WIP Thread - "No, I won't thin my paints, leave me

>>46543463
HERESY
You didn't even try.

>>46546030
Also, for basing, how hard is it to base with stuff like Architectural Scale corn husks/what grains, and how hard would it be to paint or dye those?

>>46546030
This is pretty crudely executed, but I dig the insane paint scheme. Adventurous

>>46546461
Thanks. I also like the scheme.

Yes, very crude. This is my first mini. So, what, I just practice? Get smaller brushes? I tried thinning my paints more, but it got so thin that after a single brushing, the stuff would pool on the flat surfaces.

On the legs you can see the primer chipping and bare plastic showing through. This was GW primer. Was it not heavy enough? Was I just manhandling the fucking thing? Should I always apply a basecoat, even if it's the same color as the primer?

And how the fuck do you apply thin glue on tiny bits like the antenna without it looking like you poured glue all over it?

>Prepainted minis look like someone took a magnifying glass to them and giggled
>Don't have enough demand for minis to learn how to paint them myself
>Neither LGS knows of locals who paint them on commission
What the fuck do I do

>>46546708
It should be as thin as possible without it pooling on the miniature, so I guess your consistency is pretty good. Just start using layers and different shades so that the colour doesn't suddenly jump from black to blue, for example. Washes can help, too. And highlights.
One detail brush, one "general brush" and maybe one larger brush is all you should need.

>>46546708
Yeah, practice really is the bulk of getting good. I also find videos helpful

Not sure if I should give my Sicarian Infiltrators all the same Wargear or make each one of them Original Donut Steel's

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Should i go all bronze, all steel, bronze and steel, or silvered steel?

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Little bit more work on the breachers. Got to use them in a game last night in the Caestus, was great.

>>46548475
I like the chains, it helps break up the shields, but you really need to add the lightning bolts

>>46548475
I don't know about that guitar string on the shield on the far left, looks kind of bizarre. Otherwise lookin great.

>>46548467
I'm assuming you mean the guy in front so i'd say bronze and steel going with to match the legion of spook behind him.

>>46549282
This. Those shields definitely need some Legion livery to them; AKA lightning bolts.

>>46549502
Thinkin bronze shoulderpads and steel breastplate.

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Praise the Omnissiah.

>>46549282
>>46549541
Lightning is the very last thing I paint, still a loooong way to go on these guys before they are done.