Work in Progress General, "Workbench Wednesday" Edition

>Full-on /WIP/ OP Links Pastebin
https://pastebin.com/BE42AEcD

>WIP Tutorial Images Mega
https://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 paints
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxWgsqSf74s

>Paint thinning 102
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBDVPoNXyVI

>4 EASY Chipping Tricks For Beginners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku4comhKHJM

>Decal Like a Pro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYKLiEW7p9c

>How to Edge Highlight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoRbYuAfbEk

>How to use contrast style paints
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhholrozptI

>How to Paint with Tremors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqp76vAJu9g

>Airbrush Priming and Thinning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkntrSBvXxE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGjBQzoukFg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00JVUxABe44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEqT_R41JX8

>Who's Johnny, she'd say, and smile in her special way
https://1d6chan.miraheze.org/wiki/Johnny

Previous threads:
>>95921769
>>95895196
>>95868646
>>95846865

>>95947178
All my old Citadel cases are made for 25mm bases, although I know I could get some custom 32mm inserts for not a whole lot of money... but then where would I keep my 25mm guys?

I bought some inexpensive pluck foam from Amazon like >>95948762 describes and used it to line a pair of Indomitus boxes with cells large enough to transport 32mm, 40mm, or even the odd 50mm model (Lord-Commander Dante, as tall as he is, still fits!). This works well as long as I keep the boxes upright.

The Amazon pluck foam comes compressed down into vacuum-packed packages , and a lot of buyers left negative reviews because of that. The trick is to take the foam out of the wrap, soak it with water, and then let it dry out for a few days; then it will expand to the size shown in the photographs.

>>95949628 (OP)
half expected to see that helbrecht in the op
>>95948762
that looks interesting, wonder however hwo itd treat my ultra bladeguards halos, those things are so fucking brittle

Learned elders of /WIP/, how to clean superglue stains from resin miniatures?

Trying to decide on a nid colour scheme.
Do you prefer nids with guns the same colour as the main body, a slightly different shade or a seperate colour entirely.

>>95949841
Do you mean frosting? Brush it off, might need some water.
If you mean overspill, grab a blade and scrape it off.

>>95949967
This is the color scheme I did on my first ever nids when I was like 12. Thanks for the flashback anon.
Keep it the same. It's all one organism and wouldn't deviate from a standard template

>>95949980
>This is the color scheme I did on my first ever nids when I was like 12
Same, I just fancied indulging in some nostalgia to see how it'd turn out

>>95949841
google "superglue remover"
its a hobby product

>>95949980
This. It looks like the nid grabbed an smg from somewhere already, and if you paint its gun in a different colour, it will look even more so.

Ratlings.

The new kit is excellent.

Do I need to gloss coat before applying liquid mask? I'm afraid it might peel off paint underneath during removal

>>95950809
nice, I'm assembling mine right now

I am going to attempt to pin 2 pieces together for the first time. Are there any tricks to make sure the holes are aligned?

>>95947178
I magnetized my models with riveting a cheap bake tray onto the bottom of a storage container, since the type of magnetic sheets Saint Duncan uses in his video weren't reasonably accessible to me. But it's not going to be great for any distant travel. A wide and also tall enough biscuit tin can work too, but what's the scope of your army?

>>95951005
>Are there any tricks to make sure the holes are aligned?
It doesn't work for every situation, but I normally drill the hole in one side, insert a tiny pin, and then apply a drop of red paint to the end of the pin.When you touch the two parts together - presumably in the way they would fit "for real" - the paint on the end of the exposed pin will leave a tiny red mark on the other piece. That's where you drill your matching hole.

bit of drybrushing done

>>95948762
I've been thinking how to transport them in my motorbike's rear box, but this might be a better/cheaper solution than magnetizing all my bases and printing a custom rack
thanks

does anyone have any tutorial how to paint black armor with green tint?

Dwarfu all done I think, pretty happy with her.

>>95950809

>I'm already a demon

Working on turning an old metal CSM terminator I had gathering dust into a Squat exo-armour.

>>95947186
Still looking for criticism on this

>>95951959

Ha, there's a couple of Zoomer heads in there so I thought they'd have the gear.

Also thought about Ratling drone teams as a side project. Topicool as well as tacticool. Came up with these from Anvil.

>>95951846
I'd look up DEldar stuff. Their base scheme is I think what you are after.

>>95951846
>paint black
>highlight with green
done

>>95951846
How much of black tint? Sounds to me you just want very dark green, so in that case I'd just basecoat black, then do like 3 coats of increasingly green black in such a way that each one covers less and less, going towards the edge, so maybe 75-50-25% coverage for each transition, finishing up with an emerald edge highlight

Painted some orcs

also some winter terrain

>>95952052
That eye of Horus on his leg thoughbeit

100 years war army.

wanting to play it with oathmark due to the kingdom construction mechanism. But I also have enough extra units to go from 50 models to 60 and play lion rampent

>>95952499
What're some good snow base alternatives to GW snow textures? And would you put any on the model itself to sow snow collecting on them?

>>95952700
I used sodium bicarbonate and pva glue for the terrain. A texture paste would probably be cheaper if you‘re basing an army. I saw a tutorial where a guy just sponged on offwhite paint for a snow effect on boots. Simple enough

>>95952477
These are very cool orcs.

>>95948762
Thanks. This is pretty cool. About how many minis can you transport with it?

>>95949701
So this is OK for car transport but not an international flight?

>>95954089
nta, but yes
I've done similar things for my armies.

>>95951888
The skin is good, but the metal could use some work. It looks a bit unpainted at the moment. Maybe bring that gold up with some yellow highlights and darker shadows. Either mix it into the metallic paint or just add some highlights.

Does anyone have a cheap vortex mixer they really like?

This aliexpress sale ends in a few hours and I need to settle on one QUICK

>>95952686
very nice!

>>95954363
Can't say I have. They are all okay at best.

Can i use other oil paint brand for oilwash other than winsor&newton like this one?

>>95954861
what a silly question, of course not, any other oil paint will literally explode into a cloud of mustard gas once it touches your mini

>>95954861
Sure, some will work better than others but that depends on pigments and opacity. Specific colors across brands are more or less similar.

>>95949628 (OP)
Painted the main gems. Should I make the two that are attached to the wires yellowish too? Or should they be green?

