| Mateus | 10 Mar 2014 6:36 a.m. PST |
Pictures of my first painted Napoleonics on my blog:
Many more pics here:
link |
Dave Jackson  | 10 Mar 2014 6:43 a.m. PST |
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| ernieR | 10 Mar 2014 7:36 a.m. PST |
on your blog you say
"I learned to become a very effective painter, able to paint at a fast pace while keeping a level of quality I'm very pleased with." i'd love to see a tutorial on your technique , i can't see how you can paint fast AND get those results . very nice painting ! |
| Mateus | 10 Mar 2014 9:15 a.m. PST |
Not much of a secret there, ernieR. It's basically about painting your miniatures on a "fordian" assembly line: paint all the similar parts of all models in a row. For instance, paint the white on everyone, then the blue then the wash, then the gold. Don't make a single complete miniature at a time, this is way too much time consuming. Also, set aside at least a few minutes to painting every evening. Painting even a little bit everyday is more productive that occasional outbursts of painting frenzy followed by long periods of inactivity. |
| Frederick | 10 Mar 2014 10:28 a.m. PST |
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| Crucible Orc | 10 Mar 2014 10:48 a.m. PST |
yeah, i do the same thing, on 8 figures at a time. i learned to paint that way. i have found that people who didn't learn to paint that way have a hard time switching over though. I've tried to teach a few friends and none of them were ever really able to speed up their painting. |
| paxx88 | 10 Mar 2014 11:02 a.m. PST |
They are great for first time go at Naps…well done. |
| serg joe | 10 Mar 2014 12:08 p.m. PST |
great iwish i could paint like you thanks for sharing! grts seg joe |
| 79thPA | 10 Mar 2014 3:16 p.m. PST |
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| ernieR | 10 Mar 2014 4:40 p.m. PST |
Mateus thanks for the advice ! i'm already doing the assembly line painting method , it's the quality i haven't yet mastered :)
WWII and modern i'm doing ok , Napoleonics (in 15mm or 28mm) are defeating all my efforts to produce a decent pair of white pants . any help there ? |
| stoneman1810 | 10 Mar 2014 4:49 p.m. PST |
Hi, ernieR. Andrea (manufacturer of 54mm and larger collector figures)has a line of paints and offers a White Paint Set in acrylics which I've used to get excellent results. They also make a Red and a Black set as well. I haven't tried those. |
| ernieR | 11 Mar 2014 7:27 p.m. PST |
Stoneman1810 – interesting , thanks . not sure if they have a local retailer but i'll look into it |
| paulalba | 12 Mar 2014 5:05 a.m. PST |
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| archiduque | 12 Mar 2014 5:50 a.m. PST |
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| Marc the plastics fan | 20 Mar 2014 11:09 a.m. PST |
Very nice. Zvezda make lovely figures |
goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.
