evaulation
- Thread starter mirzman
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MathewBaich
New member
wow! you\'re lucky to find this site so soon in your painting career. ok, there are some things that could be improved upon. what I see right off the bat is that you didn\'t put the heraldry shield on the right arm, that\'s ok and all, but you left the connection ball there and it looks a little awkward, also the halberd is a tiny bit bent. on the base, I see some white stuff on the tall grass. is that glue? When working with tall grass like that, its always best from what I\'ve found to get a little bit of it and put a drop of glue in the middle, then cut it in half where you put the glue and trim as necessary, but overall, it\'s a nice start. just keep it up:beer:
Avelorn
Sven Jonsson
Nice start! I see you\'ve glazed with blues on the silver metals, that\'s cool makes them look more interesting.
My general pointers to evolving would be to start by really trying to makw things as neat as possible, preferably on a smaller and less complex mini so that you won\'t get fed up as it will take a long time in the beginning. Look for overlapping paint and try doing lines (if you use edging and lining) as fine as possible. Correct mistakes with base colour. When you do edging use the side of your brush, the trick to painting fine details is also often that. Using the side of the brush, and using washes (but with very little paint in the brush) around rivest and such. When you do highlights start with trying to dilute your paint 1 part paint to 4 parts water, work with several layers and don\'t use too much paint in the brush. When you think you\'re done with one colour, turn the mini upside down and look for unpainted areas.
When it comes to colourschemes start by doing them pretty simple, incorporating a lot of colours is difficult as you risk that mini will look busy and cluttered. Also look for balance. An axe in the right hand covered in brigh red blood will demand much attention, therefor it is a good idea to try to balance it off on the other side, maybe try to incorporate red on a shield in the left hand or such. And finally try to always make the head the natural focuspoint and paint the faces with great care. Painting faces is difficult but if you get it right it might lift an otherwise so-and-so mini to the next level!
My general pointers to evolving would be to start by really trying to makw things as neat as possible, preferably on a smaller and less complex mini so that you won\'t get fed up as it will take a long time in the beginning. Look for overlapping paint and try doing lines (if you use edging and lining) as fine as possible. Correct mistakes with base colour. When you do edging use the side of your brush, the trick to painting fine details is also often that. Using the side of the brush, and using washes (but with very little paint in the brush) around rivest and such. When you do highlights start with trying to dilute your paint 1 part paint to 4 parts water, work with several layers and don\'t use too much paint in the brush. When you think you\'re done with one colour, turn the mini upside down and look for unpainted areas.
When it comes to colourschemes start by doing them pretty simple, incorporating a lot of colours is difficult as you risk that mini will look busy and cluttered. Also look for balance. An axe in the right hand covered in brigh red blood will demand much attention, therefor it is a good idea to try to balance it off on the other side, maybe try to incorporate red on a shield in the left hand or such. And finally try to always make the head the natural focuspoint and paint the faces with great care. Painting faces is difficult but if you get it right it might lift an otherwise so-and-so mini to the next level!
Highbulp Billy
New member
Welcome to the forums Mirzman and to the wonderful world of mini-painting. You\'ve picked an ambitious model to start with but have done a great job with it. It\'s fully paineted, relatively neat all round and you\'ve even based it too - more than some experienced painters manage. As such, you\'ve got a great foundation from which to build up your painting skills.
You\'ve had some good advice so far. I\'ll just add that the online articles are a great source of tips - this link was posted by Ritual in another thread and I found it invaluable - HERE.
Other tips are to use the WiP forums to get specific advice on your minis while you\'re working on them and keep practicing. The more time you spend painting, the better your brush control and feel for paint consistency etc will develop. Great start, keep it up :beer:
You\'ve had some good advice so far. I\'ll just add that the online articles are a great source of tips - this link was posted by Ritual in another thread and I found it invaluable - HERE.
Other tips are to use the WiP forums to get specific advice on your minis while you\'re working on them and keep practicing. The more time you spend painting, the better your brush control and feel for paint consistency etc will develop. Great start, keep it up :beer:
freakinacage
Well-known member
it\'s a darnsight better than my first one. one tip - practice, can\'t emphasise that enough