>>95955351
I dunno if painting the gems the same colour as the robe was the best choice

>>95955217
>>95955032
What about that Pebeo brand then? It's from France and it's quite cheap compare to Winsor oil paint

>>95955351
think of the souls that guide the farseer and what they would look like

paint their culture, not your color palate

I've returned. Last time I posted I had just started finishing models for the first time. Now I've finished 40 or so of my warriors and I'm on to my heroes and cavalry.

Mostly finished the Gil-Galad model I got for free. Hair still needs some layering and highlighting but I'm missing the next paint I need to do that.

Not too happy with it overall. Just don't think the scheme I went for looks good for him. Went with the color scheme similar to the movie but with silver instead of gold. Blonde hair as well as canonically he likely had blonde hair.

He's too drab, which is fine for my warriors (and what I was going for) but I wanted him to stand out more than he currently does. Gil-Galad is was specifically known to have extremely shiny armor.

>>95955402
I can’t see his eyes

>>95955404
I fear painting them, but I do have some models I plan to learn it on, so I may go back and paint them in if that goes well.

>>95955411
unless you're painting for display then just shading the eye reccesses will look fine for tabletop minis

>>95955394
for oil washes it's (probably) gonna be fine, cheaper oil paints usually have less pigment and more binder and the pigment itself is less finely ground, which might (but also might not) result in the oil wash separating and becoming grainy as it dries

>>95955404
Good news, neither can he.

I plan to get some white inks for airbrush zenithal highlighting.
Liquitex or Daler Rowney?
Or is there really any difference besides Daler Rowney's pots looking more accidental spill proof?

Not posted here before, couldn't find a finished models thread so I'm dumping some recent models here. Sanctifiers and a space marine.

>>95955520

>>95955520
damn, that is some unfortunate facial hair, it's a shame because the rest of the paintjob is really nice.

>>95955523

>>95955531

>>95955528
Definitely one of those bits that looks great from 12 inches away, but is soul crushing under the macro lens.

>>95955538

>>95955541
And done

>>95955520
What's wrong with your faaaaaaaaaaaace

>>95955545
Beautiful stuff anon. You've graced me with a mountain top to one day reach.

I plan to get some white inks for airbrush zenithal highlighting.
Liquitex or Daler Rowney?
Is there really a quality difference between Liquitex and Daler Rowney worth noting? I plan to go shopping for white ink later on today.

>>95955533
nice sheer effect

>>95955557
Thanks anon.

I have liquitex white ink, which I like, but I prefer ammo atom satin white with a bit of their thinner for zenithal, it atomises better than the ink giving smoother blends. I find ink can get a bit spattery, and you have to build it up super slow so it doesn't get too wet and run into gaps.

White ink is super useful though for pin washing plasma guns and other glowy shit though, so should definitely be on your rack.

>>95955558
Everyone always mentions the sheer effect, but no one ever comments on the baby's nipple

>>95955625
>>95955557
What is the point of ink when contrast speed paint stuff is pretty much the same?

>>95955631
Inks have a lot of pigment while still being translucent, so they are great for making your colours really vibrant while keeping your transitions. Never used contrasts, but they look pretty weak and more for quickly painting a model that's already in greyscale. So 2 different uses. I would never just paint a model in inks, I only use them to bring out more colour.

>>95955631
1) proper white contrast paint doesn't exist
2) ink is just transparent paint with similar properties to regular paint, contrasts/speedpaints vary in the way they go on a mini from brand to brand and even from paint to paint within a brand

>>95955631
Because they're not the same and aren't used the same.

White ink is opaque, it's like very thin, very strong white paint. The closest contrast to white is probably apothecary white, but that's a grey designed to tint and shade a white base coat.

Contrast style paints are designed to lightly tint exposed surfaces and give a deeper, darker colour to recesses, inks are designed to give maximum tint to whatever they touch without looking different in recesses. There are some contrast paints, like IF yellow & baal red that act more like inks than contrast.

>>95955520
>>95955545
(don't want to pollute the thread with mass reply post so I picked these two)
fucking sick, extremely good job anon, love the color choices

Is there a standout silver metallic paint these days? I've avoided metallics for years thinking I'm cool and smart trying and failing to make nmm look good. It is time to go back to the shiny old ways.

>>95955531
>>95955533
>>95955538
>>95955541
>>95955545
Why does this set only have alcohol baby heads with Dragonball hair ?

this is todays progress on my saturnine dread, put in the leadbelcher legs with brass trim and put in loads of nuln oil on the crevices, touched up the green in a lot of areas

>>95955625
Thanks anon! I’ll pick up some ink from the arts and crafts store today then.

By chance has anyone tried metallic artist inks? Are they good or just redundant?

>>95956517
Is this the leak or an alternate model?

>>95956516
As an homage to original John blanche artwork, I also think the guy fieri baby is a bit fucking stupid.

>>95956379
I enjoy Vallejo model air silver (the golds in the range are fucking dreadful), scale 75 thrash metal for dark silver (and decayed metal is a must have base coat for any bronzecoppergold) and speed metal from them is great to mix in for brighter metallic highlights.

Lots of people like Vallejo metal colour, but I think it sucks, it splits almost instantly, doesn't mix with other paints, layers horribly and is far too thin straight out of the bottle.

GW actually do a lot of really interesting metallics in the goldscopperronzes, and they're perfectly cromulent, warlock bronze is always on my rack.

>>95956577
I don't like metallic inks, too runny and they tend to be formulations where the metal flake sits on the surface and can be rubbed off too easily, and they'll run into crevices giving you bright recesses. The only exception is molotow chrome refill ink, because that can give super bright and shiny final highlights, or through an airbrush over a glossy black base will give a true reflective chrome finish.

>>95956677
alternate from doc_demidov on cults or free on telegram

>>95955394
will be fine, dark pigments are much of a muchness, and cheap to produce, I'd say it'd be fine

>>95956681
I see. Hopefully it comes along fine I'm just mulling over what size magnets the arms and weapons would fit.

>>95955545
Down syndrome Phillip Seymour Hoffman

>>95956679
I have a bottle of decayed metal, it's my only remaining metallic. Model air silver is much cheaper than speed metal here, will probably go with that as an all-purpose brightener..

