Painting to play!

[Jack Shrapnel]

Two excellent articles for getting an army done QUICKLY and effectively....

first article is getting a model to three colour + base minimum (about an hour per SQUAD completed)

thebasementgamers.blogspot.ca/2012/09/paint-to-play.html

second article is getting that squad to completed / finished / decent to good standard (about another hour per squad) using the paint by mistake technique:

thebasementgamers.blogspot.ca/2012/09/paint-by-mistake.html

especially those looking to get an entire army finished for a tourney (or just for fun play) this method means you're painting fast, and eventually (if you go to the second step) to a decent standard that will get you the majority of points on most painting scales.

....you know, in case there was a fully painted tourney coming up in a couple months... ;D

[Frosty the Pirate]

Thanks Shannon! I'll likely use this since I have over 80 models to paint for Feb. I'll probably start up a PLog to keep myself motivated too.

[thesanityassassin]

This is a pretty handy tool I must say. As someone who repeatedly falls into the "takes 16 hours to paint a model" and "uses way more painstaking and advanced techniques than necessary" traps, this is a big help for me in terms of painting the 80 guardsmen I need by February. It'll be a nice little diversion in between painting the Scars. And that basic basing will actually be a good step for them too....get them to a "finished" state and then improve them from there. Also nice to see that a model can look pretty good without me treating every individual troop like a character.

If only I had have seen this back when I was still painting fantasy. I did NOT need 6 layer metallics on the helmets of 4th rank spearmen.

[harryfang]

do they sell the "wash" the guy was talking about at nexus?

[Jack Shrapnel]

yes they do... they have a number of different washes that can match with what you're painting... most useful ones are the "nuln oil" (black wash) and the brown wash (used to be called Devlin mud but they changed the name recently and can't remember it)

they help painting considerably!

[harryfang]

what do washes do?

[Jack Shrapnel]

the links above explain it and show pictures... so follow them for more info

[Hizack]

They're watery type paints that pool in cracks and natural curves of your models and darken those areas giving the appearance of depth on a model. They're essentially what you use to do the opposite of dry brushing which is to use a light paint to edge and highlight protruding parts of the model to again give it depth.


Edit: I forgot my main reason for posting this was to say thanks! Maybe now I can actually make progress with my Tau as it's been incredibly slow..

[harryfang]

cant you just put some washes in a small bowl and dip the models in 1 by 1?

[fritzthedwarf]

Thanks Shannon. This is a great series. I think I've been motivated to paint some more hormagaunts, devilgaunts, raveners and my other biovore - also I think I'll paint all the bases of my nids before flocking.

[redshirt2375]

Nov 1, 2012 15:23:34 GMT -5 @harryfang said:

cant you just put some washes in a small bowl and dip the models in 1 by 1?

You could, but I probably wouldn't recommend it. You get more control by brushing it on like you would paint.

[empirearmy]

@harryfang

We should talk about painting. I know a tonne of great tricks and I can help you do it cheap to.

Mike