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Post by bloodchoke on Nov 7, 2013 23:12:26 GMT
Both look great! Glad the tip on thinning could help I really like the look of the Reaper trolls, gonna have to pick me up a couple of them I think... Love the way yours came out! Ooh! and your terrain bits look great!!
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Post by bloodchoke on Nov 7, 2013 23:13:18 GMT
Thanks again guys. I love the idea of making flock out of breadcrumbs. I've seen people make it out of sawdust, but I don't tend to have much sawdust around. But bread I can do. Lichen is pretty cheap too, certainly less than flock. I still need to paint the bases for all these guys, so I'll keep that in mind.
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Post by bloodchoke on Nov 7, 2013 23:14:08 GMT
Other cheap flocking can be had by raiding the spice jars in your pantry or spice rack! Tea leaves can also be used for a coarse flocking. Here's another painting tip: Liquatex makes a product called flow aid. Cut it 50/50 with water and addit to you craft paints to get them to flow more smoothly! It works pretty well with washes too!
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Post by bloodchoke on Nov 7, 2013 23:14:57 GMT
...just a warning reagrding the breadcrumbs: Take care that it is ALWAYS superdry, or it will attract mold! I had a moldy encounter with some stored sawdust that apparently wasn't completely dry; I had boxed it away for later use and got a very unpleasant (i.e. moldy) surprise when I opened the (airtight) box weeks later. So don't store natural materials that are prone to molding in airtight containers. ...on the other hand, I also had stuff molding that was completely open to the air. Seems it takes a bit of luck storing some stuff.
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goodoak
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Post by goodoak on Nov 7, 2013 23:15:06 GMT
Great work on all those minis, however my real question is how did you do the stone work on those tiles?
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Post by bloodchoke on Nov 8, 2013 0:00:22 GMT
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goodoak
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Post by goodoak on Nov 8, 2013 11:10:14 GMT
Thanks Bloodchoke, thought it looked like some kind of board but i wasn't sure. I'm going to try that technique it looks great.
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Post by skunkape on Nov 8, 2013 16:49:12 GMT
I do love Dollar Tree foamboard, that's where I get most of mine!
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Post by bloodchoke on Jan 27, 2014 5:36:22 GMT
In addition to being a n00b painter, I am also a very slow one. However, I have a few new things I though might be worthy of sharing. First, I've finally started basing some of my miniatures. Been playing around with a few techniques and materials, and I have found that ALL of them look far better than just plain black bases. Here is an update of the Reaper Eye Beast. Very simple base, but the sword molded onto the broccoli base adds a lot I think. I will probably post one more pic of this guy once I get him sealed. I'm going to use either satin or gloss clear coat on the eye to (hopefully) make it look a little better. Any suggestions on which would be best? EDIT: Looking at this again, I realize you can't see the sword on the broccoli base. You'll have to take my word for it I guess...
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Post by bloodchoke on Jan 27, 2014 5:49:02 GMT
Since I haven't posted my Carrion Crawler here, and because I finally finished up his base, here he is. Not the greatest picture, but I think you get the idea. If you followed my thread about her, you might noticed I moved the tentacles around. Surprisingly, they bent with no problems or chipping, despite being painted already. Anyway, nothing to do with painting here, just wanted to show ya what she looks like based without bumping two threads. Here's the link to the original thread in case you wanna see how I made her: dmscraft.proboards.com/thread/121/carrion-crawlerOne more just for fun, and so you can see how goofy his eyes are.
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Post by bloodchoke on Jan 27, 2014 6:03:11 GMT
I've been trying to build up my confidence enough to paint my PCs. This guy is my first, Daegan of the Flame, a human fire wizard my brother plays. He was fairly simple since his face was obscured, but I didn't realize until I had decided on color how difficult red is to paint. I started with a very dark red-black shade and highlighted up, but since I'm not very good at highlighting/glazing, had to add some washes to clean it up. *If there are any other n00bs reading, use a purple wash to shade red. You can find some useful videos on youtube on doing this. I imagine GW makes a really nice wash for this, but I just mixed my own by adding some blue to a thinned red glaze. I like this guy, so sorry if this is too many pictures... BTW, I don't have a brush on clear coat, so he's still a bit shiny.
