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Wider Wargaming => Painting & Modelling => Topic started by: Last Hussar on 19 January 2022, 12:52:26 AM

Title: Why this painting tutorial?
Post by: Last Hussar on 19 January 2022, 12:52:26 AM
 ;)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oMGJKKtw4p8
Title: Re: Why this painting tutorial?
Post by: steve_holmes_11 on 19 January 2022, 08:18:43 AM
Not sure I understand the question.
Title: Re: Why this painting tutorial?
Post by: fsn on 19 January 2022, 08:50:15 AM
Oi!

https://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php?msg=338484
 (https://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php?msg=338484)
Title: Re: Why this painting tutorial?
Post by: Leman on 19 January 2022, 12:23:03 PM
I also do not understand the question, nor the exclamation "oi!" Has Greg Wagman committed some cardinal sin or other. I would have thought a tutorial by someone who does not see himself as a top painter would be more useful to the average gamer wanting to get figures on the table quickly, rather than a tutorial from someone who has mastered the fine art of producing exceptional figures, but only after years of practice and experience.
Title: Re: Why this painting tutorial?
Post by: fsn on 19 January 2022, 01:06:55 PM
The "oi!" was because I had already posted that link on the forum.
Title: Re: Why this painting tutorial?
Post by: steve_holmes_11 on 19 January 2022, 07:06:35 PM

QuoteI also do not understand the question, nor the exclamation "oi!" Has Greg Wagman committed some cardinal sin or other. I would have thought a tutorial by someone who does not see himself as a top painter would be more useful to the average gamer wanting to get figures on the table quickly, rather than a tutorial from someone who has mastered the fine art of producing exceptional figures, but only after years of practice and experience.
I also welcome painting tips for average painters.


Proper tips for gamers; not a hint of 16 tone wet-palette blending now a sniff of agrax earthshade.



QuoteYou blend 16 tones and what do you get?
Another day older and your figure's unfinished.

Title: Re: Why this painting tutorial?
Post by: mollinary on 19 January 2022, 08:18:39 PM
That is an excellent, clear, unpatronising, description of how to produce great figures in 10mm with simple techniques.  Thanks for sharing. Not enormously dissimilar from the method I use myself, although I do paint the flesh first. The grey highlight is a good tip, which I keep forgetting to use!
Title: Re: Why this painting tutorial?
Post by: d_Guy on 19 January 2022, 08:38:30 PM
I could me wrong but I think LH's point was that Pendraken figures were those being painted.

I thought it a simple, fast method for painting 10mm for wargaming. Like Mollinary I start with flesh and work out. I have tried the dry brush grey to show highlights but always over do it and have to repaint the base coat.   :'(
Title: Re: Why this painting tutorial?
Post by: Last Hussar on 20 January 2022, 12:37:38 AM
A bit of column A, a little of column B.
The plug for Pendraken was unexpected when I clicked the video, but I couldn't think of a better action than to link when I saw it.
Title: Re: Why this painting tutorial?
Post by: John Cook on 20 January 2022, 02:55:14 AM
Quote from: d_Guy on 19 January 2022, 08:38:30 PMI have tried the dry brush grey to show highlights but always over do it and have to repaint the base coat.   :'(

Me too.  I tried white once and that was way too stark, grey was not much better.  I found Vallejo Khaki Grey much better for all periods.  This, however, is over the finished figure, not the undercoat.  It gives a slightly dusty effect, picks out the highlights perfectly and is particularly effective on vehicles.  The dry brushing has to be very dry though.
Title: Re: Why this painting tutorial?
Post by: paulr on 20 January 2022, 05:26:01 AM
I use Vallejo Deck Tan for my final dry brush

To ensure it is a very light dry brush I use a 1/2" wide flat brush and apply a very limited amount of paint to only one side of the brush. I then wipe off most of this paint on to my plastic dry brushing tray. (When I'm reloading the brush I will pick up some of this paint.)

I then lightly brush downwards only twice on each side of the figure using the other side of the brush, i.e. the side of the brush with no paint on it

This picks out the high spots and applies a very very limited amount of dust highlight
Title: Re: Why this painting tutorial?
Post by: jambo1 on 20 January 2022, 05:41:34 AM
A very interesting tutorial, really handy. :)