"Painting Ersatz Panzers to a new (personal) level" Topic

Hi folks, I've been doing a lot of thinking recently, I paint more figures and spend more time on that aspect of the Hobby than I ever get to spend actually playing figure games. So I felt maybe I should lean into that side of the hobby a bit more and paint, well, better.

This was the old standard of my WW2 models:

And this is what I'm now achieving after some research and use of new techniques:

Lots of improvement but a way to go yet. I talk at length about the process and some of the inspiration and techniques on my blog in this post:

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And for those with an interest, I ramble about my basic painting set up (spoiler: it is presently, REALLY basic) in comparison to the ideals you see elsewhere, here:

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Food for thought?

Anyway, enjoy!

Lovely work and a huge improvement in such a short time. Have you considered trying painting with only washes?

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This guy has a good tutorial on his blog.
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Wow, that new tank looks terrific! I don't know that I could ever paint armor that well.

You can see a huge improvement between the first and the second. Keep it up!

I find the interweb – places like TMP, other folks' blogs and whatnot – so good for reference, help, and inspiration, etc.

And – I don't know if this is any help? – but first and foremost, I aim to please myself before I worry too much what anyone else will think. That way I don't get too discouraged when I fall short, as I so often do.