Lovemachine Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 These are some of my first painted models. Be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebonstar Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Honest opinion here- I think these look good. I'm no pro either but I'd be happy to see these minis on the field- keep em coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darios Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 to be true: I've seen much worse! so far they are good... maybe try to paint a little bit more precise and use some Inks / Washes... that really helps a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustcrusher Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Have you considered changing Raspy's hair and/or lips? I'm rusty on my color theory but you've got this great earth tone/ice blue thing going and both the purple and red just don't fit with it. Sometimes one jarring color can work when the rest compliment each other, but two just doesn't feel right. I'd consider one of the following: - Change her hair to dark brown and her lips to a natural color (remove the lipstick) - Leave her hair purple. Mix the same color with a dark blue and thin it out a bit (or use a dark blue or purple ink if you have one), then apply to the hair and let it dry completely before changing anything else. Remove the lipstick or change it to match the dark green or blue. - Shade the hair as above and change the lipstick to a darker version of the hair's purple. - Change the hair to dark brown, use a darker red for the lips. It depends on what you want to stand out more- her hair or her lipstick. I think the purple hair looks good, personally. As for Snow Storm: Maybe another round of drybrushing on Storm's fur with a lighter shade, and a thinned ink or paint wash on Snow's fur coat linings. Perhaps mixing a bit of white with the color you used for Storm's horns and brush it onto the points of Storm's horns to make them pop a bit. Two more things that helped me: I stopped painting from the jar and I developed patience. Using a palette and thinning small amounts of paint resulted in an immediate improvement in even my basecoats. Taking my time meant fewer washing/highlighting screwups. It is really, really easy to use too much paint or wash at once and wreck your work. Better to have to get more paint and do it again than to ruin your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookieeGunner Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 My recomendation. Get your camera on your table. The biggest issue I'm seeing is that you are using a very harsh light in your photos. Make sure you have the Macro on (it is a symbol of a flower) and then set your camera down so that you can use a longer shutter speed and less direct light. Also, if you can, set a 2 second timer on your camera. That will get rid of some of the bounce caused by pressing the shutter button. As far as the minis, they look fine for a table-top quality. They look really good for a first set of minis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModollerMorgan Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 pretty good for a first time, like Darios said; ink/washes really help alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inari82 Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 These really aren't that bad. Practice makes perfect and the more you do it the better you'll get. My one bit of advice is to water down your paints and just do multiple layers. It's a longer process but I promise you the results will be very worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&TBoy Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 I think they look great.....Im no natural talent at painting either but enjoy it. As long as your happy with them that's the most important thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osoi Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 For first time, they are pretty good. I know my first minis didnt look that good. getting better with painting comes with practice. Keep at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualNet Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 I'm pretty dire with painting, and they seem great. As people have said, it's a learned skill, so the more you paint (and enjoy!) the better. An example for me, is Chaos Marines (GW). I hate painting them, so my painting skills are dire with them. We're talking 'dip them in the paint pot and hang them on a line' level of skill. However, Ophelia and her gremlins, because I enjoy them (I love finding the details that Wyrd Mini's have put in them!), they look a bit better. Like, I dipped them in the paint pot, but at least thought to shake some paint off after! If you want to get better, look into tutorials, or visiting places that will teach you advanced techniques. Games Workshop do that (You can book a session, take a random figure in, and say 'hey teach me to do realistic animal fur!, and they'll spend some time with you), which is great, but make sure you only take in GW models or they get a little upset. Washes, drybrushing, basic highlights, all things that are easy to do, and make figures look great. I normally wash (say green over the gremlin's original green faces), then highlight with the original green again, and bang, highlighting done. (I could mix up green and white, in steps to make the layers, but I don't have a large enough magnifying glass!. Drybrushing white over anything just gives some detail back, and adds another level of highlighting too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghiest1 Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 I love your Raspy:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovemachine Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Have you considered changing Raspy's hair and/or lips? I'm rusty on my color theory but you've got this great earth tone/ice blue thing going and both the purple and red just don't fit with it. Sometimes one jarring color can work when the rest compliment each other, but two just doesn't feel right. I'd consider one of the following: - Change her hair to dark brown and her lips to a natural color (remove the lipstick) - Leave her hair purple. Mix the same color with a dark blue and thin it out a bit (or use a dark blue or purple ink if you have one), then apply to the hair and let it dry completely before changing anything else. Remove the lipstick or change it to match the dark green or blue. - Shade the hair as above and change the lipstick to a darker version of the hair's purple. - Change the hair to dark brown, use a darker red for the lips. It depends on what you want to stand out more- her hair or her lipstick. I think the purple hair looks good, personally. As for Snow Storm: Maybe another round of drybrushing on Storm's fur with a lighter shade, and a thinned ink or paint wash on Snow's fur coat linings. Perhaps mixing a