The Nigerian Lead Minister | 03 Jun 2009 8:26 a.m. PST |
I've tried a bunch of different stuff, ranging from just blocking things in, to carefully building up washes or drybrushes, to blending, or dipping, even tried the Dalimore butcher chart style, lots of stuff. But in the end my normal painting style when churning out the hordes on the assembly line is to block in the figure, give the figure a few strategic washes, then drybrush on some highlights. So what is your predominant style of painting? |
Connard Sage | 03 Jun 2009 8:30 a.m. PST |
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KenH01 | 03 Jun 2009 8:37 a.m. PST |
Very poor, and I prefer to game, so I hire someone else to do it! Ken |
Lentulus | 03 Jun 2009 8:38 a.m. PST |
At 10mm, I generally skip the highlights. Key colours, details, wash, NEXT! |
Rudysnelson | 03 Jun 2009 8:43 a.m. PST |
Even prior to the eye surgery, my 'friends' called it a 'dip and sling' style. One reason why I never tried to paint 25mm or larger. |
Jovian1 | 03 Jun 2009 8:44 a.m. PST |
Slow and meticulous usually – I paint to a very high standard, but I've slowly embraced the wash/dip methods for mass produced figures for the "rabble" or "line" troops and reserve the high detail stuff for the command figures and specialty figures. |
ming31 | 03 Jun 2009 8:46 a.m. PST |
Base , Wash, drybrush , glaze. I have done some layering , hardline higlight . Whatever seems to work . i have begun to collect DVD's on differnt painting styles |
kreoseus2 | 03 Jun 2009 8:48 a.m. PST |
Undercoat, block basecoat, higlight, inkwash, drybrush where appropiate. In 15mm a good WN nutbrown inkwash hides a multitude of sins. Phil |
nycjadie | 03 Jun 2009 8:50 a.m. PST |
I use numerous styles in the same miniature. The face might be carefully highlighted while another section is block painted and inked. Maybe I overthink it too much, but I view every color as an abstraction and put a different emphasis on where the eye goes. |
Bob in Edmonton | 03 Jun 2009 8:54 a.m. PST |
Black primer, block paint, maybe highlight a few features (skin, coats) and magic dip. |
Norscaman | 03 Jun 2009 8:59 a.m. PST |
Judging by my miniatures collection, my painting style is to leave the miniature in 'mint' condition, in untouched bare metal. Second to that is de-flashed, based and primed in gray gesso. Finally, the smallest minority is painted in two catagories. Rank and file army which is as a rule painted from dark to light in three colors for each block (ie base coat dark skin, second coat flesh, third coat flesh highlight) and then my role playing monsters, heroes, and PCs. This last group is painted to an artistic standard and gets the most use and attention. I use most of the techniques on public websites for miniatures. I have a binder from Paintrix for example with lots of helpful stuff. |
CLDISME | 03 Jun 2009 9:06 a.m. PST |
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Proniakin | 03 Jun 2009 9:10 a.m. PST |
Black primer and paint, works well for 15mm. The other members of my club get good results from the 'dip' with 25mm figures. |
Plynkes | 03 Jun 2009 9:18 a.m. PST |
No Pop, no Style, I'm strictly Roots. |
Connard Sage | 03 Jun 2009 9:22 a.m. PST |
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Cerdic | 03 Jun 2009 9:26 a.m. PST |
I believe that should be "Up-town top rankin". Mis-heard lyrics are great aren't they! |
Cerdic | 03 Jun 2009 9:27 a.m. PST |
What was the question again? Oh yes
..splodgy. |
Rogzombie | 03 Jun 2009 9:38 a.m. PST |
Layering for higher end pieces along with severe eye strain. My style or routine is constatly changing, though. I am always trying to find ways to do things quicker and better almost to a fault and obsession. I am building a huge zombie collection, I have used this opportunity to experiment with a multitude of styles and techniques. I've learned some useful things,some quick things, bad things, lol. I guess I get bored if I dont try something different on every figure. I've recently been doing 54mm for a client. I've learned from that as well. I've learned there is no right way or better technique, only better painters who use whatever technique to its best ability. For most of us this comes from many hours of practice, not a natural talent or anything like that. If you paint enough you should be able to eventually paint good looking armies. If nothing else dip or drybrush them, with a little finesse these techniques produce nice quickly done figs. Right now I am trying to incorporate the Tom Savini/George Romero look into my zombies. Its been fun and enlightening. |
Angel Barracks | 03 Jun 2009 9:42 a.m. PST |
6mm no highlights or shading except on commanders, they get cuffs, belts, stripes, lacing, shading and highlighting, the works
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Garand | 03 Jun 2009 9:47 a.m. PST |
