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how big are those things compared to squigs anyway?

Shredders and the other two Lessers) are always cute, and you've done the plastic Shredders justice there, Ifalna.

You're painting boats? That's a bit of a change of scale.

I never could get my everblight looking like that

Those are very nice, Iffy! Well done.

They look great Iffy along with the Squigs and Wurrzag who is just amazing.

Boats sounds very different which game are they from?

Rogue Wolves wrote:how big are those things compared to squigs anyway?

They are about the same size as the cave squigs, very tiny indeed.

Dysartes wrote:Shredders and the other two Lessers) are always cute, and you've done the plastic Shredders justice there, Ifalna.
You're painting boats? That's a bit of a change of scale.

Cheers The casts themselves arent great, the mini's are sooo small, and the mold lines were a right arse to get rid of. I had to leave some on the heads because it was that or risk losing a lot of detail, even with me carefully picking at them with a scalpel :(

Miss Dee wrote:I never could get my everblight looking like that

I wouldn't have been able to either without my airbrush

GiraffeX wrote:They look great Iffy along with the Squigs and Wurrzag who is just amazing.
Boats sounds very different which game are they from?

The wee boats are from the GW game about boats which I cannot recall the name of but really should know. From now on it will be known as that game with the boats. They are tin boats, not big boats. Don't get your hopes up Dysartes!

Lots of work done on their warcaster Lylyth, character standard.



Cloth needs at least one more highlight, wood is about done, skin needs 2 or so more layers. Starting to look like she belongs with the rest of them though.

Ifalna wrote:Ahhh! Welcome aboard! I don't like posting descriptions of how I painted something in detail when I post a shot as I don't like to come across as if I'm tooting my own horn at peeps who really don't care, but if you ever do want to know how I went about doing something or tried out a technique, just ask or PM. I do not bite whatsoever. I am like Betty, I am a nice person with good feelings all of the time.

Thank you. And I will be sure to ask when I see something I'd like to try.

I've seen the shredders... something that spiky with claws and teeth shouldn't be cute, but I find them so.

I'm liking the progress on the warcaster.

Looking good so far!

And by boats do you mean Dreadfleet?

Yes, dreadfleet is indeed the game from which they come.

Sorry to be picky..... She be a Warlock

Aha!

A warlock she is, I will edit the title

I did some geek shopping today.



Notice the fierce majesty of series 7's can only be contained in a fancy tube. Viewing them without these protective shields can cause artists to drop to their knees and weep in the store.

And some Ceramite White which I have heard amazing things about, excited to try it out

How much are they? Are they as good as the citadel masters brushes?

They're about $25 US... and worth every penny. Best brushes in the business.

weeping on the floor is right, after I saw a 13yr old at my store with 3 of em

Reaper Man 2020 wrote:How much are they? Are they as good as the citadel masters brushes?

Gitsplitta wrote:They're about $25 US... and worth every penny. Best brushes in the business.

It varies, these were €12 each as size 0's which I ordered in from a little store in Galway, I've seen them for more and for less, but like all brushes I dislike the idea of ordering them online, as you can't check them yourself first.

There are other brushes that I have heard are just as good, Rosemary brushes are supposedly just as excellent and are made of the same sable, but there is just something about series sevens. They just feel like pure quality, they come in super special magic cigar tubes, and I love them.

I guess it is like having the option of a some kind of gorgeous car like a Veyron, and another with the exact same engine and body with a generic name for a tiny bit less cash.

Rogue Wolves wrote:weeping on the floor is right, after I saw a 13yr old at my store with 3 of em

I use Rosemary & Co brushes and they are fantastic they are very similar to the series seven but at half the price and they are hand made.

I will definitely be trying those out soon, GiraffeX, I have heard nothing but good things about them.

Only issue I would have is the shipping price, for anyone in the UK they are an amazing deal however.

I've been looking around for some new brushes, so I'll be looking around for series sevens, as well as rosemary & co.

Also, the cloak on the warlock is pretty awesome, too.

prime12357 wrote:I've been looking around for some new brushes, so I'll be looking around for series sevens, as well as rosemary & co.
Also, the cloak on the warlock is pretty awesome, too.

Try them out and let us know what you think! Just make sure you get a good brush cleaner/conditioner too, and that sable brushes enjoy a dip in hair conditioner as much as hair. You can really revitalise an old brush with it.



Work continues on Lylyth, skin is done now, as is cape and bow.
Kinda regretting being all like ” IMA TRIM EVERYTHING SILVER LOL” but it will look great, this is the first layer, will be dulled down then highlighted back up to a white/mythril mix.

Broke out the new series 7, the lines.. are so fine.. uggghhhh yeah. It’s kinda the painting equivalent of getting a new toothbrush after 2 years and only then realising how crap your old one had become.

Also trying to make my photos more standardized, experimented with them a wee bit too much and trying to get everything looking like its from the same photographer now.

Conditioning the brushes...worth a try. The silver is a bit overwhelming currently, but there's not much else besides it. It'll look fantastic in the end, I'm sure.

Lylyth looks cool so far, I like the skin tone, and the wood is really well done!

Lord, it looks like I have a lot to learn. I've focused so much on learning how to paint that I haven't bothered to figure out how to take care of my brushes.

