Pics of a few of my mini's (2/20/03)

[Storminator]

I prefer to use less washes rather than more, simply because the control you have with ink washes is less than with painting or drybrushing. Even with using Future floor wax or dishwashing liquid, it's still too fluid and can go where you don't want it to go.
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-Collin

I usually don't need to ink very much, so I just paint those parts first. Then you can easily paint over the places the ink slopped. Using a smaller rush and dabbing it on paper first helps too.

In particular, tho, I find the crannies in chainmail suck up the ink very well, making this the perfect time to ink.

I have a number of minis I'm quite proud of, unfortunately, my photography (both equipment and technique) are terrible, so I can't really share.

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[KnowTheToe]

Painting the lower areas dark instead of inking is a good technique, especially if you struggle with getting the proper consistancy of the ink. One benefit of the ink is it also acts as a protective coating over the areas it covers. Many people I know rarely use inks, I still use them at least a little on alomost every fig. My goal is to not depend on them.

 

[Darius101]

Most of the people I know have been using inks.
One friend taught me to be patient and if I ink a recess not to worrry about spill over. He told me to use a dry brush to soak up the excess on the edges. This has been good advice so far.
I have not had a bit of trouble getting ink to do what I want it to.

 

[collin]

Most of the people I know have been using inks.
One friend taught me to be patient and if I ink a recess not to worrry about spill over. He told me to use a dry brush to soak up the excess on the edges. This has been good advice so far.
I have not had a bit of trouble getting ink to do what I want it to.

I still use inks, but I am not as proficient with them as I'd like to be. One additional problem to the control issue is knowing how much to thin them. I agree with your technique about using a dry brush to soak up any excess wash or wash that gets into places you don't want it. I seem to do that quite often.

Question: do any of you use other ingredients to your ink washes (like floor wax or dishwashing liquid) to get more control and get the liquid to go just in and stay in the crevices?

-Collin

 

[KnowTheToe]

Here is a elf mage I did a while ago. This is when I still used inks to shade my flesh. I copied the paint job off of one I found on line.

 

[KnowTheToe]

Here is his back.

 

[KnowTheToe]

Here is an elf fighter from Reaper that I just finished. It was my first attempt at NMM gold. It does not look especially like gold, but I like how it turned out. I tried doing NMM on his steel armor, but gave up after several hours of failed attempts. I did use different shades of the metal paints to get the effects on the armor.

 

[KnowTheToe]

Here is his back.

 

[Darius101]

Awesome job man ...I like em both.