My favourite thing to paint is...

Started by nikharwood, 20 March 2010, 10:21:18 PM

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nikharwood

...well? What is it? Faces? Tanks? Bedrolls? Eyes?  :o Bases? etc...

What, when presented with your nice new toys, do you most look forward to hitting with the brush..?

Fenton

Varnishing...then I know the little buggars are finished
If I were creating Pendraken I wouldn't mess about with Romans and  Mongols  I would have started with Centurions , eight o'clock, Day One!

clibinarium

Flesh, because I do it last. It means the ordeal is nearly over, plus the figure sort of "pops" into life.

Luddite

The GODWASH that is Devlan Mud.

Up to that point things look a bit rough and flat. 

On goes the overall wash and 'ping', the world is a better place...   :D
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Fenton

Quote from: Luddite on 20 March 2010, 11:03:05 PM
The GODWASH that is Devlan Mud.

Up to that point things look a bit rough and flat. 

On goes the overall wash and 'ping', the world is a better place...   :D

I have never used the stuff but am interested...do you highlight again after the wash...and wuld the black be better on 10mm figs to give better contrast?
If I were creating Pendraken I wouldn't mess about with Romans and  Mongols  I would have started with Centurions , eight o'clock, Day One!

Luddite

Yes, always highlight after the wash or it just looks flat.

Black gives an artificial look that i personally don't like, but it might work for you.

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"Maybe emu trampling created the desert?" - FierceKitty

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Fenton

Do you use the original colour to highlight again or a lighter shade?
If I were creating Pendraken I wouldn't mess about with Romans and  Mongols  I would have started with Centurions , eight o'clock, Day One!

nikharwood


Luddite

As nik says, both is a good idea, although on 10mm, i tend to just highligh with a 'lighter' tone.

E.g.

At 10mm

Undercoat = black
Base = GW Scab red
Wash = GW Devlan Mud
Highlight = GW Blood red

At 28mm

Undercoat = black
Base = GW Scab red
Wash = GW Devlan Mud
Wetbrush = GW Scab red
Highlight = GW Blood red
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"The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules." - Gary Gygax
"Maybe emu trampling created the desert?" - FierceKitty

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"I have become inappropriately excited by the thought of a compendium of OOBs." FSN

Nosher

Quote from: clibinarium on 20 March 2010, 10:43:56 PM
Flesh, because I do it last. It means the ordeal is nearly over, plus the figure sort of "pops" into life.

? I always start with the flesh. So I suppose the flesh bit is my favourite bit - one the figure comes to life and two, it motivates me to finish the figure!
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I like painting command units, I like to give them a little extra detail and I always enjoyt the mini-diarama effect.  If we are going specific however, I have just started trying to paint non-metallic metallic painting on gun barrels, swords etc. and am enjoying the experiment quite a bit.
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goat major

Flesh for the same reasons said above - i also do flesh first and love that effect when the highlights are finished.

I also like doing the large areas like jackets/cloaks - lots of scope for deep lush reds, greens etc.
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