Thread 96843642

Work in Progress, "Just As Planned!" 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:
>>96823068
>>96796145
>>96772989
>>96750857

>2025
aHR0cHM6Ly9mb3Jtcy5nbGUvemZxWjNGRDZIOXF2bVF5WDc=

Continuing the basecoats on my meat dragon. This is going to be easy but I dont want to miss any torn flesh.

>>96843642 (OP)
>my edgy space wizards made the op
>>96843720
This is really damn cool, not gonna lie. Can't wait to see it finished.

>>96843720
so will you do the retro violet or a full blue

>>96843642 (OP)
more of less finished this Imperial Griffin. might do some extra work on Griffin's helmet and breastplate

>>96843642 (OP)
I've kitbashed a praetorian from some decent scans of the older Cadian models. I've put it next to a Fummelfinger Space Marine to show off the scale. I really like it. I plan to print these Praetorians to use in my 1:1 time, patron and RPG Braunstein campaign based on second edition with alternating actions.

Im trying to kitbash a false Primarch mini
how big should the dude be?

>>96843968
https://minicompare.info/ might be useful to you

>>96843977
thank you anon Ill size him just a bit more

Asking here as I feel I'll get a better answer.
What material do you use for the physical base of terrain?
IE: Woods, ruins, etc.
Wood? Plasticard? I'm trying to think of something light but sturdy

>>96844015
cork my guy

>>96844021
I won't need to worry about it crumbling/breaking apart as its handled?
Cork doesn't feel like it'll be all that sturdy for a terrain base.

>>96844015
If you got the tools to cut it - Thin OSB for larger pieces. Plywood is getting pricey.
Smaller pieces you can even get away with cork, which can be stabilized by drizzling it with CA glue.
My fav is doing 3D printed bases. Sturdy, easy to design, no warping can be tailored to whatever you need and you can even model in some elevation to save on actual material and weight. But you gotta have access to a 3D printer (FDM).

>>96844047
See: >>96844069
Superglue makes it nice and stiff. Also cork as-is does not crumble that easily without anyone trying to actively crumble it.

>>96844077
>Superglue makes it nice and stiff.
Ur mom also makes it nice and stiff

>>96844069
I do seem to remember seeing OSB mentioned in previous looks so I may re-check that but I'll keep cork under consideration.
I've been considering just looking for plastic bases but if the super glue is enough to make Cork stiffen up then I'll give that a look.

>>96844088
>>96844077

>>96843642 (OP)
Seeing this makes me loathe myself for having a years-long grey tide of Rubrics.

>>96843650
Speaking of which, Santa, if you're reading this, this is the CO Thousand Sons guy who just signed on. I forgot to add I'm also cool with Trench Crusade stuff if it makes it easier. Wasn't a way to correct the initial form, so...

Anyway, to keep it on-topic, here's something I did a while ago.

Posting my Moebian 21st inspired Death World Veteran. I’ve been practicing weathering and I’m quite happy about the results.

>>96844133
That's a really nice mini, anon. Both the kitbash and painting!

>>96844133
As well you should be, damned good stuff!

>>96844133
Maybe overdid the weathering on the leather a bit but at least it fits the battle hardened veteran aesthetic.

>>96843968
honestly, barely any bigger than a terminator, gw gigantic primarch look retarded

I feel like something is missing on my lictors chitin, can anybody suggest a better color to accent it? Or should I just feather it with a lighter green then call it a day.

>>96844199
Some orange dashes might look good on the edges of the carapace. I think that would help break it up a bit.

>>96844182
I think the size I put him at is pretty good
Ill just keep him as is

>>96843720
Just a reminder that no one can 3D print models this detailed.
Proontfags still BTFO by this challenge.

>>96843758
the wings will have the violet hue but I thought the Violet to white style highlights were too intense. I'll have the blue fade into white on a lot of areas. I had a lot of back and forth about how I wanted it to look and I think the intense blue is what I went with.

>>96843746
Its all I want to do late tonight. Plan is to have the 1st red basecoat completed.

>>96844308
3d printing is coming really far, even Fdm is progressing rapidly. I think we'll get there with the really high end printers soon enough. The detail is nuts for a recast as well.

>>96844308
>wherever I go, I must be a retarded tribal subhuman
You need to go back to your containment.

I'm working on space wolves, trying to decide which color I want for metal/trim on my infantry. Which shade looks better to you?

>>96844371
STFU dog abuser and post a large proont with that level of detail.
How's your craftpaint slop going?

>>96843642 (OP)
Cringe

>>96844406
>>96844413
Go back.

>>96844413
you're mom is cringe

>>96844388
I feel gold goes better with the armor color but not so much with the yellow.

>>96844513
You go back, take your toddler fingerpaints and your messy chunky megabloks tier prints with you.

How do you backflush with crown cap like this?

Went back and highlighted the standing Witch King model a bit because even though I wanted to avoid it looking too painted and want the range to look more movie accurate/realistic, it seemed a bit too flat without contrast. I think I'm calling it on that model, just gotta base it. Went ahead and base coated the mounted version too, damn good model.

>>96845142
I have the H&S Ultra 2024 and had a bit of trouble doing backflow as well. I just take a makeup sponge and squeeze it down a bit and jam the corner of it into the nozzle.

