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So my army is mostly unpainted (like 7 cultists painted) and my attention span is real low, at times I got all my paints and models and was ready to paint and before I really did anything just got bored and stopped lol.
This seems clear I should get a freind to paint them, except that would annoy me because I want them painted by me XD.
Please help me, I want to actually have painted models XD]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273706.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273706.page GMT Tips for 40k with a low attention span. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273708.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273708.page GMT Tips for 40k with a low attention span. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273709.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273709.page GMT Tips for 40k with a low attention span. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273713.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273713.page GMT Tips for 40k with a low attention span. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273742.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273742.page GMT Tips for 40k with a low attention span. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273749.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273749.page GMT Tips for 40k with a low attention span.
 timetowaste85 wrote:
Hang with a friend and put something on the tv you don't have to watch; something like standup comedy or something you've watched already. But painting with a friend is a HUGE help!


I like the ISO-standard Hunger-Games-clone dystopian-teenagers genre (ex. The 100, Shannara (for things on Netflix)) for this. You can still follow the plot pretty easily even if you're only actually watching every other five minute chunk.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273751.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273751.page GMT Tips for 40k with a low attention span. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273761.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273761.page GMT Tips for 40k with a low attention span.
 n0t_u wrote:
Play Imperial Knights.


The logic behind this suggestion (paint a few big models instead of a bunch of little ones) also applies to playing Guard Armoured Company, 30k Knights, 30k Mechanicum, Farsight Enclaves, and to a lesser extent Deathwatch, Grey Knights, and White Scars/Ravenwing.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273771.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273771.page GMT Re:Tips for 40k with a low attention span.
Paint in batches of 5 to 8 minis. Do one colour on every model, then the next, and so on. Painting five minis this way takes a lot less than painting five minis one after the other.

As others have said, sit with the TV on, or the radio. The commentary tracks on DVDs are great for this.

Again, what they said - paint with others. Or sit in the room with your partner, if you have one, while they do hobbies or watch TV.

Use every trick in the book. You can paint uniforms by layering washes, then actually paint the boots, face, belts and weapon. Looks brilliant. Another way that some people use is to drybrush up from a dark basecoat (grey or black) to white, then use coloured glazes to stain the model.

Use the dip. Or its equivalent with coloured washes on each area. Honestly even just basecoat + wash can look decent if you're careful and sparing with the wash (you can wipe off excess wash before it dries). I usually do a couple more coats - tidy up the basecoat and a thin edge highlight to make the model "pop". Remember the majority of the colour (80%) is likely to be the main basecoat colour, unless you're doing fine filigree on armour.

Want very thin washes that only settle in the recesses - for example, the panel lines in Marine armour? I part GW shade to 1 part Lahmian medium to 1 part water and you get a lovely thin wash.

Painting neatly and in colours that work well is a big step towards lovely models. Read up on colour theory and use a colour chart to see what works together.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273781.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273781.page GMT Tips for 40k with a low attention span. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273846.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/721691/9273846.page GMT