54mm Painting....

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matty1001

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Or more so 8876454mm (or however MASSIVE Volgor is!)

Im just looking for some general larger scale painting tips. Iv read somewhere (i think Dragonsreach posted it) thats highlighting has to be more subtle because of the scale?

And is wetblending generally better? Or just stick with layering and feathering? Obviously im more practiced and confident with the latter, but the surfaces are larger and could take alot longer using that method.

Any tips would be great. As this is the first time iv ever painted anything but 28/30mm.
 
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Ritual

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Yeah, basically you shouldn\'t exaggerate things as much as when you work in smaller scale. The purpose of the exaggerated shading and highlights is to create the illusion of the mini being larger than it is... and consequently you don\'t need to do it as much when the scale is larger.

On the other hand... you may need to pay more attention to surface textures and such as the areas are larger. Leather should have a different look alltogether than wool, for instance, and not just a different colour. In 30mm scale you don\'t need to bother quite as much with this, but in 54mm scale it becomes a bigger issue.
 
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Ritual

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If Orb comes along I\'m sure he can post lots of useful links... I haven\'t dabbled that much in this area myself.
 
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matty1001

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And i was thinking, now i have enough paints not to have to mix new ones up. Just using colours straight from the bottle. This would help if i have to retouch areas or add extra its iv missed perhaps.

Well half an hour painting and iv managed the eyes! But i have painted the white, then green, then black pupils with a white reflective dot and blood vessels! These series 7\'s are a god send!
 
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Dragonsreach

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Yep I am one of the people who started out painting 54mm figures.
However that was way back in the days when Newcastle United stood a chance in the FA cup and Acrylics were almost unheard of. I used Oils then and to be honest I haven\'t painted a figure larger than 54mm since I moved over to Vallejo paints.

I\'d suggest that you look up the \"Skinning Up with Klute\" Thread about working with skin colours. You are going to need to think about working with washes, glazes and very thin layers to get a smooth facial appearance.

I\'m always available for advice and generulpoleaxe, despite his protestations of grumpiness, is always willing to help as well.
 
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War Griffon

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Been a while since I last painted anything bigger than 30mm as well but in general I agree with Dragonsreach.

Keep the paints thin and expect to use lots of layers especially over larger areas such as skin. Washes also work well.

I think I still have a few 70/80mm figures in my gallery but they are old ones. If I am about then I will also be hapy to help out :D
 
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matty1001

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Cheers iv just read through Klutes thread and i get the idea. The glazes is how i painted the cloak on the spasm warrior in my gallery, so i should be alright with that technique (with a bit of practice!)

Don\'t know if il have a WIP thread for him as updates will be few and far between, but i may pop up and ask a few questions with photos and see if i can get any help.

@Ritual, yes a perfect point. I ordered online and was scared i was going to get a dud, but the store pretests brushes before sending them out. Lucky aswell as i ordered 5 brushes and a big wooden case for them!
 
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OrkyDave

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Theres some good advice there, The largest mini I have ever tackled was the GW giant.

I used layering and glazes to help pull it all together and am happy with the results.

Theres some great advice there, and the only bit I would like to add is don\'t be afraid of it! Get stuck in and have fun.

@ Dragonsreach, were miniatures even invented when Newcastle stood a chance in the cup? !!!!lol
 
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Dragonsreach

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Originally posted by OrkyDave

@ Dragonsreach, were miniatures even invented when Newcastle stood a chance in the cup? !!!!lol
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Yep. Hinchcliffe & Historex.
GW hadn\'t been invented then.
 
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Morsi

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I suggest you starting to practice with an airbrush. Ist quite usefull to set the first shades and highlights and its as easy as shoot the highlights from above and the shades from below the mini. The work with the brush as usual. Youll save a lot of time.

Almost all warlord saga miniatures are painted this way.
 
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