Return of Reckoning

Must.... keep saving for Video card.... resist miniatures!

I haven't done any painting since the old Hero Quest days as a kid. Got the boxed 7th edition on the shelf behind me. I really want to get back into it though! Even just for the sake of painting and collecting!

I have uploaded some more Stuff!

My Dragonogres:
http://i.imgur.com/Ldl5BDd.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/CkfyFTc.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/KNhDb9K.jpg

This is my small conversion of Skarbrand. I did this before they realeased an official Model (dont like the official anyway):
http://i.imgur.com/MY4Ox5V.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/n1mXU9b.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/cmCiluB.jpg

and here is my Knight:
http://i.imgur.com/r871M9T.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VKqtf7T.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/djVdYjw.jpg

Here's some of my stuff.

ehrm guys.... i always wanted to start creatin miniatures like this.... or at least i would like to try creating... i have several ideas though i don't know how to start with it..... i know that it takes time, it's totally hard on start and later the hard part comes mostly on details etc.... though i don't know even what tools to ask about it and if there is a ready toolset for this work etc i could buy and matterials to work with. if someone could give me some info would be great thank you very much

I was gonna post some stuff I painted, but then I saw that grey seer, and now I don't think I'm gonna

Commissar Yarrick, Astra Militarum/Imperial Guard

Here's some of my UK Golden Demon entries from a few years ago:

'No Fishing!' 'Invocation of Nehek' 'Ambush in the Drakwald Forest'

mohokoner1 wrote:ehrm guys.... i always wanted to start creatin miniatures like this.... or at least i would like to try creating... i have several ideas though i don't know how to start with it..... i know that it takes time, it's totally hard on start and later the hard part comes mostly on details etc.... though i don't know even what tools to ask about it and if there is a ready toolset for this work etc i could buy and matterials to work with. if someone could give me some info would be great thank you very much

Paints: I use GW paints or Reaper (I can get them at the hobby store at discount which helps). Once I buy a pot I add 2-4 10mm plastic beads for agitators and add a little clean water before every use (depending on paint). This has kept my paints smooth for years. I prefer to paint directly from a pot since it's quicker and easier for traveling.

Water: I start with clean water and add some to the paints before painting. After dipping in paint I roll the brush tip gently on a paper towel to load the amount I want and apply to the model. after a few brush strokes I dip the brush in the water cup and gently roll it in the crease of my palm to dry and shape the tip. This makes brush strokes more consistent and the brush tip last longer.

Brushes: I use cheap camel or sable hair brushes for most models and sometimes a nicer detail brush. It came out really nice. I started off spending too much on expensive brushes. With some experience you can make a cheap brush last a long time and by the time you replace it your only out a little money (versus maintaining an expensive brush). Make sure to only dip just the bristles in the paint and not the ferrule (it will last a lot longer that way).

Models: Plastic is the best! It's the easiest to prime, glue, convert etc. Pewter can be a real pain especially larger models. Resin or poly (like Reaper Bones) are nice but usually need to prime differently (spray primers can sometimes release bubbles from casting process).

Tutorials: When I started there weren't many video tutorials... now there's thousands of them! It makes painting so much easier.

Practice: This was the most important thing I learned from miniature painting; practice makes perfect. The more you paint the better you will get. If you want to try a new color scheme or idea make sure to test it first. It will be much better to ruin a single model than your entire army.

Reigrid wrote:

mohokoner1 wrote:ehrm guys.... i always wanted to start creatin miniatures like this.... or at least i would like to try creating... i have several ideas though i don't know how to start with it..... i know that it takes time, it's totally hard on start and later the hard part comes mostly on details etc.... though i don't know even what tools to ask about it and if there is a ready toolset for this work etc i could buy and matterials to work with. if someone could give me some info would be great thank you very much

Paints: I use GW paints or Reaper (I can get them at the hobby store at discount which helps). Once I buy a pot I add 2-4 10mm plastic beads for agitators and add a little clean water before every use (depending on paint). This has kept my paints smooth for years. I prefer to paint directly from a pot since it's quicker and easier for traveling.

Water: I start with clean water and add some to the paints before painting. After dipping in paint I roll the brush tip gently on a paper towel to load the amount I want and apply to the model. after a few brush strokes I dip the brush in the water cup and gently roll it in the crease of my palm to dry and shape the tip. This makes brush strokes more consistent and the brush tip last longer.

Brushes: I use cheap camel or sable hair brushes for most models and sometimes a nicer detail brush. It came out really nice. I started off spending too much on expensive brushes. With some experience you can make a cheap brush last a long time and by the time you replace it your only out a little money (versus maintaining an expensive brush). Make sure to only dip just the bristles in the paint and not the ferrule (it will last a lot longer that way).

Models: Plastic is the best! It's the easiest to prime, glue, convert etc. Pewter can be a real pain especially larger models. Resin or poly (like Reaper Bones) are nice but usually need to prime differently (spray primers can sometimes release bubbles from casting process).

Tutorials: When I started there weren't many video tutorials... now there's thousands of them! It makes painting so much easier.

Practice: This was the most important thing I learned from miniature painting; practice makes perfect. The more you paint the better you will get. If you want to try a new color scheme or idea make sure to test it first. It will be much better to ruin a single model than your entire army.

thank you very much sir

I usually just use spare space marine heads as agitators for my paints