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<blockquote data-quote="tallyrand" data-source="post: 4826296" data-attributes="member: 61879"><p>PAINTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT</p><p></p><p>If you scroll up to the last pic above this post you can see kinda what I am talking about here.</p><p></p><p>When painting a mini, the painting order for me is usually as if they are getting dressed. </p><p></p><p>Skin first, then shirt and pants, armor, then cloaks, then belts, straps, pouches and buckles, and finally weapons and hair.</p><p></p><p>It is easier to work this way, and tends to lead to fewer mistakes on my part. </p><p></p><p>I tend to save weapons and hair until last because this leaves me a couple safe places to handle the miini without worry of mussing my work. See the warrior in the blue on the right there above, she's just about done, with hair and weapon still left. I have seen others recommend attaching the base of the mini to something to grip. like a large cork or some such with blu-tac, and that works for them, and may benefit you.</p><p></p><p>If you look up, you can see the executioner there on the left, the flesh is painted, and I have started on his clothes, painting them black. this means, that if I was a bit sloppy with the drybrush on the flesh, that overflow into the unpainted areas got covered when I started on the next layer up.</p><p></p><p>While my drybrush is much more controlled these days, this technique really helped me when I started out, and I still use it, it letting me instinctively plan the order in which I will paint the fig.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: that reminds me, before you start painting, wash your hands! You don't know where they've been, and you don't want the grubb form your grubby mitts to get all over your awesome mini.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tallyrand, post: 4826296, member: 61879"] PAINTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT If you scroll up to the last pic above this post you can see kinda what I am talking about here. When painting a mini, the painting order for me is usually as if they are getting dressed. Skin first, then shirt and pants, armor, then cloaks, then belts, straps, pouches and buckles, and finally weapons and hair. It is easier to work this way, and tends to lead to fewer mistakes on my part. I tend to save weapons and hair until last because this leaves me a couple safe places to handle the miini without worry of mussing my work. See the warrior in the blue on the right there above, she's just about done, with hair and weapon still left. I have seen others recommend attaching the base of the mini to something to grip. like a large cork or some such with blu-tac, and that works for them, and may benefit you. If you look up, you can see the executioner there on the left, the flesh is painted, and I have started on his clothes, painting them black. this means, that if I was a bit sloppy with the drybrush on the flesh, that overflow into the unpainted areas got covered when I started on the next layer up. While my drybrush is much more controlled these days, this technique really helped me when I started out, and I still use it, it letting me instinctively plan the order in which I will paint the fig. EDIT: that reminds me, before you start painting, wash your hands! You don't know where they've been, and you don't want the grubb form your grubby mitts to get all over your awesome mini. [/QUOTE]
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