Two Eldar Harlequins

I paint with really poor acrylics that are thick and dont accept ink so cut me a bit of slack.

Posted: 3 Mar 2002

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vulpin
Some suggestions: As mentioned below, thinning the paints would help some. It especially shows on the one on the left in the yellow. Also mentioned below is highlighting, which would help with the one on the right's hair. I can see some shading on both, but the left one's helmet could use some. I'm personally experimenting with ways of doing white that work for me (a medium grey for the shading is working so far, I hope to have the miniatures done and posted sometime) Overall, these are good Harlequin conversions, though the Harlequin's Kiss seems just a tad plain. Some suggestions on how to liven it up on the cheap include modelling it melding in with the vambrace (forearm protector) or setting a hobby knife on it before mounting it to the arm and rolling to score a line all around. Alternatively, if you have the $, you can get a tube cutter and use that to score the tube. If you are having trouble with inks (I've seen some occasions where ink doesn't settle right, especially on minis that have been handled a lot before inking), perhaps a really thinned shade of paint would work. Using black lends itself toward a dirty, oily look. Hope these tips help! -Vulpin
16 Dec 2004 • Vote: 5
AEther
"MY EYES" Does seem an appropriate comment, nut I can't help but like them none the less. They're cool as attention grabbers. Manly Action-woman on the right is a little worrying though.
17 Feb 2004
spaceelvesrock
i know you're full of it because any and all acrylics will take inks, that's why mini painters use them, it's oils that don't take inks, and besides you can paint a model just fine without any inking at all, just learn to drybrush
14 Dec 2002
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