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romeo.lima wrote:If you're hands are shaking, try this: use a surface that you can comfortably rest your elbows on, preferably so that the model is near eye level. Rest your wrists against each other; this will steady the shaking. Breathe steadily and use your fingers to make small, controlled strokes for detail.

thanks for the hint hand shaking is a real problem for me and finding a way to beat it is always good news

@munga every post i get in responce to my new quest reminds me how little i know and how much there is the advise and the product names are a HUGE help expecialy the brush drying advice i have allready ruined several brushesby doing that wrong

If you have trouble with your hands shaking i have two suggestions you can try:

1st- try bracing your elbows against your desk. Hold your model and find a comfortable position where both of your hands can brace themselves off of each other. This works well for me. For example I will hold my figure with one hand and brace my painting hand with the top of my fingers from the other hand...hmm guess its hard to explain without a picture to reference.

2nd- you can always paint the eye first, then go back and outline it and clean it up with the color of your armor. thats a technique many people do

ok sorry guys new pix tomorrow i have been busy as hell

ok took all of your guys helpful advise and had another go at one minni i did the layering the hand shaking and everything you all advised and i think it came out well cant wait to hear what you guys think

Hey man that Marine looks great! I can definately notice that you highlighted armor. Though your first batch was nice as well, this one looks much better. The eyes also look alot better. With more practice, your painting will get sharper and the methods you choose to use will look even better as you continue to get a feel for the colors your using. Even 5-10 guys from now you will be able to look back at these early characters and notice a difference. The dude looks fantastic though!

Agreed. Just be sure to be a bit tidier in the future. It looks like you have color spilling into places where they're not supposed to, such as his left shoulder pad rim and chest eagle. Despite that though, you have made a great deal of improvement from your last model.

thanks guys i like they way he looks and cant wait to have them look even bettor i do have some color spill over but i hope to patch that up and improve on the next ones i do

love the shade of green you have there, im trying to get the for mine, how did you get it like that?

also great work.

Emperor protects:

HEllo! one thing i can offer unless osmeone else already did..it is very very impotant to WATER DOWN YOUR PAINTS!

A few brushfulls of paint and a solid drop of water. mix well. It makes the paint less thick and goopy on the model. I am not saying your paint job is goopy...you jsut want to aoid that at all costs.

A technique you may wanna try is this. after priming..paint the model in a REALLY REALLY watered down DARK GREEN. then apply a watered down coat of a lighter green..but only hit the raised areas..as well as flat surfaces but stay away from the edges..then drybrush some highlights of an even lighter shade of green.

Salamanders were my first army bck in like 2001...3rd edition. flamers and meltas are an awesome combo! Add Vulkan Hestan as an HQ and all those become master crafted...AWESOME! Have fun with the army bro!!

muppet slayer wrote:love the shade of green you have there, im trying to get the for mine, how did you get it like that?

also great work.

i used catecan green as a base then put snot green on over leaving the lower areas unpainted then i do a 3:1 snot green with bone white to highlight


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ok fellas im sorry about pic's but im working on a rhino transport and its taking some time and i really dont wanna screw it up ill have pic's of the transport and a squad of combat marines soon tho

ok i have the base coat done on the APC and i have to say the citadel spray gun is very very nive im able to dubble my painting time and it looks nicer i am real a big fan pic's ar comming soon