dipping debate

lizcam

lizcam

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To get a tad sidetracked, are decals cheating? If a 28mm mini has a book or scroll how tacky is putting on a decal instead of trying to paint the \"lettering\" on yourself?

I ask this because I\'m currently faced with that delema. My free hand is sketchy at best and I have these cool little decals I\'ve never used before but how frowned upon is using them?
 
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Wolf Fang

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i think we should start another debate on that :D (has fun reading these and is part the reson why he started it.. other resons being wanting to see others views and get a nice little discussion going on :D)
 
lizcam

lizcam

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Originally posted by Wolf Fang
i think we should start another debate on that :D (has fun reading these and is part the reson why he started it.. other resons being wanting to see others views and get a nice little discussion going on :D)
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lol You\'re a bad, bad boy Wolfie! ;)

I\'ll leave it up to you to start it! Should be fun! :D
 
Dragonsreach

Dragonsreach

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Originally posted by lizcam
To get a tad sidetracked, are decals cheating? If a 28mm mini has a book or scroll how tacky is putting on a decal instead of trying to paint the \"lettering\" on yourself?

I ask this because I\'m currently faced with that delema. My free hand is sketchy at best and I have these cool little decals I\'ve never used before but how frowned upon is using them?
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\"Frowned upon\" only if you are a Purist Freehand Anally Retentive freak, like me. lol
Liz it\'s your mini, you do it how you want.

Personally I\'ve never seen the issue about using Decals as being wrong. It\'s another aspect of the hobby and if it works for you, go for it.
 
Friar

Friar

Dorks for Orks
Originally posted by Einion
Originally posted by Friar
Originally posted by Einion
Is printer\'s ink paint?
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okay not on topic but I gotta ask whats up with printer\'s ink, I\'ve seen in mentioned once or twice.
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The term is awfully generic, hardly surprising it\'s one of those things that\'s not obvious unless you already know about them or the context makes it clear - these are metallics, made for offset lithography (so they\'re essentially like oil paint). They\'re noted for being highly pigmented and for having very fine particles. Quite a few historical miniaturists use them, often with some added Liquin or oil.

They\'re especially good for the yellow metals, which often aren\'t as good as the white metals in metallic paints.

Einion
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Thanks bud another great tidbit for the notebook :)
 
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tzor

New member
I am with the group that thinks that dipping is a technique, just like any other.

I do think it points out a problem with judging in general but I\'m not sure it\'s a big problem. A good mini is a matter of detail, detail, technique, detail, detail, technique and pop.

If you want a good mini you need the detail and the technique, but the pop which is relatively simple to do can really make a mini stand out. In that sense dipping is a good pop technique. It works well for armies because of two factors, it\'s quick and when you have an army sometimes you don\'t pay attention to the individual trees when you see the entire forest.

Actually all mini painting uses a subtle form of cheating. My grandfather used to do a lot of \"paint by numbers\" in his day. He got quite skilled at it and even started to use blending techniques in his later works but there are those who say that paint by numbers is not real painting. But just like paint by numbers every mini comes with its own form sculpted into it.

I got my first high score by slapping brown ink on light brown paint. Why? Becasue it was a mini of wood and the wood detail in the mini caused to really pop and look fantastically real.

So when you paint your award winning mini, dont\' forget to give a little kudos to the sculptor.
 
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