Thread 96464185

Work in Progress "Second Edition Addition" 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:
>>96431984
>>96406783
>>96389366
>>96372057

Gave her some pasties and dropped my submissions at the local GW for a painting competition. Wish me luck anons.

>>96464191
ganbare

I felt like orange

>>96464191
>no punctuation
Foul, sexy, but foul

are these shields little too much and too goofy for assault marines and dreadnoughts
be honest now

>>96464779
I think it'd work on a contempor frame but not a box naught

>>96464779
I feel like the dread one is a tad too big

>>96464779
both are too big and most importantly too thick

i also don't think a dread looks good with a shield of any kind, they are already derpy enough

>>96464804
>>96464830
>>96464874
thank you in that case i will go with blu-tac instead of superglue

Painted up that truck from Wargames Exclusive. Probably went a bit too heavy on grime, but hey, it's Orks, who cares?
I've named him Tonka, because Tonka Tuff.

>>96464191
Did you really censor the nipples?

>>96464982
It's masking tape sprayed gold, they can't have nips out in GW because kids go there.

>>96464958
if you want it removable, use magnets

>>96465102
my old and trusted local arts & crafts store of 30 years recently went out of business and im all out of magnets
and no i was not quick enough for the firesale it was all cleaned out

>>96464968
Looks nice. Is it a resin cast? Or a print done by them?

>>96465339
It's a resin print by them. I had ordered a box of failed prints that was full of random parts and pieces, and it included the parts of a couple vehicles (this being the only complete one). You can see where one wheel is kinda up off the ground (the frame's a bit warped) and the windshield frame is broken, but it's hidden by the roof. All in all, the quality for a 'failed' print is damn good.

Too bad they ship from Ukraine, which means it's gonna be a long while before I can get more stuff from them here in the US.

>>96464779
we put a shield on your shield on your shield vibes

Spent forever on this face, any tips on painting female faces?

Back shot

Want to do a project. Who should I use as the base for a chaos terminator lord that isn't Abaddon on the far right?
He's just there for scale

>>96466357
how about a regular terminator or even better a chaos terminator
you get 5 on the same box so you can always make a chosen retinue from the rest of them

>>96466594
I made the termi squad out of a bunch of recast abby's. You can see them behind the chosen.
I should really take a picture of everything

>>96466357
He's still for sale.
Actually Lysander would probably be a neat idea if it's just a model project and doesn't need a legal loadout. Replace the hammer with an big axe blade and shave the shield clean or replace it and give it a tusked helmet.
Otherwise logan works with the axe and pelt already being a bit chaos-esque.

Has anyone got a derdeo dreadnought with the plastic falconets? Could you measure how long and how tall they are, please?

>>96466632
they have that specific coarse and half-assed retro feel about them, i like it

>>96466873
Oh yeah, I did this first one for fun to be my Black Crusade character then just did 4 more because I was bored
Same with those Chosen. Funsies

>>96466848
Logan would be the easiest unless I started to add trim which I would do

>>96466936
My trouble with Logan and the base terminators is how silly the forward-walk looks with the bow-legged stance that a lot of the new termies have.
The chaplain might be a neat idea, there's some trim and the rib cage torso is a neat base for like an executionor. Ajac is almost as good as Logan since you can skip the silly walk or the big sergeant guy from the SW termie kit is probably the best option.

>>96466936
dont get me wrong you should always aspire to hone youre skills and get better like everyone
hopefully you will find the parts you need

>>96467030
whoops forgot pic

>>96467040
Not a fan of the chaplain but Ajac could be fun
Thanks anon

>>96466632
how did you make the ground? Did you just mix sand with paint?

>>96467798
notice how all those pebbles have sharp corners, that usually means they are manmade and storebought not grinded by nature

Quite some time ago (probably 10 or more years) there was a quartet of the fantasy wizards that were painted to an exceptional degree by the Games Workshop studio at the time. Does anyone have any of those pictures, by some slim chance?

Eyes never come out right. Not even going to bother if it has pupils, leaving them blank can sometimes look better anyway.

>>96468360
Put a bit of nuln oil in the eye sockets. Gives the face a darkest dungeon-esque aesthetic and is braindead easy to do.

>>96468358
Actually are those the models right there and I'm a retard? It's been so long I just need some references.

>>96468373
Pretty much what I have been doing. I am an incredibly amateur painter and just want to play the game sometimes. Also not sure why this Pic looks so grainy.

>>96468380
that is some new age of sigmar kit
if im right you are talking about the olden college of magic minis from the 80s and 90s

>>96464779
It's a bit too obvious it's a scaled up marine shield.

>>96468544
They were before AoS
Were even made unavailable then added back

>>96464993
Babies suck on nipples bro.

I don't remember if I posted the most recent pic of this guy last thread

>>96464779
>shield has a gap to shoot thru
>boxnaut is incapable of reaching far enough to do so
>marine is holding gun in the same hand as the shield

Does anyone else have troubles with depth perception? I'm having a hard time gauging the distance between my brush and the detail I'm trying to paint so I often bump into other parts of the mini. Is this something that is supposed to happen when focusing on things this small or are my eyes just bad?

