CashWiley Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 You can use something like GIMP to crop and scale your images. Looks like the primer went on a little thick, which is why the kit recommends thinning it a little. I'm used to spray priming, so it's harder for me to judge brush-on. One important thing to pay attention to, you ended up with a lot of bubbles on the rat. Bubbles are the devil! As you paint (primer or anything else), watch for things like bubbles and pools of paint. Develop a habit of quickly popping the bubbles or removing the pooling paint. For the pools, quickly rinse your brush, drag it across your paper towel, and use the capillary action of the brush to wick the paint from the pool. Pooling paint dries oddly and you'll get unwanted rings of paint. Think of how a coffee stain looks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unidentifiable Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Thanks Cash. I'll reboot these guys, shouldn't take much. I find it funny that your prognosis is that it was too thick, when I was thinking the stuff was too thin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 If it's globbing up detail, it's thick. The main thing is where it filled a lot of crevices, and areas like the chainmail where it filled in some of the holes. That'll make the wash less effective. Someone who uses brush-on more regularly can probably give you better advice on proper application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnifix Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 It has begun! Trimmed and begun to prime my L2PK1. Going ok, however I too think my primer looks too thin. Does the internet hive mind concur? I'm not really sure why the mini looks two different colours, that seems to be an issue with my camera, so please ignore that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trystangst Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I don't think it's too thin - primer is really just there to give the paint something to adhere to. A light dusting is really all it takes. You shouldn't have any issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokingwreckage Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 What trystangst said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnifix Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) Thanks team! I'm finding this a bit easier than I anticipated based on my memory of paint 40k minis with straight-from-the-bottle citadel paint when I was 13. That said, I'm still having trouble keeping a point on my brush (Games & Gear Kolinsky 00) and determining when I should wash and repaint. Also the paint is drying out exceedingly fast, but that should get easier with a wet palette. Time to get some food, then more painting. Time to learn how to wash. This is a lot of fun! EDIT: Avoid a double post. Pretty sure eyes are the worst thing ever. Wash went ok, though it is rather lighter than I expected. Edited July 19, 2013 by Arnifix 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Games n Gears brushes are not good. I've been trying to use the shorter handled #2 (the best of the bunch I have) and I dislike it at every step, from the second it has a point to the second after when it splays all over the place. But they'll continue telling you they get few complaints and people love them. I'd counter with most restaurants don't get complaints, either, people just don't come back. I'm more the type to send my food back and demand a refund. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unidentifiable Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Games n Gears brushes are not good. I've been trying to use the shorter handled #2 (the best of the bunch I have) and I dislike it at every step, from the second it has a point to the second after when it splays all over the place. But they'll continue telling you they get few complaints and people love them. I'd counter with most restaurants don't get complaints, either, people just don't come back. I'm more the type to send my food back and demand a refund. Speaking of bad brushes. My Reaper #2 decided to flay itself while I was re-applying my primer last night. It's like trying to paint with a pom-pom. I tried to sort it out again, but it just frazzles every time it gets wet. I think I may have over-thinned my primer. It behaved like a wash, although I was able to rinse and dry my brush, and then use it to draw up the paint where it was pooling, so I think it turned out okay. The mini is white, and I can definitely see more detail than when I applied it straight up (especially on the rat). When I go to apply the Tanned Skin tonight, do I thin that as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trystangst Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Generally speaking, you want you base coats to be a little thicker than your highlight/layer colors. How thin depends on what you're comfortable with. Outside of Bones base coats I never apply paint straight from the bottle, but that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unidentifiable Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Generally speaking, you want you base coats to be a little thicker than your highlight/layer colors. How thin depends on what you're comfortable with. Outside of Bones base coats I never apply paint straight from the bottle, but that's just me. I'll try 2:1 paint to water. I want my paint to stay where I put it, which wasn't the case with my primer. Ah well, it's called the Learn To Paint Kit for a reason. I failed at Paint By Numbers as a kid though, so miniatures are a huge leap for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokingwreckage Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 1. There's no substitute for a Winsor and Newton Series 7 (or other recommended, eg Da Vinci) high quality brush. 2. Thinning your highlight layer is to do with what works for you, but I would always thin it a little. 3. Consider some slo-dri or drying retardant if fast curing paint causes you problems and 4. Get some proper brush cleaner into any wrecked brushes and see if that revives them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnifix Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Games n Gears brushes are not good. I've been trying to use the shorter handled #2 (the best of the bunch I have) and I dislike it at every step, from the second it has a point to the second after when it splays all over the place. But they'll continue telling you they get few complaints and people love them. I'd counter with most restaurants don't get complaints, either, people just don't come back. I'm more the type to send my food back and demand a refund. I already had to get them to resend me an entire pack of brushes. How frustrating. Oh well, time to spend more money I guess. Thanks for the help team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I started to inventory the brushes, about half are canted to the side and need replacement. The "good" ones all seem to be crap at holding a point. So for me, replacement doesn't really work. And I ran out of steam checking the ones that weren't obviously mis-aligned because the quality has yet to be sufficient on a single brush so it just feels like a waste of time. I wanted to do a full inventory for replacement, but now I don't know what to do. I feel like I wasted a lot of money. (And going to post this in their thread since he's following it). Base coating: something like 2:1 paint:water is pretty good, you just want to get it viscous enough to move around better and not clog up detail. Getting a feel for paint consistency is a pretty important thing, I'd stick to the instructions if you're not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnifix Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) Paint happened. My True Silver seems obnoxious. Is this the case with all metallics? Other than that I'm pretty happy with how things are going, even if it is taking a long time. I highlighted the cloth instead of drybrushing it, primarily because I couldn't see the drybrushing at all using the colours suggested in the instructions. I ended up popping in a bit of Pure White just to add a little pop. It's hard to see in the picture, but the cloth on the knees and around the face looks very nice imo. My photography skills and camera leave a lot to be desired Cash: Which G&G thread are you referring to sorry? Edited July 20, 2013 by Arnifix 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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