>>95956691
I'm using 6mmx2mm circular, they're ok for the arms but they were not strong enough for the body so I ended up glueing it

>>95956733
Using N35 or N52? I imagine all mystery magnets China shits out are on the former.

>>95956786
no idea just got them in 100 pack off amazon

>>95956509
I like using layer ironbreaker (silver) and layer stormhost silver (more chrome-like)

>>95956509
I typically have a lot of problems with metallics. I feel like they don't work with me and I'm always fighting them. They don't cover fully like I want them to and it feels like they don't thin properly like regular paints. Is there something I'm missing?

Are Duellist's Blade as bad as I think they are?
55 points for +2 attacks. Yeah they have -1 AP but I feel like half the armies in the game come with -1 hand weapons anyway.
They open up some fun conversion work but god they look like ass

>>95957057
Duel this blade *unzips dick*

>>95957066
I just sat down with my coffee.
Forgive my mispost

>>95955376
What color would you do then?

>>95957383
nta but vibrant green or turquoise would look great

>>95957403
I’ll go green and report back

>>95957043
I feel like you're not supposed to thin metallics, and that only Citadel has good ones.

>>95957458
>I feel like you're not supposed to thin metallics
no
>only Citadel has good ones.
NO

>>95957458
>I feel
>proceeds to say two dumb things in one sentence
Peak feminine behavior

>>95957525
Yeah because this post breaths manliness

>>95957528
>bitchy passive aggressive "ur not a man"
I was just shitposting earlier, but I'm lmaoing now.

>>95957544
I'm not mad LMAO.

>>95957043
what metallics are you using? What base colour are you going over?

and yeh, you usually don't thin them down at all. Just apply them thinly with a moist brush.

>>95957619
>yeh, you usually don't thin them down at all
Well now I don't know whomst to believe.

Low quality metallics with large flakes struggle when thinned and become splotchy and uneven.

>>95957642
here's a wip, i'm >>95957619

>>95957763
Well I can't believe this guy >>95957525
was actually full of shit. He seemed knowledgeable and trustworthy enough.

>>95957810
I'm neither of these anons but I also thin my metallics and I'm happy with the results. Maybe it depends on what brand you're using.

My airbrush only works if I don’t screw the nozzle cap all the way in. How interesting. Chinesium mysteries.

>>95957651
Just use lacquers. Acrylic metallics aren’t worth it.

Here are three different ammo belts for voraxii that I made. Personally I am the most satisfied with the one where I used a rubber tube reinforced with a wire that I slipped through. What do you think?

Why do Tamiya make a product labeled as "XF-2" and then produce that same flat white paint as both an enamel and an acrylic and have the only indication be the third word in the logo to differentiate them. And yes I did just mix acrylic thinner and enamel paint into my airbrush cup and gunk it to fuck.

>>95958067
They do it to fuck with (You) specifically

>>95957619
Citadel. Specifically Leadbelcher and Retributor Armour (which are usually pretty alright if I just add a tiny bit of water and cover in 2-3 coats) and Auric Armor. Auric seems to bee an incredibly weak paint though. When I mix it I can frequently see the white of the acryllic medium in it and when I try to later or drybrish over Retributor I can't even see a difference it's so weak.
At least Balthasar and Stormhost Silver are generally pretty good when I use them.

>>95958076
apparently I'm just a faggot who doesn't know the two paints come in different shaped pots. Deep down I knew tamiya was for weebs and trainspotters and I shouldn't be treading on foreign ground

>>95958077
Nta but Auric is notorious for terrible coverage and golds in general don't cover as well as silvers and bronzes. Never had issues getting Leadbelcher smooth in 2 coats and Retributor in max 3 though

best metallic paint is literally electroplating metal onto your mini

>>95957568
>let me tell you how much I'm not mad

>>95957984
2 because it's most bell-like. 3 would look great on energy weapons or flamers though.

Started these two today, do you think I should had use something brighter for guns, given rather light blue and yellow maintenance suit?

The little 3d printed stand thing keeps snapping off so I am replacing them with copper piping fused to the base with sprue goo

>>95958178
I saw a guy somewhere, and thought I had pics of it, who was tired of the little plastic stems snapping off his BFG battleships (unlike the little plastic cruisers, the bigger ones are mostly metal), so he machined aluminum replacements.

Mine are all still plastic, even on the battleships.

>>95958156
if the tank tops are staying dark then you probably want the guns to stand out with something brighter imo

Took a trip to Ballslammer World with the lads the other day and spotted two of these cute little guys (right, not left) buried in a the back of one of the displays.
Can one of you who knows this shit tell me if they're an actual GW sculpt or if they're just something the diorama team cast up from random skelly bits and stuck in a culvert in the ass end of the display as padding?

>>95958544

Looks like a hodgepodge of ossiarch bits to me.

>>95958300
>who was tired of the little plastic stems snapping off his BFG battleships (unlike the little plastic cruisers, the bigger ones are mostly metal), so he machined aluminum replacements.
I just used brass hangar wire cut to length with some epoxy stuffed up the holes that had wallowed out. Had the double advantage of being removable for transport.

>>95958627
I used an extra stem, cut down to size, as an extra support for my metal Despoiler. Glues it towards the edge of the base and it just acts as a rest for the fat ass of the ship to sit on.

Is there a difference between winsor and newton professional watercolor vs series 7 brushes besides being half the price

>>95958958
The professional series is dog shit in comparison, and s7 are dog shit compared to 8404's

If you want a more affordable sable brush rosemary & co series 33 are ok, but honestly if you're semi competent just splurge on the Raphael's, they are exceptionally good. But they are larger than other brands, if you usually use a 2, get a 0 or maybe a 1.

>>95959131
What about the da vinci watercolor maestro series 10? They're half the price of any raphaels I can find. I already have a random AK kolinsky short brush in case I really need something small, moreso looking for something that holds its shape while doing anything beyond basecoating.

>>95959193
I've not used them, but they may be ok, they're red sable which tends to have a more springy feel than regular kolinsky, which is neither good, nor bad, but preference, but they do tend to wear out the tip quicker than raphael or series 7.

I would say I'm done with the Dunerider. Now onto the crew. It was the first time I've tried painting the vehicle as realistic as possible (including the steel texture), so I'm looking for criticism, bros.

