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Blog Ndege's painting and conversion lab - Nuff said!

Discussion in 'Painting and Converting' started by tom ndege, Aug 16, 2015.

  1. n810
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    I have hear stories of People using Windex as a thinning medium in an airbrush... (I think it's because it dries quickly)

    ps. I assume you guys are talking about airbrush specific mediums.
     
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    Unless you want to paint things faster, in which case bump up it up to around 100-120 psi :p







    I am an agent of Chaos!
     
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    ... or blow them off the table and directly through the wall...o_O


    That comes unexpected...;)
     
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    Yep... these things have power...
     
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    I think at some point this year I'll buy a better compressor. I have a Sotar 20/20 on it's way...
     
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    Badger are great Airbrushes, with the compressor look for a quiet one or it will drive you nuts.

    I have an Iwata Smartjet pro, expensive but fantastic
     
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    My office has a rack server running 24/7 in it - noise really isn't an issue to me...
     
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  10. tom ndege
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    We were once cutting down some trees for a server company... I had to walk through their server hall (room isn't big enough) to get to the CEO office to get the papers signed... those servers are louder than a chain saw if coming in masses... good thing I had my ear protection with me...
     
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    Yeah, they're pretty loud when they get going. Mine idle at a comparatively quiet rate... When you first turn it on though it actually sounds like a vacuum cleaner.
     
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    Aginor Fifth Spawning Staff Member

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    Haha yeah the first time I was in a big server room I thought WTF there is something wrong. :D
     
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  13. Chicken Lips
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    I have a Paashe compressor that I got for Christmas. That thing is super quiet! I have it sitting on the floor under my desk and the first time I turned it on, I had to lean down and check if it was even running! I was expecting it to sound like a lawnmower or generator but it just purrs like a cat! It has suction cups on the bottom that act as shock absorbers. I highly recommend it!

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    That looks pretty nice. The one I have at the moment doesn't have a tank so it's pretty loud and running all the time...
     
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    So... here some progress on the lady bug basti... shell is completely highlighted except the two sides of it's tail club...
    Then I wanted to shade the recesses between the scales... tried nuln oil on the back part and agrax earth shade on the front... now I have to decide which looks better... next will be shading the soft skin parts and then highlighting the skin and the black dots on the shell...
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    I think I like the agrax version a little better... though black might be the easier way to go...
    also added some highlights on the crystal ... guess I'll call it finished for now...
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    Comments welcome!
     
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    Now the green looks brightly glowing! Not bad!
     
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    Thanks! Guess I achieved the effect I wanted...
     
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    To the guy who edged all the tiny scales on his kroxigor models (@Itepixcauh iirc)... I'll try to beat you by the use of my bastiladon's skin! ;)
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    Had to stop at this point cause neither my eyes nor my hands would let me continue... the other side is still completly dark...
    Also I think the shell looks really good with the darker recesses... first time I used a wash and a 0/2 size brush together!:artist: thanks to @Crowsfoot for the tip given in @Aginor's thread! ;):p
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    Only the tail is still missing ...
     
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    Looking amazing so far mate! Good luck, those are a lot of scales!
     
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    Lookin' good!
     
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