Thread #97915988
File: big_WIP_collage_20APR2026_x4000.jpg (4.2 MB)
4.2 MB JPG
Work in Progress, 420 Edition
>Full-on /WIP/ OP Links Pastebin
https://pastebin.com/BE42AEcD
>WIP Tutorial Images Mega
https://mega.nz/#F!TvQFCaLb!w8WZKCcOsTRasxrI0JWezw
>Saint Duncan's "Six Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Painting"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufP8ka3KGno
>Saint Duncan also explains thinning your paints
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxWgsqSf74s
>Paint thinning 102
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBDVPoNXyVI
>4 EASY Chipping Tricks For Beginners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku4comhKHJM
>Decal Like a Pro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYKLiEW7p9c
>How to Edge Highlight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoRbYuAfbEk
>How to use contrast style paints
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhholrozptI
>How to Paint with Tremors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqp76vAJu9g
>Airbrush Priming and Thinning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkntrSBvXxE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGjBQzoukFg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00JVUxABe44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEqT_R41JX8
>Momma's lemon pound cake
>It tastes so nice!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xxK5yyecRo
>Who's Johnny, she'd say, and smile in her special way
https://1d6chan.miraheze.org/wiki/Johnny
>Previous Threads:
>>97897985
>>97883953
>>97873529
399 RepliesView Thread
>>
File: 1757481994971.jpg (143.4 KB)
143.4 KB JPG
The spores are sprouting
>>
>>
>>
>>97915625
Skin is S75 Basic Flesh highlighted with S75 Mojave White and shaded with AK Dirty Red and S75 Navy blue in a few different ratios.
Hair is AK Lead Grey for the dark and GW Zandri Dust for the blonde, both highlighted with S75 Mojave White
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>97916297
I can't really think of a miniature that's painted in a way that looks good to me. the style I like is like pg gundams or really detailed scale models where there's tons of tiny details and decals everywhere, but I don't think I've ever seen a miniature painted like that.
>>
>>
>>
File: Screenshot 2026-04-20 182134.png (696.5 KB)
696.5 KB PNG
>>97916324
This is just a solid white airbrushed basecoat with brown panel lining and brown chipping, then with some decals added on top.
>>
>>
>>
>>97916408
It's also got a bit of brown airbrushed/glazed on top in certain spots, but the official viorla scheme is usually just two or three paints, one white and 2 browns. It is by far the simplest eavy metal scheme, this is known.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: sdkfmsd.png (333.3 KB)
333.3 KB PNG
Just a little question for you lads. I've been painting on and off for years myself.
How is it that the "Spanish Airbrushcore and black latex glovesloppa" type painters the algorithm feeds me, manage to use such big brushes?
I understand it's the point of the brush that matters and not the "belly", but look at this one, it looks like quite a fat brush end to me and yet he gets all the fingers perfectly.
>>
>>
>>
>>97916526
I recall some lecture about how writing religious icons would start by prospective artist spending months on just drawing straight lines until he or she would get perfectly straight ones of same width each time. To put that into perspective, you are looking at work of someone who spent years on perfecting painting little dudes and associated very high level of control.
>>
>>97916526
a fine pointy tip only matters when you want to do a fine line, dot, or get into a tiny place or corner, for everything else as long as the hairs are tidy, they define a hard boundary of where paint will and won't be,so even if the tip of the brush is round you 'just' need to move that inside the lines
>>
>>97916544
Pretty much this. It's the complete opposite of painting "on and off". Instead it's constant repetition for years. You see this one marine, but you don't see the 100+ other miniatures he did before he got to this level
>>
File: PXL_20260420_015947438.jpg (588.2 KB)
588.2 KB JPG
Working on some infernal razers.
>Put all my chorf models into a list on new recruit
>Not even 1k points
I was hoping these guys would be a bit more elite... It'll probably be 5th edition before I can play a full game with them.
>>
>>97916526
It looks like he's using contrast paint so is likely not using his best fine detail brush as its gonna be flooding the ferule. He's not paintin each finger individually, he's just making slight contact with the highest points of the finger and the contrast paint will flow from that contact and wick onto the rest of the shape of the finger.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>97915988
anon from >>97915247 here.
I'm still open to recommendations of good trigger style airbrushes that will hopefully last a long time even with less than stellar maintenance.
>>
File: johnny_and_WIP_devs.jpg (204.8 KB)
204.8 KB JPG
>>97916874
Thank you for your eloquent explanation, anon - and I mean that genuinely.
>>
>>
>>
File: 4th_and_5th_edition_tactical_squad_boxs_lg.jpg (993.7 KB)
993.7 KB JPG
>>97917652
>I do not know why
The "stabilizing left hand" has been a staple of multi-part Space Marine rokkit chukkas since 3rd Edition, circa 1998. I can think of at least four different kits that have included a piece like that.
>>
File: slayur.jpg (128.3 KB)
128.3 KB JPG
gonna attempt some kinda nmn-style on the axe then i feel i might be done
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>97917924
The Stahly in the WIP_Related_Documents folder is 2.0, some guy posted the latest in a litterbox link a little more than a week ago. Wondered if it's the 2.3 floating around or the new 2.4, or if it's even noteworthy enough of an update to replace the 2.0 in the MEGA.
>>
File: 20260420_184846.jpg (470.4 KB)
470.4 KB JPG
Finished another of my admech kitbashes. I feel pure dread thinking of building the other 5...
>>
File: 20260420_184918.jpg (702.9 KB)
702.9 KB JPG
>>97917973
And I just realized I need to paint the base rim
>>
>>97917968
Here's the latest. https://litter.catbox.moe/0tgkfons1qwiz39n.pdf
I don't have time to mess with a more persistent hosting, so you can reup it anywhere.
>>
>>97918009
Thanks. Here's catbox and gofile if anyone wants
https://files.catbox.moe/6pww4r.pdf
/d/4dBGsP
>>
95% done with garrix, still needs a few details painted but I’m pretty burnt out on him so I’m gonna get started on either the sorcerer or apothecary. Not sure about the basing for the unit yet but I’m thinking a sandy beach with some coffee stirrers as ship planks.
