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  • Member since
    December 2006
  • From: MO
Painting question??
Posted by williamsfw28 on Sunday, March 4, 2007 7:37 AM

 

   I really would like to ad figures to my armor models but have just not been able to figure out the painting.  Ive looked at hyper scale and the missing link but are there any more good web sites out the that i can look at to start teaching myself how to paint these things???  I really want to learn how to do this 

Dustin

  • Member since
    January 2006
  • From: Baton Rouge, Snake Central
Posted by PatlaborUnit1 on Sunday, March 4, 2007 9:00 AM

I sugget that you head over, open mindedly, to www.reapermini.com and check out The Craft.

Sure, this is a Gaming website, but frankly after reading eveything that Shep Paine wrote in his books, everything written in Finescale in the last twenty plus years, after reading European modeling magazines on the subject and working with oil paints for over twenty years on figures from 1/35 to 80MM scale,  I have learned more by reading articles and the incredible figure painting forum there than anywhere. If Orks and Tyrannids arent particularly your thing, focus on the human skin painting articles.   I find Bette Davis Eyes and Let It Flow to be particularly helpful and I have them printed in a 3 ring binder. The absolute key is working in LAYERS, thin, thin thin layers that build up a color depth. Most people try to slather on some paint in a thick coat and be done, but if you follow thier advice, it will pay off on ANY figure you paint. If you are using acrylics such as Vallejo (not Acryl) a drop of Liquitex Slo Dri added to your paint will increase the working time to where you can remove so much paint from your brush that you THINK it is all gone; that is the point where you will start adding your layers. 

Vallejo has a site for thier paint series and there is an in-depth tutorial there, but I find the reaper site's paint tutorials to be easier to follow. Ignore the odd paint names, its just names for colors that you already have in your arsenal with new names added.

HTH and good luck, figure painting is now fun and I do quite a few of them now. 

David

Build to please yourself, and don't worry about what others think! TI 4019 Jolly Roger Squadron, 501st Legion
  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by ajlafleche on Sunday, March 4, 2007 9:02 AM

http://www.hfmodeling.com/

http://www.timelinesforum.com/

http://www.planetfigure.com/

Since you're probably using kit figures, just give it a shot and post at any of these sites and ask for guidnace.

Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

  • Member since
    December 2006
  • From: MO
Posted by williamsfw28 on Sunday, March 4, 2007 10:23 AM
  Thanks guys Im going to take a look

Dustin

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