kanli Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Hi all, I took a 6 year break from painting minis and am getting back into it with a vengeance. One of the reasons I fell in love with miniatures in 1988, when I saw Citadel’s book Heroes for Wargames, was that I loved the detail and the “pop” that could be demonstrated on such small things. It’s interesting what some time away can bring to one’s approach. I wanted to post progress here and see if anyone was painting similar models with extensive details like this. I’m taking it slow on this one, but I am getting back in a (new) groove pretty quickly. Any thoughts on stages re: armor vs base color shading first or a back and forth method are appreciated. Right now I’m shifting back and forth with both, using two water mugs; one for metallic, and one for non metallic paints. Makes painting and “corrections” much faster. I know it’s a GW mini, and I love Reaper. I have painted many Reaper minis and am a huge proponent of reaper paints! 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyradis Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Welcome back to painting!! That's about how long my hiatus was too. I use multiple water cups too: a "dirty" cup, a "clean" cup (for second rinse and thinning), and a "soap" cup. I don't use metallics super often currently, but it is a good idea to have one for that too! On the armor, I like putting a base coat down first. It gives me an idea of overall impressions. Then I put in some shadows, and touch up the base. Then I put in highlights, and touch up base. Repeat as needed. Happy painting! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanli Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 (edited) Hi Cyradis, I think we’re on the same page. Very rewarding to zoom out, figuratively and literally, to see what works and adjust as necessary. *spelling Edited October 19, 2017 by kanli 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Welcome back to painting! Nice mini! I use one cup, but will refresh it after every colour. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargs Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Welcome back! I don't do GW minis currently, but I do paint PP minis so very similar in terms of levels of detail. As for method, I have generally gone inside out so to speak, starting with the hardest to reach areas and finishing those, then moving to the next area, etc. That said, I don't think there's really a wrong way to do it and I can certainly see the value in laying down an entire base coat first. As for cups, I tend to have 3. One that's clean to start off a "new" brush on, one for regular paints and then one for metallics/primer (I brush on for a variety of reasons). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanli Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) Thanks for your feedback, everyone. I’m finding this part is the slowest! The back and forth highlighting/shading seems to be the most time consuming. Lots of adjusting and correcting minor slips of the brush. And I haven’t even started on the really small details yet. After everything is painted, I know there is a point I will get when to I should accept a paint job as good enough, and start on a new piece with what I’ve learned. Otherwise I’m not sure we would ever make progress. Edited October 20, 2017 by kanli *grammar 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanli Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) I’m also new to intentionally “edge highlighting”, though I’ve known of the technique forever. It’s a very tricky thing to do well, but it seems an imperative to make models pop when viewing them from over a few inches away. Edited October 20, 2017 by kanli 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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