>>
File: merged-image-1776709307144.png (7.5 MB)
7.5 MB PNG
>>97918171
fugg forgot image
>>
>>97917973
>>97917984
Cool kitbash. You had a pretty nice gradient going on the robes so why are the highlights so hamfisted and messy?
>>
>>
>>
File: ani_machine_gun_ammo_explosion.gif (1.9 MB)
1.9 MB GIF
>>97918009
>>97918051
Wow. That was fast. I head out for lunch and already both links have been nuked?
>>
>>
>>
File: IMG_20260420_140318.jpg (1.4 MB)
1.4 MB JPG
The interiors, before they get glued in forever.
>>
File: ani_asuka_wunderbar.gif (2 MB)
2 MB GIF
>>97918325
Huh. They seemed down for a while, but are once again working now. I grabbed the latest version and put it in the MEGA.
>>97918352
>what anime is it from?
I can't remember specifically, since it's not one I made myself, but a distant fragment of memory suggests to me it's from the original Neon Genesis Evangelion series - probably involving explosions from N2 mines or missiles.
>>
File: Untitled.jpg (421 KB)
421 KB JPG
>>97916436
if I had to explain I would say I like when the model doesn't look like it was painted at all, or more like it is actually a much larger object that was painted with a spray gun instead of a miniature that was painted with a brush or an airbrush. most hobby painting styles I've seen have very obvious signs that they were done with a paint brush, and even ones that were mostly airbrushed still have that fuzzy airbrush art look.
>>97916376
I can't put my finger on it but there's something about this that I don't like. maybe it's the finish of the paint.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>97918779
Scale models and mecha kits are often painted in a very different manner than wargame miniatures. Mostly in flat colors sectioned out, for shading they use panel liners to increase the fidelity of the kit itself. For highlights its usually from the finish of the paint itself. They are often a much larger size/scale than wargame miniatures so the lighting happens from the geometry of the object/model itself.
Wargame/miniature painters whole thing is painting the light. Transitions and blends and highlights to try capture what the light would do if the miniature was at full scale. Very different intentions and results.
That said I have yet to see a scale modeler who includes people/humanoids that are painted in any other way than how us mini painters do it. I just don't think they translate, you can paint a space marine like that jet but its gonna look pretty boring even covered in decals with just flat white and blue.
>>
>>
>>97918991
>>97919011
I need you both to shut the fuck up right here before the thread goes to shit, thanks
>>
>>97918991
>That said I have yet to see a scale modeler who includes people/humanoids that are painted in any other way than how us mini painters do it.
what about anime figures? they seem to have a different style than game minis.
>>
File: IMG_20260420_225556.jpg (785.2 KB)
785.2 KB JPG
Slow progress on my slayer characters.
>>97917754
Very nice, slayer brother!
>>
>>
>>
File: PXL_20260420_222425510.MP~2.jpg (1.7 MB)
1.7 MB JPG
Another fleet, necrons this time. I'm remembering how much I like inks after banging out all the crystals today
>>
>>
>>
File: Umbral6.jpg (67.5 KB)
67.5 KB JPG
Does /wip/ have any models that you've been holding onto until you feel like you're "good enough" to give it the paint job your feel it deserves or want to give it?
>pic related
Got him when I first started and at this rate I don't know if I'll ever be "good enough" since I don't paint as much as I really should.
>>
>>
>>97919523
At least the Lord of Change is easily replaceable. I'm always nervous going into a rare or difficult to replace model since I'm afraid of fucking it up. I'm getting better at it as I manage to convince myself that I'm a decent enough painter, but for ones I really care about that I know I won't be able to replace for less than 2-3x their value It's scary.
>>
>>
File: IMG_20260420_183937.jpg (2.1 MB)
2.1 MB JPG
Got a ways to go with highlights weatheeing and other details but needed them glued together to progress.
>>
File: ifv1.jpg (1.9 MB)
1.9 MB JPG
It's still raw as fuck, but the Repulsor kitbash into a tracked IFV is finally starting to shape up. Luv the workable tracks, easily the fanciest tracks I've ever worked with on a scale model. But goddamn, they take a long time to build.
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: imperial_commander_NIB.jpg (746.2 KB)
746.2 KB JPG
>>97919551
>I'm always nervous going into a rare or difficult to replace model
Emperor's Teeth, do I know that feeling!
>>
>>
File: 20260420_203025.jpg (1.9 MB)
1.9 MB JPG
>>97915988
Anon, how would you finish this guy's tactical rock?
>>
>>
>>
>>97920113
If that's mean to be a thermal IFF plate it should go on the outside of the basket, the whole point is to be a big bright rectangle to say "don't shoot me retard" and that'd be hidden by the bars and anything in there
>>
>>
>>
File: gemini_remix_20260420_204813.jpg (605.9 KB)
605.9 KB JPG
>>97920302
>>97920308
Might go with this instead.
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: screenshot_01.png (2.9 MB)
2.9 MB PNG
my nightlord test color scheme how does it look?I know I need to make the blue a bit brighter but Im afraid to make it too bright
also what is a good wire for nightlord lightning?
>>
>>
>>
File: IMG_20260420_205440.jpg (1.7 MB)
1.7 MB JPG
>>97920605
>>
File: 1646776854446.jpg (239.2 KB)
239.2 KB JPG
>>97916284
https://gofile.io/d/tjAlyM
You wanna take a peek through these and see if something catches your eye, here's all my relevant documents.
>>
>>
>>
File: jrhjc966wvea1.jpg (1.3 MB)
1.3 MB JPG
>Hello, I believe You have a painting style for me.
>Uh, Okay anon, what kind of painting style are you looking for?
>I... Don't know.
The absolute state of this thread.
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: vlcsnap-2026-04-21-01h07m27s197.png (502 KB)
502 KB PNG
>>97920774
I've had to tell people irl that I can't give them directions if they don't tell me where they're going before, it's not such an absurd thing.
