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Post by monkeybarsixx on Mar 24, 2015 4:27:20 GMT
OK, so I am brand new to painting Minis... Here's a summary of paint selection and initial help... dmscraft.proboards.com/thread/2722/brand-new-mini-painting-help?page=1This is my first mini! He is a little Shiny in the photos, I just put a protective coat on him, and the lighting is a little bright.(edit, now that the sealer has dried, his Shiny-Ness has toned down a bunch. In person he doesn't look nearly as Shiny as he does in these photos) I am overall pretty happy with my results. With the exception of his face. His face looked better, then I tried to do the eyes, then fixed the eyes and face (about 9 times). I think his face will look fine on the table, but in photos and under close inspection his face is a it the rough. Let me know what you think. -monkeybarsixx Ps.... I would have to say, painting this mini was a ton of fun!
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Post by monkeybarsixx on Mar 24, 2015 4:39:58 GMT
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Post by monkeybarsixx on Mar 24, 2015 5:03:22 GMT
I would say, the hardest part of mini painting was envisioning the final product. I had a tough time starting, because I simply didn't know where I was going with colors. So for this first mini, I looked a few completed paint jobs on the Internet to give me direction. I used a few of those photos as a color guide, and to help me understand the Sculpt a little better.
An overview of my first paint job...
I chose this mini due to his plainess. Incase he was a disaster.
1st, I base coated all the brown, the blue and the face. I did not prime this mini. It is a reaper bones. The base coats were pretty thin, in fact, I put about 3 coats of each color.
2nd, I tried to shade, base and highlight most of the mini. I applied at least 3 different colors to each of the brown and blue areas, which encompassed most of the mini. The armor portions were painted brown initially as a base, but later received 3 different shades of color for base, shade, and highlights.
3. I used citadel shades on the mini at this point.
4. Back over to highlight areas again. Repeated 3 and 4 a few times.
5. Started to color the details, bags belts, armors, sword.
Basically every color on the mini was painted with a shade, base and highlight and washes and another highlight.
6. The poor face.... My very first step, I tried to do the eyes.... That did not work well. I skipped the eyes at this point. I came back at the very end. This proved to be very hard. I had to fix and repaint the face numerous times due to white blotches, running white paint, etc.... I used a citadel flesh shade to help tone down the face in the end.
Again, I am not happy with the face, but he will do for the table. I will keep at this, and will eventually get the hang of the eyes!
Please feel free to share any constructive criticism with me.
Thanks for looking, -scott
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Post by SpielMeisterKev! on Mar 24, 2015 12:59:49 GMT
Howdy,
Great job. It sounds like you did all the right things. Super for a first project. Maybe it is the light, but I don't see enough contrast in the highlights.
Other than that, fantastic.
Kev! Oh, and EXALT BUTTON!!!
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Post by deafnala on Mar 24, 2015 21:57:58 GMT
For a first miniature that is an AMAZING creation...you are a natural. You have a fine sense of colors & a deft hand with the brush. Keep up the GREAT WORK; you'll astonish yourself & the rest of us with the pieces you'll produce...the "yourself" is the important part.
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Post by beerfrog on Mar 24, 2015 23:49:37 GMT
Nice job! You should be very proud of that mini. That looks great. I have probably seen that mini dozens of times on Reaper's website, and he never stood out to me until I saw yours painted. He will be going on my list to get. Thanks for sharing.
I still hate doing eyes! I have found some videos on YouTube that helped. I found one that start with the eyes because it is easier to use the flesh tone to wrangle the eyes back into the right size.
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Post by michka on Mar 26, 2015 14:46:19 GMT
He looks really great. Your color choices are good and you your control of the brush is excellent. Don't know if you're looking for advice at this time, but here is one piece. For years I never painted eyes. To this day I still skip them on many figures. As long as you have a good clean face with shades to show off the contours, you can have a great looking mini. Just make sure there's some dark shade in the recess of the eye sockets and you're doing good. Many times a simple black line to indicate where the eye is is enough.
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Post by monkeybarsixx on Mar 27, 2015 9:34:05 GMT
I finished my 2nd mini tonight!
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Post by michka on Mar 27, 2015 12:37:17 GMT
Yet another great paint job. Well done.
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Post by renel on Mar 28, 2015 14:53:19 GMT
I'm new to painting minis as well. The first thing I noticed was the mold lines. Just drag your xacto knife over the mold lines as part of the mini prep and it will pay off in the end. Love the color selection. I'm looking forward to watching your skill set improve over time. As my own improve, I find myself going back to redo my first minis. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by monkeybarsixx on Apr 8, 2015 8:06:54 GMT
Mini #3.... I did a little more mold line removal, but I need to do more (as u will see in mini #4-horrible job in mold lines.... Sigh) This one, I did more shading with different color paints, as opposed to washing everything. Here I washed much more sparingly. Getting a little better at faces and eye balls. As always, comments criticisms and help is always appreciated.
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Post by monkeybarsixx on Apr 8, 2015 9:02:31 GMT
Mini #4.. I had some serious issues with mold lines here.... Fixing this on mini#5 is a high priority. Otherwise, I am happy with the paint job, color blending, and getting a little better at faces and eyes. Comments or criticsims r always welcome.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2015 19:53:06 GMT
You'll be a pro in no time, each mini is better than the last. Keep painting and exploring new techniques and your painting will continue to improve. Reaper Bones can be a little light on the detail for faces sometimes so don't let that discourage you, it's probably the mini causing you trouble and not your skill.
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Post by deafnala on Apr 12, 2015 15:01:42 GMT
I agree with danceswithhippos; i.e., the improvement in your minis is subtle yet striking. The potential is there...keep up the FINE WORK!
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Post by monkeybarsixx on Apr 14, 2015 12:02:07 GMT
Thank you for the kind and encouraging words!
I have been trying new things every mini so far. And expanding on things I have learned from the previous minis. Currently batch painting 9 goblins for a game I am in, the detail will be lower on those, as we do need them to be finished soon. I'll post pics here of minis 5-13 as soon as they are ready to go.
Thanks again folks, please any tips of suggestions are always welcomed.
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Post by SpielMeisterKev! on Apr 14, 2015 13:00:04 GMT
Howdy, Is that Colin Firth? Good work, Kev!
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Post by Mercenary146 on Apr 20, 2015 14:45:28 GMT
Hey mate first post on these forums when you take pictures of miniatures it helps to have a diffused light over the mini. In an ideal world this would be a light box, but a bit of grease proof paper, baking paper, parchment paper whatever you call the plasticy see through paper stuff taped over the light source helps bring out the contrast in colours so others can see it better. A simple sheet of plain white paper propped up at the back by anything will also help
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Post by DnDPaladin on Apr 21, 2015 5:00:12 GMT
yeah flashes are not great you need ambient lighting, not direct lighting.
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Post by slurpy on Apr 21, 2015 20:08:11 GMT
I have trouble picking colors, too - it's one reason I like painting monsters/set pieces a lot more than humanoids, most of the colors are pretty well established. There aren't many purple owlbears or blue bookcases in most campaigns.
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