>>96845142
HS says with something like a wet piece of cloth. Alternatively, get an airbrush that is not treating you like a retard.

>>96845142
Pay up, goy

>>96845142
you get this >>96839121

>>96845182
not sure if the link keeps the selection, its picrel

>>96845182
But i like my crown cap.

>>96845182
Why is this needle so dirt cheap compare to Iwata, H&S or basically any airbrush brand needles anyway?

>>96844576
I also want to make sure they're distinct enough from the ultramarines. I think I've got a good general armor color, and the copper/bronze coloring in the trim fits the armor pretty well.

>>96845221
>why is thing on aliexpress so cheap compared to parts made in japan or yurup?
it's a mystery

>>96845294
is that a pube on his right leg?

>>96845221
because noname chinesium
the actual question would be, is it actually x times worse?, probably not for our uses

>>96845221
>not made out of shit materials
>zero fucks given when it comes to the functional design
>not made by enslaved chink children
>taxes
Plenty of reasons.

>>96845338
This anon will bitch about bent needle in a month or two

>>96845294
the bronze one looks better with the space wolves blue.

Almost finished these guys for orktober. Gonna base them before doing any more final details

>>96845344
whatever you do to bend a needle would bend a iwata one too
the actual difference is shape and polish, wich does affect the spray smoothness

>>96845458
>whatever you do to bend a needle would bend a iwata one too
>all steel is the same
No.

I am making my own wargame with downloadable miniatures etc. Getting better at making the models itself, gonna print this one now as first try out model.

What would you guys advice to grow a community? Discord or Telegram?

>>96845477
>>all steel is the same
ofc is not, but if you are hitting you nozzle your are doing something wrong, if you aren't it won't ever bend

anecdotal evidence: i have had a chinesium airbrush with a chinesium needle for 10 years never had any problems

>>96845502
Discord absolutely. Telegram is way to niche.

>>96845502
>I am making my own ai slop
>/wip/ - internet marketing and community management
Go back.

>>96845502
This is an AI image of a miniature, not a 3d file. What's the actual stl look like?

>>96845526
Lol who hurt you? It is just a concept image for one of the miniatures? You think I am gonna spend hours building miniatures from scrap if there are easier tools to generate 3d models?

>>96845532
It doesn't look like anything, because the pAIjeet is simply attentionwhoring his pAIjeetry, as usual.

>>96845523
Be careful discord is full of troon groomers

>>96845540
>there are easier tools to generate 3d models
lol
lmao
t. 3D artist

>>96845532
Printing this one now.

>>96845541
Kek you are truly sad mf. You don't know shit about me or what I am working on. Just wanted to get some info. Didn't post links or shit so stfu

>>96845579
No you retarded faggot. You wanted to parade your slop here for no apparent reason. This is /wip/, not your instagram.

>>96843650
I never participated before but before I sign up - I know that some anons are more generous than others but how much participants are expected to spend? I don't want to be stingy or anything, just want to know the expectations.

>>96845608
There's no expected budget. I'd honestly be happy with a handwritten card, a small miniature and a pack of cookies. I participate because I want to gift an anon something nice, not because I expect something in return.

>>96845544
Take your meds.

>>96845608
If you're interested in knowing what's gone on in years past, we have imgur galleries for many of the previous exchanges:

>2024
https://imgur.com/a/g7MfJE5
>2023
https://imgur.com/a/e9QOmJJ
>2022
https://imgur.com/a/2OWxHpg
>2021
https://imgur.com/a/TKfeLxU
>2020
https://imgur.com/a/TeduVrJ
>2019
[REDACTED]
https://imgur.com/a/sRT7kKm
>2018
https://imgur.com/a/UWRYKEq
>2017
https://imgur.com/a/qS7PH
>2016
https://imgur.com/a/1fxhq

>>96845883
I might sign up... but... being in the UK, I worry that the Gov might block 4chan before we get to Christmas. I know the 4chins doesn't like VPN much.

Wanted to get "dark/night elves" skin, got something closer to vampire instead...

>>96845901
UK is really starting to resemble V for Vendetta lately.

>>96846093
US*

>>96845608
The genereal consensus is probably miniatures roughly worth what 1 GW troop box would cost + some sweets + christmas card. Some people go totally over this ofc, but its by no means necessary.

>>96845153
Couldn't help myself.

Fucked up glueing (forgot to wash it, being a resin model) this weirdboy proxy, broke off its base and staff in the process; he really went through perils of the warp I guess. Did bad on priming it too; barely salvageable, but i'll still try to paint him
Any personal tips on doing beach (water+sand) base? Tried this out with vallejo & AK textured paint (sand, wanter and foam), could probably be made to look much better

>>96846286
Great model, nj anon

>>96844150
>>96844133

>>96845502
AI slop, certified trash

>>96845557
Still garbage. Please post photos of your greenstuff masters before you make your resin/metal casts

If its printed, take yourself out with the trash and don't come back

>>96845502
Kindly kill yourself and never post slop again.

>>96846358
don't people usually use epoxy resin to do water? build up the beach part first, then glue a plastic dam around the base and fill it with resin to make the water.

>>96845502
>>96845557

I'm not sorry - you're a huge faggot. Get the fuck out of here. Get some greenstuff and sculpt you fucking loser.

