Recently I've been experimenting with a few of the techniques that the Privateer Press painting staff talk about in their recent books. It's taken a while to adapt to a new way of doing things but after getting used to it I've been able to increase the speed I can paint a figure pretty significantly.
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Different Strokes: Technique and Painting Speed
Posted by IA Dave @ Dankelblarg » Miniature PaintingAug 23 2010
In a previous post I mentioned that I use concrete patch as a basing material. It's an alternative to sand that's a rock solid way to model dirt to-scale on a base. It requires a bit more effort than the traditional glue and sand but I think the end result is worth the extra work.
...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 ...
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 ...
Once a miniature hits the table, it's inevitably going to be subjected to the rigors of gaming. Even the most careful of gamers will have accidents. It's painful to see hours of hard work spent painting a figure vanish in one quick tabletop accident, but that's why most gamers seal their miniatures after painting them.
So ...
When I first started painting miniatures one of the things that was suggested was to not hold a miniature by a freshly painted area so as to not accidentally rub paint off of the model. It's still a practice that I follow when I can, and part of that has been coming up with a ...
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