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Eh my first uses of mud was basicly just plop it on. I have grown a little more picky but i would pit money you could cover those in a light coat and you would be happy. If your realy woried avoid the skin first. For spa a little dirt look on them goes well tho imho

I guess their skin does look a bit shiny now. I think I will dirty them up a bit.

From what I can see looks good , I just hate looking at sideways pictures .

I Hope I do not come off as a photo snob ... cause Iam not !

Hahah, it's okay, you're not. Next batch will not be sideways. I apologize for the strain in everyone's necks.

The colors are nicely applied and the first impression is definitely positive. However, I'd suggest adding more contrasts. The easiest way to add shades to models is by using inks/washes and I can recommend Citadel washes

Seconded. Washes are like talent in a jar.

I have devlan mud wash that came in my paints. I tried it once on sample minis, but I don't wanna screw anything up on these ones. Is there an ideal place to put that stuff on? I don't wanna get carried away and just plop it everywhere.

Is it that bad? 90 views and not one word

I guess they are worse than I thought.

Okay, this time I have the right forum!

Well, I thought I'd post my first attempt at painting miniatures ever. I think it turned out pretty well, but I'd like to see what everyone else thinks. I hope the images aren't too large. If so, I apologize in advance.

EDIT: Oops, wrong forum. I'm gonna post this in the right one.

Well, I thought I'd post my first attempt at painting miniatures ever. I think it turned out pretty well, but I'd like to see what everyone else thinks. I hope the images aren't too large. If so, I apologize in advance.

A color wheel is a immense help. Taking a look at painter's work and finding things they do that you like and asking them how they did it is also good.

And most importantly...

Practice Practice Practice....no one got amazing at painting overnight. The more times you slap color on a model,the better you will get.how much will depend on how much you push yourself.

My friend just told me he'd sell me the GW 8 paint set with the practice models, which should be practice, hence the "practice" models. I figure it's enough paint, and I'm getting it for much cheaper, so probably a worthwhile investment, at least, until I get more into this.

Now, I need some primer, and I wonder what else...

A bone colour for mixing in to the highlights, I generally use bone more often than white, the one I use these days is Vallejo Pale Sand. You will need a black (though you should be careful to use it sparingly). I would also recommend a chocolate brown as it's much less harsh than black. I also like having a lightish grey/brown for mixing.

Then you will need to pick up colours for whatever colour scheme your after. So for example if your working with pinks, I would pick up a dark pinky/purple and a light pink, you can then mix in the browns, bone etc colours to alter the tone of it. You will do a quite a bit of mixing but you will need less colours.

Quite often you will want two or three colours that compliment each other. In this case I have Dark Red, Bone, Brown and Brass.

As I linked to earlier in this post, about getting the 8-colour Games Workshop paint set; will that be enough to give a nice, "dirty" theme, with some vibrant red in some areas? That's what I want to go for -- since it's a necromantic-like crew, I want a dirty look to them (not sloppy, but dirty ), with some vibrant red on the colourful areas, and maybe a bit of green, too. Nothing too fancy, though

There is a TON of great information out there on painting. I'm fond of Dr. Faust's Painting Clinic personally, although he's moved more towards video in recent years there are still a lot of great foundational articles.

Absolute best advice I can give is to appreciate your limitations. You're going to look at the work you see online, or from painting competitions, and you're going to look at yours, and you're going to cry. Three important things to remember:

1. Much of what you see online is from dedicated, long-time painters

2. People rarely post their crap work; spend enough time looking at galleries and Games Day results and the like and it's easy to start thinking every table looks like it was done by Jen Haley.

3. You'll get better

There are a huge range of techniques out there, and learning when and how to use them all is not only a matter of experience, but also preference, all of which will develop with practice.

That probably is some of the best advice ever. I know I'm not going to have anything good enough to win a contest. My intention was to just complete something that's respectable when playing with others. They don't have to say, "Wow, did you do that?!" though it would be nice; I just want them to not notice it because it's completely average, and nothing special. I'm also on something of a budget, and don't want to have to buy 37 different paint colours. I'm not sure how many I need, because I want a simple dark theme, with minor colour. I'm not sure what part of that was a question there, but an answer for my non-question would be great!

For now, though, I'm going to read a bit and watch some videos to get a visual on this stuff.

EDIT: With all the information, what will I need to buy in total, if I want a simple theme, and have a budget? ie. what colours can be lightened, and such, and what do I need?

- Primer

- Paints

- Brushes

- Whatever else...

I have never been so overwhelmed by something! Thanks for all the advice. I'm sure I'll question even further when I have the models and can actually plan out what I'm going to do.

So, I've finally found out that my gaming store can order in Malifaux products from their distributor, and I've chosen Leveticus box and maybe Desolation Engine.

Aside from that, is there any advice on painting? What paint is a good value, and how much do I need to paint a crew + 1 or 2 extras? I don't know anything about painting, or what does or doesn't work. Thanks for any help!

EDIT: I'm sorry if this should be in Miniature Matters or another section, but I decided on this one. So, feel free to move this if necessary.

There it is. Malifaux helps people find their place in the world.

Welcome. You'll definitely enjoy your stay. And yes, you are missing something. Malifaux is so awesome that you'll end up buying every model you can get just because.

I think I have around 10 crews now.

Well, I hope that collection came over some time! I do plan to get way into it, but I would like to spread it out over time, if that's even possible. :|

Okay, so maybe it's not as extreme as the thread title, but I did stumble upon something I can see myself liking for a long time to come -- Malifaux -- and, if the great work continues, probably Puppet Wars, too.

So, I have never been huge into war gaming of any type, mostly because large scale, expensive things like Warhammer have really turned me off of the idea. It all seemed like a money grab to me. I know that the models are nice and they have to make some money, but it just seems like the large scale ones want you to build bigger and bigger and bigger :frusty:armies. So, one day I stumbled upon Malifaux, via some youtube videos. These really intrigued me, forcing me to look more into it, and check out the forums and so forth. I found a game that did not require 80 books for one army, or $800 for the army itself. I see this, and the general rules are online, and also very cheap at around $15 or so, and one box set for around $30 or so. $45 give or take, to play a miniature war game? I must be missing something. But, no, I think I've found out where all the smart people go, who don't want to be scammed by large (GW-like) corporations. :disappoin

So, I guess as in my thread title, I have found my calling, as far as war gaming goes. I haven't actually played yet, because I'm waiting for my local game store to get some stock in, and then I'm going to be playing as often as I can, and trying to get others involved, too. I know so many people who would easily through down $50 or so to have enough to actually play.

I hope that made some sense, but I had to have my war gaming rant.

Next stop, learning to paint...I guess there are a few obstacles on the way. :\

I haven't technically started playing yet, but my local game store is ordering stuff in, and I hope to, along with a friend, get others into the game. Even though I haven't played, I've read a bunch into it, watched a bunch of videos, and know that I'll thoroughly enjoy the game.

Game Store: Just By Chance Games in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It's on Google Maps.