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Post by bloodchoke on Jan 20, 2014 3:55:32 GMT
awesome detail man, it looks awesome.
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Post by darkslayer on Jan 20, 2014 23:17:29 GMT
awesome detail man, it looks awesome. Thanks! Ive Painted It Up, It Came Out Ok Despite My Lack Of Painting Prowes. Will Post Pics Soon As I Get Home.
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Post by Sleepy Hollow Mike on Jan 21, 2014 1:39:18 GMT
How long did it take like an hour or so? I tried to do just one and man it was very time sensitive! I think I need a better Dremel. Lol
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Post by darkslayer on Jan 21, 2014 15:03:32 GMT
How long did it take like an hour or so? I tried to do just one and man it was very time sensitive! I think I need a better Dremel. Lol It Was Defenitely Time Consuming, But Again I Didn't Mind Since I Prefer Detail To Speed Any Day
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Post by darkslayer on Jan 21, 2014 15:15:54 GMT
[quDustuthor=" darkslayer" source="/post/6951/thread" timestamp="1390316612"] How long did it take like an hour or so? I tried to do just one and man it was very time sensitive! I think I need a better Dremel. Lol It Was Defenitely Time Consuming, But Again I Didn't Mind Since I Prefer Detail To Speed Any Day [/quote] Although It Was Only The First Time, So I Figure NexT Time It Will Be A PieceOf Cake Since I Have The Plans For It Now. Im eager to see your version of it Please!
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Post by darkslayer on Jan 22, 2014 1:52:11 GMT
Here is the door painted. Front view: Attachment DeletedHinges: Attachment DeletedBack side view: Attachment Deletednot too impressed with my painting, but then again i haven't painted very often so let me know what you think? rate from 1 to 10 in painting and please be sure to give tips on how to improve! by the way i painted this first with a base coat of black p3 thinner, then a few thin coats of black, then a dark brown followed by some dry brushing (Which i think i need to master as a technique because is lacking) for the hinges i used a metalic gold, and mixed with a shade of red i made a sort of rusty color. the grate is a metalic silver, but i need new silver since i have a very cheap, watery silver thats hard to use. and finally a few coats of mod podge to finish the whole door.
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Post by valas on Jan 22, 2014 2:04:45 GMT
Silver usually is watery. I always mix mine with some gunmetal , 1:1 or 2:1 depending on the effect I am trying to achieve. For hinges, I would probably do a plain gun metal, then apply rust effects with a couple different shades of brown with a final coat of orange. I would use a stippling brush and and apply it that way.
The door looks good. Painting like anything, just requires practice and experimentation. There are a lot of videos out there on painting. Watch some of them, then practice some of the techniques they show.
Edit: If you wanted brass or copper hinges, go with a brass or copper metallic then I would apply successive green/turquoise washes and build up a patina to show age.
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Post by bloodchoke on Jan 22, 2014 2:07:48 GMT
Nice man, I think the painting looks fine. Keep playing around and you'll get the result you're looking for, but I've definitely painted much worse. You may try a light dry brushing of light gray or off white, like DMG does. I'm still working out a process I like for painting wood too, but there are some much better painters around here than I am.
Anyway, I really like this door man! Very nice work!!
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Post by bloodchoke on Jan 22, 2014 2:09:13 GMT
Nice tips Valas, thanks! I've used brown for rust before, but never thought to add orange.
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Post by darkslayer on Jan 22, 2014 2:15:15 GMT
thanx 4 the tips guys. i really need to extend my color palet, right now all i have for good quality paint are the citadel colors white,blue,red,yellow,and black. i bought those purposely since i could mix the other colors i need just from those (excluding metalics)the matalics i have are cheap walmart paints (and only gold and silver)im thinking of buying the citadel ultimate paint set.
