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Discussion in 'Painting and Converting' started by DeathBringer125, Sep 6, 2018.

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  1. Crowsfoot
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    Crowsfoot Guardian of Paints Staff Member

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    Only way to fix it is strip the model I'm afraid, you can never take away a bit of paint but you can always add more.
     
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    Crap. Maybe I could go over the details with a drybrush to bring them out? I also will admit that the lighting for those pics weren’t ideal. Any ideas on if a dry brush would work?
     
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    Crowsfoot Guardian of Paints Staff Member

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    It will bring out some detail yes.
     
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    So in the future how much water should I add to paints? Like half of the paint size added in water? 1/4th? Also did the stone on the banner come out nice? That was thick but I think since there was no details it was ok.
     
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    Crowsfoot Guardian of Paints Staff Member

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    The paint needs to leave the brush smoothly so it's trial and error for the amount of water needed, aim for a consistency that when you draw the brush on a ceramic plate it's slightly opaque, thicker than milk but not by much.

    What size brush, quality of brush etc etc can also effect how the paint lays down on the model.

    Rule of thumb, buy the best brush you can, Sable is better than synthetic as it holds paint better and takes longer to dry, also the right size brush don't paint large areas with size 00 for instance.
     
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    Yeah I should look into a better brush. Do you know any good brands? Also what color should I do he drybrush with for the banner holder?
     
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    Brushes are a personal thing, I use Windsor and Newton series 7 but I have recently tried Escoda reserva which have longer bristles and hold paint well (quite impressed with them) but these are expensive brushes anything from £12 to £20 each

    What ever you do don't buy GW sable brushes they are bad, I've tried them and found them very poor.

    Ideally you want Kolinsky Sable
     
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    Ty also what is kolinsky sable? Is it a brush brand? Or a paint color?
     
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    Kolinsky sable is the bristle material.
     
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    The type of bristles on the brush... referring to the quality of the brush and the animal that gave it's fur for the bristles... there are many brands that sell brushes in this quality... though the quality of kolinsky brushes can also varry a lot...
     
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    Short and quickly...
     
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    I agree with this - I’ve looked back at models I painted when I was younger and thought ‘urgh, I should’ve covered that splodge of brown on the bone’ or similar. However, I feel the best approach when you feel this way is not to simply ignore it and put your model away, but to take it back to the painting desk and touch it up - that’s what I do periodically with models I painted ages ago - and it’s certainly worth it. My Saurus Cavalry are an example - they were one of my first Lizardman units that I’d bought on holiday with the Lizardmen 7th Edition Army Book, and I’d painted them rather hurriedly in an attempt to finish them as quickly as possible - the Cold Ones had no eye highlights, the different greens for different layers of scales intruded on the layers they weren’t supposed to be on and I don’t even think I had painted the claws or teeth. Several years later I realised this and took them back to the painting table when I had nothing else going on and added those additional details and painted those mistakes, and now they look much better.
     
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    Are you adding water into your paints? That is easiest way to thin water based acrylics. Otherwise you can use acrylic mediums.
     
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    That's my point you can always add more later.
     
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    F3DB05B6-15E5-466D-8AC8-7ABB82345FAD.jpeg Does this look better? I did some dry brushing.
     
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    image.jpg I added some yellow it’s not that noticeable thought. I need to get better colors.
     
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    image.jpg I edited it slightly
     
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    I painted this skink and glued him onto the EotG. Post what you guys think! 4F1DFC1D-100F-4C8C-AF1C-909ED48BA1FA.jpeg F06AB9F7-64D1-4E6A-AB1D-DB09F92A682D.jpeg B32FE605-FE73-40E3-9566-98285D238CF1.jpeg
     
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    Better but, (always a but) I reckon your brush is not up to the job, look at his bracelets the red has gone past the edge and on to his skin, this could be your painting skill or the brush.

    Every brush should come to a fine tip, cheap brushes do not hold this tip well they spread and usually go into a forked tongue leaving you no control, I suspect this is the case here?
     
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    Yeah I definitely need a smaller brush lol. My small brush is like a miniature painters medium lol. And yeah my tiny brush is messed up lol.
     
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