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MalleusMiniArt
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....patience..... oh, and a \"proper\" 
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Your best paintjob requires...
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Shawn R. L.
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Yes to all listed and a good pot of tea.
No. Not exactly....
I was a dumb newbie then and got my arm twisted by some plausible young lady to organise a competition along those lines.
You will notice I have subsequently learned from my initial mistake
There was a similar debate to this going on, and I said then, as I have said now, that some sculpts almost bring themselves to life, and that real painting skill was needed to inject life into a really boring sculpt.
I was a dumb newbie then and got my arm twisted by some plausible young lady to organise a competition along those lines.
You will notice I have subsequently learned from my initial mistake
vincegamer
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Finn, no comment on the nuggets? You don\'t happen to own any do you?
I think, for me, this is what is needed in order
1) Inspiration
2) The mini that inspired you (usually well sculpted/cast minis are the inspiration)
3) Time (I only put this 3rd because I\'ve found when I\'m truly inspired I find time, usually at the expense of lots of sleep)
4) Supplies (not always the best, but what I\'m comfortable using, like I use GW brushes, for example)
After that it\'s just extra stuff
1) Inspiration
2) The mini that inspired you (usually well sculpted/cast minis are the inspiration)
3) Time (I only put this 3rd because I\'ve found when I\'m truly inspired I find time, usually at the expense of lots of sleep)
4) Supplies (not always the best, but what I\'m comfortable using, like I use GW brushes, for example)
After that it\'s just extra stuff
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Time and willpower.
Don\'t have much of either at the moment!
Don\'t have much of either at the moment!
Duende
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Painting Needs....
I never realized how important #6 was to me until I entered the speed-painting competition at my LGS. I had all the other things listed but said to the others there, \"Hey, I can\'t paint without something good to listen to!\" Which they then promptly put Nine Inch Nails in the CD player.
Ahhh, the good stuff!
I never realized how important #6 was to me until I entered the speed-painting competition at my LGS. I had all the other things listed but said to the others there, \"Hey, I can\'t paint without something good to listen to!\" Which they then promptly put Nine Inch Nails in the CD player.
Ahhh, the good stuff!
Ow...we don\'t seem to really appreciate the entire \"opposable thumb\" thing until something bad happens, neh?
My worst model injury was back in the days of assembling plastic kits. Hobby knife slipped and ran down my wrist. It was interesting trying to explain the wound to the nurse at the emergency room, since I was 7 or 8 at the time.
So blood sacrifice...check. I also want to second the \"luck\" vote. Luck in how the mini turns out and luck that I don\'t horrifically injure myself during the process. Or dump more paint on my dining room table. Or have cat hair mysteriously appear on my wet paint. Or...well...you get the picture.
Einion
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Thanks for all the input guys! I\'m very firmly of the opinion that a really good sculpt is important to producing the best work, so I\'m glad others do too. I also think the level of a sculpt sort of dictates the painting that\'s suitable for it, know what I mean? A really sharp, detailed mini kinda encourages you to paint that way but a soft sculpting job often looks just odd if it\'s painted \'up\'.
More later, pizza awaits
Einion
More later, pizza awaits
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Cerridwyn1st
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Most important, but so far not mentioned
PRACTICE!!
I\'ve gotten a lot in the last year, but I haven\'t done a lot of high-end painting. I\'ll have to get something finished up and post it for you guys.
PRACTICE!!
I\'ve gotten a lot in the last year, but I haven\'t done a lot of high-end painting. I\'ll have to get something finished up and post it for you guys.
Einion
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Yeah, I think if you didn\'t enjoy the process it often shows.
We hear ya!
GW metal anyone?
Yah, saw a quote from a painter the other day, something to the effect that painting was 90% work.
We\'ve all been there
Expensive! Favourite high-end brushes?
How \'bout this one: \"It takes three people to paint a mini, one to paint it and two to drag them away before they ruin it.\"
Have you tried working on a half-dozen figures at once? Works for some people and I find it helps when I have a short attention span - if you get bored doing one colour there\'s always another colour somewhere, if you get bored with armour there\'s always something else to paint etc.
LOL, but it could be a really well-painted pile of shite!
I know the feeling, and at that price who can blame you! There are better brushes out there for less if you want recommendations, not sure if any would be available to you locally though.
Ow... serves you right for using something expressly designed for that purpose though
I know they\'re boring because we see them sooooo much but they\'re not inherently turds are they?
Gotta love needle-sharp Kolinsky rounds
Einion
My nickle-and-dime...
Hey, I got tired of the old \"two cents\" aphorism. For me, the biggest thing is having something cool to paint. I\'m working on Asurman from GW\'s Eldar line at the moment, and it\'s the coolest little scuplt. I love having a fun, interesting scuplt to personalize with my paint-flinging. Aside from that, brushes and time are my two biggest problems, although with school winding down for the year I\'ll soon have more time to devote to my minis. I go through brushes like I go through buttered toast, though. :\\
Hey, I got tired of the old \"two cents\" aphorism. For me, the biggest thing is having something cool to paint. I\'m working on Asurman from GW\'s Eldar line at the moment, and it\'s the coolest little scuplt. I love having a fun, interesting scuplt to personalize with my paint-flinging. Aside from that, brushes and time are my two biggest problems, although with school winding down for the year I\'ll soon have more time to devote to my minis. I go through brushes like I go through buttered toast, though. :\\
Ah yes, a good start to yet another subjective brush debate.
As for me, W&N7\'s are the best I\'ve used. I\'m not inclined to use them because they are not available in South Africa, and I\'ve found none of the supposedly better brushes here either. Given that I\'ve not the option to experiment, I tend to go by general reputation, and that tells me W&N. (I bought the Series 7\'s when I was in Scotland last year.)Oh, I\'d use them if my skill warranted a fine brush - a fantastic brush is just going to be wasted on me, and I\'d rather use cheaper brushes to get the same results. W&N Sceptre Gold work just fine for me, but I\'ll use a Series 7 if I know I\'m going to struggle without a super-fine point.
Einion
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Who said it would be subjectiveOriginally posted by Modderrhu
Ah yes, a good start to yet another subjective brush debate.
Good point, it\'s well worth buying Kolinskys in person, buying online always comes with the chance that you might get a dud and everyone makes them
I know where you\'re coming from but if you care for them Kolinsky brushes will remain in tip-top shape for longer than anything else, so they\'re well worth using from that perspective.
And you can\'t get some of the same results which is rather the point
Yes lesser brushes can do a lot of the basic paintwork just as well but when it comes to certain things like really fine details (and what mini doesn\'t have some of those?!) you need the spring and needle-sharp tip of a top-notch brush.Einion
