03294 | Tobias Winterhorn, Druid

[Glitterwolf]

7 hours ago, Stonebred said:

Thanks, everyone!  What a nice response to this post! I really appreciate the kind words.

 

Yeah, I've heard people say both, so I figured I'd give it a shot.  I painted some of the leaves to hedge against the color fading away. Time will tell I suppose! I varnished all of them, but painted a few before varnishing as well, so it's like a small experiment. I'll put a reminder in my calendar to update you on the results in 6 months.

 

Using herbs is another idea, I have used oregano and such things and sealed them.

Some have been on a base for years now and still look good.

[Iridil]

Beautiful! Love the colors

[Stonebred]

11 hours ago, Mothsniper said:

Awesome! 

  Do you ink or shade piece by piece or whole model as a whole?

I shade piece by piece as I go. I typically prefer to paint dark to light and then add lining as I go. I've also painted mid-tones first, but even then I fall back to painting dark to light.

I haven't painted with inks yet, but was watching a video yesterday on Miniature Monthly of Aaron painting OSL on his Tiger Lily entry, and wrote down the inks he is using.

 

5 hours ago, Glitterwolf said:

 

Using herbs is another idea, I have used oregano and such things and sealed them.

Some have been on a base for years now and still look good.

I used the coffee grinder to grind up some old black tea, and have used that for dirt on a lot of bases. I've experimented with painting versus not painting that as well, although I always seal it with something.

Haven't used herbs yet, but will definitely give it a try!