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gdurant wrote:Help out someone new to the boards what is dipping?

Sorry gdurant that your post got ignore.

Dipping is simply painting your miniature without any highlighting or shading then submerging it in a tub of wood varnish, then giving it a good shake before leaving it to dry. It shades varnishes and protects at once. Google-fu your own dipping technique threads, there are good ones on Warseer.

Advantages:
Its very quick.
You get superior protection
You can get a verry good shading effect.

Disadvantages:
Its very messy!
It blanks out fine detail and highlighting.
You wont tell how ther finish will look unless you do a test miniature first.
You can only efectivelty have one shade of highlight and shading on your miniature.

All in all itas a decent painting method thast works for some armies by not others.
For example: Dipping is perfect for Tyranids and a complate no no for High Elves.

@Green Blow Fly, Yes dipping for pay might be illegal in 48 states, but California is one of the 2 where it is legal. As a matter of fact, in this liberal state, it is encouraged. Oh the horror!

Darrian

Moz wrote:Dippin' for dollars. What a pitch!

Darrian13 wrote:@Beef, Where have you been? I have not read a post of yours in a while. Don't go running off on us, your absence makes Dakka a less colorful place.

Darrian

Oh god... I think I agree too.

Seriously.