>>
>>97918892
Sorry anon I dont live in the thread :)
Kimera The Red is very nice, its single pigment (PR170)
Pro Acryl Bold Pyrrole red, good one too
VMC Vermillion can look red as FUCK, as long as there arent other reds in the mini
People love Baal Red, but for me its too cold. Still, you may like it.
And as always, remember to paint it over a bright undercoat for maximum punch.
>>
>>
>>97920233
Why would you feel nervous about metal models tho? I get it if it's some rare and delicate fw resin, but you can strip paint of metal and plastic so much easier.. why worry? You can paint and strip a metal mini 20 times over and over again and you will not notice it.
>>
>>97918892
One last thing, over time I learned (as many anons here) the key to make a 'very red' miniature, is to work on the shadows, not so much on the highlights.
I always recommend watching this video to really understand it:
https://youtu.be/nb1RkcAOG40
Sure, he highlights it. But just a bit, on very strategic places, but in reality theres a huuuge midtone area and shadows.
>>
>>
>>
File: smoothboi.jpg (563.7 KB)
563.7 KB JPG
the endless line of boys continues - only four of these goons left.
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: PXL_20260421_015154260.jpg (683.8 KB)
683.8 KB JPG
>>97921380
>Endless line of Boyz continues
Gosh, I feel that. When I was prepping to play green tide I was painting nothing but Boyz for months. Looking good anon.
Anyway, some more progress on my infernal razers. Honestly, I'm wishing these guys all had the pauldrons like the leader. The armor just looks a little off without them.
>>
>>
File: images.jpg (7.9 KB)
7.9 KB JPG
Would this work for thinning normal paint? I got it ages ago for a failed experiment with oils. I've been told to use thinner to paint a vehicle with a lot of flat panels and I'm wondering whether it'd do the trick to avoid streaks and pooling
>>
>>
>>97920319
It's not, I used the greeble to fill the hole from cutting. It will be mostly hidden by baggage anyway.
>>97921564
If you mean kits, then 90% of this is just Repulsor and Tamiya 1/35 Bradley. I have also bought fancy workable T-161 workable tracks from Ryefield models, but these are not really needed if you are not autistic about tracks. The ERA bricks are also from Ryefield, it's the Soviet Kontakt-1 in 1/35. Otherwise, it's just plasticard (white 2mm thick, and gray DSPIAE 1mm thick. There are some extra bits from other kitbashes (like the knight autocannon), but nothing that couldn't be replaced easily.
>>97921656
Thanks, anon! It is definitely on the taller side, but that's just how Citadel tonks are made. It kinda accents how GW never really considers wheels/suspension/and actual tracks. Anyway, I've cut the body as much as I could without ruining the Repulsor profile too much.
>>
>>97921722
>I've cut the body as much as I could without ruining the Repulsor profile too much.
maybe you could push the wheels further into the tan armor part, leaving only half wheel visible, like the rhino, and push the tractor wheel upwards too
>>
File: IMG_0855.jpg (3.9 MB)
3.9 MB JPG
Slowly piecing it together
>>
>>
>>
>>97921748
I thought about that too, but the issue is that it would leave no space for tracks, let alone track return/support rollers. I sincerely think this is about as short as you can get with Citadel designs while keeping at least some semblance of the original model.
>>
>>
>>
>>97921846
Nta most common would be what your paint has in it, say a matte medium as a thinner for a matte paint
buy vehicles like that are a nightmare to paint with a brush & paint, do you have a large dry brush? look into stippling and dry brushing, and check some YouTube armour modeller guys how they do armour, nightshit, artis opus did a atst, vehicles needa totally different approach
>>
File: Kitb.png (543.3 KB)
543.3 KB PNG
Got the villagers and guards kits from WGA and started kitbashing. Pretty neat sets, though the villagers are very thin so it's hard to mix them with beefier plastics like GB.
Thinking about doing two little "warbands" of good guy rebels/lawful heir with the old loyalist knights (3 right) vs. bad guy usurper and henchmen (3 left). Not sure about the horned guy, didn't find any good two-handed arms for him and the Perry helmets were a bit too small so I might just use him to test paint schemes.
>>
>>97920347
Lots of trial and error. I enjoy the act of painting just to paint, if I don't feel like working on a current project I'll just paint one of my test models. When done I prime over it and go again, if it gets too thick then it gets stripped.
>>
File: lieutenant_diavolo_WIP06.jpg (984.4 KB)
984.4 KB JPG
I was getting impatient and added some transfers and purity seal scribbles last night, but now I need to seal it (Micron pens smear terribly if you don't) before proceeding any further and it's raining today.
Maybe I can use the garage later.
>>
>>
>>97922529
I was actually thinking about ditching the usual Raptor olive and going with some urban camo or field grey instead. I would like to have a marine fireteam sitting on the sides, so it could be an interesting diorama.
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: 20260421_104005.jpg (169.8 KB)
169.8 KB JPG
I ended up using too dark of a red on this guy and just can't seem to get a clean picture of it.
>>
File: 1000000942.png (2.2 MB)
2.2 MB PNG
>>97920113
>Today, the Brutalizer Fighting Vehicle System represents a savage leap forward in battlefield supremacy, granting the Astra Militarum an unbreakable spearhead for its endless crusades.
>To endure the ceaseless fury of the battlefield and deliver troops into the heart of annihilation, the Brutalizer possesses formidable mobility. This is achieved through a sacred convergence of machine-spirit optimization, blessed engine output, and sanctified suspension rites.
>Operating in concert with the Imperium’s vast war machine—alongside Leman Russ battle tanks, artillery batteries, and the shrieking descent of aerial gunships—the Brutalizer ensures that the Astra Militarum remains an unstoppable force. A relentless hammer of the Emperor’s will, crushing all who stand before it.
>Firepower. Mobility. Survivability. Faith.
Together, they forge a weapon of war that stands as the Imperium’s promise to its enemies:
SECOND TO NONE
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>97922927
Just fyi, most brushes can be pointy if you get them wet and shape them into a fine tip, but it's about their resting state (when wet at least). The good brushes will tend to keep their tips better and not need to be coerced into a point all the time.