>>95951005
You may have executed already, but if not: the real trick is to drill yours holes slightly larger than your rod.

If you do that there will be literal wiggle room when you're gluing the pieces together, and you can get a perfect fit.

The join will still be strong, as long as you don't giga-oversize the holes and get yo hotdog in a hallwayland.

>>95959295
It looks fantastic, the weathering is on point and the texture adds a lot of flavor. If I had to point something out I think the side guns and those flipflap thingies in the back kinda don't mesh with the rest of the model. I'd add more weathering and maybe some texture to them

>>95959295
Look sick, love some of the scale modelling style work you've put into it, some of the scratches don't quite look natural and the aerials & gun barrels seem a bit flat and clean, I think there's areas that could do with some more grime, like the ball joint for the side guns I feel would be all covered in grease and oil.

But i'm being very nitpicky.

I feel that it could do with some sort of volumetric highlight gradient, to make the top turret grab attenetion more and give the eye a better journey through the model, but the infantry might override the need to do that.

>>95959332
Thank you anon, I will definitely work more on the guns and sponsons.

>>95959339
Grease and oil for the joints is a fantastic idea, thank you anon. I will probably add the gradients too, but I need to varnish it before adding another oil layer.

>>95958067
>and have the only indication be the third word in the logo

A few more details to paint and this guy should be done.

>>95960077
Looking good. Love the Frosted Wild Berry scheme.

>>95960077
I thought tyranids were asexual?

>>95960240
It's a new hive fleet adaptation, while the chuds are complaining about how the nids are turning gay they'll just eat them.

>>95955533
Damn, that sheer is incredible. Definitely jealous

How do I stop relying on washes to shade areas? I’m trying to stop using them in everything I paint. Granted I layer over everything afterward washing but I feel like the transitions would be smoother if I hade more control over the shadow. What are the best deep shade colors for things like yellow or warm browns or green skins? I like washes but i want to try out NOT using them and see how I like it.


Also, what’s a better alternative for averland sunset? Averland sunset is fine, but there must be something a little less desaturated but still strong.

>>95960642

If you want to still keep using washes,Instead of washing full areas with shades, try to do more controlled washing just into recesses/darker areas. If you want to stop using them completely, then you need to focus more on bigger contrast with your layers and starting with a shade that is dark enough and then having enough layers of paint that you have the contrast from really dark to mid tones to highlights. If you want really smooth transitions between the colors on different volumes I'd probably consider either glazing or wet blending.

>>95960642
>How do I stop relying on washes to shade areas?
You just paint the shadows. Grab your mid tone and mix in a darker colour and paint that into areas that would be in shadow, which is usually recesses. Getting rid of washes lets you start putting light on your mini because you're no longer restricted to shadows only being in the recesses. It is a struggle though, you have to learn to understand how light works, and I still feel very far off that. It definitely is a good move to stop using washes if you want to improve though. Or at least stop using them for everything. They still have their place on some things. But quitting them forces you to learn shading, highlighting and honestly mixing paints a lot better as well.

>>95960642
I guess the easiest way is to base darker than you normally would, then work up to your highlights.
Pick a base color. Mix it 50/50 with a 'shade' color (like dark blue or purple), and use that as your starting point.

>>95960256
Gay tyranids would be the end of GSC.

Trying to make Gothic army with Victrix Late Roman armored infantry but they all wear the Fred from Scooby-Doo neckerchief. I got a cape from GBP and bent it then used plastic cement to attach it to the figure, and coated the top with more plastic cement thinking it woild melt into place. Is the cape likely to un-bend and detach from the figures?

>>95949967
I usually do mine in the same color atm, but I want to change the guns to another color as a spot color, a little bit of vibrancy maybe.

I like the tidbit of lore that shows the tyranids weapons' being parasitic organisms that change the host, with the termagaunts' guns being the main brain of the gaunt after its fused, so drawing a little attention to them wouldn't hurt.

>>95960240
They aren't.
Termagaunts canonically fucks when left outside of synapse for a long time.e

>>95961343
Yeah same. The only reason I don't have sex is because I'm still in synapse range.

>>95961343
>when left outside of synapse for a long time
So what you're saying is that it is an abnormal mental state that results from social breakdown?

>>95955545
>>95955523
>>95955531
>>95955533
>>95955541
These are rad.

Here's what I have been playing with the last few days I have had a little bit of free time.

>>95961403
My room mate said I made the whole house smell like nail polish remover trying to funnel some of my Tamiya plastic weld in this bitch.

Also fuck trying to paint words with dyslexia. No idea how I did pic related and didn't notice till have I sent a picture to a friend.

>>95961410
Sorry for phone posting.

Also which looks more cool? Left or right?

>>95959295
Would storm the sand dunes of Normandia Prime on.

I kept it the same colour, I think this was the right call. Got one more scheme I want to test out before I fully commit to painting everything else but this one is definitely the frontrunner right now

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>>95961420
right

>>95961491
One day I will have enough brush control to manage to paint a termagant as neat as this.

>>95957984
seconding numero 2. Not because it looks best, but because the crossection of the belt would actually feed ammunition to the weapons. That is my autism and my autism only so do what you personally like best.

Looking at the masking tape connection covers - are you the guy who used the same technique on cavalry minis?

what color matches the chest imperialis on this exorcist? it's like a warm brown bone color.
On a related note, I saw Vince venturella's video where he says he uses a red grey as a base coat/shadow for his off-whites. can anyone with experience attest to this? what are some good off-white boney colors or what can I paint under it for smooth and even coverage? I find offwhite takes lots of layer compared to other paints and I risk creating unwanted texture.

>>95959295
it looks amazing. maybe paint the little tubes/pipes on the right side (under the turret) next to the vents. what color will the crew be?

>>95955351
>>95955376
>>95957403
This better?

>>95962130
>what color matches the chest imperialis on this exorcist?
the warm brown bone one

>>95962017

Yes, I did the tape barding. I am the most partial to number 2 as well, because using other materials compares to green stuff gives a more consistent, uniform look.

>>95962138
A lot better, yes. I'd go even brighter with the green myself but it looks good already.

>>95962130
vallejo bag of bones xpress

>>95960240
Oh no, you've been infected. You're seeing it everywhere now. I bet you think rainbows are gay.

