Painting minis; getting started

Aeson · Sep 7, 2022

Nothing I do will look as good as what I've seen here so far. Please keep in mind this is a work in progress. I'm not finished. I just wanted to share the progress. I wasn't sure about the bone white. In this light I see the difference vs primer. At first I couldn't.

I'm of the mind, no matter how it looks in the end, some color is better than none. It doesn't have to be perfect.

payn · Sep 7, 2022

Aeson said:
Nothing I do will look as good as what I've seen here so far. Please keep in mind this is a work in progress. I'm not finished. I just wanted to share the progress. I wasn't sure about the bone white. In this light I see the difference vs primer. At first I couldn't.

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I'm of the mind, no matter how it looks in the end, some color is better than none. It doesn't have to be perfect.

Not bad, I bet those abs could wash out some.

Aeson · Sep 7, 2022

payn said:
Not bad, I bet those abs could wash out some.

I probably shouldn't have painted the abs just yet, because I did intend to paint it a different shade. I plan to use a flesh tone for the snout. I want to give the horns red tips, and pin point red eyes. I'm not sure what I want to do with the weapon. I have a couple different shades of brown to choose from for the shaft. Gunmetal grey for the head? Maybe a little more red?

Aeson · Sep 7, 2022

I learned that a little paint goes a long way. I just need a small drop for most things. I put too much brown out on the palette.

payn · Sep 7, 2022

Here is what I'm working on today. A frost camo look for a Cyclops and Thug battlemechs.

DrunkonDuty · Sep 8, 2022

Aeson said:
I probably shouldn't have painted the abs just yet, because I did intend to paint it a different shade. I plan to use a flesh tone for the snout. I want to give the horns red tips, and pin point red eyes. I'm not sure what I want to do with the weapon. I have a couple different shades of brown to choose from for the shaft. Gunmetal grey for the head? Maybe a little more red?

You can always paint over the top. Too many layers will hide detail but with thin paints you can usually get a t least a couple of layers on without doing so.

MGibster · Sep 8, 2022

DrunkonDuty said:
You can always paint over the top. Too many layers will hide detail but with thin paints you can usually get a t least a couple of layers on without doing so.

As you progress, you eventually end up having to layer paint to get it to do what you want and that's especially true for flesh. For this giant, I applied a fairly dark flesh tone and followed that up with multiple layers of ever lighter flesh tones. If you lok closely at the face, you'll see that he's got a red blush around his nose and his cheeks.

Marc Radle · Sep 8, 2022

MGibster said:
As you progress, you eventually end up having to layer paint to get it to do what you want and that's especially true for flesh. For this giant, I applied a fairly dark flesh tone and followed that up with multiple layers of ever lighter flesh tones. If you lok closely at the face, you'll see that he's got a red blush around his nose and his cheeks.

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Wow, that looks amazing!

MGibster · Sep 8, 2022

Marc Radle said:
Wow, that looks amazing!

That's really just a photo of me chasing kids off my lawn.

MGibster · Sep 8, 2022

And here is my completed Inner Sphere Striker Lance. It's been a long time since I've painted BattleTech models, and I'm not sure I like painting at this scale (10mm) as much as I enjoy larger scales. At this scale, I just have to accept that I won't be able to add the details I like adding at larger scales because you're simply not going to be able to see them.

And on another note, let's talk aesthetics for a moment. While I don't want to describe BattleTech as being "realistic," because it's got battle mechs walking around, I would have to say that the design aesthetic is convincingly realistic when it comes to looking like a military vehicle. They're not really designed to look cool so much as they're designed to look functional (though some of them do look cool). So the paint jobs I find most flattering are those that are more on the realism side of camouflage or at least muted colors like green, tan, browns, etc., etc. Aside form not being a great paint job, the Black Jack below in the darker blues just looks ridiculous. (The Pink Panther gets a pass because it's supposed to look ridiculous.) But you don't improve your skills without going outside your comfort zone, and painting in a different scale is certainly a new experience.

Painting minis; getting started

Aeson

I learned nerd for this.

payn

He'll flip ya...Flip ya for real...

Aeson

I learned nerd for this.

Aeson

I learned nerd for this.

payn

He'll flip ya...Flip ya for real...

DrunkonDuty

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MGibster

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Marc Radle

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MGibster

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