Dashel
Blackwing Lair Raider
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Miniature Painting
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Aazrael
Avatar of War Slayer
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I decided to strip the paint of my favorite build, I failed every step on it. Paints messing up and varnish making the finish melt.
Put it in alcohol and scrubbed it off, repainted the inner frame this weekend. Now I want to repaint the armor something different. The small picture is the original paint scheme, anyone got some tips? I've seen a few black/white/gray that looks cool.
Put it in alcohol and scrubbed it off, repainted the inner frame this weekend. Now I want to repaint the armor something different. The small picture is the original paint scheme, anyone got some tips? I've seen a few black/white/gray that looks cool.
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Koushirou
Log Wizard
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Knocked out a tiny Slave I tonight. Happy with how it turned out but still been frustrated with not being able to get my paint consistency quite right still. It either just doesn’t flow nicely off the brush, comes off too fast like an ink, or just dries up instantly in my brush even though I always give it the tiniest dip in water before getting some paint on it.
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DirkDonkeyroot
Blackwing Lair Raider
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Do you thin your paint with just water? Few months ago I switched to matte medium and flow enhancer in various amounts to thin my paints and it's worked wonders. I also keep a formula book and measure everything in dropper bottles so I can just remake whatever I need instead of having to guess. Learned my lesson with that after I made some beautiful orc skin and have no clue how to remake it.
Koushirou
Log Wizard
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I have everything on a wet palette as well, but I’m not sure if I’m properly hydrating it (I’ll add enough water so that it’s not absorbing anymore and then pour out any water that’s loose in the bottom). I do have some medium laying around that I could try.
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Khalan
Trakanon Raider
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What kind of pallete paper are you using? I find the stuff it comes actually doesn’t have a good level of osmosis if that makes sense? I switch it out for normal kitchen parchment, I find it a lot thinner and that it keeps the paints a lot more hydrated.
Koushirou
Log Wizard
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I got the Army Painter's wet palette and have been using the sheets that came with it. I used to use just the ol' sponge in the tupperware with some parchment on top, but trying to keep those sheets flat was a nightmare. If I can find a decent way to flatten them out, will give that a try.
Hateyou
Not Great, Not Terrible
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Flip them over so the curl is going up, then pull down on it and scrape it over the edge of a table. If you overdo it just flip back over and repeat until you get it flattened. The harder you pull, the more of a reverse curl you will create.
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Khalan
Trakanon Raider
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I have had the army painter one and have a redgrass one. the paper for those isn't great. For the kitchen parchment make sure there is enough
enough water in it then just hold it down a second. I will post a video of how I do mine.
Dashel
Blackwing Lair Raider
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Khalan
Trakanon Raider
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No I just explained I dont use their paper. Use regular parchment its much more porous so keeps things more wet, specifically.
Amazon product ASIN B07TM9Y9GY
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