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I just spent 3 hours on this model:


Please see attachment!


This is the guide i Followed :




I really need feedback from the forum~


I am new to Warhammer

This is my first paint work.


Please give me some help!

Thank you guys in advance.

Not bad for a first figure! That's an older one, isn't it?

You should do the following:

1) Touchup on the nose - looks like the paint rubbed off

2) Basing - something like wood filler and cat litter for soil/rocks

3) Wash - an ink-wash to darken recesses

4) Highlight - either individual painting or drybrushing to pick out defails like glimer on the gems, high points of the hair and face, etc.

5) Sealing - seal with some kind of varnish. Gloss first, then matte gives a good combo.

6) Basing 2 - a flock or static grass for plantlife over top the "soil" we did in step 2.

M.

For a first model this aint bad.
The moust important thing is to continue to develop a steady hand, paint techs comes later.


There is one question i have, was it primed white, and if so was that only for the lower cloth on the model?
While painting on a white undercoat makes the model look brighter, it is allso 3x more work then painting on a black undercoat.

while the modrl has neat lines, it does lack colour depth.
the best for a for a rookie to achive this is whit what is called shade washes. https://www.games-workshop.com/en-NO/Painting-Modelling?N=2544180887+882366425&Nr=AND%28sku.siteId%3ANO_gw%2Cproduct.locale%3Aen_NO_gw%29&Nrs=collection%28%29%2Frecord%5Bproduct.startDate+%3C%3D+1511768520000+and+product.endDate+%3E%3D+1511768520000%5D
They darken the colour and that means that you need to re apply the prev colour onto the raised areas.

An example of this for someone new to painting would be: caledor sky - drakenhof nightshade - caledor sky.
this method would give you a depth to the blue that otherwise would require a build up of 3 different blue tones.

Other then this you just lack basing, aka a visual representation of the ground the trooper is standing on.

2 ways to do this: Flock or texture.
Flock is sand or grass, texture is moustly soft ground.

flock needs PVA glue, texture is a paste that you apply whit a worn out brush or sculpting tool.
both texture and sand needs to be painted after it has dryed.


lastly, GW has published alot of painting toturial on youtube, you should check them out.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEaPE4sLDA7s-26V0v6SepDFiznb3y6hx

 Infantryman wrote:
Not bad for a first figure! That's an older one, isn't it?

You should do the following:

1) Touchup on the nose - looks like the paint rubbed off

2) Basing - something like wood filler and cat litter for soil/rocks

3) Wash - an ink-wash to darken recesses

4) Highlight - either individual painting or drybrushing to pick out defails like glimer on the gems, high points of the hair and face, etc.

5) Sealing - seal with some kind of varnish. Gloss first, then matte gives a good combo.

6) Basing 2 - a flock or static grass for plantlife over top the "soil" we did in step 2.

M.

Thank you for the feedback! I will try this out again tonight!


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 FrozenDwarf wrote:
For a first model this aint bad.
The moust important thing is to continue to develop a steady hand, paint techs comes later.


There is one question i have, was it primed white, and if so was that only for the lower cloth on the model?
While painting on a white undercoat makes the model look brighter, it is allso 3x more work then painting on a black undercoat.

while the modrl has neat lines, it does lack colour depth.
the best for a for a rookie to achive this is whit what is called shade washes. https://www.games-workshop.com/en-NO/Painting-Modelling?N=2544180887+882366425&Nr=AND%28sku.siteId%3ANO_gw%2Cproduct.locale%3Aen_NO_gw%29&Nrs=collection%28%29%2Frecord%5Bproduct.startDate+%3C%3D+1511768520000+and+product.endDate+%3E%3D+1511768520000%5D
They darken the colour and that means that you need to re apply the prev colour onto the raised areas.

An example of this for someone new to painting would be: caledor sky - drakenhof nightshade - caledor sky.
this method would give you a depth to the blue that otherwise would require a build up of 3 different blue tones.