>>96469441
The times I have this problem are usually lighting dependent. What happens to me is usually painting dark on a dark area, the lighting lets me see the brush tip properly from one eye, but the lighting/glare are different in the other eye and I can't see the contrast from that angle so I lose depth perception.
Idk how bad or normal that is, I just try and be careful.

>>96468821
Yes Anon that was the joke

>>96460248
Feeling breddy gud about the head.

Just need the arms and shoulder pads for this guy, not sure if i want to add a chest emblem or something.

>>96464779
The jump pack shield is too big and would turn him off course

Matted and various smaller details finished.

I need to paint about 1000 18mm miniatures like pic related but printed smaller
I have an airbrush and I hope to paint the eyes by touching the eyes gently with black ink but idk if I can a paintbrush that fine
What would you do?

>>96470318
Give 'em a wash and call it a day.

>>96464993
>see honey, this is a demonic murdermachine made to crush the bodies of the fallen under it's tracks and collect grisly, bloody trophies
>nipples are a big no no, though

>>96470826
common western society

>emit tv with 5 minutes delay to be able to cut accidental nipples in live television
>see this child corpse washed on the beach in the news at 3 o'clock, more corpses at 9
also in america
>lets teach this 6year old how to fire a sniper rifle but god forbid we teach what's a vagina

>>96469737
And finished.

>>96470851
>common western society
You sure about that? Have you ever seen French movies? Or Germans and their strange fascination with nude beaches?

>>96470879
Looks awesome, anon. You even pulled off the flames.

Rat poster at it again, cant have too much silly contraption posted.

>>96469019
Im biting my lips sensually looking at thoses stripes, anon.

>>96470186
Putting all thread to shame already huh

>>96469441
Happens to me too when not enough sleep and/or too prolonged painting session but I guess its normal.
Other anon might be onto something, do you have decent lighting ?

>>96470907
>You sure about that? Have you ever seen French movies? Or Germans and their strange fascination with nude beaches?
i'm spanish, every spanish movie has tits in it, i'm aware

it's more of an american thing yes, but still nudity is frowned upon outside it's 'acepted designated contexts', like beaches as you say, or movies, or local tv past midnight (this is fading out tho)
a few years (~20?) back there was even more leeway than now, there even was a regular tv ad with a topless girl that would play all day long, now it's unthinkable
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD6IqI9zdno

if you show up with those demon tits to a shop with kids, someone will comment on it at least and depending on the age of the mom they may even get mad

>>96471058
Kek I remember when I was a kid there was a marlboro billboard ad that featured a girl with her tits out, good times

>>96464267
Looks great anon, the silver complements the orange very nicely.
Cheese for the cheese god.
Skulls for the skull throne.

>>96471058
It's only changing due to American influence and Muslim migration. My kids cartoons had boobs in them when I was young, nobody deemed it harmful because it wasn't.

Worked a little on this today

>>96471169
the raging puritanism has little to do with muslim influence, wich was little when this started (in here at least)
it's mostly christians (american mostly, yes) in one way or another, like the ones pushing to outlaw porn in games now, and everywhere else later

i also think that it has a lot to do with the growing (and failing) overprotection of kids and infantilization of society, not only the religious influence

>>96470939
Those rats are most excellent, thanks for posting them. I have a small collection of mounted miniatures/siege machines, but those beat any of mine hands down.

A couple of questions - hoping for a bit of advice:

1. Best drying retarder to slow down speedpaint drying time (for cloaks and large fabric items)?

2. Files for removing mould lines from metal minis? Currently using an Exacto followed by metal Japanese jewelry files, but they're a bit harsh.

3. What magnets to use for a removable shield from a dwarf mini? 1x3mm? And best source of loose shields/weapons (I see Reaper has a few sets)?

Thanks!

Very long shot - anyone know of a mini of a mounted knight carrying a falcon? I've only seen one but lost the reference. Unlikely, but worth a try! Thanks!

>>96471505
It also has to do with Muslim influence. Women can't walk around in a short skirt in some places, without a pack of hyenas hissing at them.

>>96471169
>nobody deemed it harmful because it wasn't
>*looks at millennials and zoomers
lol. I think it's time we accept that degeneracy in movies and videogames (among other things) WAS in fact harmful. If we just literally just did the exact opposite of everything we did from 1990 to 2020 things things would invariably be better because we know we made the worst decisions in all cases, even if people had good reasons to think they were right. Things wouldn't be perfect, but they would be better.

Blood Pact tank commander and sentinels.
Does someone know a good mini I could use to kitbash a chaos archon for them?

>>96471758
Zoomers are having less sex than the generations before them. The internet is not reality.

>>96471758
I think you should go back to /pol/.

>>96471685
Aldebrand Ludenhof, Elector Count of Hochland has one.

>>96471685
The basic Bretonnian Knights of the Realm kit comes with a falcon arm.

>>96471256
holy shit, how much does that block of resin cost?

