MiniPainterC Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 (edited) That Krylon spray looks like it gave them a nice coat. It's similar to what I got from the old pro paint brush on I used for my kits way back when. Toothy. It looks nice and toothy. Yea it turned out pretty nice. First time I've used the dual primer + paint but it was all that I could find in the store. Seems to work fine. Also some more progress on the models. Washed the barrow rat in Walnut Brown. Drybrushed the Ahurian's skin with the base coat color and did my best at doing the eyes. Edited for spelling. Edited June 30, 2013 by MiniPainterC 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniPainterC Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I had some problems with the Sapphire Blue paint as some of it came out clumpy at times. I think it may be old but I mixed in some water and pushed on. Basecoat cloth and shield on Anhurian. Drybrush the Barrow Rat. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniPainterC Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Put a wash on the mini and did a drybush. I must say I was not happy with the results may have to go back over it again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 That's what these are for. Think you need to go over it again? Why not!? Experiment with the techniques and raise your comfort level, learn how they apply to different surfaces, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniPainterC Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 That's what these are for. Think you need to go over it again? Why not!? Experiment with the techniques and raise your comfort level, learn how they apply to different surfaces, etc. Yea think I am going to go back and put the basecoat back on then do the wash again it went on to dark, more like a glaze then a wash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 (edited) I don't think it looks too dark, but of course it's your call. Might just need another highlight. In fact, one of the toughest things to learn is the exaggerated contrast that lends itself well to mini painting. I still have a heck of a time getting my shadows dark and highlights light enough. Edited July 1, 2013 by CashWiley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniPainterC Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 A little more done Washed and drybrushed metal parts of Anhurian. Bascoated the skin on the rat. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniPainterC Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) Anhurian Undercoated the leather parts with Walnut Brown and then went over it with Intense Brown. Painted the inside shield Intense Brown then washed the handle of the sword,boots and inside of shield with Walnut Brown. Barrow Rat Washed skin areas Walnut Brown. Edited July 2, 2013 by MiniPainterC 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniPainterC Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Anhurian is done. Painted the buckles and the base. Went back and did the eyes again as some of the washes ran into the eye sockets. May go back and try and clean up the eyes but for the most part I'm finished with it. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniPainterC Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Drybrushed the skin areas. Washed the warts with Carnage Red. Drybrushed warts with Tanned Skin and then highlighted them with a lighter shade of Tanned Skin. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Looking good! I'd recommend going back with the fur brown and cleaning up the red that washed off around the warts. Good practice, you'll be doing it on almost every mini you paint. Might as well start now :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniPainterC Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Done with everything except painting the base. Since my last update I did the ears, mouth and eyes. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniPainterC Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Barrow Rat is done. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassu Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 That is one damn fine lookin' rat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unidentifiable Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Threadsurrection! I just cracked open my LTPK1 today. I bought it back before the Bones wave was rolling through, but thought that since the Bonenami is about to hit my doorstep that I should probably actually learn to paint. So here we go. Step the first was to unbend my Anhurian's sword. He was so badly bent that he looked a bit like this, with the sword tip pressing against his temple. I also had to clear a bit of flashing off of the shield, and some threads that were left around. I don't have a hobby file, so I used my hobby knife to do everything, including an attempt at scraping down the mold lines (I stopped because it was futile). The Rat, by comparison, required absolutely no TLC and has no visible mold problems. I washed the minis in warm soapy water, then went to town with the primer. I apologise but I have no pictures of any of the above. Mr Anhurian was slathered all over with primer, but as I was painting him, I noticed that the primer looks really thin. He's not stock-white like in the photos in the kit, and I can't tell if that's normal. If I snap a picture of him with my phone, he looks perfectly white as he should, so I'm wondering if it's just a photography problem or I haven't shaken the crap out of my primer well enough. Just to be sure, I shook the hell out of the little bottle for about 5 minutes straight, and then painted the Rat. Coincidentally if anyone is looking for a bicep exercise, I know just the thing. Satisfied that the Rat also had the same not-quite-entirely-pure-white look, which is odd because in both cases I applied the primer straight onto the minis (the kit recommends a 1:1 water/primer mix). I decided that that must just be how primed minis look: Anhurian Man-At-Arms Barrow Rat (I linked the images directly into the forum, but they were massive, so now they're just links). I'm done for tonight, will update tomorrow with the beginnings of the Man-At-Arms' fleshy bits, and likely his cloth as well. If anyone can comment on my (in)ability to prime a mini, would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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