>>96846973
i've seen that done for big tyrannid pieces, really cool; that would probably be a bit too time consuming for a whole army with lots of little dudes such as orks

>>96846929
Nigga comes here, showing off the most average, subpar, sloppiest of slopminis on the planet, and then gets mad when called out, lmao.
I don't even mind AI, but these fucking idiots shitting over half of the internet with this kind of hot garbage, pretending they are some kind of great artist, is what really rustles my jimmies.

>>96845502
not your personal army of marketing subjects.

Go back to your day job and seethe

Worked on some small details and jade/mint today. Oh and thank you anons for the replies about the feathers, I wasn't 100% sure of the colors, I do plan to do patterns or at least something more interesting on them.

>>96845502
>>96845557
Looks good.

>>96847079
No, it doesn't, samefag-kun.

>>96847079
>>96845557
>>96845502

This is one guy btw

>he's feverishly watching a youtube video on "how to grow a community on discord as a dutch college student with no talent"

>>96845540
>You think I am gonna spend hours building miniatures from scrap if there are easier tools to generate 3d models
Yes. Yes I do you colossal cock gobbling faggot.

>>96845540
>Lol who hurt you?
Your abhorrently shit taste did.

Ok guys we get it, you don't like ai slop. I don't like it either but let's move on.

>>96847315
I don't really have anything to talk about or update.

>>96843720
badass

>>96848009
I just sat down to paint the rest of the red.

>>96846286
Tell us your recipe, precious.

I needed a break from Knights, so I went back to my NMM marshal I started and never finished. Honestly, I think im starting to find a method that works for me. It's nowhere near done, but NMM has been my white whale for a while and I'm just happy to be making any progress at all.

5 to go
Nurglings came out a lot better this time but I want the rust and verdigris to be better

Man, for $76 this feel very premium, the trigger feel smooth as fuck, it just feel so good on hand

finally painting my blood bowl skaven just in time for them to get fisted by the new rules

>>96848990
can you tell if it's possible to swap a bigger needle into it?

Greatly discouraged by the amount of details on the new Possessed models after priming them.
I now understand why you see so few of them fully painted.

>>96845672
Fuck off groomer

>>96849151
All GW models are designed for contrast paint, not for actual painting

>>96849167
They look like they're designed to make recasting harder and yet these are chink recasts anyway.

a hero in the making

>>96849167
>>96849170

I always felt they were designed for display painting, rather than gaming. It would explain why even boxes of (newer release) grunts have so many dynamic poses and designs that are harder to convert than older plastics.

Snek

>>96847075
Lizard

>>96846286
Ghoulie

>>96849685
Cool Thulsa Doom.

>>96849702
Thx!

>>96849403
Why is it a groid?

>>96849719
Forgot the fuckin pic

>>96848990
Yeag, Ps270 and Ps289 to this day still the king of price/performance

>>96849119
Only 0.3mm needle

>>96849170
in the end it's plastic injection wich has more limitations than casting, and chinks have the recasting bussiness so perfected that they can do any sprue anyways

>>96849725
superior upper boy strength.

>>96844133
>>96844150
The pieces of leather that you say look a little bit overdone are pieces people tend to hold onto longer and generally replace only when it's truly beyond repair, so I think it's fine if they're a little more weathered than other pieces like the boots.

>>96843977
NTA but that's gonna be so useful for kitbashing, thanks

>>96845608
>how much participants are expected to spend
The shipping costs.
Don't worry, just send what you think is a nice holiday gift.

>>96850410
I tend to send quite a lot... maybe 360-ish... but I'm retarded, and have odd tastes, so I figure the recieving partys are probably a bit confused, much of the time.

Over the 4 years I've taken part, I've received nothing once, £25 to £30 once, £50 to £60 once and last year probably about £150 worth.

Go into it expecting to get screwed over and you'll be ecstatic with whatever you receive. Though, myself, I oft use it to clear out stuff I've been hording and will never use.

>>96850574
NOT £360.... I send out £30 to £60-ish. fuck knows how that messed up.

>>96849167
This is bait but the current csm designs predate contrast

>>96850586
that shit was in development for years before release

Saw this rad kit at an antique store. Sadly it's just the box.

>>96851511
something to look forward to each month :D

>>96851511
This gives me weeb figs vibes, you sure you posted in the correct thread?

Will try to do some decent muscle from here.

>>96849032
Combining stripes and skavens...Are you me from the future ?

>>96851585
Too many figure hobbies

>>96851641
All good anon, I only have like 2 preorders open myself. One is the rerelease of Rin with Scooter from Yuru Camp based on this illustration, can't wait for that one.

>>96851178
Motherfucker

Leetle wip

Gonna do the rest of my banner set. Any ideas for the designs?

>>96849842
does anyone know if there is an airbrush that can switch between .3 and .8 needles? preferably a trigger model.

>>96851902
OldHammer inspired banner ?
Maybe simplifying/customizing some of existing concepts like pic related ?

>>96851703
I wish that I spent my highschool years driving a little scooter to camp sites every weekend.

>>96852012
They gotta be god specific, already did the Tzeentch and undivided one, got the other 3 to figure out.

