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[08/20/2023-08/26/2023] WORK IN PROGRESS WEEKLY THREAD (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This thread is here to encourage posting works in progress (WIP). Post your works, updates to previous posts, and questions!

This thread is meant to be in addition to posting WIPs as their own threads, so feel free to make stand alone posts if you wish.

Helpful Youtube channels for for new painters:

Paint conversion chart between Citadel and Vallejo, P3, and Army Painter.

If there is anything you'd like to see added to painting resources in the opening comment, post away and I'll take a look.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Have been 25 years out of the hobby and finally got around to sticking my foot back into the water yesterday. The efforts I made with a few minis were...bad - but I learned some things. I did however have more success with some basing for them and I'm rather pleased with how I did

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The terrain looks good. What was the painting failure?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Attempting slapchop with far too littlr drybrush coverage underneath and not realising the weak coverage of some contrast paints :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

In that case I’m precisely the wrong person to ask about contrast paints. I think the slapchop kind of creates more work than it solves. There’s a pretty good Duncan Rhodes side by side video of contrast paint vs slap chop contrast vs old fashion base colors with brown wash all over that I think should be in mind at least by painters looking to knock out lots of minis quickly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

@Cras Welcome back. I was out of it for decades as well. If you put in the time, you'll be great, that's just how it works. You can do it!