Sergeant_Crunch Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 (edited) Well, yes, actually I did. There was a thread a while ago challenging us to paint a mini with nothing but cotton swabs. I had a spare Imperial Guardsman sitting around so he was my guinea pig. The pic ain't the greatest, but lighting conditions today are less than optimal. I really need to get around to making that diffusion box. Without further ado... The only modifications made to the swabs was I cut one in half and sharpened the plastic handle to point to get into the tight spots, interestingly enough the hollow center made it almost like using a pen. The other was to take about half the cotton off of a tip and twist it into a point for a couple areas when I was glazing/washing. Laying down the base coats and washes weren't much of a problem except for the tight bits, but my youngest helped by shaking the table, which through a chain reaction caused me to knock his arms off. Highlighting was a pain. This is strictly a dry-"tip" highlight job that didn't work so well in some spots. Didn't bother with basing. Oh yeah, I used pretty much the same scheme as my IG company so if you care to compare, follow the photobucket link in my sig, they're in the 40k folder. edit: (yes I know, none of their eyes are painted, there's just too dang many of them, and I hate eyes to begin with. they were never to be more that tabletop quality) Edited October 29, 2005 by Sergeant_Crunch 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vejlin Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 You knocked the arms off your kid??? Joking aside, that's pretty impressive the "tools" taken into consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant_Crunch Posted October 29, 2005 Author Share Posted October 29, 2005 You knocked the arms off your kid??? Yeah, the sissy cry-baby won't stop screamin' either. I mean he's 18 months old, man-up already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I think this should be a contest at the next ReaperCon...Great Work man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchantra Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Hrmmmmmm... *gears turn* I wonder how that hollow tube from the Q-tip would work for using as a pen filled with paint for doing regular freehand? If cut to a point it just might work. *ponders and schemes* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant_Crunch Posted October 31, 2005 Author Share Posted October 31, 2005 Using my typical mixture of paint to gunk which is just a shade thicker than the milk consistency everyone talks about the paint had a tendency to run out pretty quickly once the surface tension started to pull the paint out of the tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithian Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 That looks pretty good. I would never have thought it was done with a Qtip unless you told me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanite Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Looks better then some I've done with a brush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niloc Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Wow .. great job Sergeant_Crunch. Thanks for sharing. The only thing I did with Q-tips was a torch conversion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant_Crunch Posted October 31, 2005 Author Share Posted October 31, 2005 When I get some time I'll try to remember to take a better pic to better show some of the problem areas. Thanks for all the positive feedback. Who needs Windsor & Newton when you've got Johnson & Johnson! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperbryan Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Who needs Windsor & Newton when you've got Johnson & Johnson! WOW. That's a truly Random and Bizarre quote. I like it. Nice paintjob, too. Truly, you have overcome the handicap of poor tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant_Crunch Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 Truly, you have overcome the handicap of poor tools. Just to clarify so no one feels like I lied, the mini above is the only one I've painted with a q-tip. I do use and used brushes on everything else I've ever painted, am painting, or plan to paint. This was a one-off never-to-be-done again job in response to a particular thread. WOW. That's a truly Random and Bizarre quote. I like it. @RB, actually I was wondering how bad Anne's head would spin when/if she saw that line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep_sashelas Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Well done! Congrats on being the first of us to actually finish the cotton swab challenge too! I really like the pen idea you invented with the q-tip, very innovative. It's something I might borrow and try out to get mine done too. And the mini looks good, given the tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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