>>96852035
Oldhammer is maybe way too detailed for that purpose.
Still hyped to see whatever you gonna do.

>>96851585
>This gives me weeb figs vibes
I presume that you will also point out that busts and 75mm figures of any kind are also not on-topic for this thread?

>>96852355
Nah, I'm not that dumbass. I just felt like 7 different pre-orders each releasing different month made more sense for weeb figs than miniatures, so I pointed it out. Looks like I was right, too.
>>96852027
Same, man.

>>96851902
A music sheet for Slaanesh with some silly jingle or ringtone - the treble clef may have a skull or some such

>>96843977
Man the scale difference between the Guillimans is so fucked up. Is it because his HH sculpt is older? It doesn't seem to be an issue between the Lions. Although his HH sculpt looks like he's playing baseball and looks real rigid, not a fan.

>>96851902
A grinning skull oozing
(Maybe with hands like a shitty joker meme)

>>96851800
Cute!

Dark elves after washes. Trying to redeem myself after Succubus.

>>96854111
They look pretty good. What was wrong with the succubus

>>96854260
She was very mediocre, far below I could and should do. At least now I'm smart enough to do sub-assembly painting next time since half of problems was related to how I couldn't reach certain areas without holding brush in odd way, often painting over whole different colors due to lack of proper hand brace. And she had white robe with gold trim, which isn't easy to begin with.

Lancer I'm working on atm. Base layers and some highlighting down, prior to enamels/oils.

Finished my canned grots

>>96854380
That looks hella nice! Are those eyes actual glowing LEDs?

>>96854421
Yeah, they are. Figured id try it on this knight for fun. Its a cool gimmick for this one-off but I think i probably prefer the look of painting up the lenses.

>>96854421
very nice yellow btw

>>96854436
That's fair. It does look really cool with the glowing eyes for what it's worth, but I can imagine those LEDs being kind of a pain to work with
>>96854444
>very nice yellow btw
Thx! It looked way too orange on wip phone pics but I'm quite happy with how it turned out in the end

>>96854380
the really thick silver edge highlights are a hard no dude. You have a really good model here and the rest of your paint work is spot on. The fat highlights on the silver bring it down. Try and stipple or drybrush instead or you can clean them up by painting a medium silver to thin the fat lines. Nothing against you but the silver pops out in a bad way. Just first thought that came into my head.

only had time to work on the metallics for a bit today but might as well post an update

The flag is awful and I hate painting it.
I'm going to come back to this with fresh eyes in the morning, still need to finish the bases and lenses and anything else I missed

Not entirely sure what caused this bit of texture on the wings. I was using a old shit brush, so maybe the bristles were sort of disintegrating and leaving texture? Griffon Claw from TTC and it's not a chunky paint at all. The primer is pretty smooth too to the point it was being a little hydrophobic at the start

>>96854798
was the primer fully cured before painting?

>>96854798
>to the point it was being a little hydrophobic at the start
Well that's your problem, primer shouldn't be smooth it should have some texture for paint to grab onto. You had a priming issue and that caused weird paint behavior.

>>96854831
He's been sitting in my little WIP box for a while
>>96854832
Ya, I believe this was in the last batch of AP black primer I used before I got my Colour Forge in the mail. And that's been an issue I've had with AP. Not NEARLY as bad as with the white, but still something .

>>96854761
snip it off and have her carry a torch

>>96854421
These are ded sexy! You know what you have to do now!

Add a green one and a black one!

>>96854798
Might be dust. Anything you are looking to prime that has been sitting idle for a while it is a good idea to give a quick brush off before priming. Alternatively it could have been from dust or flecks left in the brush itself. Or if it is a polyurethane based primer make sure it never froze as that will fuck it up permanently, but I would also expect other issues if that was the case.

>>96854832
>primer shouldn't be smooth
these are the kind of people giving advice on wip

>>96854914
My WIP box is an old candy tin, so no dust getting in there. I think it was the brush. Old dogshit brush that I usually use for washes, but it sits out and probably collects dust and rinsing it in my cup might not get it all out. I just won't use those old shitty brushes for that kind of thing I guess.

>>96854948
There's this weird tendency itt (or one specific retard-kun) to give advice on shit you have no clue about. It's kinda baffling.

>>96854948
There's smooth and there's smooth. A primer should of course give you an even coat without any lumps or so, but if it goes outright "glassy" on you it will, as he noted, tend to cause adhesion and flow issues for the paint you put on top.

>>96854948
>>96854991
I mean he's technically not wrong because you don't want it perfectly smooth on like a microscopic scale. It should definitely be smooth to the touch though.

>>96854948
rough like matt varnish not smooth like gloss

>buy a second hand airbrush with a 0,2 kit a few months ago
>have a lot of fun with it
>but still think that I need to improve my skill to make tiny details
>realize today that it was not a 0,2 but a 0,4 kit...

>>96854948
go prime a mini with gloss varnish and try painting over that, retard

>>96855058
yeah at the microscopic level you should not see visible grain like that wing

>>96855043
>technically wrong =/= practically good advice
Sure, you don't want it smooth on a microscopic scale. But you definitely want it smooth to the touch/normal look.

>>96855058
(gloss) varnish =/= primer.

