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2020/10/26 13:51:17
Subject: Painting grimdark: transfers, chipping, and oils
Found that a good tutorial with excellent results. I've become a big fan of oil washing, although I don't varnish my models that are infantry sized as there is enough panel lines on primaris marines where the varnish doesn't make enough of a difference in my opinion.
Interesting you make the point about the Winton line, I've only found an issue with the pigment size when I over thin my oils with spirits which breaks down the paint beyond the point they're meant to be thinned. I don't think I'd recommend someone to shell out for the expensive artist colours if they're just jumping in, Winton oils are more than sufficient for miniature painting.
Tyranid Horde wrote: Interesting you make the point about the Winton line, I've only found an issue with the pigment size when I over thin my oils with spirits which breaks down the paint beyond the point they're meant to be thinned. I don't think I'd recommend someone to shell out for the expensive artist colours if they're just jumping in, Winton oils are more than sufficient for miniature painting.
I actually found the Winton burnt umber to work fine, but the charcoal grey specifically turned gritty. Personally I prefer to err on the side of what I know will work, but you have a good point about them being expensive for someone just starting. One nice thing at least is that compared to miniatures paint, even the Artist's line is still cheap- 37ml for about $7.50 USD goes a long ways.
I feel like a fool not realizing I can just sponge the base colour over top the transfers for a chipped effect. It's turned me away from transfers for so many years. Thank you for pointing this out to me, an overall informative video.
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