PistolPete | 16 Feb 2016 8:04 a.m. PST |
so after about 5 repaints, i finally have what i consider to be a really good skin tone laid down, one of my best in fact. but now i have to paint the rest of the figure and don't want to ruin what i've already accomplished. this would not normally be problem but i really don't want to do ANOTHER repaint for a slip or stay mark – do you ever get similiarly nervous/paralyzed painting? how do you overcome it? |
Rich Bliss | 16 Feb 2016 8:10 a.m. PST |
Medication. Seriously, if you need 5 tries to get a 'perfect' skin tone, you are not painting for the same reasons I am. |
ArmymenRGreat | 16 Feb 2016 8:20 a.m. PST |
That's frequently the reason I don't start projects. I'm afraid to screw them up. Now unfinished projects… that's a different list of reasons. |
YogiBearMinis | 16 Feb 2016 8:40 a.m. PST |
Go paint some other figures in a different style, without aiming for perfection or even tabletop standard. Then come back to this project. For example, if you are stuck on a GW 40k character figure, go paint some Zulus or peasant bowmen. |
Random Die Roll | 16 Feb 2016 8:42 a.m. PST |
Turn on your favorite music, take a deep breath If you are not trying to win a big trophy…and if you are not a pro painting service or aspire to having your hobby generate monies Painting Mantra---This is my hobby and if it is stressing me out I need a new hobby--- |
Frederick | 16 Feb 2016 8:44 a.m. PST |
Hmmm – I see the problem but fortunately my painting skills are such that I do not forsee me having this problem |
Hafen von Schlockenberg | 16 Feb 2016 8:51 a.m. PST |
"Favorite music "? "This is my hobby,and I'll cry if I want to,cry if I want to,cry if I want to…" |
Timmo uk | 16 Feb 2016 9:10 a.m. PST |
No, it's only a figure and it doesn't matter. Once it's in a game you won't notice or care either way. I just paint, I always experiment otherwise I'd get bored but if one doesn't work out so well there's always the next casting to play with. By painting the same figure five times you've deprived yourself of the other four faces that you could have done in the same time for the same effort. |
normsmith | 16 Feb 2016 9:43 a.m. PST |
No ….my painting is not good enough to seek such perfection (for the wargames table), I do however sometimes worry when I throw my wash down that it will make my most recent batch of figures too dirty. I do however do a little art and the further I get into a painting the more I worry about spoiling it. |
Grunt1861 | 16 Feb 2016 10:09 a.m. PST |
We are in need of a "Save" button. Also an auto-backup for special color mixes. |
WarWizard | 16 Feb 2016 10:57 a.m. PST |
I used to be overly concerned like this myself. Then I realized when the figure is on the gamming table, standing a foot or more away from the figure, I could not tell the difference. I am much happier now. |
John Treadaway | 16 Feb 2016 12:03 p.m. PST |
Never, is the short answer, Pete. Life is just too short. John T |
chuck05 | 16 Feb 2016 1:44 p.m. PST |
I drink a couple of beers. I stop overthinking and just paint. |
Zephyr1 | 16 Feb 2016 3:30 p.m. PST |
My problem isn't the painting part, it's deciding which colors to use for what (especially civs) that someimes conflicts me… |
jwebster | 16 Feb 2016 8:01 p.m. PST |
@Pete Hi Pete – I paint to reduce life stress so I feel for you :) Is this a competition figure ? If so, I might give some different answers ….. Here are some ideas - paint the same flesh on a couple of other minis to prove to yourself that you have the method. Worth writing it up in case you come back in a year and have forgotten what you did - take a break and paint something completely different. - varnish the flesh so that if you do get paint on it by accident it can be cleaned off with acrylic brush cleaner or something. Worth doing a test with your varnish to see if this works first (a test on a piece of paper, not on your miniature) - don't attempt to make the whole figure a showpiece. Take a simpler approach on the rest of the figure. Good luck and let us know how you do (pictures good too) John |
HobbyDr | 17 Feb 2016 6:22 a.m. PST |
Go ahead and seal the flesh with your normal process, then when dry, cover with one of the liquid masks. Finish painting, then peel away the mask with fine-point tweezers. Don |
PistolPete | 17 Feb 2016 7:05 a.m. PST |
@richbliss – i wasn't trying for 'perfect', i only wanted something 'decent' and every attempt up until now was poorly done even by me limited standard. @timmo – you're totally correct that i could have done 4 other figures in the same time but i would have had at least one paint job that would continually haunt me. @jwebster – not a show piece at all, i'm nowhere near that level. it's just a regular figure for some gaming – it's just probably the best skin tone painting i've ever done so i don't want to muck it up. pictures soon. everyone – all great suggestions, thanks. |
CPBelt | 17 Feb 2016 9:14 a.m. PST |
Look at it this way, Pete. You now know how to paint faces better, so the next figures won't take so much work, assuming the figures are well sculpted. There are some figures where the faces are so bad, no amount of re-painting will improve them. *cough* Some old West Wind horror figures. *cough* I've had to simply bin those and move on. I literally have shaky hands when I paint, but I've never had to go back and repaint a face due to a slip. I am notorious for dropping figures while painting, but that is another issue. I keep all my paints at a distance. Don does make a good suggestion. Micro-scale makes a really nice liquid mask that you can brush on and then peel off when done. As the Bad Maaaan Aaron Rogers once said:
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goragrad | 17 Feb 2016 3:44 p.m. PST |
I dither occasionally over appropriate colors or just recently I held off on some chariots and elephants for a Classical Indian army because I was uncertain as to designs to put on them beyond a basic color. |
Winston Smith | 17 Feb 2016 7:43 p.m. PST |
I paint in batches of 39 or more figures at a time. "If it's Wednesday I paint red!" So I do not run into the roadblock of the OP. Besides, once it's on the table, what difference does it make? I hope you don't ruin your perfect skin tones with googly eyes. |
PistolPete | 19 Feb 2016 1:19 p.m. PST |
just have the hair and some small details left to do but here's a WIP pic
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ced1106 | 21 Feb 2016 7:01 a.m. PST |
Paint easier miniatures! You learn a lot after painting 400 zombie eyeballs. Greyscale. Zenithal prime the figure, wash with dark wash, paint eyes, then greyscale the flesh and clothing. Makes painting the figure in color easier because you're pre-shading and pre-highlighting everything. |
PistolPete | 25 Feb 2016 8:18 a.m. PST |
finally done! and i'm quite pleased.
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