I'm new to miniature painting and olny have painted 2. I like to see what you guys have done and I'm just impressed with the work that you guys can do! And the works in progresses. Some of them look finished to me but are just the start for some of y'all. I'm doing hand painting and heard a lot on the internet that people use airbrushes to paint their miniatures. I'm just blown away with the quality and designs and all of it and has been curious on what gear you guys use to make such great miniatures that I could never create.
#what tools do you guys use?
plucky light
echo heath
I wouldn't advise buying an airbrush straight away. It's a great tool, but not an essential one.
i would say, continue painting with standard brush, after a few months, buy a few good sable brushes, then if you really like painting, then it can be time buying an airbrush. But like any tool, it will take some time to get used to it.
plucky light
Got it, thanks. For the help. I have one already but I mostly use it to add on the primer
echo heath
I think that video nails it down:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoPjDBF-afI
plucky light
This was my second one and the kind of work I do
plucky light
I wouldn't advise buying an airbrush straight away. It's a great tool, but not a...
If you have specific things you use with a airbrush so I can amp my work up it would help. I used to paint on canvas so I think I'm a decent artist when it comes to painting. I think I did decent for olny having a 5/0 for my smallest brush. It would have looked better if I was able to get in to the spots that are less than a mm. But I'll definitely look at buying the stable brushes.
I olny have a size 8 needle. It's quite large
junior plank
to my mind there are only four essential- not synthetic brushes, wet pallet ( i use container with parchment paper), good lamp/ preferably two and paper towel to get rid of excess water
artist brushes usually too soft for mini painting
plucky light
Oh? I just thought a paint brush is a paint brush
There was one that came with my airbrush paint for detail work that is a 5/0
plucky light
Yes
junior plank
i think this sized are usable for literally everything
more skilled you are - less small brushes you need
plucky light
Oh
I got these big tall ones
I usually just dip the tip into my paint. But I didn't know there was special brushes for mini painting. I thought people just had very still hands
I guess I need special paint brushes
It seems like it would help a lot on my work for getting the nice fine lines I need on the minis. I didn't try to add detail to my second one because I couldn't get too fine of a line
junior plank
try finding one and feel difference, also for better control try using more points of contact with table
junior plank
i usually press my elbow against my knee, hand against the table and left hand pressing on the table holding handle
btw handle is great tool, you can buy blue tack, press it on medicine bottle and use as perfect all size handle
plucky light
Sweet
wraith crater
Bare in mind, brush sizes are not standardised. A size 1 from one company might be the same size as a size 2 from another.
plucky light
Okie
I'm definitely going to try the more contact points when painting today's mini. I'll see if new brushes are a asap thing and improve on my skills so I can get better by the day. I don't want to wait till I can get new brushes when I can expand to my working capacity with the tools I have now
If I can get a close result to what I think I can do and what other people can do when painting with special brushes then it might not be a asap thing
But thank you all for the help
wraith crater
Sables are expensive but if you care for them they’re more cost effective than synthetics. And the difference in quality is huge.
plucky light
Wait I think I got professional brushes for Christmas when I got most of my gear
Never used em
I gotta try em
They are by atlas brush co
Made in china
They are stiffer
I'll test them out and do research on them
Thanks everyone for the feedback
Definitely would take it into consideration
ivory quarry
I usually just dip the tip into my paint. But I didn't know there was special br...
There aren't special brushes for mini painting. The sable brushes most people use are watercolor brushes made from sable hair. There's a lot of different hair types for brushes and shapes, it's just knowing what tool is good for what you want
A stiff hair brush like hog hair won't be too useful for applying acrylic, but can sometimes be good for oil painters