Neyuttad Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 I wonder how many other people prefer a glossy coat? I like glossy but I am under peer pressure from fellow painters who like things flat! That and the ability to get good picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironworker Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Glossy minis look ok when you hold them right up to your face but at any other distance the glair makes them look like littled colored blobs. Glossy finish does look ok for some types of minis but usually glare is a problem and it's almost always a problem with trying to photograph minis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchantra Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Glossy is fine if you don't mind obscuring detail. I find that with matte finish you don't obscure the detail as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Porsenna Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 If it floats your boat, then keep 'em glossy! I dullcote my figures primarily because its more realistic (but then, I also keep other figures that are composed mainly of plate armor glossy for that nice, polished shine). Damon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orchid_Noir Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 I wonder how many other people prefer a glossy coat? I like glossy but I am under peer pressure from fellow painters who like things flat! That and the ability to get good picture Most of my personal minis have at least some gloss on them, I can't help it I grew up in cars and ceramics, glossy is pretty, cared for, and quality to me, still. Also, with the amount of metallics that I use, I have to use gloss to get the look I was going for, as a matte finish can really toss a smoke bomb on them. But I will also say that there are plenty of desired outcomes that nothing looks anywhere as good on as Dullcoat. There is no blanket favorite with me, but I only tend to shy from the gloss on a "for sale" mini that I'm doing, as it does seem that few people like it. Orchid - with a gloss finish on her ReaperCon exchange mini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuMicus Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Neyuttad, I'm actually getting to the point, that I like the Glossy look - More and More!!! Do it, matter of a fact, they are your minis, you paid for them, (unless you stole them, heheheheheeeeee). Paint them however you want!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 I don't care for glossy. For some surfaces it's appropriate, but on many I find in unrealistic. Most skin and clothes are not glossy. Second, it throws off your highlights. Generally, when you hightlight, you control where the perceived light source is and how it reflects on your mini. Gloss coats reflect light in their own manner and the highlights the coat's shine creates can clash or throw off the work you have done to highlight the mini. Lastly, it's a consistancy issue. When the entire mini is painted with the same type of paint and coat, it is consistant and looks better to me. This is why I paint any rocks, sand or static grass I put on the mini. It matches better that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laralu510 Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 I just got a can of glossy finish to put on my mini's to make them more durable. To my surprise I found I liked this look as well. However, I do see what people are talking about when they say glossy makes the mini look unrealistic. However, since I just like shiny things so much I will use both glossy and then overspray that with dulcoat. I'm hoping to acheave a sort of semil-gloss that will have the best of both worlds. ::goes back to stairing at her shiny mini":: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 For semi-gloss, there are overcoats that can be applied by brush. Vallejo has bottles of high gloss, medium gloss, low gloss, and satin. I've found that thinned satin work great to apply after dull coating to specific pieces you want a slight shine to like polished boots or gems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 Gloss, to me, tend to reflect everything around it and it just kills small detail like eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errex Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 I like to use gloss on my minis for protection, but I apply also a coat or two of matte to kill down the glare. On an unrelated note, NMM does not look good if glossied. The whole point of NMM is to have a fixed control on how reflected light is perceived. Coating an NMM area with gloss just defeats the whole purpose, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerridwyn1st Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 I like to use gloss on my minis for protection, but I apply also a coat or two of matte to kill down the glare. On an unrelated note, NMM does not look good if glossied. The whole point of NMM is to have a fixed control on how reflected light is perceived. Coating an NMM area with gloss just defeats the whole purpose, IMO. Yes, but matte can kill the layering that makes it NMM look good. For my money, Satin is the only way to go. Not flat enough to kill layering. Not glossy enough to wipe out painted on highlights. Perfect median between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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