GodOfCheese Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Struggling to paint these... my first thought had been to wash them lightly to pop the details, but I've had a lot of trouble getting the wash to stick. I like the result in this instance, but I can't help but feel like they're messy. They also seem a challenge to photograph! I guess the side-effect of making them seem unreal is that the unreality may also confuse image processors :-) 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Palmer Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 I like how they turned out! What did you use to paint them? The photos kind of make them look like little Bones lollipops! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingo Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Wow, they look like jello molds! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laoke Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Yeah,I've found normal washes have a tendency to turn the translucent Bones "cloudy" with patches of opacity in hard to predict areas. You might find that "priming' the figures with clear acrylic medium (I use Reaper's Brush-on Sealer) might help, but I haven't gotten around to actually testing that myself yet. Ink washes seem to work better as well. Still, nice work : ) If you're interested, here's one I did with Tamiya Clear paints: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ced1106 Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Tamiya paints (avaiable on eBay and RC Car hobby stores) are supposed to be good with transparents, but I'm not sure how well they convey *invisibility*. Pledge Future Floor Wax (another acrylic) might be worth experimenting with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wise Kraken Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 @GodOfCheese, are you going to tell us what you used to paint them? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodOfCheese Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 4 hours ago, Chris Palmer said: I like how they turned out! What did you use to paint them? The photos kind of make them look like little Bones lollipops! 1 hour ago, Wise Kraken said: @GodOfCheese, are you going to tell us what you used to paint them? Thanks! I was going for something "unreal" looking, and "candy" is definitely an effect I like :-) The Wizard: Secret Weapon Wash: Stormcloud Blue (VERY CAREFULLY) Citadel Technical: Waystone Green the hair was a mixture of Secret Weapon Wash: Sunshine and some other yellow pigments the staff was a dilution of Woodgrain The tip of the staff a combination of Orange wash and Citadel Auric Armour Gold the flesh was a very light wash of Model Color Light Flesh. This did not come out well IMHO. The cleric I decided did not need the same level of detail. Secret Weapon Wash: Ruby Citadel Technical: Soulstone Red The Hammer was a thin dilution of Auric Armour Gold very carefully applied as a wash. 4 hours ago, Laoke said: Yeah,I've found normal washes have a tendency to turn the translucent Bones "cloudy" with patches of opacity in hard to predict areas. You might find that "priming' the figures with clear acrylic medium (I use Reaper's Brush-on Sealer) might help, but I haven't gotten around to actually testing that myself yet. Ink washes seem to work better as well. Still, nice work : ) If you're interested, here's one I did with Tamiya Clear paints: The first one I painted definitely got cloudy and I don't like it at all. I wish I could strip them but I doubt the Simple Green will have a good effect on transparent minis. Ooooh, I like yours though! I'll try a brush-on sealant for the next one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBluberry Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 We got a second set of the invisible adventurers and I was going to try just doing a light wash of black ink to bring out the details, but I have to admit you've got me second-guessing myself. The wizard especially looks cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laoke Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 47 minutes ago, GodOfCheese said: The first one I painted definitely got cloudy and I don't like it at all. I wish I could strip them but I doubt the Simple Green will have a good effect on transparent minis. Ooooh, I like yours though! I'll try a brush-on sealant for the next one. If you do a search under my profile you should find a bunch of the translucents that I've played around with trying to work out how best to paint them and keep them translucent, mainly focusing on the Tamiya Clear paints. (http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/profile/9284-laoke/&do=content&type=forums_topic&change_section=1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodOfCheese Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 11 hours ago, LittleBluberry said: We got a second set of the invisible adventurers and I was going to try just doing a light wash of black ink to bring out the details, but I have to admit you've got me second-guessing myself. The wizard especially looks cool. I totally wish I had done the same. Initially I'd thought "meh, what a gimmick," but now I'm loving them. This morning I took @Laoke's suggestion and painted one of my transparents with a glossy sealant first, THEN washed it in Heavy Body Black. The wash looks a lot more like I expected now, and the figure looks very crystalline. I'll post it when I get a chance. The remaining one is the one stepping over the fallen log, which is tricky because I don't want the log invisible, yet the log shares some surfaces with the (invisible) figure. WifeOfCheese suggested I try to do it fading from opaque at the bottom to invisible at the top, so that the log's missing surfaces can be camouflaged. Challenge accepted! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laoke Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 9 hours ago, GodOfCheese said: I totally wish I had done the same. Initially I'd thought "meh, what a gimmick," but now I'm loving them. This morning I took @Laoke's suggestion and painted one of my transparents with a glossy sealant first, THEN washed it in Heavy Body Black. The wash looks a lot more like I expected now, and the figure looks very crystalline. I'll post it when I get a chance. The remaining one is the one stepping over the fallen log, which is tricky because I don't want the log invisible, yet the log shares some surfaces with the (invisible) figure. WifeOfCheese suggested I try to do it fading from opaque at the bottom to invisible at the top, so that the log's missing surfaces can be camouflaged. Challenge accepted! One thing to be aware of, although it likely won't impact that particular figure too badly - the clear Bonesium will show up the color you paint the bottom of the base. If you're wanting it to read like an invisible character standing on a log, then it would be prudent to paint the bottom of the base the color of the log, so that it "reads" right. It won't be perfect but it should help a little. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maledrakh Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 They look like Gummy Bears! mmm. now I have a craving for Gummy Bears... I use Army Painter Anti-Shine spray (a clear matte varnish) to prime the translucents. After I started doing that I have had no problems with paint or inks not sticking to them. I have several discussions about this across my tranclucent show-offs here in the forums, feel free to search my nick :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted August 25, 2017 Moderator Share Posted August 25, 2017 That's a really cool effect you got there; nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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