MY feeble attempts at painting

igirisujin

igirisujin

Vassal
Hello Everyone,

I have not posted anything to the forum in years, I got distracted, but I have picked up my paint brush again recently. My painting skills are not particularly good but I thought that I would share my feeble attempts anyway. I hope you will at least enjoy the miniatures even if the paint jobs horrify you.















Cheers,
 
you've applied more paint to those miniatures, than I've done in weeks, there's high-lighting, shading and contrasting colours so the skills are there, so it's now a case or do it again and again and you'll find you'll just get better and better. You'll look back at these with pride their the first you did. I look back at my first painted miniature and I wouldn't change a thing.

Well done sir

Paul / Golgfag1
 
They look bright, and eye catching, and lovely. That's a very nice first attempt. You should get years of joy out of playing with them, and hopefully the many other friends you add over the years to come. :)
 
Thanks for the kind words. I will keep plugging away at my lead mountain, it is a good distraction from the ills of the world.
 
I like, particularly the orc and the ghostly head (do you know the company that produced them?).

Personally - and its just me - I prefer a matt varnish on figures, but if you are using them in play quite regularly gloss is great. Look forward to seeing more soon
 
These are really atmospheric if I was on a dungeon crawl I'd be delighted to encounter them. If I can get my library shelf as well painted I'd be delighted. Keep at it you'll get there.
 
Sleepysod":34cuj6z8 said:
I like, particularly the orc and the ghostly head (do you know the company that produced them?).

Personally - and its just me - I prefer a matt varnish on figures, but if you are using them in play quite regularly gloss is great. Look forward to seeing more soon
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The Orc is a citadel pre-slotta miniature, I am unsure about the ghostly head. I think that it is also a citadel miniature but that is just a gut feeling. It is a solid lump of lead.

A lot of people seem to prefer matt varnish, but of late I enjoy the look and feel of the gloss varnish.
 
^I think that's a matter of taste and style. The gloss certainly wears better. I've seen folks who actually used boat varnish on their miniatures and you could just sort of toss them in a bin together and they'd all be absolutely fine at the end of the trip.

I used to consistently use matte varnish. Now I inconsistently use it and leave some miniatures glossy, or part glossy.(With gloss inks, mostly, rather than a gloss varnish, but it looks similar on the table anyway.) Either way, I love what you're doing.
 
I spent a little time finishing off this miniature tonight. This is a repurchase of the second figure I ever bought. I think that the original is still in my figure tin at my father`s house, coated in lots of enamel.

 
I have just finished some armoured orcs.






I gave some figures I painted near on twenty years ago a bit of a touch up.




 
Most art is meant to be viewed from a certain angle, distance, or in the case of outdoor art, even time of day.

Minis are meant to be viewed during games, where they will be constantly moved around (ie, viewed from all angles) and looked at from about 3ft away (where many details get lost). A "pick nice colors and stay in the lines" paintjob like yours is superior for gameplay in many cases, than an overly ambitious attempt at highlighting and shading.

At the end of the day, these things are toy soldiers. This is the standard I hold all minis to. I simply judge them as better or worse than this. My favorite pre-painted toy soldiers of childhood.

 
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