Moving to a larger scale

[Einion]

One thing\'s for sure, working much larger than you\'re used to - a good couple of steps up from your normal scale - often means having to adapt working methods to achieve results you\'re happy with, at the least using much larger brushes and at the extreme end I suppose is shifting to an airbrush for much of the basic shading.

But what do you think, better to dive right in or what?

Work up to it incrementally - 29mm, 32mm heroic, 54s and then go to 70, 75 mil? Maybe not so tentative, but at least one or two at an intermediate scale before moving on to a 70.

Jump directly to the larger scale - maybe the result won\'t be that great (risk of a disappointing result putting you off?) but you\'ll get a better idea of what that larger scale truly involves?

Einion

 

[supervike]

Nothing is better than experience.

Dive in.


(I\'ve been considering moving DOWN to 15mm)

 

[Donga]

Just finishing a 1/10 scale bust. I moved straight from 20/30mm scale to 54mm then straight onto 90mm. I think the skills involved translate really easilly between scale, it often something as simple as a bigger brush.

I\'m tempted to purchase an airbrush, just because I want a new toy. Not because it is essential to work on larger figures.

I have become aware I need some bigger brushes, maybe some 4-8\'s. Pointers, so quite broad but with a good point (for control). I may have to purchase a chisel ended brush for basecoating because thats the thing I\'m having the greatest difficulty with.

That\'s my experience.

 

[freakinacage]

do it, its fun

 

[exilesjjb]

I have a shed load of 54mm to paint next also some 40mm AWI I am looking forward to the change but have always found going down in scale harder 15mm and 10mm some things you just cant do on this scale (well at my current skill level that is)

 

[Beelzebrush]

Just throw caution to the wind and dive-in.... what\'s the worst that can happen?

 

[mickc22]

I didn\'t find it that different going up to 54mm, also gives you the chance to try different mediums, oils for example

 

[Herb the bitter]

Move up in subtle fashion.

Paint old ral partha, then GW minis, then some Rackham wolfen. You\'ll have technically stayed in the 25-28mm range, but really you\'ll be up to 54mm. Then paint Volgor from Andrea, which is technically 54mm, but is more like 70mm. Then paint a Pegaso 70mm knight which will take so freaking long to finish it will kill your desire to paint and you\'ll wonder why you left the smaller scale in the first place. Worked for me. :drunk:

 

[War Griffon]

Originally posted by supervike
Nothing is better than experience.

Dive in.


(I\'ve been considering moving DOWN to 15mm)

I always feel that moving down a scale or two is easier than moving up scales.

Painting 15, 10 or even 6mm after painting 28 or 32\'s is easier as a lot of the techniques can still be used and can sometimes even look better on the smaller scale.

Moving up on the other hand...54mm isn\'t so bad just keep the paints thin for the larger areas and this can also be the case for 70 and 75mm but above this then I would say that if the figure has large expanses such as flesh and cloaks to be painted then break out the air brush

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally posted by Beelzebrush
Just throw caution to the wind and dive-in.... what\'s the worst that can happen?

You find out you\'re at that shallow end.

Just managed to do the face on a long outstanding FW bust in oils.
I\'m happy with it whether it does anything ad GDUK is a different matter.

 

[alextheartist]

I went from 30mm to 75mm, it was quite a jump, but I learnt lots in the process