>>96855077
The issue with those wings is that the grains/lumps there are anything but microscopic. They're large enough that you can give them a smooth coat of paint.

>>96854380
He's gonna bonk some fools

>>96855058
explain gloss primer then retard

Started building some termies for my Raptors.

>>96855413
I can barely see them good job

>>96855413
A blank cutting mat...WIP memes are becoming esoteric

>>96855413
Noice

>>96854876
Ty anon! They come in 3 packs, what to do with the last one?

What is some good acrylic airbrush cleaner that’s not expensive but still good?

>>96855837
acetone

>>96855413
A veteran keeping a stubgun as a backup weapon is some next level "Getting too old for this shit" vibe.

>>96855837
Anywhere selling airbrush stuff should also be selling the Vallejo airbrush cleaner. You don't need anywhere near as much of the stuff as people seem to think as long as you are flushing your airbrush after use. Don't run ethanol or acetone based cleaners through it though as you will fuck the O-rings. If it needs a deep clean then you can use that stuff but make sure to remove the O-rings prior then let it soak.

Well, that was a fun challenge i suppose. People doing nmm on an army are insane and need mental help. I think I'm going to go back to using metallics with some nmm shading techniques. It takes 10% of the time.

>>96855413
>filename
Mobile user.

>>96851902
Too bad you didn't make the slaanesh banner more of a machine with some daemonette attached to like some torture/bdsm thing. Otherwise you could make it seem like it's a living thing that's been turned into a banner, like the sonic thig at the top is it's mouth, the side hooks are it's hands and the backside of the banner hides the rest of the mutated thing.

The nurgle banner should be a skull or set of three skulls. Or maybe a fly. Either way, make the banner look like it's oozing some putrid chemical and that the banner is rotting.

Khorne banner should be either khornes logo or the face of a bloodthirster or something. It looks pretty clean, so maybe make it look plain but soaked in blood?

>>96855413
>shaved the crux terminatus
Immediate seppuku

>>96855837
Clean with hot water, and back flush with IPA

>>96854859
>He's been sitting in my little WIP box for a while
It's likely dust that collected on top as it sat on the box.
I kinda like the texture, though.

>>96855154
Very situational, mostly to achieve very smooth finishes, usually with an airbrush, which doen't have the same issues as a brush.

>>96855837
>What is some good acrylic airbrush cleaner that’s not expensive but still good?
If you're cleaning out acrylics from your brush while the paint is still wet, you probably won't need more than some warm water. If you've only used water-based or solvent-based acrylics and you've deferred cleaning a little (maybe the phone rang or you had to make dinner or something) then chasing the hot water with IPA will probably do the trick. If you let ANYTHING dry in your airbrush, the easiest option - by far - is to just go nuclear and use lacquer thinner or acetone. Those solvents will muderdeathkill everything (especially dried paint) from every relevantnook and cranny and do it extremely fast. The downside is that unless you want to stink up your workstation you need to have either a pot or a functional extraction system.

I don't understand you people. I have a bottle of acetone on my work bench that I use to degrease parts before I put threadlocker on them. I don't even notice the smell.

makin a BA bladeguard captain

>>96845883
My guy last year never posted his gift...

>>96846093
There's a reason so much dystopian fiction comes from there.

>>96856620
gonna be honest here, the wings on the shield look silly

>>96856587
Lacquer thinner smell pretty good though

>>96857019
I feel like the skull pile needs to be darker honestly, it feels too bright and draws the eye too much compared to the model and skull in the hand
Looks great otherwise

>>96856975
It does to you? I find it pretty unpleasant and I usually enjoy the smell of chemicals

>>96857022
it's a fair bit darker in reality as the white and black next to each other fucks with my phone's contrast
i should make a proper lightbox

>>96857019
>10 ton dreadnought guy standing on skulls
Sorry, I don't buy it.

>>96855837
>4 replies
>no Medea mentioned
What is this thread even doing. It's odorless, cleans everything fast, and they sell it in huge bottles that will last you a long time.

>>96855837
>5 replies
>it's all garbage
Buy Tamiya airbrush cleaner that you can also use as extra thin plastic glue.

>>96857255
Tamiya cleaner is essentially acetone you doofus. IPA will work for lacquers and acrylics as well, none of the replies were bad

>>96857044
Yes, it smell like banana vodka

>>96857266
Why don't you go ahead and glue your models using straight acetone. Just shut the fuck up, nigger.

Did a little work

>>96857305
It would actually work you stupid fucking retard, dont talk about shit you have no idea about. Tamiya is basically acetone diluted with buthyl acetate for better flow

>>96857319
Don't forget to post your results, shithead redditor.

>>96857334
>no argument
>ad hominem
I accept your concession

>>96857348
>reddit language
Why aren't you gluing minis using acetone? Why doesn't everyone? Dumbass cattle.

Just dont have a sense of smell and then all paints and glues are odourless

>>96857358
nta but how do you think tamiyas cement works?

Changing of the guard, damn I gotta dust

i'm just gonna leave this here, it's in whatever language but it doesnt matter

>>96857518
>it's in whatever language
That's Czech.
t. Czech

>>96857528
what does it say

>>96857539
the table is all you need to look at

>>96857539
It's a safety list, first and foremost. The most of the page is just safety standards related to the chemicals below. H225 is, for example, that it is highly flammable liquid and vapors. H319 that it causes serious eye irritation, you get the idea. The other half (P000) is how to safely use and store these. P102 is, for example, to keep it away from children.