>>96471789
give the flamethrower a drybrush with black, blue, purple, brass/bronze for that burned metal effect. super easy to do but elevates the paintjob.

>>96471809
yeah, as a consequence of degenerate media. Nobody said that sex everywhere, and glorified as empowering, etc. means that it will result in 'more sex'. It results in 'problems'.

>>96471256
>grey and purple
The gentleman's choice

>>96471945
People having less sex is more degenerate?

Either way, the degeneracy is mostly an American problem.

>>96471860
Thanks for the replies - I think the Bretonnian is the one I was thinking of. Much appreciated!

>>96471789
It should be an imposing human leader with spiky/bladed Armour, right? Given the ritual they are named after?
It makes me think of chaos models from fantasy/AoS as a base, probably khornate.
>the leader of the Claws of Karanak
>a Skullreaper
Or guard models
>a tempestor with the big coat
>head swap of Ursula Creed

Add the backspike rack and a power weapon.

>>96472196
>the leader of the Claws of Karanak
That was one option I considered, but from what I can tell AoS khorne minis are a similar size as primaris marines.

Can I use an ultrasound cleaner for the chinesium oil that they use to remove resin recasts from molds? Or does it require soap.

>>96472695
Even when you scrub resin with a toothbrush you want to use soapy water afaik so yeah just put some slightly soapy water in the thing

>>96470879
Looks good anon. Can you post some other angles? I wanted to see how you tackled the flames from a behind view (esp. the one on the top of the jump pack)

>>96472695
Needs a surfactant to remove the oil, so yep, a bit of soapy water and a soft toothbrush and you're all set.

I don't know if this is the place for terrain but I could use some advice. Making forest terrain for TOW and I've gotten this fat but it looks... bad. How can I add some character to these so it doesn't look like shit?

>>96472492
Yeah they are big.

Otherwise there is also
>Lord Inquisitor Kyria Draxus, maybe without the backpack
>Corpse Grinder Cult dude
>officer from Solar Auxilia Tactical Command Section
>AoS Vampire Lord (the one with the red bat hair), with less winged motif but more spikes
>a Symbaresh Twinsouls

>>96473045
It feels very samey right now, I think you'd either need to make the trees more interesting with some leaves or make the ground more varied.

>>96473045
First of all, use more paste around the edges of the trees, so that they look they are actually part of the terrain. Then, start applying different textures over the ground; use fine sand in a spot, a bit larger grains in another. Add grass. Add larger rocks. Nature looks random (but it's not) so try to emulate that. You can always check pics of real forests and just go copy stuff from there.

>>96473045
dont worry most of it will be covered in grass anyways and the little what will show will be more interdasting because it will be highlighted
maybe put some greenish flock moss/lichen to the trunks would be my pick

>>96473117
>>96473138
Thanks, I'll look into a good way to apply some flock and get some rocks and such.

>>96473129
The trees aren't actually pasted down so we can move them out of the way.

>>96473045
Use something like this and maybe some mushrooms or smaller loose branches.

>>96473222
That mix is very cool, I use it for my Sylvaneth. Works especially nice if you add some other stuff like tufts, branches etc

>>96473218
good luck anon
>>96473222
i would advice against mushrooms and other stuff that sticks out unless they are on the same base as trees as they will break and or scrape to shit eventually

>>96471649
I have been using the mould remover from GW for metal minis and I think it works quite well
Yes I know
>

Crusader miniatures makes loose shields and iirc even transfers for them
But it's more for historical stuff
Scibor Monstrous Miniatures has dwarves shield
Tabletop art also has loose shields

1x3mm will be plenty strong

>>96471789
What do you think about the Archknight from the Cities of Sigmar command box?

>>96473285
He looks decent, but I feel like an archon should have a more impressive pose.

on a whim i bought a pot of armypainter quickshade that had been sitting on lgs shelf for a better part of 15 years, clerk said it was there when he started working there and that was 10 years ago and i remember seeing that banged up can even before that

liquid was completely clear and when i dug deep all the particles were solified to the bottom, there was this 15mm layer of mudlike pigment cement that i mixed to the best of my abilities
after an hour of shaking i tried it again and this is what i came up with
beautiful innit

>>96473129
Once the base terrain, grass, rocks, sand etc are done you could also add a few puddles - AK Interactive has a good standing water mix, really easy to use

>>96473351
This is a silly pose tho.

What are some cool models I could use as a DEldar clawed fiend?
GW preferred but maybe people have seen other cool 40mm monsters
Cost doesn't matter, just what you think is cool

>>96473640
This reminds me that I need to get my body pillow cleaned up

>>96473640
>Looks like some sort of secreted resin.
Yeah, but secreted from *what*?

The Liche is finished and the Bone Bunch is ready!

>>96473922
That is a wicked-looking scythe!

How would one iterate upon this paint scheme to improve it? Highlights and shade etc. I kinda feel like this is as far as I can push it at my current skill level.

>>96473922
very nice and spoopy also i like your metals

>>96473943
brown wash for the pouches and black one for the red hand and grenades
1.5mm drill for the barrels

>>96473922
Really cool skeletons!

