Miniatures Painting

Draxus the Tainted · Jun 13, 2002

Does anyone know of any websites that do a good job explaining techniques like washing, drybrushing, etc. Thanks ahead of time!

Valavien · Jun 13, 2002

I got a lot of info from www.gamesworkshop.com. Then I bought one of their paint starter sets and had a go. Not too bad but much better than if I hadn't read it. I wanted to start on those figures before I bought any good ones for my characters which I still have not done! I also believe they have a book on painting which isn't a bad price.

Oh yeah, and they also have classes. At my local store every saturday or by request they will show you how to paint them and let you use their paints and brushes.

That's if you have a store near you...

RogueJK · Jun 13, 2002

"Dr. Faust's Painting Clinic" is perfect for anybody who is new to miniature painting. You can find it at http://www.paintingclinic.com/

There are collections of tips grouped by category, as well as a forum where you can get answers to any of your questions. You can also find links to many other useful miniature sites.

Storminator · Jun 13, 2002

Dr Faust is awesome. If you want to see some tips and at the same time see some figures that'll intimidate the %$#* out of you, try

http://www.wegotgame.net/jen/main.html

And shouldn't this be in the minis forum?

PS

Ayrk · Jun 13, 2002

You might also do a google search for the rec.games.miniatures.misc FAQ. There are tons of good hints on painting. I always keep a copy of it near my paints.

alsih2o · Jun 13, 2002

find a local craft or ceramic shop with a registered teacher (i like "Duncan", they put out good students..) and take 1-6 weeks of classes

painting is a 2-d rendering expressed 3 dimensionally, a real live teacher can't be ebat by any book or website.

kengar · Jun 13, 2002

WOTC has a good series of articles online called "Paint Like A Pro"

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/pp/pp20010607a

kengar · Jun 13, 2002

oops! double post

KnowTheToe · Jun 13, 2002

After reading the articles go to www.coolminiornot.com and find minis that you own. Paint them the same as the ones on the sight. This really helped me develope my skills. I am still just an average + painter, but I used to suck

Andrew D. Gable · Jun 14, 2002

Valavien said:
Oh yeah, and they also have classes. At my local store every saturday or by request they will show you how to paint them and let you use their paints and brushes.

That's if you have a store near you...

My FLGS (as opposed to the UFLGS... *sigh*) does the same. I'm meaning to go, but haven't yet gotten around to it. I should, as I've recently picked up Reaper's massive new hill giant mini and the old Cerberus mini, and I want them to look good

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