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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP15 Jul 2023 8:40 p.m. PST

"I have been a tabletop/roleplaying gamer, off and on, for most of my life. Miniature modeling, painting, and terrain building have always been my favorite aspects of this wide-ranging and very maker-friendly hobby. As I've given in even more completely to my game-related obsessions these past few years (I may be in line for an intervention), painting minis has become my daily go-to activity for relaxation, creative expression, and escapism. I pretty much live for my painting and modeling sessions each night.

I'm really enjoying focusing on painting and trying to get as good at it as possible. I am currently painting up a bunch of Frostgrave wizard warbands, adversaries, and terrain, several teams for Gaslands (and suitably Mad Max-ian terrain), and the recent plastic OGRE miniatures…"


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Altar Boy16 Jul 2023 5:23 a.m. PST

Putting advice together, if you're using the Wet Palette on your rank & file, that's probably a sign of too much detail.

Also, just starting I would not go Series 7 right away. Get an average quality set like Army Painter because you will destroy the brushes, get paint in the ferrule, leave it in the water, etc.

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP16 Jul 2023 3:27 p.m. PST

Thanks.


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