Assuming you do have good brushes, make sure you aren't twisting the brush to refine the tip when picking paint up. It might help get a sharp tip for a second, but as it untwists you'll get it splaying everywhere, despite it being intuitively a way to get a fine point.
The little dots on the end, I only ever see them with white paint (and paints with white in them), but it's unavoidable in my experience. Maybe some amount of retarder or flow improver would help but I never bother. When you notice they're being an issue I usually just scrape the bristles along my thumbnail (this might ruin synthetics, you can also squish it flatly between 2 paper towels and pull the brush back and that would be more delicate).
It's not an issue for most paints, but ymmv. You just have to address it before it becomes so bad it's a problem.
I've seen some say it's because of using paper towels. I've also tried the mechanics towels and I don't think it's from like fibers in the paper, I think it's just large pigments (white) that build up on the very tip.
>>
File: 324235346.jpg (48.1 KB)
48.1 KB JPG
One thing I hate when it comes to people youtubers or otherwise when talking about wet palette is how the fuck can you check paint consistency if you're not using a non stick baking paper. Like every single video has the paint stay in a blob and if taken to a different layer where it's thinned, the paint moves about and springs back and forth depending on how thin it is making it easy to see. But with using the paper that comes with wet palettes? Fuck all information about how to use it. Not even the biggest redgrass shill shitmar says anything about it. There's like three people that do and one of them just says to use baking paper but they all just skip over it once the difference is mentioned. Fine, I'll keep a separate sub level to the main unthinned paint just for the thinned part but any mixing of sort just spreads the fucking thing which I guess can't be helped because every single image that shows a wet palette with its original paper only has five paints on it because it has to spread out just to get an idea on the consistency and in return you get to load three strokes worth of paint in your brush.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>97922909
You paint with the side of the brush instead of the tip, spin and angle your mini so you can keep your hand moving in the same direction for the most control (up, down, to one side, whichever one you are most comfortable with).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>97923166
>put a drop of paint on your wet palette
>rinse your brush
>wick it on some paper towels, check on your hand if you need to, you don't want to be leaving a streak of water
>brush needs to be moist, not damp
>pull a little of the paint from your drop
>spread it a little on the wet palette
>between the moisture in your brush and the wet palette it should be enough to thin the paint to a base layer consistency
>load the brush a bit, wick excess moisture on some paper towel before checking on your hand or test mini
>make sure you wick the brush well after rinsing, otherwise you are adding water every single time you go back to the palette and are breaking your paint
Takes practice to get right and each paint brand is different, nothing to it but just practice over and over, you'll get the feel of it eventually. Best thing you can do is get a test mini to check your consistency on. I use a couple of stormboys since they have several different textures on them between the skin, clothes, metals, and fur.
>>97923217
If they're asking about how to get good or consistent edge highlights then mastering the most basic level of edge highlighting is probably the best starting point.
>>
>>
I can't believe it but I just had a very pleasant airbrush session. Changed paints without issue, got the thinner mixes well on all of them, zero clogs, airbrush working beautifully and paint spraying wonderfully, good trigger control, did what I wanted to do pretty quickly and without a hitch. If I have another one like this I'm going to start believing I'm actually managing to tame this tool.
>>
>>
>>97923401
>>97923418
I love airbrushing and the results it produces but god its such a hassle to set up, making the mixes, cleaning to change colours, etc...
>>
>>
File: IMG_20260421_201216.jpg (326.2 KB)
326.2 KB JPG
Trying to figure out how to make a heavy cuirass for the knight with a mail shirt. I did not glue anything on yet, as I'm not sure what to put on the upper body of the knight. Rondels would be a pretty simple thing to do, same with a gorget. I think I'll make the pauldrons with a similar segmented look as the torso has. A bit akin to the lorica segmentata. Another issue is if there should be any tassets or not.
>>
>>97923512
NTA but is having own hobby space aka workshop so popular among US people? Because each time I see someone mentioning that, in 90% cases it turns out it's some US poster that can actually set up workshop in basement or similar location. Personally I have only my own desk in my own room for that and I'm still lucky as many others have to set in kitchen or similar, often at odds with their wives.
>>
>>
Okay, this probably IS a stupid question but - do I actually need casting box for Blue Stuff or similar solution?
I'm currently trying to get back to such casting and figuring out how to get around problems I encountered last time, mostly related to two points - each and every single copy being slightly bigger than original (could be related to amount of material I put in mold but I tend to fill them only to their edges, leaving very small amount between molds to let them connect) and each mold always being somehow too big to fit casting box made out of Lego blocks, despite using very same construction each time. I suspect that I might deform the box due to pressure from pressing block but I lack enough Lego blocks to make bigger or thicker walls that could counter that (and cannot really buy some cheap replacements due to complete lack of Chinese copies because "uga buga bad Chinese trying to overflown our market! Ban Chinese sellers!"). Yet I see people on YT using BS just normally, without any boxes and getting good results. I'm puzzled.
>>
>>
>>97923554
Americans are notably wealthier than the rest of the world. The rest of the world doesn't seem to understand this. The whole 'everybody lives in a shoebox apartment', while it is a thing in some places, most people live in large detached homes with extra rooms here.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: struggle.jpg (254.5 KB)
254.5 KB JPG
not having much joy locking down a colour scheme for my new elfs
>>
File: 0d07b4ad-ff0d-4f4c-bf44-ba483dca4257_1298x1080.jpg (137.2 KB)
137.2 KB JPG
>>97920246
I don't get it am I not understanding this color ball? I thought if you're starting at dark red-purple and want a brighter color you have to add a more saturated red to get to a brighter and more red color. wouldn't adding yellow shift you towards brown?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: transrights.jpg (127.3 KB)
127.3 KB JPG
>>97923983
you colour blind, bro?