>>96473943
brown leather is really simple to make visually interesting, every fold should be much lighter than the flat surfaces. put a wash over what you have and then rough edge highlight witht he original brown. literally doesn't matter if the wash pools or the lines are scruffy as that's realistic

phobos benefits from having a second colour on the armour imo, like with the boots have the inner and outer sections different so they're not just a block dependent on edge highlighting to give them shape. or the knee pads as squad/rank markings.

ignore the dremel shills itt

>>96474133
uhh what

>>96473943
The only shading I see is for the metal parts, extend that to everything. The highlights I see are just edge highlights (somewhat crudely executed), so expand beyond that, and skip both a number of edges (like the inner edge of the pauldron's rim) and a number of entire items (pouches most noticeably, I think the red hand, but the camera isn't exactly doing a good job of showing that off). Also your paints seem a bit thick at times, with plenty of smooth plates having been "gifted" a not so smooth texture by the paint-job.
So on one hand you want to expand the shading and highlighting to be done to basically everything, and on the other hand I think you simply need a lot of practice. Paint, paint, paint some more.
Oh, and remember: the mini isn't finished until you've based it. No need to get terribly fancy, but just like the paintjob overall something beats the shite out of nothing.

Purple power or Simple green for stripping minis?
I see both are recommended and I'm going to Home Depot tomorrow

>>96474223
What about LA's Totally Awesome? I think you can get that at Walmart,

>>96473640
>anon buys 15 year old wood varnish

>>96473999
>>96474053
>>96474100
>>96474150
Are there any particulars I should take away from this that would make the mini notably better? Shading for example, I think it would make the armour look too dark if I applied it all over, so where should I focus it? Where should I highlight and how obvious should the highlight be? Thanks.
>Drill barrels
This is actually something I know about, but I lost my Pin Vise ages ago and just never replaced it, I'll be sure to do that.

>>96474299
Well now I have 3 to pick from
You prefer LA?

>>96473922
Nice skellingtons, the scythe really is a standout!
>>96470939
Always nice seeing your rodents, that bronze is really nice.
>>96470879
The reliquiary pauldron is a fantastic touch.
>>96466240
>anime pantsu
Cool. As for your question, the most important thing when painting a female face is to keep everything smooth and avoid harsh lines and transitions. In this particular case I think the mouth is way too red compared to skin, which combined with that blue makeup and rouge on her cheeks makes her look a bit like a clown. There are a couple of decent tutorials for painting womens faces floating around /tg/, maybe someone could post one? I don't have them saved unfortunately.

>>96473640

>shaking

you're supposed to stir it

also while it's settling/drying go in with some spirits and clean it up while you have the chance

Tell me more about painting cloth. I see the most common method is the same as basically everything white highlight and dark recesses in the folds but is there anything else special you should do to make cloth look better?

>>96474473
you already got the cleaned up version where i picked off all the black gunk particles
i already called back and next week i will get brand new can for free

Normally find this guy a bit of a pseud who cops out of painting properly, but I am enjoying his daily permadeath vlogs

>>96474511
I don't think there's any big science to painting cloth, most important thing is to make the transitions smooth. Using washes/contrasts will often give subpar results because you don't have as much control over them as with regular paints. Other than that you can do some fancier stuff to keep it interesting like imitating texture, adding a different hue to your shadows, weathering etc. I personally really don't like the way cloth is highlighted in the picture you posted, those sharp lines look really off.

>>96474550
>sloptubers

>>96474572
Nah Miscast is genuinely quite different to the herd

>>96474448
>Are there any particulars I should take away from this that would make the mini notably better?
Shading's gonna be the biggie. The anons that were talking about the leather? Absolutely right! If you're using Mournfang Brown or Doombull Brown, wash them with Agrax Earthsahde. After that dries, edge highlight with the same brown again. If you have Deathclaw Brown, use that to do a final really thin edge highlight as well.

>Shading for example, I think it would make the armour look too dark if I applied it all over
You are correct, sir!

>Where should I focus it?
When I use something like Agrax Earthshade over Evil Sunz Scarlet (or just Blood Angels Red, which looks pretty much the same), the dark areas should be in the joints where pieces of armour come together. If you can't get your shade into the crevices - or maybe if you don't want to go cross-eyed trying to be so precise - go back over the places that aren't supposed to be so dark with your original blue colour. Is that Macragge Blue, by the way? I would suggest using a dark blue or purple wash instead of a black one like Nuln Oil.

Save the Nuln oil for your gun metal, like that bolt pistol.

>Where should I highlight and how obvious should the highlight be?
Focus on the edges of things, especially the "top" edges - i.e., those that would be closer to or directly under the source of your strongest light, as opposed to something underneath or behind something else.

>>96474572
he has actual sovl, you might like his channel, unironically

I've got some nerve damage that gives me shaky hands. I've seen plenty of ways to mitigate it for the sake of painting, but I have to ask about drilling barrels. Is there a good way to center the dot so I don't accidentally carve straight through a barrel? My old method is to take an xacto, get it as dead center as possible, mark a tiny divot into the tip, then make a perpendicular divot, and go after it with vises going from smallest to largest. Then finish by sanding the divots away. Is this still the best method or is there something I don't know?