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Post by pedrodevaca on Jan 22, 2014 2:18:05 GMT
I think your paint job is fantastic. If I were to make a change, I would go medium brown rather than dark brown, just to make the door pop a bit more, even though your color scheme is probably more realistic. But in your close up I can see some of your brush work and I think you did a stand up job.
The thing about painting is you can go really far down the rabbit hole, so, like any of this crafting stuff you need to keep your scale in mind. At some zoom level, the modeling falls apart and is no longer convincing. Your paint job doesn't need to hold up at a level of detail where your model itself doesn't hold up (if that makes any sense). IMHO at the distance where your model looks fantastic, the paint job looks fantastic as well, and therefore is a job very well done.
p.s. I suck at painting, so my comments are next to worthless.
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Post by darkslayer on Jan 22, 2014 2:23:20 GMT
I think your paint job is fantastic. If I were to make a change, I would go medium brown rather than dark brown, just to make the door pop a bit more, even though your color scheme is probably more realistic. But in your close up I can see some of your brush work and I think you did a stand up job. The thing about painting is you can go really far down the rabbit hole, so, like any of this crafting stuff you need to keep your scale in mind. At some zoom level, the modeling falls apart and is no longer convincing. Your paint job doesn't need to hold up at a level of detail where your model itself doesn't hold up (if that makes any sense). IMHO at the distance where your model looks fantastic, the paint job looks fantastic as well, and therefore is a job very well done. p.s. I suck at painting, so my comments are next to worthless. LOL that was good how you ended that post "p.s. I suck at painting, so my comments are next to worthless." but thanks, i think i understand what your getting at, bassically if your work wont be noticed from a glance, than it isnt relevant?
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Post by pedrodevaca on Jan 22, 2014 2:24:28 GMT
thanx 4 the tips guys. i really need to extend my color palet, right now all i have for good quality paint are the citadel colors white,blue,red,yellow,and black. i bought those purposely since i could mix the other colors i need just from those (excluding metalics)the matalics i have are cheap walmart paints (and only gold and silver)im thinking of buying the citadel ultimate paint set. Many on this forum are using bottom of the barrel $1.50 acrylics and achieving great results. Citadel is about as expensive as you can get and all that expense isn't paying entirely for quality. If you want to use saturated, heavily pigmented paints on your props, I would go to an artist's supply store and pick up some student grade artists acrylic. That stuff is head and shoulders above the buck 50 acrylics but is cheap enough to plow through piles of props and terrain on a single bottle. Else, I would say save your Citadel paints for the minis you want to go balls out on, and use cheaper paints for the bulk of your work. Another common thing is to make chips of your favorite expensive Citadel, Reaper, Vallejo colors and take it to Home Depot and have them color match it in quart cans of latex.
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Post by darkslayer on Jan 22, 2014 2:28:33 GMT
thanx 4 the tips guys. i really need to extend my color palet, right now all i have for good quality paint are the citadel colors white,blue,red,yellow,and black. i bought those purposely since i could mix the other colors i need just from those (excluding metalics)the matalics i have are cheap walmart paints (and only gold and silver)im thinking of buying the citadel ultimate paint set. Many on this forum are using bottom of the barrel $1.50 acrylics and achieving great results. Citadel is about as expensive as you can get and all that expense isn't paying entirely for quality. If you want to use saturated, heavily pigmented paints on your props, I would go to an artist's supply store and pick up some student grade artists acrylic. That stuff is head and shoulders above the buck 50 acrylics but is cheap enough to plow through piles of props and terrain on a single bottle. Else, I would say save your Citadel paints for the minis you want to go balls out on, and use cheaper paints for the bulk of your work. Duly Noted! that does make sense. those bottles are rather small for the price.