A big staff for a big guy... for you!

>>95961486
Thanks, anon!

>>95962130
>what color will the crew be?
Very dark gray clothing, paler gray armor. I'll be priming them today.

>>95963041
Feel like the hands should be just two snakes coiled around the staff, slithering out from the arms of the armour. And it's all snakes inside.

>>95963127

Any recs on terrian? Both mats and buildings?

Getting back to my empire army.

>>95963447
>Any recommendations for terrain
Trash

>>95955394
He's joking, of course you can use other oils. I use georgian oil because it's cheaper than W&N

>>95958067
kekaroo

>>95958067
>>95958112
>Tamiya Color Enamel Paint
>Tamiya Color Acrylic Paint
nigga fluked out of kindergarten

Okay, finished those two from yesterday, what do you think? I highlighted gray-blue by mixing it with sunny skintone so I'm not sure if it was good idea or not.

Somebody said that weapons are too dark so I also highlighted them a bit, with aluminium color.

Other angle.

>>95964874
They look great, these would make awesome Escher models too.

>>95963447
>Any recs on terrian? Both mats and buildings?
Cheapest is garbage with cardboard and sprue glued to it. A paper corrugator is great for dressing things up, and you can also cut strips of paper or light cardboard with a couple different cheap tools to hide joints, make shingles, etc. Check the Broheim site https://www.broheim.net/downloads.html for a lot of good articles about straight cardboard build
These guys https://www.maelstromsedge.com/medge/store.jsp have a selection of cheap plastic sprues that you can use to dress up boxes, chipboard, and plasticard to make much more interesting terrain. They also have a spectacular terrain-making blog. I use these a lot. There are also quite a few people on etsy and similar platforms selling windows, doors, et. al. to dress up plain kits
Trees, bamboo, and other basic modeling supplies are stupid-cheap on Aliexpress, whenever they get to you. Otherwise it's the aquarium store for you
TTCombat makes very cheap, decent-looking MDF kits that you can add more detail onto easily. In particular they've got a really nice container ship and some construction site stuff along with a ramshackle Western town. There are a number of other cheap MDF producers out there but it's a very local thing and hard to keep track of.

Above that is 3DP companies, "premium" MDF, and things like Mantic's (overpriced) boxes of plastic terrain. The Walking Dead terrain set is an oddly good deal, everything else not so much

>mats
I made two out of canvas, grit, and caulk. Pic related is my first. They only save about 20-30% over just buying a mouse-pad mat on sale, but they *are* about a third the weight and you can customize them heavily. I *highly* recommend you get a mouse-pad style over the vinyl ones, though, they hold the printing better (vinyl scratches more easily) and they don't constantly try to roll themselves back up. You can make decent-looking asphalt terrain tiles with "travertine" vinyl flooring and paint.

Real glad I bought this bad bitch, no more smell and suspicious headaches when priming.

>>95963447
as anon >>95965005 said, details packs like from maelstromsedge are great
you can turn a simple cardboard build into something really cool
wip pic slightly related, testing XPS blocks with FDM printed bits(tons of free stuff online) and insides of a computer mouse for sci-fi terrain pieces

Working on these sword brethren with the heavy metal highlight style.
I hope they'll turn out ok.

Bit more progress. This time I did the gold nmm.

>>95965487
Gorgeous anon.

>>95965295
Get some disposable shower caps or cling film to seal the ends of the filters when not in use, keep dust from accumulating in them and those cartridges should last for a very long time.

Has anyone tried using gum arabic to thicken inks before? I can't find any other ways to try and bring them up to "speedpaint" consistency

>>95965531
Good to know, thanks.

>>95965735
You can also just put it inside a zipperlock bag.

>>95965774
I put 2 leftover covid masks on it

>>95965788
What the fuck is a "covid mask"?

>>95965812
a mask that gives you covid, duh

>>95965812
It's like the old coloured handkerchiefs gays in the 70s used to wear in their ass pockets to signal for specific kinds of buttsex, but you wear it on your face instead

>>95965788
craftsperg, take meds, pls.

>>95965854
Nobody cares, Howlah.

>>95965854
the craft paint guy probably paints better than you.

>>95965812
During covid, the government sent me multiple bags of masks that I kept for some reason.

>>95965921
>>95965936
t. craftsperg

>>95966007

>>95966007
>>95966034
Samefag.

>>95965448
I'm tempted to buy more sword brethren myself, but I suspect the upcoming combat patrol box (which I'll most likely get) might already have some in.

maybe someone has a better idea,
I bought this valkyrie second hand and it's missing this one window frame piece (as advertised). I can't oyumaru the opposite side since it's flipped and fabricating an exact copy out of plasticard sounds tedious and virtually impossible to make something not slightly off and annoying..
and I want to use it as an excuse to do something different. But idk if my idea of covering the pilots view with these "car window louvers" is even sensical enough to suspend your disbelief. I can't think of anything else to do

>>95958112
From experience, their acrylic doesn't really mix good with water either, doesn't even get the brush clean. I have mixed their "acrylic" paints with their enamel thinner and gotten good results. I think it's all the same shit just slightly different recipes.

>>95955545
Mott Damon

>>95965487
which contrast paints arethese?

>>95966073
Use a sheet of clear plastic for the window pane. Are the metal framing the same size as a leftover sprue? You can use oyumaru to remake them if not.

>>95966114
the window pane is intact, it's one piece. The metal framing is the thing that's missing and it's much thinner than a sprue. I could oyumaru it looking at it again, it'd just be without rivets since it'd be to the other side. But I suppose I'm asking if my window idea looks dumb

>>95966092
I used oils for the red armor and acrylics for the gold.

>>95966135
Oh, well in that case, it'll look unique but odd because it obscures the pilots view, however, if you paint it tinted, then it would just look like a sun visor, which they probably already have on their helmet visor so... I dunno, I guess I'm not much help sorry.

