Some Miniatures of Mine
- Thread starter Andrew D. Gable
- Start date
Andrew D. Gable
First Post
krunchyfrogg said:But where's the female dwarf with the greatsword? Still trying to find that one!
I dunno, she's AWOL.
Andrew D. Gable
First Post
Andrew D. Gable
First Post
Andrew D. Gable
First Post
Andrew D. Gable
First Post
Oni said:
You can't see it too well, but I made the interior of his eye sockets red rather than black, to mimic the pinpoints of red the MM said liches had for eyes.
As for mini painting, it's a lot of trial-and-error. I'm still finding new techniques and that to make effective minis. It look really intimidating at first, but it gets easier. Just don't be surprised if your first few look like... oh, Eric's grandma wouldn't appreciate it.
It is hard to tell from some of the pictures but to me your lines look very clean. They look very good indeed ...keep up the good work.
The only thing I see that could improve is the depth of colors. That will come as you experiment more. You can get some great advice from paintrix (Jen Haley) and also on a number of other websites.
I agree it is intimidating and I have been painting for over 20yrs now. I see some work out there and I am in awe.
Andrew your on the right track man, keep practicing and may your players quake when they hear you scrounging around for that big bad orcus to throw at them.
Regards,
Darius
The only thing I see that could improve is the depth of colors. That will come as you experiment more. You can get some great advice from paintrix (Jen Haley) and also on a number of other websites.
I agree it is intimidating and I have been painting for over 20yrs now. I see some work out there and I am in awe.
Andrew your on the right track man, keep practicing and may your players quake when they hear you scrounging around for that big bad orcus to throw at them.
Regards,
Darius
Andrew D. Gable
First Post
First off, thanks for the kind words, all. I was sure I'd post some on here and find out they sucked.
I think I know what you mean. I don't do a lot of highlighting, which isn't that good. Plus, I'm not too good with blending yet, which seems to be the key to a good miniature. Actually, on my GW Balrog, I did some really good blending on his wings...unfortunately, foolish me didn't write down the proportion I watered the paint down, and now I can't do it.
And, BTW, now my digital camera software is screwed up (or Windows is, I dunno...), at any rate I won't be able to post any more for a bit. But I have tons more painted up, never fear. I just did a female centaur tonight.
Darius101 said:
I think I know what you mean. I don't do a lot of highlighting, which isn't that good. Plus, I'm not too good with blending yet, which seems to be the key to a good miniature. Actually, on my GW Balrog, I did some really good blending on his wings...unfortunately, foolish me didn't write down the proportion I watered the paint down, and now I can't do it.
And, BTW, now my digital camera software is screwed up (or Windows is, I dunno...), at any rate I won't be able to post any more for a bit. But I have tons more painted up, never fear. I just did a female centaur tonight.
Last edited:
collin
Explorer
Andrew:
I agree with Darius. You're off to a good start. It looks like you have your color schemes well picked out. I also know what you mean about blending. I'm still struggling with that. I have only been painting regularly now for less than 2 years.
I highly recommend the following website:
http://miniature-painting.net/links_painting.html
It has a good list of websites that are devoted whole or in part to miniature painting. Many of the sites have painting tips, some of which I have found useful. I have found Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic to be particularly helpful.
If I had one suggestion, I would say pick one technique (like drybrushing), concentrate on that, and get good with it over a series of painting sessions. Then, when you feel you have got that down, move on to another technique and concentrate on that. Trying to get the hang of multiple techniques on one figure can be exasperating (or maybe not for you, but that has been my experience).
One other trick I do: I noticed you mentioned that you forgot the dilution factor you used in painting a figure (Balrog?). I use a series of small notes (like stickies) or a small notebook and I write down what color/shade/dilution, etc. I use on each major portion of each figure I paint. 2 reasons: 1) If I want to paint a similar figure in the future like the one I am painting now, I can go to that note as a color reference rather than guessing, 2) If something goes wrong and I need to touch up or repaint the figure, again I don't have to guess what color or dilution I used. Saves aggravation later.
Good luck and keep on painting! Ultimately I think the best way to learn is just keep on painting!
Collin
I agree with Darius. You're off to a good start. It looks like you have your color schemes well picked out. I also know what you mean about blending. I'm still struggling with that. I have only been painting regularly now for less than 2 years.
I highly recommend the following website:
http://miniature-painting.net/links_painting.html
It has a good list of websites that are devoted whole or in part to miniature painting. Many of the sites have painting tips, some of which I have found useful. I have found Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic to be particularly helpful.
If I had one suggestion, I would say pick one technique (like drybrushing), concentrate on that, and get good with it over a series of painting sessions. Then, when you feel you have got that down, move on to another technique and concentrate on that. Trying to get the hang of multiple techniques on one figure can be exasperating (or maybe not for you, but that has been my experience).
One other trick I do: I noticed you mentioned that you forgot the dilution factor you used in painting a figure (Balrog?). I use a series of small notes (like stickies) or a small notebook and I write down what color/shade/dilution, etc. I use on each major portion of each figure I paint. 2 reasons: 1) If I want to paint a similar figure in the future like the one I am painting now, I can go to that note as a color reference rather than guessing, 2) If something goes wrong and I need to touch up or repaint the figure, again I don't have to guess what color or dilution I used. Saves aggravation later.
Good luck and keep on painting! Ultimately I think the best way to learn is just keep on painting!
Collin
Similar Threads