>>
>>
>>97923986
>>97923991
>>97923995
don't fall for bait this obvious, come on
>>
>>
>>97923995
That's your colour scheme. being a few points plus or minus on the hex chart is a sad attempt at deniability. If being called out for troon flagging yoyr elves is a bother, you should go for something radically different, otherwise just grin and bear it.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: 1776804652025.png (1.5 MB)
1.5 MB PNG
>>97915988
hey bakersan, i updated the thing (it should auto-update i think)
you can now add external images, zoom and pan and change the size of the canvas, both the size and the background color are saved for next sessions
the zoom is an illusion tho, it can zoom more than 1:1 without pixelation, so you may not need to set a very big canvas and then reduce it as you would do in paint or whatever, you can just set it to the final size and zoom in when needed
give it a spin and let me know what you think
>https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/572499-baker-companion
>>
File: IMG_2233.jpg (1.2 MB)
1.2 MB JPG
2 more to go, I have some mistakes I have to fix on them once I've finished the unit, but it's good pace for now.
>>
File: signal-2026-04-21-230422.jpg (119.4 KB)
119.4 KB JPG
Does this read as metallic or should i just kms already?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: escher 5 wip.jpg (172.1 KB)
172.1 KB JPG
Got a bunch of stuff done on next Ganger tonight, mostly fun stuff and metallics left to go.
>>
File: 20260421_182334.jpg (2.9 MB)
2.9 MB JPG
>>97915988
I'm nervous for no reason, /wip/
Should I aerosol prime this valkyrie, or should I re-,learn how to airbrush and prime it that way?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>97924908
Rattlecan primers are typically more durable than airbrush, so 2bh unless you have some reason in mind where you'd need to use an airbrush (shit weather etc) Id just use the former, especially for gaming pieces
>>
>>97924776
>>97924955
>>97924978
Thanks for the info, I'll just stick to tried and true Vallejo then as Reaper isn't really offering a better deal.
>>
File: 20260421_194806.jpg (182.9 KB)
182.9 KB JPG
>>97922988
Here's mine
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: kodjscjem9c81.jpg (19.4 KB)
19.4 KB JPG
>>97924393
>>
File: IMG_20260421_192544.jpg (1.9 MB)
1.9 MB JPG
Rust done, dust next.
>>
>>
File: 1580863497115.jpg (195.7 KB)
195.7 KB JPG
>>97922897
>em dash
>>
>>
>>
File: CE1F883F-2945-4DA9-B297-BF70FFF6A913.jpg (553.5 KB)
553.5 KB JPG
Hey folks, I have a question about varnishing and wondering if anyone else here tried an ide out.
I’m starting work on some Ork Warbikers and while the model is a bit older, it has still been fun to put together (so many customization sprues!). One issue I am running into is that it doesn’t play well with sub-assembly. A lot of the pieces simply need to be attached to one another to establish the foundation of the model. That isn’t a problem, but due to its size and tiny details, I worry about paint/primer accidentally rubbing off when I’m working on it.
I was curious if anyone had experience with doing a matte varnish either immediately after the primer or on top of the base coat before applying highlights, shadows and so on. Typically I apply a light coating at the very end, but I’m wondering if doing so early (along with wearing surgical gloves) could help prevent any accidental smearing. I’m a dry-handed lad, but accidents do happen when applying three levels of highlights.
>>
>>
File: ProAcryl Primers.png (735.5 KB)
735.5 KB PNG
>>97925747
Dark neutral grey my beloved.
>>
File: twitter-gif-2027089896343531955_69a346d582c04.gif (921.4 KB)
921.4 KB GIF
How bad of an idea would it be to use contrast/speedpaints to paint up Gallowdark? I'm tempted to give the whole terrain set a zenithal highlight and thought "oh speed paints will probably contrast better than normal paints right" but also I'm painting qhole ass fucking walls not soldiermen.
>>
>>
>>
File: moneymoneymoney.png (995.5 KB)
995.5 KB PNG
>>97925842
Your first model, sir.
>>
>>
>>97925842
Don't bother with an airbrush right away.
Do you like the games workshop/warhammer models or are you interested in other things?
whatever game/system/one-off-models you like, pick a set of a few minis that you can low-investment in and just expect to kind of screw up some (you can only screw up so bad really), those models should be as simple as you can get within the range you like, Ideally something where if you look at it you can break it down to 3, maybe even 2 surface materials. A space marine is an obvious example, but not all ranges have the option for that. Look at larger Age of Sigmar models for the opposite of what I mean.
Additionally pick 1 cool model like a hero character or something that really gets your goat and can be a bit more complex that you'd be excited to spend a bit more time on. Screw around on the simple models, and then once you've figured out stuff give the cool one a shot.
Also when you buy paints for the first time, buy them based on the materials you know you are going to be painting, and white and black, that's obvious, but also get a set of colours that just covers most of the main color wheel colors. It's annoying to get all set up and then be like "Fuck, I don't have green because I bought paints for ultramarines, but I wanted to paint grass on my base". You can go a long way with mixing but it can be a pain sometimes and it's easier to just have the major bases covered.
>>
>>
File: diavolo_collage_x2560.jpg (757.8 KB)
757.8 KB JPG
Selective coats of Storm Shield in a few places to protect what's underneath (and tone down some of the shine!), and I'm calling this lad done. Now I need to get back to the Bladeguard Veterans he's supposed to be leading!
>>97924393
>give it a spin and let me know what you think
Thank you, anon. The previous version of the app really saved my bacon for this thread. I will test the new one out as we approach page 10 this time.
>>97925842
>What mini should I paint first?
Get the demo Infernus Marine from your local Warhammer store. It's free, and if the manager has enough time, he'll give you a free painting lesson.
Additionally, this model is unique - not included in any other kit - and I predict he will disappear soon, replaced by yet another Intercessor with a bolt rifle when 11th Edition gets here in June.
>>97925846
>>97925891
>Sold out
Want one? Drop me a line. The Citadel keeps advertising whenever another load of resin arrives from Bongland. I'm sure they have *something!*
>>
File: rrb6zunnammpqpxm.jpg (96.8 KB)
96.8 KB JPG
>>97925903
Thanks anon. Yeah I'm interested in warhammer models. Other stuff too but I'm mainly looking at warhammer right now.
