JV2000 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 The Orcpocalypse. Definitely the Orcs. I'll be spray-painting and brushing while the orc themes from Warcraft II are playing in the background to set the right mood. BTW, can anyone recommend a decent spray-paint green color for orcs on the cheap? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richmon Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I will line them up & paint whatever moves me at that time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassu Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 (edited) I'll likely be painting my Frost, Storm and Fire Giantesses first, they look so awesome! Then likely my Dark Elves and both lots of Spider Centaurs I ordered. Our current D&D group is about to be fighting some more Dark Elves, my minis should arrive just in-time! Maybe some Dungeon Dressings on the side as well. Edited March 7, 2013 by Cassu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleron Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Something....easy and that I have multiples of. Totally new to painting miniatures so I expect many screwups! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowRaven Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Something....easy and that I have multiples of. Totally new to painting miniatures so I expect many screwups! A good plan, And don't worry about screw ups. If you have never painted a mini before I strongly urge you to paint your first, and keep it as is. There are methods for striping paint of minis safely, and with little difficulty, but keep your first. That way as your skill improves you can always look back at that first mini and see how far you have come. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buglips*the*goblin Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Something....easy and that I have multiples of. Totally new to painting miniatures so I expect many screwups! A good plan, And don't worry about screw ups. If you have never painted a mini before I strongly urge you to paint your first, and keep it as is. There are methods for striping paint of minis safely, and with little difficulty, but keep your first. That way as your skill improves you can always look back at that first mini and see how far you have come. ^This. Painting isn't especially complicated, but it takes some practice and exploration - you can only learn by doing. Read the boards here for tons of info, everything from quick army painting to fine quality finishes. And don't be afraid to ask if you run into a problem, because whatever it is you can bet somebody else has had it before. Fun is the key. Fun above all. And if there's a particular something you have no idea how to paint, either there will be a group work in progress thread for it that you can watch to see multiple ideas at work (and join in on, strongly encouraged!) - or if there isn't, I have a WIP request thread specifically for Bones and I'd be happy to do up an example piece to help you brainstorm a bit if you ask. This may be especially useful if the mini has challenging parts you're not sure what to do with, because I'll have to tackle those same challenges doing mine. My Bones painting method is specifically tailored to be easy, and pretty fast while still looking neat. It won't yield a show quality job, but I think it's a good starting point for decent game quality stuff. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcow Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Something....easy and that I have multiples of. Totally new to painting miniatures so I expect many screwups! Don't let them get you down (the screwups that is)!!!! I well know the feeling of looking at some of the incredible work people here and on the rest the web can make it seem like you aren't doing it "right". I'm here to say - there is no "right" or "wrong" when it comes to do something creative like this. Keep slingin' paint and you'll be amazed at how quickly you gain in skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowRaven Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Yup, I could show you some of my real disasters, and some of my real succeses, and trust me, some of my worst disasters happened after some of my greatest triumphs. So long as you don't get fed up and ragequit and keep on painting, in no time you will be able to put out table ready figures you can be happy with. Once you get happy with those, then you can try and build on ore new techniques, some will just save you time, some will improve the look, some will blow up in your face. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I am a newbie at painting minis so I'll probably start with whatever model I like least so i can mess up a few times :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistwalker Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I am a newbie at painting minis so I'll probably start with whatever model I like least so i can mess up a few times :) Go for one that you like - it will inspire you to do better and encourage you to finish. Taking one that you don't like usually doesn't work out well, as you have a lot less interest in working on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troyignatius Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I'll probably do the Orcs first - divide them up by weapons into different squads so everyone on a squad has a different weapon, and paint each squad in a different color scheme. This way when my player decide who they are attacking, they can easily note the color and weapon. - "Red with the Spear!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Knight Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I'll probably do the Orcs first - divide them up by weapons into different squads so everyone on a squad has a different weapon, and paint each squad in a different color scheme. This way when my player decide who they are attacking, they can easily note the color and weapon. - "Red with the Spear!" That is pretty much exactly what I was planning on doing with them, although I may very well parcel a squadron or two out to various friends and let them paint them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyDragon Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Since my painting skills are somewhere south of a kindergartener's finger painting skills, I'm having my limited edition Sophie professionally painted by our local FLGS painting guru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowRaven Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Yeah, if I had someone to do that, I would get my Sophie profesionaly done. As it is, I will do my best by her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadshot Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I'm not sure what mini I will be painting first..... but It might involve a Storm Giant or two.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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