>>95965640
>Has anyone tried using gum arabic to thicken inks before? I can't find any other ways to try and bring them up to "speedpaint" consistency
I do it occasionally for calligraphy.
You do not want to do this for miniatures, trust me. Arabic makes the ink "sticky" and glossy. It clogs detail. It really weird drying properties, it tends to skin-up but leave the bottom liquid for a bit and reactivates if you flood a thin layer or let water pool on a previous application. It can badly fuck up your brushes if you don't keep them meticulously clean. And it doesn't really bind well to non-porous surfaces. IME it also doesn't play nice with some brands of acrylic ink, alcohols, and most shellac-based stuff (the last of which you shouldn't be using anyway, but you never know).
You're much better off using an acrylic medium or speedpaint medium to thicken your ink. The main use case for Arabic is as a binder when you're mixing your own dip pen inks with straight pigment and water. If you're going the dry pigment route with minis you really need to use an acrylic or oil binder, those adhere much better.

Painted my first ever miniature vehicle today.
Well speedpainted is the proper word.

I need advice on how to make my next vehicle better looking. And just advice on vehicle painting techniques in general

Painted some fallschirmjäger for bolt action. Couldn't decide on a scheme so I ended up doing some variations.

>>95966213
>Decals/vehicle markings
>Instead of dark grey for tracks and/or scratches, you could have used a rusty brown to give it more contrast
>more striking yellow for the light/lense on top

>>95966251
Looks like I forgot the basics of tank painting. Sorry anon.

>you could have used a rusty brown to give it more contrast
Maybe I should have used a brown wash instead.
Instead of the dark tone diluted with speedpaint medium I used.
It seemed to have reactivated the pro acryl dark silver paint and the wash was carrying the metallic properties.
That or I didn't give the metallic paints enough time to dry. or the big brush by miniature painter standards I used had bristles too stiff.

>>95966285
take pic related for example. the tank is brown-ish, and the tracks are grey/silver. But if the tank itself would be grey, it would look better if the tracks would be more brown-ish. Either rusty, or dusty.
If a tank is green, like a T-34 or Sherman usually, then both types of track colours can look equally good.

wip sages, I beseech your aid. I want to buy small chains to decorate my chaos vehicles with. what should I look for? all the ones I find are quite expensive

>>95966382
maybe show us what you found?

>>95966382
I'm seeing 1-2mm stainless jewelry chain on Amazon for under 15¢ a foot.

>>95965448
freehanding looks awesome, extra scripture is one of my favorite templar embellishments

>>95966213
Learn from Nightshift, anon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwI80Bv9BGk
Neither of these techniques are difficult, and even very first attempts will give you fantastic results. He also has tutorials playlist.

>>95966338
So would bronze colored treads work if I want to keep the grey paint colors or even go for a lighter gray?

>>95966213
Reminds me of the IT-1 and other similar ATGM tank destroyers with pop-up launchers.

>>95966474
>>95966476
i was checking on aliexpress for cheap, now i'm finding some better stuff
which sizes would be better for vehicles and which ones for infantry?

Airbrush bros,
I have a masters airbrush g233 and im still a noob after owning it for over a year. Lately its been spraying weakly and kind of stuttering (not sputtering, stuttering and “coughing” out air)

When I sense a clog it’s almost always a nozzle issue so I clean it with acetone and try to push my needle through it a few times but I know paint or varnish can still get stuck in the wider corners of the nozzle. The best I can do is try to stick some toothbrush bristles in there.

For what it’s worth, I use Vallejo acrylic matte varnish and I usually don’t have problems like this but I mention it in case some anons have had experience with it fucking up your parts. Also I’m using the big .05 or .5 (whichever the correct size is) needle
Can anyone recommend a tool to clean nozzles and fit through the mouth of the brush off aliexpress or something? I’m going to see if they have nozzles at the store today since they’re cheap and it could solve the issue just like that. I want to use my airbrush more but issues like this are why I’m hesitant to do anything but basecoat and varnish with it.

Pic unrelated

>>95964866
>>95964874
Awesome yellow

>>95966575
Appreciate it anon! Thank you!

>>95966594
Go with a lighter gray if you want to keep the dark gunmetal treads.

Finally done with this damn librarian. Only thing left is to write on the pauldron and leg. I was hoping to get a slightly more vibrant looking desert base but I guess the Agrax darkened it too much. It was also my first time using a transfer and that thing was a bitch to get off the paper. Even with micro set.
Tear into it if you'd like, this is about as good as I can do at this point.

>>95967569
Nice solid paintjob, if I had to be nitpicky I think the gold on the power sword could do with more shading, it looks quite monotone at the moment

>>95967412
>acetone

your o-ring may be fucked

What do you guys do with the maneuverable dread pieces? Aside from letting the arms stretch out a bit, i’m keeping mine glued down including the coffin once the interior is painted.

>>95967607
I planned on redoing all the gold because it was too flat, but I just left it and tried to put a little auric armor on it. Which didn't work because it's a shit paint. If I ever decide to do more with it then I might highlight the gold with silver or a better bright gold if I get one.

Finishing up this Navigator

>>95967791
Is the helmet suppose to help him estimate distances to objects?

>>95967693
>i’m keeping mine glued down including the coffin once the interior is painted.
Huh? If you can't open it to look why paint it?

Thousand Son veteran with a looted auxilia power axe, wearing a derivative of pre-magnus terran colors. Just needs some small touch ups, some silver weathering, and to finish the axe

>but why apply varnish if its not done
I’m lazy and was tipsy the other day working on him

Making a mutant medic.

>>95951888
>>95954149

Thanks for the input, I redid the metal on my Dwarfu and based her.

Real happy with her.

This thing is pretty fun

>>95968665
That's an elaborate cum jar.

>>95967412
This one?

>>95968673
Fresh cum keep my brush clean and sharp

>>95968681
And this is good too

>>95967412
Have the same airbrush, 2/3 of the time its paint buildup inside of the nozzle where the needle comes in. Oiling your needle after cleaning helps, and making sure you take the nozzle 9ff to clean both sides. Adding flow improver and working in smaller batches of paint also help quite a bit.

Rate me

>>95968571
Would

>>95968734
Wouldn't

>>95968311
Is that darker color a metallic or just that varnish youre talking about? Either way dig these colors.

