LTPK5: Rasia (02823) and Dain (02811)

[Emli]

Huzzah! I have finished all my L2PKs!

 

Lessons learned: Metallics and I do not get along. They do have their uses, but I think I'll be sticking to some level of NMM unless I really need them.

To work on for next time: Focus on one mini at a time, and try not to give up and rush near the end. I keep having to work on this one, because I keep failing at it!

 

In both cases, I had grand ideas, and then I just wanted to be done with them. This is a common theme in my stuff, unfortunately. It was exacerbated by mold errors that were more annoying than I thought they'd be, and frustration with metallic paints on tiny, fiddly bits. Patience, I lack it.

 

Mad props to my photographer, who made them look better than they do in person!

 

(WIP)

 

02823 Rasia, w/Spiked Chain

 

 

 

 

 

02811 Dain Deepaxe

 

 

 

 

Edited December 13, 2015 by Emli

[Limey72]

Very nicely done your colors really pop

[Glitterwolf]

Nice !

 

Rasia is my favorite of the two.

[Silvervane]

Very Nice.  I like your Rasia a bit more.  Green is a nice take on Dain.  It makes me want to break out one of my 2 bones versions and give it a try with green.  

[malefactus]

CONGRATULATIONS on completing your project! Dwarf & Damsel are BEAUTIFULLY DONE!

[dungeonlair]

Very nicely done!

[Dai-Mongar]

Oh my! Dain is very striking, actually made my eyes widen when I saw him.

[Auberon]

What issue did you run into with the metallic paint? 

[Emli]

Thanks all! I like the colors on Dain so much, I'm planning to use them again. Rasia definitely came out cleaner.

 

My main issues with the metallic paint was that if I didn't thin them somehow, they'd get goopy and hard to control very quickly. If I thinned with water only, it wasn't goopy, but coverage was spotty. If I mixed it with brush-on sealer, or another non-metallic paint, they mostly worked better, but getting the mixture right was fiddly, and I'm lazy.

[Auberon]

Yes, you've run into a pretty standard problem with metallic paints.  The two main issue are that a) the mica flakes are kept in suspension, but if you add water then the paint separates and b) metallic paints tend to have poor coverage to begin with.  You have already tried two of the common suggestions.  Another one is to first paint the area that is to be metallic with a solid layer of paint and then go over that with your metallic.  That way you have a base of paint and are just adding shine.

 

Personally, I like to mix Vallejo Glaze Medium into my metallic paints.  Considering that you didn't like the sealer, you'd probably not like the glaze medium either.

[CorallineAlgae]

Really nice minis. I especially like Rasia's chain weapon and the horns on Dain's helm. 

[Chaoswolf]

Very nicely done!