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So I'm finally able to get underway after circumventing some paint issues. But now I'm good to go. My first WIP is a pretty standard affair, Eldar Farseer. No converting or sculpting. I'm going for a dark overall feel to the miniature. Purple was the color of choice for the main body of fabric...

So I spent most of the night trying to get some two brush blending down, I think Ive gone through about every paint consistency imaginable, and got mostly bad results. I had great results with purple for some reason, but 90% of the paints just basically instantly dried at the edge! No matter...

So I've been trying to use the glazing technique to no avail, I'm getting some Coat D'Arms paints in the next few days, but in the meantime I'm using my crappy Revells to do try some feathering, where you blend over a dry basecoat...and again Im having trouble, the edges of the paint seem to dry...

Im trying desperately to learn to blend using the juicing technique, my paint is thin...maybe 6 parts water to one of paint, but my blends still show and i get a chalky texture with light colors, my brush is not overloaded, i can see the trail of water evaporate, all i can think of is that my...

Is this the best consistency for good blending regardless of paint brand?

Hi all, So Im painting right about now and usually by the time my brush stroke has ended, the beginning of the stroke is evaporating...but not today, the paint is sitting too long on the mini and forming awful uneven tones and marks...its quite chilly today and I was wondering if thats the cause?

Hi all, I was considering a new painting technique where you use the basecoat as the lightest highlight and work down into the shadows with the subsequent layers of paint, is this feasible, currently I use the midtone, shadow, highlight routine, just a general question into the 'logistics' of...