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Post by bloodchoke on Jan 27, 2014 6:07:43 GMT
Painting minis requires patience. Since I had two of the HeroQuest dwarves, I decided to use one for practice and save the other until I get a bit better. Good call. I got all the base colors on well, but when I put the black wash on, I realized I hadn't given the metallic gunmetal enough time to completely dry. Predictable result. Luckily I was able to salvage him to some degree with highlighting, but he could look much better. He'll be good for reminding me that painting minis requires patience.
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Post by bloodchoke on Jan 27, 2014 6:25:08 GMT
I was going to bump the "Toys as Cheap Miniatures Thread" for this one, but can't seem to find it. I guess it was on the old forum, though I really thought it had been moved over. Anyway, this guy is from a pack of marvel heroes I got on clearance at the big, terrible box store. I think he was supposed to be some kind of troll? I wanted to practice layering skin tone, so I just painted him as a massive human man. I started dark and highlighted up, but had to wash with Agrax Earthshade along the way. You can tell I still need to practice this more before I tackle the shirtless PC in my game. Also, he was actually the first mini I based.
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Post by bloodchoke on Jan 27, 2014 6:37:13 GMT
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Post by bloodchoke on Jan 27, 2014 7:29:49 GMT
A while back, my players slay their first dragon, a young forest dragon in a cave. It was also my very first attempt at painting minis--a decent base goat with a brown wash on a Reaper Bones Young Fire Dragon model. Here's what he looks like, in case you haven't seen my thread in the photo gallery. I ordered one of these online, but realized it wasn't going to arrive in time, so picked up a second at the FLGS. It set unused in a box until I decided to paint it last night, thinking it would give me some more practice with reds. I was also experimenting with making bases from Sculpey, and opted for a treasure pile over a jagged rock outcropping (gonna save that for a BIGGER one). Trying to simulate coins, I used an empty mechanical pencil tip to impress small circles all over a lump of clay. In hindsight, these are clearly backwards, impressed instead of raised like a pile of coins actually would be. From a distance, though, it looks pretty close, i think. Another subtle plug for advice: Should I put a gloss on the gold pile, or no? I was worried that doing so would draw too much attention away from the actual model. Next to a crafted treasure pile, it looks kinda dull though. On black, I started with a black-red base coat I mixed (i think with just black and red), and highlighted up from there. For the scales down the belly and the horn I base coated with a brownish yellow--Vallejo model color "dark sand," with a bit of Antigue Gold craft paint, I believe from Anitas for the belly. I then slowly layered a very, very thin Dark Ivory Cremacoat craft paint to try to get a good transition. Base was black, then gold, black washed, then dry brushed with a royal gold, I think, that has kinda a copper shade to it.
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dmj
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Post by dmj on Jan 27, 2014 17:52:09 GMT
Great painting man. On the subject of cheap flock I have used oil based green paint and garlic powder to make some good looking flock. And don't use acyrillic craft paint to do this it just gums up unless you need a rabbit turd look lol.
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Post by bloodchoke on Jan 27, 2014 20:00:29 GMT
Thanks J, for the complement and the advice. I've used parsley for downfall leaves and such, but never would have thought to color garlic powder.
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Post by monkeywithtacos on Jan 27, 2014 22:48:00 GMT
Getting better with every mini, Bloodchoke. I can see leaps and bounds of progress in each new mini you post! Keep at it you have a talent developing! and keep posting pics! Great work, brother, great work!
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valas
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Post by valas on Jan 27, 2014 23:36:54 GMT
Home made flock by Highlen Studios. This guy is a Picaso when it comes to carving foam. He as a few tutorials on how to carve. Here is one where he descibes and shows you how to make home made flock.
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Post by bloodchoke on Jan 28, 2014 0:51:08 GMT
Thanks MWT! Like most things, the more I learn, the more I become aware of what I don't know. Layering is still tough for me, but I've noticed it usually looks better than I think while I'm painting them, especially at arms length.
Cool link Valas, thanks. It seems like this topic came up in another thread once too. Maybe we should make a single thread just about flocking and post all the ideas there? Could be really helpful, especially for terrain. For minis, I prefer static grass. I just wish I could find a pack with multiple colors. The one Citadel box of green grass will probably last me forever, but I would like to have scorched grass and some of the brown tuffs without having to buy two more packages that I may never use up.
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