hoary jolt
Hi,
I'm new here and looking for painting advice. This is the second miniature I've painted, and I'm seeking constructive criticism and tips on what I can improve. I still struggle with layering and edge highlighting. With each new miniature, I want to improve something and keep getting better at painting.
Let me know if you'd like any refinements!
This is my first model
quaint sorrel
For your second mini, this is excellent! Both of your techniques just need more practice.
Maybe try a little bit less paint on the brush when you edge highlight. You can control how much paint you have on by painting your thumb, or unloading some of the paint onto a paper towel.
You can make some improvements by adding some depth to the armor with some washes. A brown or reddish wash like agrax earthshade, or seraphim sepia, or who knows maybe even reikland fleshshade, can add some interesting tones to the deeper parts of your armor. You can then bring back some of the gold by painting gold on the raised areas, and then edge highlight. The same can be done on the steel with something like nuln oil or drakenhof nightshade instead.
For the base, there are many techniques out there to try out. You can add washes for some shadows, you can paint on some scratches, you can add some filters to the rocks so they're less chunky, etc. The base is your playground!
elfin estuary
@hoary jolt Going to go out on a limb and say you are doing the standard retributor gold + reikland flesh shade combo. This is good, but you can push the effect further. Washes shouldn't ever really be the final step in your painting.
I would drybrush the whole thing in retributor gold again, then a brighter gold like bright gold from pro acryl. then you can really carefully edge highlight with a silver to really push the shine
hoary jolt
<@279007271726481415> Going to go out on a limb and say you are doing the standa...
Yes i used Rateubutor as base. Then ironbrake as dry brush and edge highlights. At the and I used reicland flesh. I used shade at the and because I saw it in many basic tutorials
So edge should be the last technic on my model ?
elfin estuary
reikland flesh shade dulls down those highlights you just worked hard to put on
do wash then highlight
hoary jolt
For your second mini, this is excellent! Both of your techniques just need more ...
Do you have any tutorial for using washes for more depth? I used now 3 patr depth. Basr retribution, flesh for shades and ironbraker for highlights. So yours advice is using more then 3 steps colours ?
hoary jolt
do wash then highlight
I avoided dry brushes after shades because after shades model has some invisible layer and it was harder for me to paint on it
elfin estuary
what do you mean invisible layer?
hoary jolt
what do you mean invisible layer?
The model became more slippery
quaint sorrel
Do you have any tutorial for using washes for more depth? I used now 3 patr dept...
No, but in the base, wash, highlight combo, the wash shouldn't be last, or it dulls down the highlights
elfin estuary
The model became more slippery
washes don't really do that. unless it was still wet
quaint sorrel
Yes, washes can be glossy, but you might be using too much paint on your brush.
hoary jolt
Ok I try this order next time. I have also one problem with metallic paint. I have the impression that the paint dries very slowly. Additionally, it comes off quite easily when doing dry brushing.
quaint sorrel
That sounds a bit strange again
What is your process, start to finish right now?
You assemble the mini, then what?
hoary jolt
That sounds a bit strange again
I base color all model by black spray
Then I base color every element from deepest to highest.
Then layering, dry brush, edge
At the end i use shades
quaint sorrel
Ok. I'm not sure what that is exactly, so I won't advise against this spray immediately.
All I'm going to say is that there are aerosol primers designed with miniatures in mind
The most popular ones are from Citadel/Games Workshop, or Vallejo. See whichever one you can find cheapest, buy one can, and see if that makes a difference in the strength of your metallics.
At least for me, I've only ever rubbed off the old vallejo air metallics formula.
hoary jolt
Ok, thanks
I'm really grateful for the advice, I’ll take it onboard and come back with the next iteration 😄
quaint sorrel
The rest of your process is fine, except that I still think you should not shade last. You ought to at least highlight after a shade
quaint sorrel
I'm really grateful for the advice, I’ll take it onboard and come back with the ...
Good luck, hope it helps!
hoary jolt
Good luck, hope it helps!
You really help. It's hard to find advice. In one group, someone said I'm too hard on myself, and it's okay. But I want to improve and become a better painter