patience

[10 ball]

noun
1 the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset : you can find bargains if you have the patience to sift through the dross.

..... I do not possess this noun, I have tried to, I thought it would come but alas, sadly no.

I'm going to get home tonight and smash all those sodding marines with a hammer!

Why o why carnt I ever just wait for the sodding paint to dry before I carry on? :freaked-out:

 

[Garshnak]

Hmm, IMO the paint dries fairly quickly. Though if you want it to dry faster you could get a hairdryer and blast it with heat. Not too hot of course.
How much water are you using to thin down your paints?

Also, if you just simply base coat everything in a medium-light colour, you can also just dip (look around for proper dip solutions, I believe there's a good tut with hormagaunts/termagaunts) them if you don't have the patience for painting. Letting them dry and do some light drybrushing. Done.

 

[freakinacage]

lol welcome to my world

 

[Tommie Soule]

the lesson is, what do you need patience for if you are having fun?.
Think about it for a sec. Have fun blasting with hair dryer, choosing some over colour for later, look at boobs.
Have fun.

 

[10 ball]

" look at boobs"

Lol

 

[flashmanfe]

Have been trying for (I kid you not) 30 years to paint an acceptable mini. Have a very EXPENSIVE collection of paints and brushes (please don't tell my wife) but not a mini that I would post. But I am hopeful! To quote AlexiZ "there are no secrets, only practice." I own lots of instructional videos, but every time I lay brush to mini, I learn something. My goal is to post a mini that gets a 7 or hopefully an 8. Don't give up. To quote "Waterboy:" "You can do it." Read lots of the tutorials on the website, try to figure out what they're describing. Hit it again, don't be a quiter. Looking foreward to seeing you with a Golden Deamon, or if not that a mini that you post that says: "my best to date." Happy painting!

 

[Wicksy]

Its hard going man.....its just something you have to work at, but like Tommy says, you have to enjoy it. I'll wager that all the top mini painters absolutely love it. None of them feel it a chore. Thats why they pushed themselves to greatness. I have struggled, certainly with display painting. Once i finish the squad i'm working on i dont want to paint any marines for a bit. They have pissed me off having painted well over a hundred in the last few years.....though i've just ordered the start of a grey knight army (Well done Si, you've pulled a blinder there ). Dont paint when you dont want to though. It'll only end in tears. You have to want to do it first, then the rest will come with practise.

 

[IdofEntity]

the lesson is, what do you need patience for if you are having fun?.
Think about it for a sec. Have fun blasting with hair dryer, choosing some over colour for later, look at boobs.
Have fun.

This coming from the man who constantly lapses into a gremlin paranoia.

But he's right. And Garshnak is wise to ask if you're thinning your paints down enough. Most of the time a layer is dry a very short time after I've loaded up the brush again. I've blown on it gently to finish the drying.

 

[noneedforaname]

Just remember even if patience came in cans at the supermarket no one could be bothered to queue for it.

If your in the mode you'll be fine if not find something else to entertain you, for instance the aforementioned "boobs"

 

[Kalidane]

Just remember even if patience came in cans at the supermarket no one could be bothered to queue for it.

*swiped*

Waiting for washes or pretty much anything is a major pain. Make a sandwich, have a nap, paint something else... alternately, going by the definition there, just sit there being angry or upset and watch paint dry. Ooh or play guitar hero.

A delay with one thing means you have a chance to proceed with another. Roll with it.

 

[TrystanGST]

I don't think I've ever had to wait for paint to dry on a mini. In fact, I take advantage of the fact that the paint is still a bit wet to help blend! Even a small mini has so much surface area that unless you're working on a very specific part I can't imagine how you'd run into wet paint, unless your paint is very thick. Of course you could always browse the galleries here. I find that's almost TOO good at wasting time - the paint on my pallete has started to dry by the time I can pull myself away haha.

 

[Mourner]

Paint more...

Give one thing time to dry while working on another thing.

Or turn on the tv for something to look at while something dries

 

[GraveRisen]

realistically (Unless you're painting washes) you should never have to wait for anything to dry. It should be dry by the time you get your next color out. Try painting with less paint in thinner layers. Remember, you should ALWAYS be able to see the texture of your brush hairs before you touch the model.