>>96464185 (OP)
how to stop coffeestaining when glazing? would acrylic medium used to thin work?

>>96474740
get a small drill press so you need only position and hold the barrel in position
there are ones for dremels and tools like that

or 3dprint one

>>96474740
ditch the pin vise and dremel meme because normal cheapo power drill got you covered
same drill bits and even an alhoholic can steady that shit with miniscule starting hole

>>96474672
Noted on the leather, I'll give that a try.
As for the armour, it's Kantor blue, it's just under a white light, but I think I have a bottle of blue wash that I can use for that.
Highlight the upper facing edges, noted, thank you anon.

>>96474558
yeah that's what I was thinking but was trying to find a better example of a good cloth paint job. Like this one I guess is fine but I just don't really like it (can't put my finger on it though)

>>96474462
>Always nice seeing your rodents, that bronze is really nice.
Thank you for being the beacon of comfy in this... "special" place

>>96471545
Will post some more later then, thx m8.

>>96474924
It's too muted. The texture is very nice but there's not enough contrast between shadows and highlights so it just ends up looking kind of boring. Now I'm not claiming to be an expert in any way, shape or form but I'm pretty happy with this one and I think it has more visual interest than your example.

>>96473839
Chaos skin wolves from Old World.
Maybe change the wolf head to something more alien or add some bits from the chaos spawn kit, which is a fantastic kit for kitbashing btw. If you have a lot of dark eldar bits, you might even get away with just the chaos spawns.

>>96475008
That's very pretty anon. did you mix in black with your reds to make the shaded areas?

>>96475037
I mixed in a very dark blue actually, so the shadows have a hint of that which also makes the cloth a bit more interesting. But yeah, adding a darker color to your basecoat and slowly layering your shadows will get you a much better result than using a wash or contrast imho. Depends how much effort you want to put into it, obviously.

Is anyone working on votann

one of the new anons again. i have this guy now after what was 3 hours of work, after work so far. how is this?

>>96475065
This is the info I needed.

>>96474924
>Like this one I guess is fine but I just don't really like it (can't put my finger on it though)
that needs some tone variation and actgual shadows

i don't paint as good as >>96475008 but heres my take on a red cloak

>>96474924
I think that would look so much better with a proper matte coat and a bit more refining. While I haven't really done so myself I enjoy when fabrics aren't treated the same as armours etc and given some details (or even, omitted details that you'd give other parts, like edge highlights) to make them stand out texture wise. Don't know if that makes sense.

>>96474978
I'm here anyway so might as well try to say a nice thing or two
>>96475098
Oh hey I remember that cloak, it's very good!

>>96473929
>>96473999
>>96474032
>>96474462
Thanks. The blending for the scythe really takes some practice.

>>96475066
No, I'm back to painting Marines.
My Rock Raiders Squats will have to wait a bit more.

>>96475098
Very nice!

>>96475160
I feel like you should've put the knife in his hand like he was throwing it

>>96475071
Skin looks nice

>>96472778
Thanks! Here are the flames on top. I fucked up the ones on the right leg, so not gonna post them.

>my insta slop reels shows a nice color on a base
>ask the recipe
>"The tutorial is on my patreon!"
>$15 for a 4 panel no-text pic of somthing i didnt ask
Im good. Though I do like quick and simple tutorial pics to try out things, but come on.

>>96476437
There's actually a separate folder in the MEGA for horse tutorials. Maybe they will suck less than the greedo who wouldn't give you the recipe.
aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWdhLm56L2ZvbGRlci9pY1JuRVRESSNGOFZENGhJb0o3eGFIM1FHZF9WX19n

>>96474586
lumping in wargamer fritz and Luke with the rest of the slobs. what is wrong with you?

Anyone know what these old pewter minis are from?

>>96475081
>>96475065
I agree with painter anon. Having color in your shadows is just more visually appealing. Consider using a dark version of a complementary color for shadows. Rule of thumb from my oil painting world, and it carries over pretty well to minis.

>>96473922
Nice

I finished up the rest of the assassin vines, here they are getting ready for a tasty meal
Unfortunately the wizard didn't think his familiar would sell him out

Here's a shot of just them. My favorite is the left one, he brings a real lecherous energy to the table

eyes and final highlights done. matt varnish applied. they are done.

Guys I'm really sleepy but when I wake up can you remind me to paint one of my knights pauldrons with a gear

>>96478163
Nice dwarves dude

>>96474803
>how to stop coffeestaining when glazing? would acrylic medium used to thin work?

Unload brush onto something, touch it briefly to a paper towel or do a few lines on your thumb. Glaze with barely wet bush, do not drown the surfaces like when you are using washes or contrasts. Bonus to this is that even if you use glaze medium (I use Vallejo) which in my experience extends drying times in bigger quantities, it dries relatively quickly

I think I saw this in one of the Vinces videos and it works for me.

