Seldom-Used-Along(Oct-Nov)

[lapis ember]

SeldomUsedPaint-along, paint a model with paint you brought but never really use. Oct/Nov, with @tardy pier @brazen tartan @gusty trail @forest dagger

[tardy pier]

Thanks Psykka

[gusty trail]

Yes, thank you

[brazen tartan]

ty psykka

[forest dagger]

🤘🏾

[cursive drum]

I wasn't considering this, but then I remembered the green that came with my first painting kit that has such a terrible coverage I barely use

Time to use it a bit more I guess

[gilded cairn]

A little late for the organization. But mind if I join in? I got a box of Khimera paints for christmas last year I haven't used (outside of The Red) and figure this might be a good opportunity

[brazen tartan]

No one's started yet so I'm sure that's cool

So is this like a "ban list" style where we pick x number of paints we always use and can't use them, or do we pick x number of paints we never use and use only them?

[tardy pier]

The goal is to use primarily the seldom used paints. I'm sure there are things you can't escape like metallics, but otherwise use as little of your main roster as possible.

[gilded cairn]

I'll have to find a base for the boy, but here's what I'll try to use to paint him up

[gusty trail]

I’m thinking about these color shift paints I bought when they first came out. I bought 2 sets and rarely use them. I just have to decide on the mini

[gilded cairn]

Alright, good to go.

[gusty trail]

Colorshift paints require a black background to show up. I have this mostly back eagle I have been working on; would it count for this PAL?

[gusty trail]

I have added the colorshift paints. I might need to add more.

[tardy pier]

Going to do one of these in garish bright and neon colours

[gusty trail]

Ok done, but I may do another one, I wanted to go brighter but the eagle is supposed to be mostly black and I used the colorshift as highlights. So I am not sure this should count. I used the Toxic Purple, Evil Forest, Borealis Green, and Celestial Azure.

[tardy pier]

Looks good, though I'll admit that the colorshifts don't show up much in the photos (which makes sense as they use light refraction)

[gusty trail]

@tardy pier yeah, I agree. They show up better if I put them on thicker, but I was wanting iridescent highlights

[brazen tartan]

Haven't decided on the palette yet, but I'll use this mini for it

[solemn crane]

Starting with my ionic paints i havent try yet. I will do one of these. I havent decided yet which one

[cursive drum]

So finally actually starting, trying to see if this hooded guy can look not insane with this pallete 😆

[strange cradle]

Unsure if I'm going to use the AK Quick Gen, which I've only used a handful of but are still quite similar to the contrasts I regularly use, or give my Ultracyl a go when I get around to this.

[solemn crane]

Here will do my black widow

[solemn crane]

Here finished with the paints that had never used before

Also a close picture of my black widow

[cursive drum]

Ok so I think this is as far as I can push it with just the unloved paints. They're all too bright and I need shadowssss so I'll add a much needed brown shade and then return to highlight just with the unused pallete

[cursive drum]

Done! This was a good experiment as I am TRASHING 3 OF THOSE PAINTS

They're so dryyy

[tardy pier]

it is makes you feel better, I'm considering doing the same. I have a few paints on the shelf that are barely touched, and some are showing their age

[cursive drum]

yeah, having to use them made me realize they're not good anymore

[patent dagger]

may i join ere?

[brazen tartan]

That's such a funny outcome from this

"What i learned is these suck"

[tardy pier]

"there was a reason I didn't like these, but out of stubborness refused to throw them out because I spent money on it."

^my thoughts

[tardy pier]

making limited progress

[brazen tartan]

Okay getting started for real. Limited palette and all paints in my collection I've barely touched

[brazen tartan]

I'm struggling a little with this skin tone breaking up and not doing an even layer. but the rest is fun.

[tardy pier]

I'm mostly hiding my disliked tones with washes (to mute the brightness that i dislike). Will see if it works at the end

[gusty trail]

I’m going to go back and add more color shift paint because they aren’t bright enough

[gusty trail]

I added more of the color shift paints today, I am happier with the results

[tardy pier]

looks much shinier

[tardy pier]

Got the base to do, but calling this one done. Don't like how bright the colours are, and feel like I need to mute them more

And the rest of the squad

[brazen tartan]

Calling this lady done. I think combining limited palette with seldom used was maybe a little too restrictive, but i learned a few things. Some of these paints will probably stay seldom used though

[tardy pier]

doing a board pattern with seldom-used was a bold choice. I would have failed miserably (and struggled with the ones I did with large surfaces). Good work!