The main thing is that I'm afraid of buying a box set that I like and then fucking it all up. I just want something relatively simple to practice on. Maybe like a necron warrior or a space marine.
>>97925964
>demo Infernus Marine
Didn't know this was a thing, that seems perfect
>>
File: free_infernus_marine_at_GW.jpg (1.9 MB)
1.9 MB JPG
>>97925982
>Didn't know this was a thing, that seems perfect
The first hit is always free. That's how they getcha.
Here in Burgerland, almost all of the Warhammer stores have but a single full-time employee who also serves as its manager. It's in their best interest to get people coming into their store, getting interested in Warhammer, and buying things (not just models, but also paint, brushes, boxed games, roolz, etc.). A simple painting lesson showing you how easy the basics can be is usually a good start and, like I said, if you pick the Space Marine, it nets you an exclusive model.
Last weekend, as busy as the new Arlington, Texas store was on its opening day (a time when the neophyte manager can expect help from corporate in the form of veteran store operators and openers), I saw somebody new getting a paint lesson amidst the chaos.
>>
>>
File: IMG_20260421_211741.jpg (963.7 KB)
963.7 KB JPG
>>97925645
1/3
>>
File: IMG_20260421_211801.jpg (1.2 MB)
1.2 MB JPG
>>97926091
2/3
>>
File: IMG_20260421_211819.jpg (1.3 MB)
1.3 MB JPG
>>97926097
3/3
All done and dusted.
>>
>>
>>97926091
>>97926097
why does the black paint on these look less car-like than the original paint that came on the toys?
>>
>>
>>97926091
>>97926097
>>97926102
Cool cars. Do they make a narrative based gaslands, kind of like how chainmail was?
>>
>>
>>
File: paints.png (1.9 MB)
1.9 MB PNG
Any idea what paints were used here?
>>
>>
>>
File: 1766336776669550.png (567.1 KB)
567.1 KB PNG
>>97926358
You create a series of gradients by mixing up your base tones with black/white in varying amounts. In some places, like the legs, you glaze on top of it to create the lighting effect. It really just comes down to the techniques rather than any specific paint. Here's also a guide for doing gems.
>>
File: 1747415202564.jpg (223.9 KB)
223.9 KB JPG
>>97916087
Need more buds
>>
>>97916087
>>97926634
Can I have the paint recipes for the lightest and slightly tanned skin tones please?
What paints did you use for the darker brown skinned ones?
I like that shade of brown.
Would paint the skin of scantily clad Kingdom Death Monster Pinup inspired minis animu figures in that shade of brown.
Then put them each in their own jars.
>>
>>97925750
Unless its rattlecan or enamel airbrush primer I've found most normal acrylic primers can get worn down to bare plastic on edges when overhandling during painting. Acrylic varnishes aren't any stronger than acrylic primers are. Don't think it would change much other than being another thin layer of wear before the primer. Go rattle or an enamel like Mr Hobby. Now you will just wear it down to the primer instead of bare plastic.
Gloves will help as will a good painting handle. Best way to avoid the wear is just avoiding touching it.
Recommend getting an Enamel varnish for final coat if you plan on playing with the mini's
>>
File: 1766344248284.jpg (793.3 KB)
793.3 KB JPG
>>97926649
I didnt really have a set gradient but here's every paint on my palette for all of these.
The light skin tones were usually
Bugmans Glow > Kislev flesh > Vallejo light flesh
And medium skin tones same with Cadian flesh or vallejo basic tone before Kislev.
And reikland flesh shade doing a lot of the heavy lifting on any of the Caucasian skin.
Dark skin was a mix of catchan flesh with the above paints, mostly bugmans glow, and shaded with Agrax.
Godspeed gooner anon
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>97927013
nuvallejo
>clogs my airbrush
>chips way easier
>seperates on a wet palette way faster
than any other brand I've tried. Plus it thins kinda weirdly with water, the consistency is different than with other paints I've used but I guess that's preference. Still perfectly usable but absolutely not what I'd consider top tier when PA, AK and TTC exist but feel free to keep coping
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: PXL_20260422_104231736.jpg (1.4 MB)
1.4 MB JPG
WIP blood angel comission (sm combat patrol + balistus dreadnaught)
Imma add decals and i gotta figure out something else to make him pop a bit more
>>
File: IMG_20260422_233903.jpg (2.3 MB)
2.3 MB JPG
>>97927373
It's a Questoris, there's a few odd things to figure on the go on top of a lot of parts. Things like cables come to mind.
>not a shitter
Doubt it, my attempts to thin down paint for airbrushing is spotty as all hell when trying to do it from the cup. VMC Pale Sand despite being a 'magic paint' for some seems kinda tricky for brush application, each of these toes has had two coats. Will another pass on it and black later after the next metallic pass, as I've still to do the heraldry with some masking tape.
>>
>>
File: 20260422_075342-COLLAGE.jpg (951.8 KB)
951.8 KB JPG
>>97927386
Hmmm interesting. Specifically this time, I'm trying make some thick planks with angled sides, so I shaved a few of the biggest sprews I had, and glued them together but when I try to cut them with clippers, the deformation of the plastic always pops 1/3 off and I have to glue it back in. Im looking for a way to cut relatively thick plastic cleanly
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: PXL_20260422_015535490.jpg (601.2 KB)
601.2 KB JPG
More work done on the razers. Just gotta do the eyes and then a final smoothing layer of the skin. After that it's on to the bases.
>>
>>97927511
You can buy a cheap razor saws, every scale model store should have them. Very cheap, but break easily and using them can be a bit of pain. But they can make fairly clean cuts. Or you can go fancier and buy something like DSPIAE hand saw, which is imo, fantastic.
>>
>>97927386
>>97927491
>>97927505
>>97927526
Thanks a lot, anons. I am still curious though, none of you guys use little Dremel saws? They just melt the plastic? I had all kinds of ideas about cutting little polygons out of solid pieces...