Other then this you just lack basing, aka a visual representation of the ground the trooper is standing on.

2 ways to do this: Flock or texture.
Flock is sand or grass, texture is moustly soft ground.

flock needs PVA glue, texture is a paste that you apply whit a worn out brush or sculpting tool.
both texture and sand needs to be painted after it has dryed.


lastly, GW has published alot of painting toturial on youtube, you should check them out.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEaPE4sLDA7s-26V0v6SepDFiznb3y6hx

Hello,

The entire figure was primed white first before painting.

I am going to try different approach tonight.

Great first start! Finding what works for you and what you like only comes with practice and experimentation. Personally, I found white to be my go-to primer for a long time. Never understood why some people liked black. Looks like FrozenDwarf has the exact opposite opinion, and that's all good. Try a black primer, try a grey. See what gels with you.
Keep enjoying the process and pushing your boundaries.
Good luck!

Hi,

It's a good first try! Way better than my first go.

To start, a lot of people recommend black primer before painting base coats on.
I've recently restarted painting and I can thoroughly recommend it as I'm very out of practice and my previous attempts some 10 or so (or more) years ago were really bad.
Black primer means that if you miss any bits (which usually happen to be in hard to reach or shadowy areas) you get the appearance of black shadows.

Grey primer is alright, but I find it hard to get a good covering of grey primer on a grey plastic model.

Also, just incase you are not doing it... water down your paint on the pallet. You may need multiple layers of it, but you'll pick up more details. I found 1:1 a too watery for my tastes, but a drop or two really helps.

Finally, I paint in batches of 3-4 models at a time, doing one colour at a time. Any more than 3-4 and you get bored, and any less you get impatient and start working on wet paint.

Keep it up!

porkfriedricy wrote:
I just spent 3 hours on this model:


Please see attachment!


This is the guide i Followed :




I really need feedback from the forum~


I am new to Warhammer

This is my first paint work.


Please give me some help!

Thank you guys in advance.

Not bad thin your paints and find a primer that works for you and remember the more you practice the better you getjavascript:emoticon('');

So as other have said.

1. Thin down your paints and be patient. It is always better to do several thin coats than one thick coat.

2. Grab some shade and apply it across the entire model. Watch it doesn't pool towards the bottom of the miniature.

Don't be concerned about how much time you spend painting it.

I'm a decent painter, but I haven't gotten faster. It can still take me 2-3 hrs to paint one figure.

Think of it this way: you paid X amount for the figure and paint and got 3 hrs of entertainment out of it. It has all the elements of good entertainment too. Drama, intense moments, heartbreak, and a conclusion. Sometimes a to-be-continued if you decide to do more work on it.

PourSpelur wrote:
Great first start! Finding what works for you and what you like only comes with practice and experimentation. Personally, I found white to be my go-to primer for a long time. Never understood why some people liked black. Looks like FrozenDwarf has the exact opposite opinion, and that's all good. Try a black primer, try a grey. See what gels with you.
Keep enjoying the process and pushing your boundaries.
Good luck!

like i said, black primer speeds up the overall paint prosses as you dont need to create shadows or section deviders, they are allready there. only down side is the model will look darker.
white primer as i see it is more for advanced painting as you need more work building the layers but creates a brighter and neater model in return.

and i am a lazy painter so naturaly everything i paint has a black primer, IF they have any primer at all.
for the past year i skipped the whole undercoat step on plastic models and just applyed the basecoat directly.

Very good for a first attempt. For any noob simple tips. Most already mentioned
1. Undercoat in black, it hides missed areas
2. Always add a tiny amount of water or thiners to the paint to thin it, never thing alot of paint covers quicker
3. Nuln oil is the best friend of any noob, apply to full finished model and it will speak out detail, adding depth to the colours
4. And maybe most importantly, base your miniatures, sand flock what ever you want. But it ties the whole thing together much nicer