calgary_cat Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 (edited) I'm not an expert painter and Malifaux is my first mini's game - I still don't really understand highlights and lowlights and tend to just ink over a base colour, but I liked how this one turned out. Edited July 17, 2012 by calgary_cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rameses Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 the main thing about painting is that you have to like what you put on the table. If you're happy then life is good in the gaming world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 (edited) Thats not a bad start, hell in truth all it could use for table top is a highlight of the base color. I have seen pretty good results with nothing but that formula, base, ink (for shadowing and tinting of the original color) then re-applying the base color (in truth this is pretty much the formula used throughout the new GW How to Paint book which if you haven't taken a look at I might recommend as a good starting point). Dont worry though with practice your skills will improve quickly. PS That model isn't that bad either, I have seen far, far worse. Edited July 18, 2012 by Omenbringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calgary_cat Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 thanks - I'll have to check that book out. I've watched a few youtube videos of people painting and it always looks easy until I try to put it into practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boscotopia Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Stick to your technique. Practice will give you a more steady brush for the details you wish to add to really "finish" your work, but for your first painted model, you have an awesome dark figure. You captured the mood perfectly. Keep it up and develop your own way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordZombie Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 First thing I learned that made painting much more fun and easier for me, was to paint a model until YOU are happy with it. Don't paint so your gaming group will like, don't paint so everyone on the forum will like it, paint so you like it. I found it so much easier to paint once I got that idea in my head. I , personally like it. It truely is a rotten belle. Keep at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Good advice unless you are a perfectionist (in which case you will never finish a model). Your skills will improve the more you paint, practice is the key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Your skills will improve the more you paint, practice is the key. Education and trial and error go right along with practice. There are tons of model painting tutorials on-line. Read a bunch. Pick the techniques that appeal to you and try them out. With time you will develop your own style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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