>>95968813
Leadbelcher undercoat with contrast paints followed by a gloss varnish, for warm colors use a gold undercoat instead. I’ve started edge highlighting the metallic undercoat for a more radiant finish and its best used with the more translucent contrast colors. Also looks great with Alpha Legion and Emperor’s Children

>>95968915
>True metallics with contrast/speed/express paints over it
I just recently started playing around with this. It's surprising how much I like it. Though some don't seem to work as well and there seems to be no rhyme or reason what colors work over certain metals I use. Sometimes it's a perfect tint. Sometimes it refuses to level and runs towards the books and crannies acting like an exaggerated wash.

>>95949628 (OP)
What color should the haft of his spear be? I could be boring and make it copper, but I want to push myself here.
I want to do a blue energy blade with maybe red crystals to contrast.

>>95968571
Great work

>>95968665
I had one, but I took off the lid in a tilting motion rather than straight up and off. It broke the plunger lever in a way that couldn't be fixed.

>>95967412
>tool to clean nozzles
ultrasonic cleaner and a water flosser

>>95969276
Jade would blend nicely into the blue, would contrast the orange robes and reddish armor, and compliment the green soul stones.

>>95959295
I'm not a tank or plane modeller but I perv at the from time to time. From this pictures you've show the model too really sweet. I like it a lot. I'd be chuffed with the result.

My only thought looking at it is maybe the pipes and engines at the back would be a little more grubby? Oils And soot.

But anyway I really like it :)

>>95969495
That was an unexpected direction but I love it. I’ll give it a go tomorrow and report back.

>>95969276
Much better. Different textures should have different colors.

Is there a basic guideline for basecoating?
Like ridge -> recess or darker -> lighter?

>>95970307
Start from the inside of the model (like the crevices and harder to reach areas) and work outwards

>>95969276
wraithbone cream

>>95967569
another pass on the sword to bright the whites and increase contrast compared to the cloth would help

Fuck, this look like a crackwhore

>>95969153
The key to making it work well is a lot of experimenting with color combos and finding a right balance of watering down the contrast (or adding more contrast medium) so that it doesn’t coffee stain but also gives a thin even coat. You’ll also want to load the brush with quite a bit of paint because is best to work with a lot of paint on the surface then use a dry brush to wick excess off before it starts drying. There’s also the fact mistakes are a pain in the ass because its contrasts

>>95970392
she looks tired

>>95970392
>Ugh, another cosplay session, another damn photog...

>watching Vince venturella’s videos waiting for my dance class to start
>recommends AK tenebrous gray for a shadow tone
>only seller in my country is out of stock
>Vince is now using AP The Darkness

Anybody have personal experience with these colors? I think he uses them as a shadow for most of his colors and I’d like to try and emulate his paint style.

>>95970392
lol she looks like one of my friends. Gonna send this to her, thanks anon.

>>95970572
L O N D O N

Hey /wip/ I sprayed on some primer over my model and tried to contrast wash it.
However, the paint kind of retracks and shrinks, it doesn't really want to cover the model at all.
Is there something wrong with my primer? It's the Behr spray paint if that helps

Does anyone here us the H&S Ultra 2024? I swear I'm losing my damned mind because it keeps clogging and tip drying like crazy. I've been using a chinesium one for months and I never experienced this

>>95970825
How much did you shake it?

>>95952168
It's pretty clean but it could use more depth. Bring up the highlights and deepen the shadows. The metallics especially seem a bit flat. The robes could also use some attention, the purple is kinda similar to the blue so you could further up the highlights to add more contrast or do some freehand if you're feeling brave, maybe some glowing runes? You could also smooth out the transitions on the robe with a bit of a glaze.

>>95970572
>dance class
I guess it makes sense. Mini painting and dancing require precision, breath control and dexterity.

>>95970572
>>recommends AK tenebrous gray for a shadow tone
I fucking love Tenebrous Gray. It's such a versatile color, man. Very much recommended. Also get German Grey while you are at it.

>>95970890
I wouldn't put put that much thought into it. Only times a straight man agrees to taking dance classes is
>a woman he sleeps with asks him to
>a woman he wants to sleep with asks him to
>before a wedding
That's it.

>>95970572

I like both Tenebrous Grey and The Darkness. I'd say The Darknes has maybe a little blue to it and that's the difference, Tenebgrous Grey is a dark grey, almost black but not quite.

My primary range nowadays is AK, then after that probably GW and AP about tied, after that Vallejo. I transitioned away from Vallejo after they changed the formula. Some people thought the Army Painter Blanche set was gimmicky, maybe it was, idk, but I use all of those colors and I am happy with them. Some pretty unique tones there.

>>95970307

Minicuck's new video about basecoating and layering is pretty good if you can tolerate him

I am designing a mold box that I want to 3D print and use for blue stuff casting, and I have come up with this design. It's basically an inner box with unconnected walls that slot into the base, that are then enclosed by an outer box that keeps everything together. On the top there's a push block so I can clamp it down and apply pressure to the mold.

How would I go about formalizing this design? I started with Autocad but it has issues parametrizing 3D objects, I want to be able to set variables so I can alter sizes and tolerances without redoing the whole thing.

>>95970852
Not too much.
I guess shake it more?

That goshdarn primer!
It doesn't spray at all, instead sends a few pathetic drops flying that makes my painting test look like some sort of psychedelic Dalmatians.
I cleaned the nozzle thoroughly
>no change
Cleaned the nozzle with paint remover
>no change
Used a different nozzle
>no change
Shook the bottle intensely
>still no difference
How do I unclog the spray paint, if the problem doesn't come from the nozzle?

>>95971233
AP rattle cans are infamously awful and generally an absolute piece of garbage. You can fix it by throwing it away and never buying AP rattle cans again.

>>95971233

Army painter sprays are not great, but main thing is to spray in a warm environment and shake well for at least a couple minutes first.

>>95971233
Which the Luke Apps video brah.
He primed with 98p spray what's your excuse?
Homosexuality?

>>95971201
Technical paints have to be shaken like motherfuckers, I even ended up buying a vortex mixer for this task alone.

>>95971233
Just use citadel primers.

>>95971373
Chances are, the 98p spray is better than the AP one.

>>95971150
Solidworks

>>95970873
>be sure to catch the lip of the trim with gold
Fuck that man. I can only do that kind of stuff with my nice sable brushes, and they sure as hell aren’t touching metallics.

>>95971554
'I don't paint' The Post

>>95971567
I mean, he is partially right. Metallics do fuck up your brushes.

