piling up in the tip because of it, and its causing it to get clogged more often and sputter. Is this the cause of the problem or should I be looking elsewhere? Edit: VVVVVV just finished cleaning up my priming, and that was a much nicer experience. w00tmonger fucked around with this message at 22:27 on Mar 11, 2014 |
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Mar 11, 2014 21:28
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Is it viable to paint details with an airbrush. I wouldn't mind doing a bit more to my gators outside of just basing them with it, but I'm uncertain how I can take things further. Is it possible to apply washes etc with one? or should I just be brushing it on? Edit: These are the models. They are 40mm across at the base. I have a couple slightly larger ones as well, but I assume you would use the same sort of techniques.  This is the paint scheme I was thinking of working towards, but if there's anything I can do to pull ahead using an airbrush then that would be ideal. Hand Cannon Guide w00tmonger fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Mar 12, 2014 |
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Mar 12, 2014 20:01
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Looking at getting a nice brush or 2 today, and I wasnt sure what I should be aiming for price range wise. I keep seeing W&N listed as one of the good brands, but is there anything else I should be looking at in particular? I wouldn't mind getting some that will last me a long time and are fairly good for fine details and general painting.
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Mar 14, 2014 18:41
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El Estrago Bonito posted:Remember you don't actually want a super precision brush for most painting. You wan't like a 2 round and then a very small precision for doing detail work. How fat the brush doesn't matter as much as how thin the point is. Faust did a good video on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2y8wIJCS-k I ended up finding a place with W&N brushes and earmarked a series 7 size 1 for me. When I'm there tomorrow should I be trying to find a round 2 if they have one? or are we talking pretty small differences at this point?
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Mar 15, 2014 02:08
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serious gaylord posted:Havent had much time to paint recently, but saw this and just HAD to have a go at it. But what about the pants?
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Mar 15, 2014 22:48
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I need to clean up some areas on my models with some white, but I'm all out at the moment. I do have done Vallejo white primer, would that do the trick? What's the difference between primer and regular model paint?
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Mar 17, 2014 17:13
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SRM posted:Primer has a very fine "tooth" to it for paint to grip to. I paint over it usually (even if it's black primer, I'll paint over it black because there's a different amount of sheen on primer vs. model paint usually) but if you're looking to just touch up some areas on models with spray primer, you might end up spraying too much on and mucking up the details. Sorry, I worded that terribly. I have some brush on white primer. But I'm fresh out of plain white paint. There's no reason not just to use primer if I'm going to be painting done weaker on it right? I just need to clean up some specks that crept in from painting a different part of the model w00tmonger fucked around with this message at 19:10 on Mar 17, 2014 |
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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.
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Mar 29, 2014 02:36
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Just finished doing the spines, scales, and belly's on my new gators for War machine.  Based on the (lovely) pictures, and knowing that they're swampy voodoo gators, any advice on where to go from here? Specifically, I want to do a good job painting any metal on the spears. I also wouldn't mind any advice on doing detailing such as rope, cloth, and feathers. I have an airbrush if that matters
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Apr 9, 2014 06:10
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Avenger_Mullah posted:Love these! How did you do them? Airbrushed them white, and worked upwards in shades lightest to darkest. lightest on sides, darker towards spines, with the stomach and spines being a different set of colors. Tons of layers using extremely thin paint, first time using nuln oil. I also flicked the initial priming with a toothbrush to give it a speckled look with some very dark green.
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Apr 10, 2014 15:49
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For a board game they look quite good. I've found a good wash or 2 helps really pull this stuff over the top. I just found out about nuln oil which I'm now in love with, but any old wash is a good thing to get used to if you're looking on improving.
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Anyone have a recommendation for water effect? I have some bases I'm painted right now that I plan on flooding for my gator-men. I'm going for a clay/swamp look, and plan on having the water be clear if not close to it
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May 15, 2014 04:39
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So I have an air brush and am trying to get away from spray sealer. Is there anything I can be using with my airbrush or am I just making work for myself? I've been meaning to start doing gloss followed by Matte, and if I can replicate that using my airbrush without having to change many settings then that would be perfect.
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May 16, 2014 05:35
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SRM posted:Hey I finished painting another thing. Seriously man, you are the king. Never stop.
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I'm getting pretty close to finishing my swamp bases for some gator-men and was wondering about some specifics regarding water effect/realistic water. I bought some Lichen that I was planning on using as plant-matter to rest in and above some swampy water effects on the base. Do I add the water effect, then place and details into it? Or do I place in the lichen and pour the water effect around it to let it fill in? paint talk: I've always used p3 but have started buying Vallejo when I can. I've been finding it extremely easy to work with, particularly compared to gw.
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Jun 18, 2014 15:26
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Need a color suggestion for the mask on my almost done wrestle-gator: I was thinking along these lines, but I'm all ears for suggestions. If anyone has some specific paint suggestions that would be great too. Ideally I want it to look professional. 
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Paint question. Is there a best reference for color compatibility between brands? I also want to be able to color reference pixels from a reference image if possible. Also I just switched my 0.2mm needle to a 0.3mm needle and it seems to have a lot more push to it with the same psi. Am I a crazy person, or would this affect things drastically. What size needle to you guys use with an airbrush?
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Shadeoses posted:But it seemed like such a convenient thing to do. Consider your paint pot a pristine source. I would imagine thinning it at all could cause some major drying issues and kill its shelf life quite a bit.
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quick airbrushing question. so I'm doing a paint job on a Nerf gun, and threw on some white Vallejo primer through my brush so the eventually purple paint would stick to it. At this point its not perfectly white and you can still see some of the underlying plastic colors, but if I'm going over it again with the purple, and I do a good job with that should it matter?
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signalnoise posted:So what should the jacket be? I am seriously deficient at this Unless you want your guys to look like clowns, pick 1 or 2 main colors that are really vibrant then tone back the rest of them. With the exception of SRM's 80's marines pretty much everyone else here should have some good examples throughout the thread of this.
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Jul 9, 2014 17:25
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Bought 2 shades of purple at the store thinking it would be a main color and a highlight to go with it. Taking a closer look it lines up better with my vision if its a main color and a shading. Would anyone have a link to this sort of technique, as I've always worked from dark to light and not the reverse. To blow open the floodgates, I'm aiming for this sort of a color scheme.  Vallejo Blue Violet  Vallejo Royal Purple  If I'm totally wrong and the colors would fit the scheme as a main and a highlight, feel free to knock me down a peg. w00tmonger fucked around with this message at 19:34 on Jul 9, 2014 |
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BigHandsVince posted:So, painting megathread.... If you're painting a lot of red/yellow I recommend lots of patience. Apply thin layers and wait for them to dry between passes. I more or less painted as per the in book description, so as long as you have some steps in your head to progress on, you should be golden.
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Looking to try out zenithal priming on one of my new warjacks for warmachine. Will it look weird next to my other robots if they weren't done this way? Painting red if it matters. w00tmonger fucked around with this message at 21:19 on Oct 1, 2014 |
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having never done zenithal, should I be going black to white, or black to red?
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hooman posted:Thanks for the advice, I hit the base with some Devlan mud and gave a dry brushing of a light pink, and then a warlock purple darker brush. Might just be me but it seems to get brighter as it gets father away from the light source
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I was wondering if anyone had a good guide to working with green stuff? I usually just use it to fill gaps but would like to put some fairly large emblems on new warmachine stuff. I tend to find it hard to work with so I don't know if I'm just mixing it wrong or if it's a case of using improper tools.
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