Blog Return of the Ancient Painter: Troggoths added

Haha, actually trying to improve which is not going as planned.....

 

on and off I've painted for around 10 years, never give up and keep positive start small and think basic.

Use a rule of 5 main colours per model, base, wash for shade then drybrush for highlight, get that nailed then try doing layers, crack layers start blending, etc etc.

Small steps but get the fundamental parts right and your painting will always look good no matter how far you go with the detailing, some guys on here have the detailing part nailed to a tee and seeing that keeps me motivated to improve.

I read an article years ago that said "you never stop learning" and since returning to miniature painting that has never been more true.

Practice, practice and more practice and you will get there I promise, my first model was all yellow with a green hat.

Never feel sad, just look at it objectively, think how does he do that?, how can I copy that, look at reference material as you paint, I always have a white dwarf out or a book with colours schemes etc.

If your really struggling post a thread with what you want to learn and we will all help you reach your goal.

 

So was mine but unsure of what edition but it was around 1984/5.

I did him all yellow with a green hat, thought it was brilliant took it down to my mates house to show him and he just burst out laughing, that motivated me no end, I got home from school and painted every night for months, I took down a set of wood elve archers and he didn't laugh then he asked if he could buy them.

I said no and kept on painting every night after school, weekends, until around 1991/2ish then stopped and returned last year when my son showed an interest.

And now I'm loving it again and trying to get better but it's a slow process but who cares, I love it.

 

It's easy to get carried away in the beginning and chuck loads of colours at a model and then get lost in a swamp of decisions that take your focus off your objective.

A good way to practice I found was to paint a model all one colour but different tones for example, dark blue, light blue, then try to shade and highlight them so each section would stand out, it really helps focus your mind and eye on getting the contrast right as this is one of the biggest factors in making a model pop.

 

Damn if only, I need lessons of him.

 

Got my wet palette yesterday so hopefully that will help.