IA Dave

Some Basic Brush Care Tips

I had a request as a comment on a previous article to talk about some basic brush care tips.  I'm no expert on the topic but I've ruined more than enough brushes to know there are a few traps to avoid in order to keep your brushes in working condition as long as you ... 

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EclecticGamer

Public Vote for a Painting Guide

Hey All,

I worked at a Games Workshop for a few years and I got pretty good at painting up a whole army in a quick way that looks pretty good and I love teaching people to do the same.

So here’s the deal. Let me know in the comments section what model or type of ... 

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EclecticGamer

How To Paint Cryx Bane Knights: Guide Part 2

After a short hiatus, the Bane Knight Guide returns. For Part 1 click here. Now on with step 3!

We only have 2 areas of the models left to paint, the rest of the armor and the skeletal parts(head and hands).

Step 3 – Silver Armor

These parts of the armor are intertwined with the ... 

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Stunami

Fight Club: Knights of Mars: Inglorius

Bastions?  More like Basterds AM I RITE?!

While way cool in games, these guys were a chore to paint.  I can’t exactly say why, but they’re done, and I breathe a sigh of relief.

Close up on Leader model:

I also finished up Rhoven and his buddies:

4 models to go.  MAD BONUS MAGNUS PIC

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IA Dave

Workhorse Brush

When I upgraded my brushes to Winsor & Newton Series 7's a few years ago, I started paying more attention to brush care.  With the brushes' higher cost, I wanted to get as much life out of them as possible.  For me that meant keeping an older brush around to do my painting dirty work.

Before ... 

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IA Dave

¿Qué pasa con todo el azul?

My painting has been progressing slowly but steadily.  Nowadays it seems like I can only spend so much time with the brush before I need a break.  But I recently made progress on a handful of miniatures so I figured it was time to add to my (lacking as of late) collection of WIP shots.

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Geist

P3 CORE TECHNIQUES: Modeling & Painting Vol: 1

EXTRA! :  Model Assembly & Painting Tutorial Index

I have been playing miniature games since 1999 and in that time I’ve become a moderately skilled painter. When I saw that Privateer Press was going to release a DVD on miniature painting, I was very interested to see what they would consider the basics of miniature painting ... 

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James

New Moon…

So just a brief update on my cryx. I've painted 8 McThralls, Denny, a nightwretch and a deathripper using the dipping method. Stay tuned for a possible tutorial on that but I am flat out at work and that combined with the commute is killing me at the moment.My camera is on the fritz so ... 

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IA Dave

Photography Woes

I've been less than satisfied with most of the pictures from my last few rounds of miniature photography.  I'm not sure what the problem is, but my color balance has been all kinds of out of whack.  Even the manual color balance option on my camera hasn't been able to produce the results ... 

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IA Dave

Diminutive Denizens Update: Nov 11, 2009