>>96475008
Did you wet blend that in?

>>96475008
You still haven't painted the metal trim on the cape.

>>96474586
The first guy is such a faggot for leaving his pregnant wife for the new intern he hired, absolute psycho

>>96478313
She wasn't pregnant, she just had twins which might be worse

>>96478313
>>96478329
I don't know which is worse, sloptubers or gossipping subhuman retards who observe their personal lives.
Peak cancer.

>>96478313
yeah but he's opposed to playing the nazis in make believe tabletop games, so he's actually a good guy

>>96474223
>>96474451
LA's is available in gallon bottles at Home Depot. NTA, but I immensely prefer it. Starts lifting quickly and even bores through varnish. You need to wear gloves and use a soft brush to scrub the models a couple times, but it'll PLOW the paint off of them. Last week I got some crusty-ass eBay Goblintown gobbos stripped of four layers of spray paint from an obvious and failed attempt at a zenithal. Took three sessions of a couple minutes scrubbing per mini in-between 2-hour soaks to get 99% of the paint off. Just dip the brush in the soap, straight, and scrub the mini with it. Don't let water touch the model until you're done scrubbing, it can cause some paints to react and gum up, and don't dilute the cleaner.
It's a mild potassium hydroxide solution with a booster of extremely vigorous detergent. Hazards are basically "don't drink it, don't eat it, wear gloves and wash your fucking hands'. You can use vinegar to neutralize it if you have a glove rupture or a spill, but keep vinegar WELL the fuck away from pewter. It starts lead rot if there's any in the mini and gets you a nice solution of (bioavailable) lead acetates. Which is extremely bad.

Finished an Underworlds warband with just contrast paints and speedpaints, nothing crazy but I think this is the best I can do without resorting to highlights (which I've never tried).

Also, how often do you guys subassemble your models? I'd like to try it once but it looks rather time consuming

>>96478262
No, all layered and smoothed out with glazes. I'm not very good at wet blending.

>>96477623
Looks like Pig Iron to me, probably the Heavy Infantry

https://www.pig-iron-productions.com/

They used to be *the* place for alternative IG heads back in like 2010

>>96478313
>>96478329
>>96478336
>>96478339
>sloptuber drama
stop

>>96478403
>mass reply
stop

>>96464185 (OP)
Speed paints: yay or nay?

I ask because Stahly rates them as worse than contrasts.

>>96478410
I don't know who Stahly is but for me it's a yay, I've been using them for almost a year and they get the job done (sometimes two coats are required but that's not always the case).
Pic related is like the first proper set of minis I've painted almost a year ago, with no prior painting knowledge.
Keep in mind that I'm still a total noob when it comes to this hobby and that I don't have much time to dedicate to painting in general, so take my opinion with a grain of salt

>>96478410
And he is retarded for doing so. Contrast is one of the few Citadel paints that is just straight up subpar. Most Citadel stuff is good, not enough to recommend them over stuff that is just as good but cheaper, Contrasts, however, are not good. They are inconsistent in how they handle, some are thing, others thick, most don't cover flat areas well (pretty common with the kind of paint used, however, when your product line of miniatures features a lot of flat panels, you get dinged extra hard here).

Speedpaints? Handle exactly the same. All of them flow the same, pool the same, cover the same, so you don't need different techniques for different paints. Contrasts don't even perform the same in the same shades and it's infuriating. AK is also good from what little I have used of it. Vallejo is too varied in terms of opacity with some areas requiring multiple coats to get a good shade which defeats the purpose, though their intense colors perform well.

All in all, AK and SP are the best choices for knocking out gray hordes that look good but not art competition level.

>>96478437

This is Army Painter propaganda.

I'm not the biggest fan of Citadel, if anything they basically should have further defined Contrast into "thinner coverage with a lot of shading" and the later paints which are more "one bright coat with little shading"

But Speedpaints. Eh. First version had all sorts of problems that AP lied about, now even the second iteration has reactivation issues which cultists describe as a positive.

Still needs the base done but I think I'm on the right track.

Interior of the doom-flayers done.
And for nothing because we cant see shit once its assembled... I know its a hobby for autists but somehow I just figured out just now I am one.

>>96478147
Love 'em !

>>96478165
Hey buddy, don't forget to paint that gear.

I saw this in the howling griffons subreddit.
It's a great combination between a space marine and a grouph-hound (AoS)

>>96479038
Quimby is on board with it!

>>96478950
People often paint interiors of stuff that won't ever be visible, it's about enjoying the process honestly.
>>96478813
Something feels off to me about the beige cloth but I can't exactly explain what.
>>96478378
Very nice colors. I only do subassemblies when it makes painting something a lot easier.
>>96478147
>>96478150
Lovely as always.

>>96478683
this is vallejo propaganda

>>96479542
>Something feels off to me about the beige cloth
It's the only part of the mini that I really drybrushed, unlike previous guys in this project where I've used the drybrush all over. I was having issues getting it to catch on more than just the very edges, too, and a bit smeared when trying to fix that. I think it mostly works but it does look different from the more layered rest of the model, which might be the issue.

