TheLost WIP

ekipage

ekipage

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Base is looking really good, can't wait to see it all painted up with the figure on it!

Can be a number of factors about why your paint is drying, are you closing the lid fully when stopping, how much water is in the tray, maybe the paper isn't letting enough water through... Also, the climate you are in can effect it quite a bit, so if it is really dry where you are then that can reduce the effectiveness of the palette to keep the paint wet. If there isn't a lot of paint to begin with spreading out increases surface area so it will dry out. Depending on how much paint I have put down I usually get a day or three of working time with it (then it is either too watery or it has dried up).
 
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ekipage said:
Base is looking really good, can't wait to see it all painted up with the figure on it!

Can be a number of factors about why your paint is drying, are you closing the lid fully when stopping, how much water is in the tray, maybe the paper isn't letting enough water through... Also, the climate you are in can effect it quite a bit, so if it is really dry where you are then that can reduce the effectiveness of the palette to keep the paint wet. If there isn't a lot of paint to begin with spreading out increases surface area so it will dry out. Depending on how much paint I have put down I usually get a day or three of working time with it (then it is either too watery or it has dried up).
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Thanks for the compliment, and thanks for the info! I think I've caught the hobby bug again :) I've been working on a sci-fi base (probably one of my best so far) even though I'm supposed to be focusing on painting lol... I really don't know why I love base building the most, but I DO!
 
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Updates are coming in a little slower than I'd like, but I've been working 60+ hours a week lately. Started painting another old project... started with the ground work.. I'm trying "Kujo Painting's" techniques for stone and dirt... I really like his work, but I'm not able to replicate his results too well. There's a lot of color variation in the dirt, but my camera didn't pick it up. Here's what I got so far...Still need to paint the stone in the middle, the brick, trees/plants, and a few other elements. I like it, but it can be improved. Should have better pictures soon too, once I get my light box.

How do you guys like the gravestone and the statue head?

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gorb

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Nice work on the dirt + statue. I see there are some skulls hidden in the dirt too. Who's gonna be the lucky occupant of this pretty base?
 
TheLost

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gorb said:
Nice work on the dirt + statue. I see there are some skulls hidden in the dirt too. Who's gonna be the lucky occupant of this pretty base?
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The duskwarden from reaper miniatures. Skulls still need to be painted too.
 
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TheLost

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I wasn't supposed to post this yet, as I haven't finished old projects, and this project is one of my best bases so far, but whatever lol.. my best sci-fi/war-torn base so far... for a Raging Heroes "sisters of battle" terminator style model. Enjoy :) WILL NOT be painting it for a while...at least until I get a little better.

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Primed and ready to paint - I love how primer brings it all together!

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MrNoNameSoldier1977

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When I first got into mini's it was all about the mini. As time has gone on, and I've gotten older I've found I get just as much, maybe even more enjoyment out of designing the base and decorations that go with it. I think it's something about the creative part of building it, or maybe bringing the creative vision of what you see in the mini to life? Either way I like the bases. I've been working on a few for some vehicles myself lately. Inspired by my military experiences, and some pics I've taken over the years.
 
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MrNoNameSoldier1977 said:
When I first got into mini's it was all about the mini. As time has gone on, and I've gotten older I've found I get just as much, maybe even more enjoyment out of designing the base and decorations that go with it. I think it's something about the creative part of building it, or maybe bringing the creative vision of what you see in the mini to life? Either way I like the bases. I've been working on a few for some vehicles myself lately. Inspired by my military experiences, and some pics I've taken over the years.
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We're definitely on the same page! Base building is my absolute favorite part of the hobby... it's what tells the story, gives the mini "life," and it's what makes your copy of a mass-produced mini unique. Happy modeling! :D
 
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gorb said:
Dude that is a magnificent base. Well done!
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Thanks! Definitely one of my favorite so far. BTW Gorb, I was admiring your OSL work on that dreadnought in the swamp piece you did... would LOVE a step-by-step or direction on how to paint that.. it looked so real!
 
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ekipage

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Amazing work on these bases, I wish I had half your zeal for making them. I think bases are the part I loathe to do even though I have a ton of junk to make them
 
gorb

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TheLost said:
Thanks! Definitely one of my favorite so far. BTW Gorb, I was admiring your OSL work on that dreadnought in the swamp piece you did... would LOVE a step-by-step or direction on how to paint that.. it looked so real!
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Thank you very much! I can oblige, if you don't mind me hijacking your thread for a minute :D

It was fairly straightforward: While painting I still had the dred removable from the base, so I positioned my airbursh about where the spot light would be, and shot some white ink at the tree / cloth, kinda like using a zenithal highlight, using my airbrush like a flashlight.
I faded it out towards the edges, like a spot light would do. Then I used a dark green to spray around the edges of the white highlight, this did two things: it helped blend the white back into the moss-covered tree, and darkened the halo around the light,
making it seem more, well, light :)
Then I painted liberally over the spotlight on the dred itself with white ink, rimmed it with a bit of yellow, and painted some glints of yellow around the hull of the dred, just to give it more of a glinty metal look.

There is not much more to it. Very simple. I am still very much learning how to do OSL. So it makes me very happy that you find the effect I created convincing!

BTW, are you lwhi556builder on IG?
 
TheLost

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gorb said:
Thank you very much! I can oblige, if you don't mind me hijacking your thread for a minute :D

It was fairly straightforward: While painting I still had the dred removable from the base, so I positioned my airbursh about where the spot light would be, and shot some white ink at the tree / cloth, kinda like using a zenithal highlight, using my airbrush like a flashlight.
I faded it out towards the edges, like a spot light would do. Then I used a dark green to spray around the edges of the white highlight, this did two things: it helped blend the white back into the moss-covered tree, and darkened the halo around the light,
making it seem more, well, light :)
Then I painted liberally over the spotlight on the dred itself with white ink, rimmed it with a bit of yellow, and painted some glints of yellow around the hull of the dred, just to give it more of a glinty metal look.

There is not much more to it. Very simple. I am still very much learning how to do OSL. So it makes me very happy that you find the effect I created convincing!

BTW, are you lwhi556builder on IG?
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Thanks so much, and no problem at all!! Did you go back and darken the shadows at all, or did the "zenithal" spray style miss the shadows?

MY IG is kotec_ltd. Has all my woodworking stuff :)
 
TheLost

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ekipage said:
Amazing work on these bases, I wish I had half your zeal for making them. I think bases are the part I loathe to do even though I have a ton of junk to make them
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Thanks!! I LOVE the base building phase :) but sometimes it's challenging.. with your painting skill, you'd paint some nice bases! Keep at it!
 
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