Hello all!

[carnelian]

Hi there.

I recently discovered Pendraken miniatures. The miniature ranges look really nice. However I only have experience with painting 28mm figures.

I recently ordered some 15mm FoW miniatures and was kind of scared by the size of the miniatures, but in the end I managed to cope with them. I was wondering if anyone with experience in painting both 15mm and 10mm can let me know if the experience of painting 10mm is similar to 15mm. I'm afraid I won't be able see a thing in 10mm minis.

Any feedback would be welcome before I decide on investing in an order.

Thanks for the help.

Cheers and Hi to you all! 

[Ithoriel]

Hi Carnelain,

welcome to the forum. I think you will find it, by turns, interesting, informative, amusing and ... strange

I hope you enjoy the time spent here.

As to painting 10mm figures, I don't find them any harder than any other scale. The smaller the figures, the less detail you need to paint to get the same effect. As figures get smaller you need to lighten the shade of the colours you use but otherwise one scale is much like the others.

I'm painting stuff from 1:600 to 28mm these days and find my Rolson magnifying visor useful for all these scales because my close vision is not what it was otherwise my painting style is largely what it was 40 years ago!

[FierceKitty]

I don't feel the need to shade much with 10mm, so much easier.

[seano1815]

Hi welcome to the forum carnelian its great forum and a friendly bunch of members, In answer to your question 10mm is really no different to any other scale, definitely more forgiving detail wise as  Ithoriel said, I paint all scales, but love 10mm. You will see some great examples of how good 10mm can be on here, and as for the size of the figure I use a magnifier now as the old lamp oil is fading. So don't be put off by it, just dive in and give it a go.
All the best
Sean

[Maenoferren]

Welcome aboard. Basically my comments echo those above...I bought a range of varying magnification reading glasses for a quid a pair. I have a Rolson magnifier but prefer the glasses.

[fsn]

Hello Carnelian.

Welcome to the forum! I'm not going to offer anything - 'cos some of these chaps paint better in 10mm than I ever did in 54mm!
And I hate each and every one of them from the depth of my shrivelled, jealous heart.

It's a friendly place, with lots of support available if you need it.

Write soon - FSN

[Fenton]

Welcome

Again I echo the comments above . One way of painting is to spray grey or white primer and give it a thined balck wash which will highlight the model for you making it easier to paint. Blocking in the colours then becomes easy, what you do in regards to highlighting and washing is entirely up to you

Just enjoy

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Hi and have fun.

IanS

[FierceKitty]

One critical difference is that there are many 15mm makers who produce Aztecs, but you can't get the dam' things in 10mm! Incredible, isn't it?

[carnelian]

Thank you all for the welcome and the comments!

I guess I will give it a go in the near future. If I go blind in a few years, at least I will know why! 

Cheers!

[Bodvoc]

Welcome aboard, once you have tried painting a few 10mm figures I think you'll enjoy how quickly an army come together.

[Bodvoc]

One critical difference is that there are many 15mm makers who produce Aztecs, but you can't get the dam' things in 10mm! Incredible, isn't it?

Have a look at the Eureka miniatures Fantasy range, at least 3 types of Aztec looking little men there.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Someone moaning the A word again

IanS

[fsn]

I guess I will give it a go in the near future. If I go blind in a few years, at least I will know why! 
Cheers!

Are you setting up your excuses now?

Apparently "I" on the menu bar doesn't mean "invisible" - FSN

[Techno]

A very warm welcome, Carnelian.

An Optivisor, or similar, might prove useful if you're starting to struggle with close up work !
Enjoy yourself....and don't be put off by the total lunacy that erupts here, from time to time....(Oh, alright.....quite often) 
You couldn't meet a nicer bunch of folk on a forum.
They certainly know their stuff !

Cheers - Phil

[Subedai]

Wotcha Carnelian.

Painting 10mm is as easy as riding a bicycle once you get the hang of it. Similar to 15mm, the bolder and brighter the colours the better they look, especially if they are on bright, complamentary bases. Many a decent unit has been spoilt because the bases are too dark.

I have found the colour of the undercoat depends on what kind of figure you are painting. For Ancients or Medieval with lots of metal I would use black but for Renaissance onwards I would advocate white with a black wash for detail highlighting. Some say the colours are darker with a black undercoat but I can't say I've found that necessarily to be true.

As to the use of a magnifying glass, it's up to you but if you need a such a thing to paint detail with you may need one to see the detail later. I just use my reading glasses to paint with after I explained to the optician what I needed them for.

In the main, on 10mm most detail is just painted as a block or with a splash of colour so don't be put off by the apparent complexity of a figure, most of it will become obvious as you go along.

Happy painting.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Hello there!

[Hertsblue]

Hi Carnelian, welcome to the forum. I think you will find that once you take the plunge and paint a few it becomes that much easier. It's all down to confidence.

[Orcs]

Hi Carnelian

Welcome to the forum asylum!

[Poggle]

Welcome! I also had doubts about being able to paint 10mm effectively, but a pair of reading glasses and good light does the trick. Now I can turn out 10mm units far quicker than larger scale figures.