Also, since I'm already posting, a guy from a couple days ago. Not especially great work but he was pretty quick.

>>96479587
What drybrush are you using? If you have one of those rounded ones like picrel you can try stippling with a slightly damp brush instead. Duncan has a video on painting cloaks on his youtube and he shows that technique pretty well in that.

>>96479614
I just have a pair of Army Painter ones that I've had for a while, two different sizes. They're flat ones. I could probably pick up a round one cheap from one of the local art stores though. Good call.

Are primers toxic? Spray cans, that is.

>>96478165
Hey wake up, you got paintin to do

>>96479676
Nah

>>96479038
>grouph-hound
fuck, gryph-hound.
I curse you autocorrect!

>>96479676
not toxic but you don't want paint particles in your lungs

>>96479843
Is a ffp2 mask enough for that, or are better respirators recommended?

>>96479991
I would get ffp3, ffp2 might suffice however.

Getting some OSL practice in

>>96479991
as long as you do it outdoors or by a window yes

>>96479843
Says who? Maybe I do want particles in my lungs.

>>96478403
>>96478336
>>96478339
Calling out faggotry and immorality is a good thing, we live in a fallen world. If that triggers you are probably immoral yourself.
>>96478329
You're right that makes it worse

Are dropper bottles with the ball bearing inside worth it? Or are normal dropper bottles good enough?

I often take long breaks between painting hyperfixations and am looking to switch from shitty citadel paint pots to dropper bottles. I'm just wondering if the bottles with the ball bearing inside are worth the extra money, or if ordinary bottles alone are good enough to minimize paint loss to drying out.

>>96480388
Just shake'em. Works fine.
I do wonder though, if you held it upside down to drop wouldn't the ball bearing block the nozzle? I'm sure this isn't a real problem because I've never heard of it being a problem.

>>96480382
Shut the fuck up, retard. Go on twitter or reddit if you want to talk about the latest fotm drama of your favorite youtuber and don't pollute this place with your off-topic garbage

>>96480388
Just get a pack of cheap droppers and cheap ball bearings from ali or temu and you're good to go.

>>96480382
You are such a massive brainlet lmao.

>>96478402
Awesome thanks anon! Do you have any other recs for good 3rd party IG stuff?

>>96480173
I feel like the glow would not reach the skulls at the bottom but maybe that's just me. What's on the robe looks great though.

>>96478410
I think they work well enough for their intended purpose, and I really like the saturation they can add to certain colors (red, yellow, and blue especially); however, they don't really lend themselves to the kind of look I want with the way I paint (I'm pretty messy/loose, but I like a 'clean' look to a finished mini-layers and corrects are a necessity with me).
I think they're best when combined with traditional paints.

>>96478683
I use Army Painter speedpaints among others, but I have to say, they do have issues. The regular colors have nice saturation but drying times are variable and often too fast (for me) to get large areas of fabric (cloaks) right without coffee stains, unless I really work fast and make sure my environment is as humid as possible.

The metallics also have nice saturation, but they don't really behave as speedpaints - I almost always have to go back in and add more depth and contrast.

I do like Army Painter products overall - they've come a LONG way in terms of quality, and they're good value. But maybe i'll give AK a shot - love their environment media (standing water, cracked earth).

Can anyone who has used AK paints post their thoughts? Thanks!

>>96479673
I've got a couple sets of the Army Painter drybrushes as well, the only non-W&N brushes I use. I always have trouble initially getting the brush coverage light enough to give a light drybrush effect, and if you mess up that first brushstroke it kinda screws up the rest of the job. Any advice welcome.

>>96478378
Nice! Did you use AK Interactive cracked earth for the base?

>>96480402
Surprisingly, I have never had that happen. However, the bottles with ball bearings in them often have a detachable nozzle (presumably to get the bearing into them), and if paint has dried in the nozzle and you squeeze too hard... - you can guess what happens next. :P

does anyone have examples of a darker color drybrushed over a lighter base coat? the thought popped into my head and wondering what kind of result you would get. seems like you'd get a glowing effect of some sort. google is giving me all the wrong results.

>>96480517
Not sure if I would trust them to not rust

>>96480833
I've only tried quickgen of all the contrast brands so I can't make many comparisons but I can say they have a smell that persists in a wet palette until you fully wash it out, even if no paint gets in the water and the paper was changed. It's really odd. Slightly blackcurranty..Supposedly have the longest working time of all the brands.

Turns out I don't like how contrast looks so I'm going to struggle to get much use out of them. White Shadow has worked to cover up some fuck ups painting whites. Night Black looks like cheap ink has spilled.

>>96480954
Look up Juan Hidalgo's plasma videos on youtube, that's basically what he does with a little white ink applied at the end.

>>96481030
perfect, thank you anon

I got this thing from heroforge. It's bronze but it's kind of pre-patinated or such, the black isn't a prime or wash or anything, it's just chemical oxidation or something.
Looks damn good as it is, but what would you do with it /wip/?

