Hi all,I have recently begun painting minis. I've decided to start with what miniatures I already had, and it was a set of minis from World of Warcraft board game. So far, 5 minis have been painted and more are coming. I would really appreciate comments and suggestions on how I can improve.View attachment 25352OgreView attachment 25353View attachment 25354WorgenView attachment 25355Scarlet CrusaderView attachment 25356GnollView attachment 25357View attachment 25358Gnome RogueThanks!
My first painted minis
- Thread starter Demilich
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ten ball
Active member
Welcome. 
A few tips that will make a real improvement without even going into the technical side of painting.
First off the photos are a bit large and unforgiving.
Ive marked on the photo a few places that would help improve the mini - remove seam lines, spots of paint, fingerprint etc.
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A few tips that will make a real improvement without even going into the technical side of painting.
First off the photos are a bit large and unforgiving.
Ive marked on the photo a few places that would help improve the mini - remove seam lines, spots of paint, fingerprint etc.
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Thank you for your feedback.
I will try to pay more attention to these aspects; in fact, I've already tried to: the ogre was the first of all, and I tried to make the next ones better, though I don't know whether I've managed to.
As for the photo size, I agree that they are too big; it's my first post on this forum and I didn't expect them to look so huge.
Thank you!
I will try to pay more attention to these aspects; in fact, I've already tried to: the ogre was the first of all, and I tried to make the next ones better, though I don't know whether I've managed to.
As for the photo size, I agree that they are too big; it's my first post on this forum and I didn't expect them to look so huge.
Thank you!
Canny
Active member
Neat stuff, I see you have got better, each one looks alittle better than the last. I like the rogue, good work on the face particulary the checks, some lights and darks, Im always a sucka for some some. You could work on some edge highlighting to define areas and the lighter you go the more attention you will give the area.
BPI
New member
Hi Demilich, further to 10 Ball's answer, working on your neatness will swiftly improve the look of your minis without having to learn bundles of new techniques.
Simple example, the tall knight...
That chainmail on his legs, the approach is correct, paint black first then run silver over the top. BUT, you need to make sure you have full coverage with the black first. Most of those lttle holes are still empty so look white. We've all been there, every time you think it's done, you shift the mini under the lamp and there are more holes to fill! Persist and the whole thing looks better in the end.
The "freehand" emblem on his chest. Nice try but it's a bit rough. Simple solution that doesn't involve fiddling with a brush? Get a fine line technical marker pen and outline the emblem in black. Easy peasy
Learning to "read" the mini. What was the sculptors intent with regard to the split trousers, gloves, boots? To my eye they're leather, not metal, so I'm immediately thrown by the coppery paint and silvered boot soles. (I've been painting 30 years and a mate pointed out to me last week that a WIP figure had green cloth sleeves instead of metal arm guards. Sigh, repaint ahoy).
Your improvement is clear to see, the halfling at the end has come out nicely. Stick with it and your painting (and photography) will continue to leap on
Cheers, B.
Simple example, the tall knight...
That chainmail on his legs, the approach is correct, paint black first then run silver over the top. BUT, you need to make sure you have full coverage with the black first. Most of those lttle holes are still empty so look white. We've all been there, every time you think it's done, you shift the mini under the lamp and there are more holes to fill! Persist and the whole thing looks better in the end.
The "freehand" emblem on his chest. Nice try but it's a bit rough. Simple solution that doesn't involve fiddling with a brush? Get a fine line technical marker pen and outline the emblem in black. Easy peasy
Learning to "read" the mini. What was the sculptors intent with regard to the split trousers, gloves, boots? To my eye they're leather, not metal, so I'm immediately thrown by the coppery paint and silvered boot soles. (I've been painting 30 years and a mate pointed out to me last week that a WIP figure had green cloth sleeves instead of metal arm guards. Sigh, repaint ahoy).
Your improvement is clear to see, the halfling at the end has come out nicely. Stick with it and your painting (and photography) will continue to leap on
Cheers, B.
Canny, BIP,
Thank you very much for your comments. Nice to hear that you saw some improvement over my short history of minis.
I really appreciate your pieces of advice and will take those into account when painting my next minis. Probably I hurry too much to move from one mini to another and take too little time to work on all the small details that in the end create the whole impression. Will have to be more patient.
You're right, probably I don't have enough experience for the freehand; a pen is a great idea!
As for reading the mini, in this particular case it's probably my poor choice of colors and lack of technique; I did mean all those details to be leather
Thank you for taking time to comment, it's really inspiring!
Thank you very much for your comments. Nice to hear that you saw some improvement over my short history of minis.
I really appreciate your pieces of advice and will take those into account when painting my next minis. Probably I hurry too much to move from one mini to another and take too little time to work on all the small details that in the end create the whole impression. Will have to be more patient.
You're right, probably I don't have enough experience for the freehand; a pen is a great idea!
As for reading the mini, in this particular case it's probably my poor choice of colors and lack of technique; I did mean all those details to be leather
Thank you for taking time to comment, it's really inspiring!
So, here is my next mini - a Dwarf Cleric.
In fact, it was almost finished before I posted the previous ones, so maybe your advices are not really implemented in this mini - but will certainly come useful further on.
Thanks!
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In fact, it was almost finished before I posted the previous ones, so maybe your advices are not really implemented in this mini - but will certainly come useful further on.
Thanks!
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Grain is most likely a too thick undercoat. Remember an undercoat is really about something to stick too, not necessarily a nice flat color to work up from. I have found this true especially with white undercoats, it should be grey, if its white its to thick. Good job and welcome.