Part 3 (oddíl) is just what it is made of, but you can see that yourself. >>96857544

>>96857308
off to a good start

>>96857518
ok so what does this tell us? It is indeed acetone and buthyl acetate, what about it

>>96857361
forget the best smelling paint, what's the best tasting paint? duncan's paints all taste like soap and citadel contrast paints are fucking vile especially the red ones

working on a Blood Bowl star player.

>>96857571
it just means that their extra thin cement and their airbrush cleaner is the same, the latter being a lot cheaper
some anons where arguing about gluing

>>96857591
>Jim: "He sent him down for a 'chat' with the Astrogranite!"
>Bob: "Yeah... looks like our 'star player' has developed a sudden interest in the state of the pitch."
>Jim: "Well... at lest now, he has a big head wound to go with his big reputation!"

>>96857888
I actually have 100% acetone in my garage, I'll test it when I get home, just out of curiosity

I made this ‘tutorial’/recipe for speed painting orcs like 4 years ago. I guess it needs just a bit of text to go along with the pictures.

I personally love these kinds of tutorials. I find them more useful than videos. Though videos have the advantage of showing how the paint is applied. I’m thinking that could be done with a gif.

Any thoughts, c/c etc?

This was just when contrast came out and I was pretty hype about it for army painting.

>>96857955
100% acetone is fine as a cleaner, not so much as glue, it dissolves the plastic alright but it doesn't bond quite the same
you calso can't do useful sprue goo, it's a lot more 'gummy', stringy and overall finicky, think slime vs clay

>>96857964
I think what you have here would work, provided there's a column out to the right with clear concise language explaining what you're doing in each step. A tutorial image like that would end up in our MEGA for sure!

The problem with using a GIF is that there're no "start" and "stop" buttons, so you have to watch the whole thing several times to get the precise instructions.

Do people actually eat the food people gift them in SS, or do people usually just throw that stuff out?

>>96858610
Yeah that stuff has to go into the garbage, too many past instances of 4chan exchanges and meetups where involved persons bring/send food that has semen in it.
But anons continue to think
>Yeah but I'M SPECIAL and people will just know this by divine intervention and they will eat/drink the things I send because I'M SPECIAL

>>96858633
Does that apply just to home made stuff, or also packaged stuff?

>>96858633
>semen in it
you could weigh sealed packages or something

>>96858660
>>96858684
You can go find youtube videos of "sealed" packages being tampered with and restored to a "sealed" state.
On the extreme end that one jeet who makes perfect gum packages out of chewings scraped from the sidewalk and undersides of tables

>>96858610
>Do people actually eat the food people gift them in SS
I hope so! Beaver Nuggets are costly, bulky, and heavy, and if you don't live near a Buc-ee's, they're also hard to get a hold of!

>>96858610
Yes, the idiots here are unlikely to send you something toxic or cum filled.
There is no need when they can just straight up send you a dessicated lizard or a jar of cum (both of which have gone missing)
Nobody is spending $45 in shipping to maybe possibly get someone else to eat a cum cookie.

>>96858716
Imagine sending somebody a package of space marine intercessors where all the models were previously built and then taken apart and glued back into the sprue and the box shrinkwrapped again.

>>96858716
>>96858633
Still trying to make this smearing campaign about one of last instances of people wanting to be nice to each other?

>>96858756
I was asking mostly because I'd send some packaged food as filler treats, but if nobody is eating them, then I'd consider just trying to put in some more effort to figure out some filler people might not just throw out.

>>96858731
>the Holy Beaver, alhamdulillah
based

>>96858784
I always add some christmas sweets from the supermarket. If Anon is too paranoid to eat the choclolate, its his loss.
In the past i've got some really good chocloate and other sweets from Russia (chocolate with fish bits inside, i thought its crazy, but it was delicious), England and Poland, and all of it was very good.

I really REALLY need to read more about your circlejerk.

>>96858892
Keep reading instead of ignoring it then!
I'm glad you have free will!

>>96858892
go back, faggot

>>96858610
>>96858633
I probably wouldn't be brave enough to eat homemade cookies or something like that but everything factory sealed is good to go in my book. I really don't believe some autist would go through the trouble of resealing a package just to fuck with his SS. I also don't understand how can someone be so fucking bitter and desperate to try and make this event less enjoyable for others. Then again, I guess we do have a couple schizos here.

>>96858754
>Nobody is spending $45 in shipping
Buddy, large corporations have taken billions to trillions of dollars in losses over the last couple of decades to try and make you woke, and you think it's unimaginable that an internet troll is going to spend the value of two mcdonalds meals to have a laugh?

>>96859147
go back

>>96858610
>>96858754
>the idiots here are unlikely to send you something toxic or cum filled
"Remember we have only to be lucky once, you will have to be lucky always"

>>96859184
>no argument

>>96859340
I'm not going to argue with a literal shitposter lmao
go back

>>96859364
>I'm not going to do what I am currently doing

Can't really catch it on photo but each time I try to paint faces, they end up "smeary" as if instead of painting, I rip off previous layer or leave sharp shadows. But then again, trying to get glazes often ends up releasing too much paint and drowning said shadows. Meh.