Here's a wizard in green that I'm working on. The idea is to go with an overall poison vibe and lots of green glazes, along with some yellow skulls all over the light green inner robe

Here's the front side of him. What do y'all think about some sores on his forehead? Too much?

>>96481570
>>96481580
Cool wizard, anon, I'd definitely at least add a wart on the nose. Here's mine.
>fuck around with cape for way too long (can't even see gradients on the shitty photo)
>force myself to finish up and varnish
>"should I do some freehanding on the cape?"
>instant panic attack
I wish I could paint.

Gunpla sperg got me thinking: If orks put plastic models together, and they put them in a little wrestling ring, would they get up and fight each other?

>>96481547
hope an archeologist finds it in 3000 years?

>>96481684
No, that's not how Waaaaagh!! energy works.

>>96481713
what if the orks painted "on" buttons onto their backs, and then pressed them?

>>96481720
Still no.

>>96481728
what if the ultimate goal was for the little robot kit to explode and kill humies?

>>96481621
Practice, practice and practice. No matter how many mistakes we make, we must always advance forward.

>>96481621
Still a fine looking wizard though

>>96481684
no, because that retarded lore is stupid so I don't consider it canon.

>>96481684
I dunno ask /40kg/

>>96481832
I'm sure all those books take your opinions into account.

>>96481888
Imagine reading books about the little models I paint.

>>96481888
>>96482050
How about we do not bring lorefaggotry here, eh?

Back to working on lizards

>>96481736
Still wouldn't work anon, hate to burst your bubble

>>96482224
Where do you live where your workspace seems to be a white void

>>96482224
Cute lizzer

>>96482261
I live in the white fabric dimension

Do I need to cover denatured alcohol when I strip paint?
I assume yes

>>96482546
No. But the shit smells, so I would.

>>96482546
The alcohol will evaporate off faster than the water and lose concentration, so it will get less effective over time. It's also a very minor ignition and toxic hazard, but only in a small area.

>>96482872
>It's also a very minor ignition and toxic hazard, but only in a small area.
RIP this idea

>>96482231
I still want a diorama of orks painting models of little squigs or something

Excuse this story, it'll be relevant in a second.
There is a little short (I think it's based on something else, but idk what) where a little demon (or alien, whatever) girl is raised in a post apocalyptic world by an android, and one day the world gets EMP'd and the android immediately shuts down mid step. The demon girl waits around for a long time for her to come back online but she never does.
There is a shot where it's raining and she's hunkering down next to the android and she had tied an umbrella to it so it wouldn't get wet.

Okay, miniature relevancy here. I want to do a little diorama based on this and I'm wondering what I could choose as the characters. The one that comes to mind would be like a grot and an ork in mega armor that has been shot in the head and is still just upright in the armor with the umbrella. but I don't love the idea of it being orks. I'm not sure there's any other options though, and it sort of makes sense because grots are retarded.
Any other ideas though?

>>96483076
A rusting servitor and a tau recon drone.

>>96482916
just put it in a tupperware or mason jar and close it

When painting the power armor of space Marines, what reads as bare unpainted armor? I'd think it'd be some Off-white grey, but I think that might just come off as looking like it was armor painted white

I am still working on the small details on this dude. How good (or shit) do you guys think he is? I want to start getting better at painting.

Anyone got a specific place they go to for bulk plastic pipettes? Without getting into specifics I just lost half of my stock to disgusting circumstances.

>>96483364
wash the gold with red, wash the bone with brown.
Highlight gold with silver, black with grey and red with orange.
Rotate image 90 degrees clockwise.

>>96483295
>what reads as bare unpainted armor?
Dull metal like Iron Warriors or Leadbelcher? Often when people do chipping or damage to powered armour, it's metal underneath.

>>96483295
The sources are inconsistent on this one.
Marine armor plates are made from ceramite, a bullshitium ceramic superalloy/composite that is both extremely durable and has amazing energy dissipation properties.
Multiple groups of marines are said to use/have used unpainted, bare ceramite armor, but the way it has been shown varies: Grey Knights have bluish silver, Dusk Raiders have dark grey, Nathaniel Garro has dark gunmetal.

Can I use a shop compressor (old man has several huge ones) and a cheapo airbrush? Or do I have to splurge on expensive airbrushes.

Is this also the proper thread to ask about figure and mini painting? The buyf/a/g general is more focused on buying shit.

>>96478683
>>96479558
Is Vallejo better than Army Painter?
I got some Vallejo and used it for the first time ever through this week and other than the white being really fucking bad I think it is good.

Added dead baby and started on the sword.

>>96484371
>Is this also the proper thread to ask about figure and mini painting?
Since this is the /tg/ board, mostly what we talk about here are miniatures meant for games - Warhammer, Marvel Crisis Protocol, Battletech, etc. - but many of the ideas and techniques we talk about might be applicable to vinyl anime figures, if that's what you're asking. They are smaller than the real thing, so I guess *technically* that makes them miniatures, too!

I'd be surprised, though, if you wouldn't find a more directly applicable discussion in /toy/ or /m/, though.