Recent content by WorkingStiff

I\'m a bit curious on the demographics of the painters here.When I see the great painted minis posted on the CMON site, I wonder if most or all are just \"purist\" painters who love painting minis but have little or no interest in gaming itself. Which would explain the time and focus in...

I have five new pix of my minis that just came online. I\'ve only been a member of CMON for just over a month, so I thought I\'d get my baptism of fire over with, and begin developing a thick skin to be a better painter. ;) http://www.coolminiornot.com/browse/submitter/WorkingStiff \"How can...

Been paying more attention to how I paint. I always make sure I always brush in the same direction and us thinned paint. Some questions on techniques: When laying down a stroke, should I move the wrist instead of the fingers holding the brush ? To achieve a smooth texture, should I only lay...

Probately all I need is to be directed to a thread or article on this, but can I get the skinny on these paint helpers? Are they used in combinations? Are some used exclusive of each other? Are they all used in wet blending?

My least favorite thing of painting minis is the trimming of flash. GW\'s latest plastic minis seem to be cast in a slightly softer plastic. And metal, well, that\'s always a pain. My usual trimming technique for both metal and plastic is just carefully scraping with a hobby knife...

Don\'t know if I\'m making a simple painting technique harder than it needs to be, but here\'s my question: Say I what to strive to paint an 7 to 8 scale level mini. When applying the base coat on the primed mini, should I really be careful making sure the base coats don\'t overlap on parts...

Is there any mental method for painting miniatures? Seens like I try too hard, and don\'t get the nice finish on the minis like the pro\'s do. I get really bummed when I see mini\'s that some people paint in 6 hours are light years better than mine that\' I\'ve painted over twice that amount of...