Raein's Painting experience

[Raein]

Hey there guys,

I've only been on here for a short while trawling through some of your amazing threads and i am amazed at the quality you guys and gals produce, kind makes me not want to put up any of my work, I am a absolute noob at painting and i do love doing it and i have always wanted to just sit and paint but i just cant i don't know why, there are days where i am able to sit down and i have a clear idea of what i want to achieve. I guess me starting this thread is to show what i can do and hopefully get up there with all you talented people

Okay, enough of that talk where should i start with my blog..... Oh i know. The later half of this year has gotten me into many game systems like Reapers Warlord and CMON's Wrath of Kings(which i own two armies now, oops!) I guess i will show you what i have gotten completed so far, which is maybe two models and a couple of test models, i cant help but get distracted by my growing pile of plastic crack that sits on my table.

Uriel from Reapers Warlord

Now time for what i am currently working on, i apologize for the photos only got my phone.

any Comments and help is appreciated as i want to really improve

 

[ten ball]

Welcome. All painters have that frustration of things not going right. Sometimes I can paint for 4 hour straight, a very relaxing experience. Then other times I can have half an hour of stress and walk away.
Try and focus on one part of the mini, get it to a standard your happy with before moving on. This way you acheive little goals without trying to rush through

 

[Webmonkey]

Welcome. The people here are very friendly and always happy to help. If you see something you like, feel free to post on someone's thread and ask how they did it. Most of the folks here are more then happy to take a little time to explain and/or give pointers. It's hard to give pointers on models that are only partially complete, but that being said I'll address the Ogre. (Can't really see the other image that well,.. and only because you asked for a critique),..

1) Clean lines are important. Make sure that the pants color doesn't bleed over onto the flesh, or the flesh color onto the pants.,.. etc, etc, etc,... Every color needs to "start and stop" in the proper places.

2) Thin your paints a bit more, they appear to be a bit thick.

3) The wash you used on the flesh, is applied too thick. It's pooling in unnatural places. Try dipping your brush in water right before you dip it in the wash. It'll help thin it. You may need to go back over it with a few coats, but that's ok.

4) Remember.. (with both paints and washes) several thin coats is better then one thick coat. You'll have far more control this way.

 

[Raein]

Welcome. The people here are very friendly and always happy to help. If you see something you like, feel free to post on someone's thread and ask how they did it. Most of the folks here are more then happy to take a little time to explain and/or give pointers. It's hard to give pointers on models that are only partially complete, but that being said I'll address the Ogre. (Can't really see the other image that well,.. and only because you asked for a critique),..

1) Clean lines are important. Make sure that the pants color doesn't bleed over onto the flesh, or the flesh color onto the pants.,.. etc, etc, etc,... Every color needs to "start and stop" in the proper places.

2) Thin your paints a bit more, they appear to be a bit thick.

3) The wash you used on the flesh, is applied too thick. It's pooling in unnatural places. Try dipping your brush in water right before you dip it in the wash. It'll help thin it. You may need to go back over it with a few coats, but that's ok.

4) Remember.. (with both paints and washes) several thin coats is better then one thick coat. You'll have far more control this way.

Awesome thanks, yeah I had thinned the paints down with medium but Might need to thin it down more, didn't think of thinning the wash down, when would you apply the wash heavily?

 

[TrystanGST]

Awesome thanks, yeah I had thinned the paints down with medium but Might need to thin it down more, didn't think of thinning the wash down, when would you apply the wash heavily?

Ideally, you wouldn't. Washes are usually selectively used to pool in the low spots - something that can only be done with a light touch.

 

[Teronus]

Welcome! Stick here and you will be another painter in few months.

Why don't u use just water for now, it's free and everywhere. I think n the beginning the first thing you need to learn is how to hold your brush and put the paint where you want it to be, if you don't master that first you wont be able to do anything. after that play in your pallet and explore

1: Hold your brush

2: Put paint where you want to put it

3: Play in your pallet colors and dilutions

4: Have fun


Oh and yeah like 10 say, try to do one detail to your liking and finish it, practice, practice.


In the 80's and 90's we didn't knew all the millions of things you gonna hear and WE where still painting stunning miniatures!

 

[Raein]

Welcome! Stick here and you will be another painter in few months.

Why don't u use just water for now, it's free and everywhere. I think n the beginning the first thing you need to learn is how to hold your brush and put the paint where you want it to be, if you don't master that first you wont be able to do anything. after that play in your pallet and explore

1: Hold your brush

2: Put paint where you want to put it

3: Play in your pallet colors and dilutions

4: Have fun


Oh and yeah like 10 say, try to do one detail to your liking and finish it, practice, practice.


In the 80's and 90's we didn't knew all the millions of things you gonna hear and WE where still painting stunning miniatures!

Thanks Tero, i do have trouble with the colors and what to choose and the lighter verions to make them pop, whether i hold water the lighter down to like a wash and put it down first then put a slightly darker color or the other way around i find it hard with the minis i am painting at the moment, i didn't jave much trouble with the angel i did (uriel)

 

[Teronus]

Paint with glazes it's about 4/1 water/paint, I paint with juice only on large surfaces to make super smooth blending but for that you have to be crazy. And to shade yeah try to control pooling, pool only where you want to pool. Empty excess paint in your brush on paper towel and make a wet pallet, your paints will last all day and night with a cover. That's pretty much it one last time, BRUSH CONTROL practice and more practice, hold your mini tight find comfortable position, hold your hands together, hold it on your head if you have to but put that paint there.

All the gang will come and take you by the hand and guide you trough million things, me I am just an oldy giving oldy trick

 

[Raein]

Paint with glazes it's about 4/1 water/paint, I paint with juice only on large surfaces to make super smooth blending but for that you have to be crazy. And to shade yeah try to control pooling, pool only where you want to pool.

All the gang will come and take you by the hand and guide you trough million things, me I am just an oldy giving oldy trick

i appreciate it, i do get frustrated sometimes when it doesn't work

 

[Teronus]

I edited my text while you posting

 

[Raein]

hahaha yeah only just noticed im currently trying two different colors on some models blue on one and green on another i think got the wash down pat again on the blue will just wait for it to dry to see if i can see if it worked doesn't help with dark blue and a blue wash haha. then i may go up one color and highlight or something

 

[fromchaos69.jm@gmail.com]

Welcome, Raein. Needless to say, everything the guys are teaching you is right, so take heed and APPLY what they teach. You may have noticed by now the most common "mistake" when you first learn to paint is not thinning paint. A neat little trick I learned is to take some drops of 2% milk on your pallet and play with it with your brushes. Get to learn it's nature, how it flows. It's about the exact consistency you want your paints to be in most cases. Do this every so often, I still do it to keep myself honest. Thinning with medium is good for a lot of things, but, for me, I use mostly Reaper flow improver for base coating, medium for glazing, medium for washes. As you gain experience, you'll learn there is not really any one way to thin or dilute your paint, it will often be dictated by the model you're painting. Now, there are painters in the world that can seemingly paint great with any kind of brush. The brush can't and won't make you a great painter. But I'm telling you, man, a good brush will help you be a better painter. And you don't have to spend a lot of money. Try Rosemary & Co, Series 33. in my opinion they are the very best for the least money. They are Kolinsky sable, and for about $40 you can get yourself a 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 sizes and have your bases covered. One thing, though, treat them good or they won't last. Just practice, practice, practice. You're already better than you were a month ago, and you'll only get better if you keep trying, brother.