>>95971242

Since they unfucked their normal paint line with Fanatic and did Speed Paints 2.0 quite quickly after the reactivation shit, it is kind of surprising they haven't completely redone their sprays yet. I don't know anyone who has not had some kind of problems with their spray cans.

>>95970825
>Behr spray paint
LMFAO, don't do this shit, use proper hobby primers, you've probably completely fucked those models now too because it's enamel based, anything strong enough to strip it will melt your plastic. Maybe you'd get lucky with 99% IPA, but I doubt it, that shits designed for outdoor furniture.

Just use fucking hobby primers like valejo, tamiya, colour forge, citadel, monument etc (maybe not AP though, heard they're not great) you're trying to save $10 on primers that will cover $300 in models, and you're fucking up step 1.

>>95971150
solidworks or fusion 360

>>95971573
no they don't, I use kolinsky sable brushes for metallics regularly, and some of those are still going after 3 years.

Done with these guys

>Saturday
>primed hellbrute
>planned out paint scheme
>made breakfast for wife and I
>hippie speedball
>britslop boxing while we eat
If only every day could be chill.

Current WIP, before fixing blue and adding washes. Painting while ignoring official shades is somewhat relaxing.

>>95972654
Fug me for missing image.

>>95972654
Very impressive. I like the subtle hints of purple.

>>95965393
I don't exactly like how they turned out, but I think they'll work

Getting there slowly.

Seems like, AK "contrast" paint has some reactivation issues too.. Shame, some of the colours are quite nice, especially the historical ones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mikz9IyAXc

>>95973175
They look nice. Its always cool to see how Stormcasts can be made look good by not going for the official colours route.

>>95973258

Why does the kraut autist wear the mask?

>>95973258
It's literally like two paints out of the entire range. No need to make drama out of shit, you are not on reddit here.

>>95973285
Thx anon what you working on ?

>>95973297
He's stated that he prefers to wear the mask to retain some anonymity.

Swamhp

>>95973462
I bet that faggot wanted it to be about covid so he could sperg out

>>95973258
>stahly
When is that lad gonna review the ak interactive afv figure and air range of paints and put them in his swatch pdf?
Is he saving it for more videos?

>>95973476
fuck off back to /pol/, chud

Has anybody tried the proacryl flip top covers or alternative dropper lids? Opinions on them please?
I like the proacryl paints but the default dropper not so much.

>>95967412
remove needle
unscrew nozzle
put nozzle in pot with acetone for a while
shake
good as new

while its soaking put ipa on the cup and let it drip a bit from the tip of the airbrush, then clean it with whatever tube cleaning tool you have

never ever use up all the paint in the cup, if you empty it completely the paint will dry on the needle and the bottom cavities and may cause clogs, also dont fill it too much and rinse it before refilling if its been a while


>>95966769
draw a chain of those sizes on a strip of paper and present it to the model to eyeball the size
for infantry almost every chain you can easily buy (even 1.5mm ones) is too big, for vehicles you have more leeway, it could be cargo ship anchor chain size or just towtruck link size, so depends on what you want it for, still go for the smaller ones imo

also 'life sized' chain is most often flat unlike those on you pic wich are bent for aesthetic purposes because it's designed for jewelry

i havent bought mine on aliexpress but i would go for something like this
>https://es.aliexpress.com/item/1005003275481878.html

Very stupid question, but whats a good way to mix large amounts of GW paints? I have a color scheme that's going to require a lot of 1/1 Contrast medium/Black Templar mix, and I don't want to spend hours mixing up brushfuls on my palette. So I want to make up a jar of the mix, but GW paints come in those weird little flip top pots. If they came in dropper bottles I could just to equal numbers of drops, but I'm not sure what the best way to get equal amounts of paint from GW pots is.

>>95973873
do none of the cheaper brands in droppers make the same shade?

>>95973890
I don't know. And I already have Contrast Medium and Black Templar and I know that gets the result I want

>>95973873
Get a pipet or if you have a liquid medication use the little syringe

>>95973900
buy some pipettes to do your drop by drop mixing then I guess.

>>95973873

Use a pipette or a syringe?

>>95973930
>>95973935
>>95974001
oh yeah. Thanks

While I'm buying pipettes, what's a reliable affordable brush brand I can order off Amazon?

>>95973557
No I haven’t but what type of (according to a plebbit source) 20/410 size caps are these classified as so I can find them on aliexpress or temu in case monument decides to stop selling them?

>>95970873
I'll keep this for future reference, but I need to move on to other models. I do have a question about glazing though since the sword was my first real attempt. How would I go about glazing a shape like the robe on my Librarian or even the eye in this pic? Glazing in a straight line is one thing, but I'm not sure how to glaze in round or organic shapes.
Do you do a kind of feathering motion with the glaze along the whole area? I kinda tried something of the sort to soften the lines on the cape. You can see it in the bottom right >>95967569

What’s the maximum image dimensions for /tg/?
I have my ink ingredients coming in the mail by courier soon and if all goes well I might make a picture guide to making acrylic ink washes that can be shared here from time to time.

>>95974544
When you glaze you want a very thin and translucent layer, so translucent that you can't even tell it's there from a single coat. If you're glazing to smooth out transitions you go to your midtone and glaze along the transition. If you are glazing to build a highlight on that robe for example you would go to your bright tone and glaze along the top of the folds to bring up the highlight.

>>95974401
Update found some lookalikes on aliexpress.

Still very novice painter but I need some advice. Im looking to make a sort of water color type tiedye shit like pic related. I was trying to use it for the bases for my Emperors Children army, cover in black sand and have the color show through on foot prints (or do my usual mordant earth with the colors showing in the cracks). I understand it makes no sense, but what should I use to get a pattern like this? Acrylics seem to just mix and turn into mud.

>>95975183

Painting wise? Probably wet blending or glazing (will take a long time to build the transitions between the tones).

IDK if doable on airbrush with some technique.

>>95975396
>>95975396
>>95975396

>>95973873
Only contrast paints? That's easy because they're so thin already. Just get a pipette. I would also get a paint stirrer (or just use the back of your brush) to really mix and scrape the bottom the black templar pot before you start decanting because some contrast paints separate and pigment start settling and getting stuck at the bottom of the pot.