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Blog My Lord Kroak and Other Models

DeathBringer125 said:
Yeah I tried to get thin coats but I didn’t add enough water. Any ideas on how to fix this? Also yeah the skull needs work. I don’t have all the right colors of red and orange for it so that is a factor.
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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.
 
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?
 
DeathBringer125 said:
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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It will bring out some detail yes.
 
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.
 
DeathBringer125 said:
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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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.
 
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?
 
DeathBringer125 said:
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
 
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...
 
Deed525 said:
He looks decent enough to me, but we can get you from good to great with a little practise :)
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Aginor said:
And don't worry if you look back in a while and think "OMG my first models are SO bad". Everybody has to start somewhere.
With a little bit of practice you will have decent quality in no time. :)
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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.
 
DeathBringer125 said:
Yeah I tried to get thin coats but I didn’t add enough water. Any ideas on how to fix this? Also yeah the skull needs work. I don’t have all the right colors of red and orange for it so that is a factor.
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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.
 
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?
 
Crowsfoot said:
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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