You have several options available to you. 1) Use commercially produced minis. There are many good companies out there now. You could find a range you like...
those are some awesome painted minis, Laszlo!!!! love the vampiress, the way the lighting & the way the mini is rotating really looks real. I was so glad to...
... **************** Hi Ralf! 25mm square bases dont have a lot of room for theme, but it can be done. You may try finding some resin terrain pieces, such as...
... Hi Wayne, thanks a lot for the input. The bases shown at the links gave me some ideas. Basically I've already done some of the stuff you've proposed to a ...
According to Ralf Cornelius, on 1-10-06 18:47 the word on the street was... ... Stalingrad or Waterloo bring quite different visuals to my mind :) ... A broken...
Hi. ... First that comes into mind is to place on your bases some leafless burnt trees or bushes, some rusted armor and to paint bases into black and grey...
Hi Croacker, thanks for the suggestions! Now that you mention it, there is still a picture docu book about WW2 somewhere in my shelfs ... <going of to search> ...
Tieing together a group of figures with a common base scheme is very effective, even if a 28 mm base is size-limited. Some things I have done: Red wilderness...
Hi folks, I've updated again, but still haven't added any of the GW zombies that were originally planned. Oh well. :) I've got a Reaper charnel grub/carrion...
... Looking good, as always. Hell, better than always. The lighting effects of the crypt scene are really great, and I like the dynamism of Destroy. Joel ...
Time is winding down! Less than a month is left to enter Iron Wind Metal's painting contest. The contest rules are very open and simple. Check them out at ...
Hi fellow mini painters... I recently posted asking for pointers on how best to improve my meagre skills... so I've taken on board all your ideas and thoughts...
According to shannonprendergast, on 8-10-06 18:44 the word on the street was... ... What exactly do you mean by tarnished? If you mean it's just generally ...
Hi Tim, a couple of points for you: Eyes - the pupil should cover at least half of the exposed eye unless your figure has its eyes opened wide for some reason....
According to Donny, on 8-10-06 23:56 the word on the street was... ... A glaze covers more evenly -- a wash pools in recesses, around detail, etc. while a...
... How you use it, really. With a wash you'd generally apply a bit more, and use it for defining areas - eg over chainmail to darken the recesses. I'd...
A wash is used for general shading. It covers normally the entire model...with darker colours, which gather more in recesses and gives a quick shade to it. ...
A glaze is paint thinned with a medium (for acrylic, usually termed a glaze medium) to enhance transparency while not reducing body or the proportion of binder...
Thanks for getting back so quickly. I'm talking about metal mini's which appear to have oxidized, leaving them tinted a light tan color in certain places. ... ...
According to shamuprendergast@..., on 9-10-06 01:01 the word on the street was... ... In that case, just use a copper wire brush to scrub the oxidation of...
... painted? Thanks, ... Light oxidation shouldn't be an issue, just clean the mini with some detergeant or a degreaser and prime with a proper metal primer...
... Looking good. I'd suggest more highlights and depth, and using at least 3 colors: a base or low color, a medium color, and a highlight color. ... I...
Been offline for a while, so sorry for the late reply. ... Thanks! Yeah it was the only way to really show her off in a 2D medium... ... able ... I'm still...
... This article outlines it: http://hot-lead.org/start/painting_advanced_tech2.htm In general you always blend wet paint into wet paint and feather the two...
... Hey thanks Joel! Good to see you're back in the saddle too. I've been watching your updates - nice to see your sensibilities are still bizarre ;^) Take...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