bit of white with the color you used for Storm's horns and brush it onto the points of Storm's horns to make them pop a bit. Two more things that helped me: I stopped painting from the jar and I developed patience. Using a palette and thinning small amounts of paint resulted in an immediate improvement in even my basecoats. Taking my time meant fewer washing/highlighting screwups. It is really, really easy to use too much paint or wash at once and wreck your work. Better to have to get more paint and do it again than to ruin your progress. Oi! I am going to have to print this out. I do paint from bottle. Thanks for the good info guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetid Strumpet Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Honestly, painting is just a skill you learn. Very few people just paint excently out of the gate. I consider myself a fairly middle of the road painter compared to some, and I did fairly well in Wyrd's recent painting contest. The point is never be ashamed of what you are able to do, just do the best you can and always try to improve your techniques. You will always get better the more miniatures you paint. For your first attempts at model painting these were very respectable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilGinger Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Practice is the only way to improve I have been painting for over thirty years & still the more I do the better it gets same goes with each type of figure you change your technique from figure to figure and the more you do of them the better they get trust me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guild Monkee Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 They look good for a first outing, damn sight better than my first ones! Best thing to do is just have a look at some tutorials and practice. Reaper do a good DVD set called hot lead, the guy that does it explains things in a really easy to learn way. It's cheap and will make a world of difference. Look at my painting thread, the difference between Hopkins and Snowstorm is getting that DVD and a little practice (my painting still sucks but a lot less than it did). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelante Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Strive for neatness, brace your hand to reduce shaking. Then inks and washes will take care of the shading for now. Painting is not a natural talent, it is learned. All you need is constant practice and no matter how bad you think the miniature looks never strip it, not only will you actually make progress, but you can also look back and see how far you've come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilGinger Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 . Then inks and washes will take care of the shading for now. Painting is not a natural talent, it is learned. All you need is constant practice and no matter how bad you think the miniature looks never strip it, not only will you actually make progress, but you can also look back and see how far you've come. Let me second that though even after thirty years plus of painting neatness is not something I can do. I on the subject of inks recommend you try using a dark brown ink wash as a form of quick shade after blocking in the core colours its fast & will work well with most colours except very dark brown or black where you would use black ink as black on a figure should almost always be dark grey. I hope that helps but keep practising & keep every thing so you can see where your going. If you see any technique you like try it & see if it will work for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovemachine Posted December 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 I took a lot of the advice given, and I think it helped out a lot. I am in class right now, so later tonight ill try to post up my Ramos. I didnt use any strait out of the bottle paints, and I did a few coats of really thin paint. I didnt have the best light, so I missed a few things here and there, but I think it turned out rather well. The only thing I have for taking pictures is my phone, so I apologise for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backno Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 I know one of the easiest tricks for helping shaking hands (for me at least) was to make sure the edge of my palms are touching or close to each other. It take a little getting used to, but I found it helped prevent wrist pain and helped with trying to do fine detail work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovemachine Posted December 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 I love your Raspy:) Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovemachine Posted December 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 I know the base isnt finished, and ive got some minor touching up to do, but I think its an inprovement over my raspy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovemachine Posted December 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 I know the base isnt finished, and ive got some minor touching up to do, but I think its an inprovement over my raspy. WTF! Where did my pictures go! Lemme try this again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelante Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 There is nothing wrong with that, in fact I think you could have pushed yourself and tried for some lighting effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyPath Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Nice models, they look much better than many "pro painted" I see about the Internet so give yourself a pat on the back When painting I tend to thin the paints ever so slightly with water and build colours up over several thin layers (though this doesn't work so well for metallic paints) to give a more solid and smoother finish. I then mix colours to produce highlights that seem more natural, gradually adding a lighter colour. This way you never have to really worry about shading and can build up from a base coat. For instance, for flesh I tend to start wit ha base coat of Game Workshops' Graveyard Earth, it may seem odd at first, but I've found it makes a nice solid colour to build up a flesh tone over. I made my Raspy very pale, her final (and tiny) highlights were Bleached Bone with a little Skull White. Just take your time and if you need to experiment with techniques or ideas you think up, just buy some cheap plastic models (there are plenty of suppliers you there that do 50 or more models less than $10!) and try things out on those, that way you never have to worry about ruining a good model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModollerMorgan Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Coming along nicely, improved alot in a short time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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