I use Citadel brushes that I got second hand (near as I can figure they're 15+ years old, they still have their points though). When I'm done painting I use dishwashing liquid soap to clean, blot them, and lay them down (I've been told standing them causes water to travel into the ferrule). Anything I'm doing that I'm not supposed to? And what can I improve upon (I'm assuming a lot)?

What's conditioner and can someone recommend a brand?

And back on topic, I've usually only highlighted with mythril, so I'm curious as to what a white (I am assuming the Ceramite White from earlier) and mythril mix will look like.

Dicrel Seijin wrote:Lord, it looks like I have a lot to learn. I've focused so much on learning how to paint that I haven't bothered to figure out how to take care of my brushes.
I use Citadel brushes that I got second hand (near as I can figure they're 15+ years old, they still have their points though).

Not to sound horrible, but there is a very good chance you just think they have their points, when it's actually just 5 or 6 main hairs still intact and a lot broken all around it, making it look like it has a nice tip but the tip has no real support left.

Trying out a brand new sable almost always leaves a " oh god I had no idea my old brush had gotten so bad" feeling, the tips are springy, flexible, and with a huge belly to hold lots of paint. The beauty of this is they won't lose that feeling for a long time if you take care of them. My last S7 has been used 6 hours a day 4 days a week for over a year now, and I only really needed to replace it because I was clumsy and dropped it during cleanup leading to it breaking off some bristles.

Dicrel Seijin wrote:When I'm done painting I use dishwashing liquid soap to clean, blot them, and lay them down (I've been told standing them causes water to travel into the ferrule). Anything I'm doing that I'm not supposed to? And what can I improve upon (I'm assuming a lot)?

If they are synthetic, you can get away with that. If they are hair, it would be like washing your hair with dishwashing soap. They will get dried out, very dried. They will lose the silky soft feeling of well kept sable or hair. That's going to happen no matter what, but only to a certain extent naturally. Drying them out too much will lead to bad tip quality.

I leave mine upside down when stored so the water can leave the ferrule and bristles completely, obviously with brush protectors on the end

Dicrel Seijin wrote:What's conditioner and can someone recommend a brand?

Basically its a cleaner/conditioner combo. It's very cheap, and lasts a very, very long time. As in years. You lather brushes with it to remove all traces of paint, and can then repoint them and leave them with a fresh coat of this which will dry onto them and preserve the point perfectly. It's also very gentle on skin and can remove any accidental paint you get on. I actually have a minty hand soap of it too, for the aftermath of extreme airbrushing marathons!

You can also use hair conditioner in very small amounts to perk up an older or drying out hair brush. New brushes really don't need it. Every couple of weeks I just add some of the brand I use to the brushes for 3 or 4 minutes and then wash it off to re moisturise them a little bit. Helps a lot.

Dicrel Seijin wrote:And back on topic, I've usually only highlighted with mythril, so I'm curious as to what a white (I am assuming the Ceramite White from earlier) and mythril mix will look like.

It's basically just a way of getting a very noticeable extreme highlight over mithril. Theres a very small amount of it on the bows metal areas, but with a lot of washes

Im a fan of small minis, like Grots, gobos and squigs, and that lot you have is just pure eye candy. I really like that zebra striped one, very very cool

For those of you with experience using the Rosemary & Co brushes... could you please post what series and size you use? I'm checking out their web site and it's all greek to me.

Gitsplitta wrote:For those of you with experience using the Rosemary & Co brushes... could you please post what series and size you use? I'm checking out their web site and it's all greek to me.

Depends what you want. For the equivalent of the Series 7 you have the series 33 which is considered to be the best value for money. Then you have the series 22 which have a slightly larger belly and were designed specifically for professional designers. Most people agree that there is no noticeable difference between the two for miniature painting though. This are both Pure kolinsky sable which is more expensive. For detail a number 0 or number 1 will be a do everything kind of brush.
I personally use a Series 22 size 0 for pretty much everything but for basecoats use and airbrush so you might want a bigger one if you do them by hand.
A mixture of sable also works great for basecoat and are normally cheaper and I remeber seeing a review of them here on dakkadakka jus can't find the post anymore. But anyway Series 401 is what you are looking for. If you want to do detail like eys and so on the Series 92. Micro Red Sable. Size 10/0 is also an excelent choic just make sure you use some retarder to avoid the paint to dry to quickly on the brush.

For anyone looking for the series 7 brushes with a decent price tag: http://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-and-newton-series-7-kolinsky-sable-miniature-brushes/

Good stuff and relatively cheap shipping from them too. Much cheaper than trying to go to an A.C. Moore or Michael's for art supplies too.

OH yeah, Dick Blick is a great source for folks in the U.S. for art supplies.

Thanks for the help Bacms... I may order a few and try them out!

Can peeps do me a big favour?

Can you have a look at this and the second image and let me know which you find gives a better view of the mini and what you think is better about it? Some people swear on basic white backgrounds, others feel it can wash out colour.



Im trying to come up with a proper standard for my shots, and you can see it changes quite often as I keep thinking I've found whats best and then changing again :( I really want them to be more similar.

I suspect, from the description, that iffy is painting Man O'War miniatures, not Dreadfleet.