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Post by Sleepy Hollow Mike on Jan 22, 2014 2:43:00 GMT
thanx 4 the tips guys. i really need to extend my color palet, right now all i have for good quality paint are the citadel colors white,blue,red,yellow,and black. i bought those purposely since i could mix the other colors i need just from those (excluding metalics)the matalics i have are cheap walmart paints (and only gold and silver)im thinking of buying the citadel ultimate paint set. Many on this forum are using bottom of the barrel $1.50 acrylics and achieving great results. Citadel is about as expensive as you can get and all that expense isn't paying entirely for quality. If you want to use saturated, heavily pigmented paints on your props, I would go to an artist's supply store and pick up some student grade artists acrylic. That stuff is head and shoulders above the buck 50 acrylics but is cheap enough to plow through piles of props and terrain on a single bottle. Else, I would say save your Citadel paints for the minis you want to go balls out on, and use cheaper paints for the bulk of your work. Another common thing is to make chips of your favorite expensive Citadel, Reaper, Vallejo colors and take it to Home Depot and have them color match it in quart cans of latex. While I am a huge fan of the Citadel and Valejo model paints I would never use them on scenery. It just seems to me to be too expensive. Many here on this forum do really wonderful work with "Wal Mart Paint" It is" in the hand "that the talent lies and you my friend have some skill . You just need to perhaps get a bigger variety of crafting paints? I have been painting for over two decades and your work is very good.Not to mention your attention to detail is awesome.
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Post by valas on Jan 22, 2014 2:49:24 GMT
Many on this forum are using bottom of the barrel $1.50 acrylics and achieving great results. Citadel is about as expensive as you can get and all that expense isn't paying entirely for quality. If you want to use saturated, heavily pigmented paints on your props, I would go to an artist's supply store and pick up some student grade artists acrylic. That stuff is head and shoulders above the buck 50 acrylics but is cheap enough to plow through piles of props and terrain on a single bottle. Else, I would say save your Citadel paints for the minis you want to go balls out on, and use cheaper paints for the bulk of your work. Another common thing is to make chips of your favorite expensive Citadel, Reaper, Vallejo colors and take it to Home Depot and have them color match it in quart cans of latex. While I am a huge fan of the Citadel and Valejo model paints I would never use them on scenery. It just seems to me to be too expensive. Many here on this forum do really wonderful work with "Wal Mart Paint" It is" in the hand "that the talent lies and you my friend have some skill . You just need to perhaps get a bigger variety of crafting paints> I have been painting for over two decades and your work is very good.Not to mention your attention to detail is awesome. I have to agree. The citadel/reaper/valejo are just too expensive to use on terrain. Walmart brand works quite well on terrain or as pedrodevca said, take a sample to home depot and get a quart can made.
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Post by darkslayer on Jan 22, 2014 2:58:43 GMT
Many on this forum are using bottom of the barrel $1.50 acrylics and achieving great results. Citadel is about as expensive as you can get and all that expense isn't paying entirely for quality. If you want to use saturated, heavily pigmented paints on your props, I would go to an artist's supply store and pick up some student grade artists acrylic. That stuff is head and shoulders above the buck 50 acrylics but is cheap enough to plow through piles of props and terrain on a single bottle. Else, I would say save your Citadel paints for the minis you want to go balls out on, and use cheaper paints for the bulk of your work. Another common thing is to make chips of your favorite expensive Citadel, Reaper, Vallejo colors and take it to Home Depot and have them color match it in quart cans of latex. While I am a huge fan of the Citadel and Valejo model paints I would never use them on scenery. It just seems to me to be too expensive. Many here on this forum do really wonderful work with "Wal Mart Paint" It is" in the hand "that the talent lies and you my friend have some skill . You just need to perhaps get a bigger variety of crafting paints> I have been painting for over two decades and your work is very good.Not to mention your attention to detail is awesome. Thank you Sleepy Hollow Mike that is just good to hear! valas i will definitely take this advice from you guys. experience is nothing to argue with
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Post by skunkape on Jan 24, 2014 21:47:07 GMT
Nice looking door! Great detail!
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Post by darkslayer on Jan 24, 2014 22:46:53 GMT
Nice looking door! Great detail! Thanks bud!
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