>>96858851
>chocolate with fish
>chocolate with semen
itsthesamepicture.jpg

>>96860237
will you shut the fuck up already

>>96858784
>I was asking mostly because I'd send some packaged food as filler treats
Do it. Assholes like >>96858633 and >>96859147 who spew horror stories are gonna be in the minority here, and just stir shit for the rest of us who actually participate in Secret Santa. Don't believe me? Pick just one year from >>96845883's post and look at what all the other anons were sending.

I feel the best treats are ones that are local to you and/or hard to get for your recipient ... or blue Yorkie bars, which pretty much beat anything.

>>96860237
You sound REALLY interested in men's semen, anon.

>>96860272
quite the opposite actually
i wouldn't eat either of those

>>96860258
(you)

>>96858610
I always include chocolate buckeyes from my home state which I think are a fun regional treat

Doesn't joining the SS mean you pretty much dox yourself?

>>96860863
Yeah, more or less, unless you have a PO box.
>t. participates anyway

It's so easy to tell when 40kg shitposters come here lmao

Okay, that's enough for this evening. Today's progress.

>>96860863
>Doesn't joining the SS mean you pretty much dox yourself?
We've had the same Santa for the last three or four years, and he's done a great job. Sure, he'll have our addresses, but the most practical upshot of that is weeding out the grinches from year to year.

Yes, some anon out there who got your gift might figure out who you are. Maybe it terrifies you to know that someone from here knows you IRL...

... or maybe you just made a new friend, anon. Let's have a game over at the Citadel some weekend when I'm not mowing the yard or taking care of dogs.

>>96860993
Good job, 'only anon who ever posts any painting'!
They look pretty good. I like the red and purple with the 2 on the right together.

>>96861029
Hey, I've been posting updates on my lizard every day!

Slowly working through my Inquisitor and retinue.

>>96861089
Anon you need to unlock some more characters
From what I can see they look goob but you need to get another light on them

>>96861059
You're cool too

>>96861119
Yeah, didn't notice the street fighter character select/who's that pokemon level of the silhouettes until after posting the pic, but my lightbox won't fit the whole bunch nicely in one shot.

>>96861119
>they look goob
a hilariously accurate irony of a typo

>>96861171
It's either not enough light with

>>96861178
*these, or too much.
I don't know why the sentence got cut off in posting.

>>96861178
Anon, may I recommend a light that isn't the camera flash?

>>96861190
You may, but I'm cheap.

>>96861178
Are you just drybrushing these?

>>96861029
Thanks. I hope his coat turned cuhazy enough.

>>96861202
Looks like a lot of drybrushing but also some edge highlights are visible, like the silver on the gold.

In the words of Samuel L. Jackson, "God DAMN!"

>>96861236
he's beautiful

>>96861236
>Emperor, Im melting!

>>96857578
>what's the best tasting paint?
90's Citadel Bleached Bone. Nothing else comes close if you have tasted that sweet ambrosia.

progress

Using coloured plastic sheets for a broken stained glass effect
Only 70 more bases to do it on haha
>>96861761
I really love your lizzer, the blues are beautiful

Progress on the mk vii lad. just gotta finish his base and matte varnish

>>96861886
holy ai batman

>>96861886
Stovepipe legs

Progress after completely going back from zero, will make deepest recesses black but I think I got my test muscle result right.

>>96861761
Bonkers as always.

>>96861761
very cool lizard, anon.

>>96861975
Absolutely love it and can't wait to see it finished

>>96854798
So I stripped the paint off and tried it again, same result. Although grain doesn't seem to be as bad. So it's probably the primer and I confirmed it was part of the last batch I did with AP. It's so weird that AP seems to go on kinda rough but is also way glossier than Colour Forge.
So I might strip the primer off and try to reprime before the weather gets too shit for the season. Should probably reprime Duval too since he was part of the same batch.

>>96861860
>>96861975
>>96861994
Thank you anons! The stained glass effect is really cool and damn, that muscle looks fantastic.

>>96861975
Achievable natty?

>>96861886
Looks good anon
>>96861943
meds

>>96862422
Depends if you count the physical manifestation of your own avarice brought about by the corrupting influence of the Warp as natty.

>>96862472
I'm pretty open minded.

>>96844015
I buy PVC board, which I use for all kinds of things. You can get it at Home Depot if you're in the states. Search for .118 24x36 White PVC Project Board. SKU # 1002137802

>>96861943
wow, never been accused of that before lol

>>96862454
>>96862637
I dont mean the image is ai generated but its so "enhanced" by your phones ai filters you can barely see the fucking guy

>>96861886
That image quality is unbelievably fucked

>>96861202
No, those are layered washed and highlighted.
starting on the battle sisters now

>>96862958
Gotta ask, what's up with your models? are they recasts or something? They're all weirdly low fidelity.

>>96862978
Prints probably.

>>96862958
why are they salamander black?

>>96861886
As >>96862728 and >>96862749 said. Now get the fuck out of our thread and learn how to use your camera.

>>96862987
because they are "in progress"

So how is Vallejo new true metal paint?

>>96863093
why did you think painting them like the whitest man in argentina was a good in between step?

