Well I managed one miniature decently and then stalled for a few years. Then I lost motivation, like painting up ranks and ranks of infantry for Warhammer: The Game of Fantasy Battles (6th Edition) who were little more than wound counters really killed my interest and for about 15 years I stopped painting.Ībout 10 years ago when I was in my early 30s I bought Super Dungeon Explore and a set of Vallejo paints (Prussians I think) with the goal of getting my game painted up nicely. I still never really learned to thin my paints though. Though now I had proper paints and brushes, I slathered the paint on thickly trying to get a solid color and often clogged details.īut I was able to get some armies fully painted this way.Īnd over the next 7 years, I would improve and had both decently painted figures and completely painted armies. My painting of miniatures back then was still pretty haphazard. ![]() In fact here are my two original White Dwarves, I still have 'em! It was not until a handful of years later when I delve into Epic Space Marine and Warhammer 40,000 (Second Edition) as my core tabletop games that I really developed an interest in painting, no small fact due to White Dwarf Magazine. Having no proper tools and using craft store tube paints, I haphazardly attempted to paint my miniatures using cotton earbuds and an old toothbrush. I was introduced to miniatures at a young age, around 12, when I first got my copy of HeroQuest.Ī friend shortly after that time gave me some lead minis they had acquired as a going-away present. I am hoping to change that, towards the end of the blog you will see why.īut I would like to talk to you about my approaches to painting miniatures that I have done. They contribute piles and piles of miniatures to my collection of Grey Shame, for I have so very little actually painted. What do these all have in common, aside from having miniatures? I also have some dedicated miniatures games, Warhammer 40,000 (Eighth Edition), Warpath Firefight, Carnevale: Vicious Fighting Along the Canals of Venice for example. Or right now I am painting up a bunch of Soda Pop chibi miniatures which I am working on a cartoon style where I don't use washes or shades, everything from darkest to lightest colors are layered without washing or shading.Most of my miniatures are from various board games that come with almost an excess, like Massive Darkness, Oh god Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape when I get it, Conan, Mythic Battles: Pantheon, Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death minecart just to name a few. Board game miniatures that will be handled a lot, I don't mind going sloppier on and thats where I don't mind using quickshades. I like details to look crisp and defined at ~1 ft. Since I like to use them as display pieces while I am not actively gaming with them. I personally wouldn't use anything but a controlled wash on a war game miniature. For war gaming I apply far more attention to detail than board game miniatures. I use different techniques for different projects. Use what you think looks best, that's what personal style is all about. Washes for me are more like recess fillers, you put a wash down to darken recesses with the intent of retaining the color of the original base layer you are applying the wash to. They shade the model which transforms all the colors where quickshades touches. ![]() I see quickshades as a product to do what it says one the bottle: shade. I don't see them as interchangeable products but rather two different products for different purposes. I think washes are good, and quickshades are good. How do other people think about this? What is better? But then he uses washes on the heroes as it affords more control. Quick shade is expensive tho, and I could get the whole set of army painter washes and it'd still be cheaper than a can of quick shade.ĭoes quick shade look better than inks or washes? Or is it simply easier to use? I noticed Sorastro for example preferring quick shade when comparing it to washes from AP and Citadel. However, I'm torn between that and just getting a tin can of Quick shade. So I'm looking at getting a bottle of lighter and darker wash and perhaps a flesh wash. I'm also going to be picking up Zombicide black plague in the near future. However, I'm painting a bunch of eldar which doesn't always go so well with the strong tone provided as it tends to darken all colors on the model. The biggest surprise has been the wash which came with the paint set: Using it really does create a lot of depth and it looks very good. ![]() The last time I painted them I was about 14 and hated painting and now I paint for it's own sake and enjoy it. I've recently bought a set of army painter paints and have started stripping all my old Warhammer models and painting them again.
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