Basecoat, wash, drybrush/highlight. I really dislike the Dallimore style, so wouldn't touch it -- ever. Damon. |
Dances With Words | 03 Jun 2009 10:02 a.m. PST |
you mean we're supposed to PAINT these things???? (isn't that why the GREAT GAMER invented clixies and that sort of stuff???) *sigh
.no wonder mine all look the SAME
Slish Sgt DWW |
leidang | 03 Jun 2009 10:19 a.m. PST |
My most common process: Varied color of primer (Based on desired color), Spray the predominent color, Highlight the predominent color, block paint the rest, Wash with Brown windsor newton ink, and on 28mm paint the eyes last. Maybe throw in some additional highlight if needed. |
Farstar | 03 Jun 2009 10:20 a.m. PST |
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Gungnir | 03 Jun 2009 10:23 a.m. PST |
I'm an old geezer, and paint in old soldier style. |
x42brown | 03 Jun 2009 10:27 a.m. PST |
It used to be called bad but with experience and age it is now terrible. x42 |
TodCreasey | 03 Jun 2009 11:07 a.m. PST |
Dallimore mostly with a bit of dip. |
dampfpanzerwagon | 03 Jun 2009 11:21 a.m. PST |
On a serious note – Mainly painting over a black under-coat, using acrylics. Blended top coat, rather than Foundry or Tri-colour systems. Bright Primary Colours. Much more use of Washes and Glazes. Blended metalic colours and effects (with Washes). Some Dry-brushing (mainly on the base area). See; dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com Tony |
M1Fanboy | 03 Jun 2009 11:25 a.m. PST |
Black or grey undercoat, base coat out of the bottle, and then a mix of highlights, washes and drybrushing, along with some panel painting to achieve the desired effect. I like washes a lot because they unify everything after a good drybrush. |
Rogzombie | 03 Jun 2009 11:28 a.m. PST |
Even more important than technique is brush control, caring for your brushes so they work right and working paint thickness. Once you master these you can do anything. |
rddfxx | 03 Jun 2009 11:40 a.m. PST |
Double prime, black first with a second round of white or light grey dry brushed over the black. Block in the major colors (most tedious part) Lighter, brighter colors over the blocks, but only on the raised areas (where the second primer coat ended up) Some details, small brush, undiluted paint. Correct any mistakes made earlier Perhaps an ink wash or a regular paint wash over selected areas, especially faces Very very light hand, very light dry brush dusting overall with trace amounts of off-white with a very large, very soft brush dull coat |
Grunt1861 | 03 Jun 2009 12:24 p.m. PST |
Layering, Blending, Glazing, and Dry Brushing. But, most of all SSSSLLLLLLOOOOOOWWWWWWW
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Skrapwelder | 03 Jun 2009 1:08 p.m. PST |
Black or dark brown base coat Ivory drybrushing over the whole thing Ink washes of the major shades and then either lighter washes or solid coats of the midtones and then a highlight drybrushing. |
John the OFM | 03 Jun 2009 3:17 p.m. PST |
Cover all the metal with white primer. Black primer for tanks. Cover all the primer with paint. I like to stain and I like to drybrush. I have no "technique", because I have found that concentrating on "technique" too often gives a figure that draws too much attention to technique. May I refer you to the infamous "Jane" figure in the Foundry Darkest Africa range. It is a hideous example of technique over realism. It defines the "meat cutting chart" method that I loathe. |
Connard Sage | 03 Jun 2009 3:33 p.m. PST |
It defines the "meat cutting chart" method that I loathe. Now that is my bete noir. If the damn figure doesn't have enough detail to provide its own subtle shadows/shading, touching the bloody thing in with a brush isn't going to improve things.
I've seen some bad make up in my time (don't ask), but I've never seen a real human bean helped by 2" inch wide black facial lines*. *Adam Ant is a possible exception
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Saber6 | 03 Jun 2009 7:10 p.m. PST |
Prime in base uniform color (or white), block in details, dip. |
Palafox | 04 Jun 2009 1:26 a.m. PST |
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Uesugi Kenshin | 04 Jun 2009 2:58 a.m. PST |
Dab, splotch, smear
.dry. |
Andy Badger | 04 Jun 2009 3:07 a.m. PST |
Most of my stuff is in 6mm so: 1.black undercoat 2.block colours (dry brush for tank highlights/weathering) 3.gloss varnish (matt for vehicles) Extremely fast and looks good. |
Inari7 | 04 Jun 2009 7:14 a.m. PST |
White undercoat Light colors Dark washes Light drybrush. Very fast |
Scorpio | 09 Jun 2009 9:06 p.m. PST |
I paint my minis like I like my women: quick and dirty. Wait. |
squiffy | 17 Jun 2009 7:30 a.m. PST |
Scorpio! Your a bad man. he he I paint using the way of the Lard. |