Mattamomo WIP: Starting from the beggining

[mattamomo]

After a very long time off I have finally brought myself a few paints and miniatures to get going again.

A week after starting I have achieved excactly nothing. Every time I attempt a miniature I quickly resort to stripping it because my blending is horrible and I have little understanding of the principles of the pallete and colour selection.

However the only way to learn is to practice, so starting from now I have decided to take one attempt and one attempt only on each miniature and upload it. Even if it is shockingly blended with sharp transitions and lacking any contrast.

Currently have a Sanguinary guard primed and ready to go so will start there and post it in all it's imperfect glory.

 

[Zab]

Um, try to remember to have fun too. If it's all about improvement and technical skills you will quit very quickly. Fun, man - have fun. The rest will come back with time.

 

[KruleBear]

Ditto what Zab said. And welcome back to the madhouse.

 

[anotherpainter]

Listen to the guys.
If you overdue it and want to much to fast, it can happen that snap and you find yourself spending lot of money and hours just to create a straight piece of wood...

 

[Sicks]

Sometimes it's better to be happy with how a mini came out and take the lessons on to the next one, it can be demoralising to have a ton of half finished or abandoned projects lying about. Unfortunately there's no real shortcuts,the skills come with practice and persistence

 

[Iateyourbananas]

Will echo the rest - focus on enjoying the process. My techniques are def not top notch, but I enjoy the painting and then the progress comes for free. Just keep your chin up and focus on the process, not the result.

Welcome to the forums as well