>>
>>
>>
>>97927580
I do. Specifically, a third-party actual buzzsaw bit, - a straight thin metal disc with teeth, not the grinding discs which come in the official sets. It's very useful to cut both plastic and pewter, but you mentioned clean cuts and it will NOT give you one, just save you time spent cutting bigger shit. Even with a buzzsaw, a dremel will generate enough heat to start melting the plastic a little (not "turn it into a blob", just "warp and leave soft melted strands to clean"). If you want a clean cut, use a hand razor saw and sand the detail, or if you're really hardcore, ask gunpla modelers, they'll tell you way more about cutting parts cleanly than you ever wanted to know.
>>
File: IMG_0863.jpg (3.6 MB)
3.6 MB JPG
>AWOO WITH ME BR- ACK!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: HGguLaCbkAA6-fx.jpg (598.6 KB)
598.6 KB JPG
got the Normans done! No more 10mm minis for a while. Even though I have to do the terrain.
>>
>>
>>
File: mulgoth.png (2.2 MB)
2.2 MB PNG
Is edge highlighting my best bet for this guy? I like to layer but I struggle on models with big flat pieces like this guy right here.
I'm open to suggestions
>>97927395
>paying somebody else to paint your models that you're gonna play with
idk bros I could never do that. It's like paying somebody to fuck your wife.
>>
File: rtb09_terminator_box.jpg (425 KB)
425 KB JPG
>>97927395
>i gotta figure out something else to make him pop a bit more
Hazard stripes on the power fist cowling.
>>
>>
File: color scheme.png (926.8 KB)
926.8 KB PNG
Going to buy the eldritch raiders battleforce this weekend even though they're bad lol. Think this color scheme is too bland/dark?
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: Seto_Kaiba_-_Duel_225.png (534.2 KB)
534.2 KB PNG
>>97928171
why does he have a duel disk
>>
>>97928211
It's not like they'll immediately slice through the whole thing like some anime sword trick, but it will cause the brush to lose its shape and wear out more quickly than if you'd only used it for 'regular' paints. Really just comes down to how frugal you want to be with your spending on nice brushes
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: 5y8u9.jpg (188.4 KB)
188.4 KB JPG
>>97928256
For duelling with, obviously
>>
File: image.png (853.2 KB)
853.2 KB PNG
>>97928256
How else is he going to duel?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>97928386
Can confirm, whole pursuit for constant improvement made me very unhappy person, in every aspect it touches. I'm aware of that and yet cannot turn away from this path. All I can do is joining others in warning against that behaviour.
>>
>>
>>
File: Vanguard Librarian Fedora.jpg (229.5 KB)
229.5 KB JPG
>>97928676
The most Primaris of Marines.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: 1772469963684595.jpg (1.8 MB)
1.8 MB JPG
>>97927978
skin recipe was >>97916269
as for tutorial I read through this holy /WIP/ artifact and watched the recent Vince vid on doing eyes (biggest take away from that was the reflection dot of white inside the pupil) before trying these Escher faces.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: escher 5 done.jpg (1.2 MB)
1.2 MB JPG
>>97924897
finished up last bits, tried a leopard print on the fur
>>
File: IMG_20260422_211514.jpg (237.9 KB)
237.9 KB JPG
>>97923550
After a few different ideas I think this kind of triangular plackart is a better fit. However, the plate hanging from under it is too big, need to switch it for a smaller one or remove it altogether.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: IMG_20260422_214028.jpg (346.1 KB)
346.1 KB JPG
I want to make a base for this mini like if it was on a temple. Do you think cutting a sheet of placard and scribing it with a brick texture or something like that would work?
>>
>>
>>
>>97929572
>measure out and score your plasticard into squares
>get a toothpick or two
>glue down the plasticard using the toothpick tips as spacers for consistency
>let dry then trim the excess overhang
You want the space between them for your recess shading to help them pop.
>>
>>
>>
>>97929572
>>97929713
you might be better asking /gpg/ about scribers but the short answer is yes, but they also aren't the easiest tools to use and you'll want better than a dollar store scriber if you want to scribe plastics.
>>
>>
File: 20260422_211740.jpg (3.2 MB)
3.2 MB JPG
Do you think i should try add some weathering? Was thinking maybe a wash over the white parts and maybe some brown rust like stuff for the green corners and crevices .... i also kind of just want to see the back of this project asap. Still have so many of these walls and corners to do and all the little tid bit scatter stuff.
>>
>>
File: image_2026-04-22_170819948.png (2.5 MB)
2.5 MB PNG
>>97929572
I did something similar for my Cursed City bases. It's a little tedious it didn't take too long. I cut everything by hand though so I don't know how much time you want to dedicate to it.
>>
File: 1738043209322960.jpg (17.7 KB)
17.7 KB JPG
>want to start painting some models
>might as well get a box set since it's at a discount compared to buying individual minis
>and I should probably get an extra box of the infantry units
>and I need a bunch of paints so I might as well buy a set too
>and I need snips and brushes and glue and stuff too
>$500
what have I gotten myself into
>>
I just learned about a painting competition that takes place in 3 days. Should I try and paint something to put in it? It's not the highest level comp ever, but doing a full project in 3 days would be tough, especially since I wouldn't have saturday to work on it.
But I just learned about it, and it's one of the only painting competitions around me and I think I'd have to wait another year to go to it again.
>>
>>97930014
I spent like 180 on the 9th edition box set and I still haven't finished painting the stuff that was in it.
Just focus on painting really well, then the rest of the hobby cost doesn't matter because you take so long to paint stuff that the cost of the models is negligible.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>97930157
I'm the resin casting anon, and I've cast more busts this month than models I've painted this year. Even the hobbying part of my hobbies is increasing the size of my backlog faster than I'm dealing with it.
Unless you count the mold making and casting of the figs I have as a separate backlog, then I'm at least working my way through that. Of course I'm still adding to that faster than I'm working through it.
Look, things aren't going well, okay?
>>
>>
File: silly checkers.png (1.2 MB)
1.2 MB PNG
I am developing an unhealthy addiction to freehand and I do not think I will be able to be trusted around flat surfaces going forward after this project.
