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MAXXxxx

MAXXxxx

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ArchArad said:
I just hope that my speed will pick up again with experience. Taking a couple of weeks on a figure is not ideal.
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it will.
worst case you'll have to learn faster skills too, like Ben Komet's loaded brush :) It's pretty fast and still allows a very good quality.
 
ArchArad

ArchArad

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BloodASmedium said:
YYeah you got it my freiend..forgive all of us when we give advice I just want to let you know me and everybody else included when we give advice it's not because we're actually saying something is missing but just giving advice as thorough as we can to all and in addition how we know it to outselves..so keep doing what your doing and it will always pan out...the rule of thumb about the forums is take what you think will work and scrap all else.your doing great.shel.no lie true story.
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*hugs* Thanks BAM. I wouldn't give you guys, or your advice, up for the world.

I want to get better at this, so I'm putting the effort in. I'm sure it'll get faster with time and experience. Often with minis I have something in mind that I need to work on when I start - and with Bigun it was freehand, skin and glazing. So I just need to go ahead and work on it.

You've all made me feel welcome and part of a community/family which is just fabulous. :D
 
ArchArad

ArchArad

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MAXXxxx said:
it will.
worst case you'll have to learn faster skills too, like Ben Komet's loaded brush :) It's pretty fast and still allows a very good quality.
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Hi MAXXxxx. :) That gives me hope thanks and if all else fails I'll have a look at that technique. But it's still early days so I'll keep going as I am and see.
 
G

Gino2dope

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Hi Shelagh,

Count yourself lucky it takes you çonly a couple of weeks. Normally I spend 150+ hours on an average model. Because of my health problems I can only paint very little hours a week/month. i'm about to finnish a 28mm confrontation dwarf which I started in january! i think one takes longer to paint a figure as one gets better; It's not that one gets slower, but one pays more attention to detail, paints more layers, etc... One day you'll have to make a choice : quantity or quality. I know what I have chosen for...

Cheers,


Gino
 
ArchArad

ArchArad

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Hey Gino. *waves*

I guess I'm hoping (probably naively) that I can have both some day. In other words, quality with a bit more assuredness in my painting technique to allow faster work. I know I'll never be as fast as I was in the beginning if I want to paint to a high standard, but a bit faster than I am now would be good.
 
WintersKnight

WintersKnight

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I think painting is 90% patience and 10% talent. I get sloppy when I want to rush a mini. The more I slow down, the better I'm able to practice the techniques I've been learning.
 
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ten ball

ten ball

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Arch don't think you need to worry about speed a mini takes as long as it takes. Treat each part of a mini like a separate mini mini .eg skin, face, cloths, metals etc.

This way it will keep your mojo up. Works for me :)
 
oistene

oistene

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ArchArad said:
oistene - you do realise that this snippet raises more questions than it answers, right? :)
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We were making a trailer for a movie. The footage was bad so there was never any trailer. Same thing happened with the movie - they filmed for a whole summer, but something happened and there never was any movie.

Diggs - Odin's me son, y'know. Can't be both Odin and the Odinsfather. :)
 
ArchArad

ArchArad

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ten ball said:
Arch don't think you need to worry about speed a mini takes as long as it takes. Treat each part of a mini like a separate mini mini .eg skin, face, cloths, metals etc.

This way it will keep your mojo up. Works for me :)
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This is a fabulous way of looking at things ten ball!
 
ArchArad

ArchArad

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Attitude Readjustment

Firstly, thank you guys for indulging my little moan session.

Secondly (and most importantly), I'm going to take all of your advice on board and readjust the way I think about the painting process. I've always liked the act of painting, but my focus has been almost exclusively on the completion of a project. Time to redress that balance and find enjoyment in the progression.

That's my little "aha" moment for today. :)
 
Zab

Zab

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The thing is there is no formula. Some just go perfectly and others are a slog. Eventually you will learn how to do decent minis fast and sometimes learn tricks to speed up your painting.

Here is a breakdown of how long minis in my gallery took. Keep in mind this is done over evenings and weekends. So a few hours a day and these times are approximate.

http://www.coolminiornot.com/386379 7-10 hours

http://www.coolminiornot.com/385672 5-7 hours

http://www.coolminiornot.com/385159 10-15 hours

http://www.coolminiornot.com/383972 4 hours

http://www.coolminiornot.com/383740 30 min- 45 min per figure. some even less.


These were all done over a 2 month period from build to paint to basing. just a few hours a day.
http://www.coolminiornot.com/380563
http://www.coolminiornot.com/380561
http://www.coolminiornot.com/380560
http://www.coolminiornot.com/380559
http://www.coolminiornot.com/380558
http://www.coolminiornot.com/380557

http://www.coolminiornot.com/375398 about an hour per figure

http://www.coolminiornot.com/372094 5 hours. I set a time limit for this one

http://www.coolminiornot.com/371074 about 3 weeks (evenings and weekends) for the minis and the bases each took a week to paint.

http://www.coolminiornot.com/368411 one month on and off, for last years anime contest

http://www.coolminiornot.com/366685 2 weeks on a off a few hours a day.

http://www.coolminiornot.com/366379 90 min.

http://www.coolminiornot.com/365700 several months on an off.

You get the idea :)
 
ArchArad

ArchArad

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Working on my glazing

I managed to get some painting in this weekend. Yay!

I've worked in the deepest shadow colour for the skin with glazes (thanks for your advice for making one up BAM) and I've only just started coming back in to blend it into the midtone.

The pictures are a bit washed out, but hopefully good enough to give you an idea of where I'm at.

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Advice and thoughts are, as always, welcome. :)
 
Zab

Zab

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Welcome to the hell of blending skin. There will be a lot of back and forth. Learning a wet on wet technique can save you time and sanity. This is a good figure to try it out on too because it's a bigger canvas than usual. Or you can take Bailey's death by a billion glazes if you are feeling like a safer approach ;) Both yield excellent results! Good luck :)
 
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