New painter here with a question. How do I know what colors to use to compliment the model?

For example I want to paint a Chaos Space Marine Blue-Green (more Green than Blue), what color should I paint the trim? Dark Brass? White-ish brass? Yellow Gold? Bright Yellow Gold? Would muted colors be better or brighter colors? How do I know how to pick? I don't know.

>>96863428
just imagine what it would look like and decide which is better. you can see the apple in your head right?

>>96863428
Use impcat to test schemes out.

>>96863443
>t.

What’s the best ultra matte varnish for minis on the market at the moment?
Preferably idiot proof too. I’m starting out with a cheap chinesium airbrush.

>>96863428
You could try dicking around in image editing software and do a hue shift on selective parts. Washes might be a bit more tricky since they add something of a tint.

Citadel did paint a Chaos Lord as AL in the promo pics, since they're fairly green-blue it might help.

>>96863443
Yeah I see the red green apple. I was just wondering if there is a way to know what color to use. I think that muted gold would look better but what do I know. I barely can tell colors apart.

>>96863445
That's neat. I'll try it, thanks.

>>96863480
Actually it does help, thanks.

>>96863428
Just remember, always use complimentary colors in similar amounts and high saturations.

>>96861761
What golds do you use?

I will have to paint my first lizards soon. I usually stay far away from golds (and metallics in general)

>>96864173
Take photos from farther away and then crop.

>>96863453
ak ultramatt

>>96863561
I'll try to remember to write up a simple guide next time I'm painting gold. The gist of it is
>retributor armor/TTC dragon's gold basecoat
>wash with a 1:1 mix of gore-grunta fur and magos purple(or reikland and druchii violet, contrasts give a nicer color though), do 2 passes for deeper shadows
>layer up towards the parts that would reflect light with liberator gold/ttc glistening gold and canoptek alloy/ttc platinum crown
>edge highlight upwards facing edges with canoptek alloy/ttc platinum crown

>>96843720
Fuck me I wish I had that dragon.

>>96843720
needs moar FIREBLU

Been practicing thinning my paints...im a savage and tend to just glob it on and paint fast but I want to get better so here we are... Advice and critique? He's still a wip

>>96864573
It looks good, I don't see any overly thick layers anywhere. I think you got it right.

>>96864573
on that leg that's too much highlight, if everything is highligthed to the maximun light nothing is

>>96863453
>Preferably idiot proof too. I’m starting out with a cheap chinesium airbrush.

>>96864775
NTA but I tried using it with brush and it melted test paint surface with single stroke. I would assume that same would happen with actual model and with airbrush too.

>>96854380
Awesome

>>96863428
Why is it always the CSM players

>>96865078
I think some of them either don't think about the trim until later or just want to break away from typical metal colors. And to be fair, unlike loyalists it's a recurring design trait across the entire army, so perhaps it stifles trying to make something original.

Could also propose to anon that he may find fair use from DoW2's army painter to some extent.

I think I have a rough idea on what to do for this banner, any suggestions?

>longsword
>longersword

>>96865329
MS13

I tried making armour from masking tape for my Dacian falxmen, inspired by the dendra panoply and those segmented WW1 body armours. Currently the vambrace is way too thick and I need to rethink how to do it, but I think the basic idea is sound.

>>96865464
>masking tape
when you make your poc you may want to switch to plasticard, you can even use dfifferent thicknesses for different parts

How'd I do.

>>96865482

I initially tried using plasticard of 0.25 and even 0.125mm, but it was more difficult to work with than tape.

>>96863298
If you've never heard of priming black for everything then you should STFU and lurk.

>>96865485
We have got to sort out your camera situation.

>>96865567
I have never seen pixelation on a 3000x4000 image before, this is legitimately impressive

>>96863001
/40kg/ bully patrol member here. Secondong this.

>>96865614
>/40kg/
fuck off back to your shithole and dont come back

>>96865397
[RULES_OF_NATURE.mp4]

>>96865397
Parry this

>>96865669
The man catcher of the 41st millennium

>>96865495
i feel you, i have also used cardboard in the past to make belts and stuff like that

>more difficult
it is yes, but it's a better finish imo, and more durable
takes a bit of practice to learn how to cut and bend it but your shapes aren't too complicated so it should be doable

>>96865630
Lol, probs not anon. The real garbage is >>96861886 here, so me and my fellow bully patrol lads are making sure he doesn't post shit pics.

Cope, faggot.

>>96865567
>>96865595
idk what to do, I just took a picture on my iphone (13), cropped it and uploaded it.

>>96865717
Did you zoom in when taking the picture, or take it at the 1x zoom and then crop that?

>>96865717
move the light little farther away your lighting him up like christmas tree
and take the picture little farther away without zoom

>>96865717
>iphone
try proyect indigo

i also can't understand how that thing got pixelated on those places, it's like the denoise algorithm doesn't like trim either

>>96865732
I think I was at 2x zoom.

New thread:

>>96866091
>>96866091
>>96866091

>>96860863
I've both recognized anons and been recognized IRL without doxing myself by way of SS.

>changing batteries
>touched the inside of my camera lens on accident
>pictures will forever be blurry
rip me

>>96867232
..... change the batteries again and clean the lense?