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Cerdic22 Nov 2020 7:57 a.m. PST

Well, I've read the explanation on the link.

Two things came to mind.

First, my painting skills are nowhere near good enough to do this.

And second, how will I ever complete Napoleon's Grande Armee if I have to do this on every figure…?

General Kirchner22 Nov 2020 8:42 a.m. PST

+1 Cerdic

brass122 Nov 2020 9:51 a.m. PST

+2 Cerdic

LT

Shagnasty Supporting Member of TMP22 Nov 2020 8:23 p.m. PST

+3 Cerdic.

SeattleGamer22 Nov 2020 10:23 p.m. PST

I understand what it is, but have never used it, and never will. It makes so little sense to invest that much time in a new technique that takes more time, and produces almost no visual difference.

Sure, the example looked fine, when it was 8" tall on my monitor. Post a picture of that model at 1.5" tall that cannot be expanded … so that people see it as they would on a tabletop, and it was pretty much pointless.

Golden Demon entries … by all means. Some fancy diorama. Fine. But for tabletop gaming, I consider it a wasted effort, and my mountain of minis that need paint is already enough to choke an elephant. Why take even longer, if nobody is going to notice the difference?

farnox23 Nov 2020 9:54 a.m. PST

+1 Seattle Gamer, it's a good approach for a painting contest but like you, I have too many unpainted troops that need paint to see the tabletop. Paint to a table top standard.

Personal logo Sgt Slag Supporting Member of TMP24 Nov 2020 9:29 a.m. PST

I paint to a GEtGW standard, pretty much every time. I have over 1,000 painted mini's, comprising more than nine armies, along with more than three Human armies. I have more in the painting queue.

I hope to play with my toys, painted, before I die. I'm working, when possible, to paint more. What is the point of having mini's you can't enjoy a game with? To each their own. Me? I want to play… Cheers!

Syrinx024 Nov 2020 6:20 p.m. PST

I use a Zenithal highlighting for dummies approach on my RPG and skirmish figures. Using my airbrush I prime black all over then hit it with a light spray of white primer at 45 degree angle. Obviously not as effective as the GD approach but its fast and within my painting skill level. Never bothered on an army unit.

gounour26 Nov 2020 11:10 p.m. PST

same there, Zenithal is well and good when you have 20 minis per army to paint, when it's 300+, it's a waste of time

Personal logo Sgt Slag Supporting Member of TMP27 Nov 2020 8:07 a.m. PST

I take the same view on the "best flesh color" paint. Does anyone really care, when each army is made up of 100+ miniatures? And the table has 400+ miniatures on it, for "the big battle"?… LOL!

Folks have also commented, in that poll's comment section, that they like to have variations in flesh color, as no two people are exactly alike. Their point is valid, as far as it goes. However, en masse, I could not care less. I do a base color (Folk Art Sunflower), followed by The Dip (Minwax Polyshades Urethane Stain -- Royal Walnut): it never goes on exactly the same, the shading varies, subtly, on each figure.

Can you really tell a difference, using diverse paint colors, at arm's length? I paint for viewing my armies at 3+ feet distance. I'm in this for the volume effect. I dreamed of playing with armies of miniatures, in High School. Today, I am living my dream. YMMV. Cheers!

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