>>
>>
>>97929318
Superb job anon, lovely colors on just about every material. The slight purple in the flesh transitioning to yellow in the face, the range you picked for the blue-grey, the brown for the bags. This is fantastic, lovely job.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>97930458
AK is much better and cheaper than AP.
>>97930460
No, it does not work fine, because it's not even a wet palette.
>>
>>
>>97930460
>>97930470
I've heard good things about the Redgrass one.
>>
>>
>>97930480
>wet palette to you?
Not to me, it's how wet palette is supposed to work, anon. Let me copy my old spergout:
There are two functions of a wet palette: to 1) keep your paint fresh over long painting sessions (overnight and longer, if you store it in the fridge), and 2) to provide a moist environment (while keeping most of the water out) to mix your paints effectively.
Since AP are bunch of turbofaggots, they use the absolute worst bottom of the barrel garbage for everything; their rattle cans and wet palette are a prime example of this. The paper they use is literally the cheapest, shittiest baking paper available, which results in the paper getting soaking wet nearly immediately, not getting moist, but just letting the water through (and a lot of paint onto the sponge). Which is why you are not getting the usual effect you can see with a normal wet palette, i.e.: the paint is not beading when thinned, and why you don't even have to thin your paint that much (or at all, in some cases). Worse yet, the paper has a tendency to shed microparticles into the paint over prolonged sessions, which can result in messy paint jobs.
You want a normal quality parchment paper; it lets A LITTLE BIT of moisture through, while giving you an option to mix your paints properly (with them beading). You can buy parchment paper to make your own, or get any other wet palette than AP. AK is great, Red Grass is great (but expensive), and Vallejo is also supposedly good, but I never tested it.
The sponge AP uses is also dogshit that you can't even clean properly.
>inb4 they are supposed to be perishable.
Yes, but not this fast. You are also supposed to be able to keep your paint fresh if you keep the wet palette closed in a fridge, even for days. Try that with AP garbage.
>>
>>
>>97930541
My sperging is not coming from a place of hate, anon, I have that shitty ass AP "wet palette" sitting in my drawer, too. One of the reasons why I dislike AP is that their marketing department is quite good at their job, and they bait new people into buying garbage that's borderline scam. One that often makes one to grow bad habits.
If you can, unironically either try making your own, or get AK wet palette. It's even cheaper than AP, and you'll immediately see the difference.
>>
>>
>>
File: image_2026-04-22_191556499.png (387.9 KB)
387.9 KB PNG
>>97930570
So this is the one you recommend? I try to look for reviews on it but a lot of them seem to be fore the old shitty one.
>>
>>
>>
Do you use metal paints with your expensive natural hair brushes? I only have 1 really good brush currently and I'm wondering if I should get another to use as a dedicated metal detail brush. And if so should I go for the top quality or get a slightly cheaper natural brush?
>>
>>
how do you freehand in scale? if you imagine that your "real life" painter was using a brush that's 3/4" in diameter and assume that warhammer scale is roughly 1:48, that means your scaled down freehand needs to have brush strokes only 1/64" of an inch wide. when you consider that it just doesn't seem possible to do realistic freehand for anything that isn't giant letters on a tank or an ork using a squig instead of a paint brush.
>>
>>
>>97930899
Vince's method has worked for me
>get piece of paper, brush, paint
>paint what you want to freehand at a normal writing font size, as if you were using a pencil
>do that until you have the shape down
>now do it smaller, until you have the shape down
>repeat getting smaller until you can paint it the size you need
>now freehand on the model
Building the muscle memory and getting used to the design help a lot.
>>
>>
>>
>>97930986
Why not, getting comfortable with the motion is the goal.
>>97931012
Then use a mechanical pencil if you want, its your mini.
>>
>>
File: HCyYNKsaUAI-qzh.jpg (697.6 KB)
697.6 KB JPG
>>97927963
that's hard to say. I managed to get into a work flow for most of it, but it was still a lot of minute work. especially because they don't have a coherent uniform but different individual colours. the shields took a good amount of time.
pic related: the Anglo-Saxons
>>
>>
Got a secondhand Sentinel from ebay in fairly good condition. It's only based and primed so disassembly/stripping/reassembly should be fairly easy.
>EXCEPT
Some fucker decided to base in the thickest basing paste I have ever seen (it's like a moss carpet made of grit, seriously), and has buried the walker's feet in it up to the ankle links. Do you guys think I can solve this with normal Isopropyl or is there some cleverer solution here?
>>
>>
>>
>>97931066
I don't see how it's incorrect. I was also thinking that banners are made out of cloth patches sewn to a bigger piece of cloth, so ideally a freehanded banner should look like cloth, and not painted at all. I'm not sure how that works because I still don't really know how to paint cloth to begin with.
>>
>>97930541
Never had this happen.
I guess when it's like totally dried out which almost never happens in my case, it takes like, literally sub-1-minute to rehydrate?
I use it every day (with different paper since the ones it came with ran out) with zero issues. Yeah the sponge has some paint marks on it, but it still functions as a sponge, it isn't ruined.
The way you're putting it I'll buy a red grass palette and suddenly my painting experience will be 10x better, and I just don't think that's the case. I don't even think it would be like 1.2x better, but what do I know.
>>
>>
>>
File: crisis_suits_ip_01.jpg (567.1 KB)
567.1 KB JPG
Got the base down for my crisis suits. With the drones I tried thinned down different speed paints over vallejo aluminum. I think aluminum is just a little too matte for it to work like I wanted it to.
>>
>>
How come when I color pick colors from a picture and then put them on the model they never look like the right colors even though they seem very close as far as I can tell while picking them.
Are they just changing that much when they dry?
>>
>>97931828
there are many variables between the picture you saw and your finished model
>the camera they used
>the lighting they used
>the screen you saw it through
>how exactly you used the paint
>the lighting you looked at your model with
it is always best to see the paint in-person rather than through a screen
>>
File: johnny new new thread sticker.png (336.3 KB)
336.3 KB PNG
New thread:
>>97931854
>>97931854
>>97931854