One neat tool you have to work with are called "washes" they are thin watery paints that settle in cracks and crevices adding shadows and depth to the model, IMO it really does alot of the heavy lifting on good looking minis, though it's better to use it with a light touch or you'll drown out the highlights you want to pop.
It's been a while since I hobby painted, but Duncan Rhodes has really informative videos on mini painting.
Yeah, I just did base coats and a wash. I went really heavy on the wash which made some of the details fade out unfortunately, and also used too dark a tone on the flesh, I was going for an albino look. Washes are definitely alluding me more than painting with acrylics
Yeah, the two main strategies for giving good details without much work are washes, usually dark like you said, and 'dry brushings'. By putting only a little paint on the brush, and gently brushing the mini, you get the opposite effect of a wash; instead of settling into cracks, it only gets put on edges and bits that stick out, and is usually down with near-white paint. It's pretty impressive, just how great you can make a mini look with only using base coats, then washes, then some drybrushing.
Like, yeah, there is probably going to be some additional detail work needed, but those two techniques get you a big way there.
I did a little bit of mini painting once, and I thought my work was irredeemable crap. But after one wash, it looked, at the very least, presentable. Washes make SUCH a difference.
Wow the way you painted it looks really great! Miniature painters are so skilled, how make so detailed when so small?
One neat tool you have to work with are called "washes" they are thin watery paints that settle in cracks and crevices adding shadows and depth to the model, IMO it really does alot of the heavy lifting on good looking minis, though it's better to use it with a light touch or you'll drown out the highlights you want to pop.
It's been a while since I hobby painted, but Duncan Rhodes has really informative videos on mini painting.
Yeah, I just did base coats and a wash. I went really heavy on the wash which made some of the details fade out unfortunately, and also used too dark a tone on the flesh, I was going for an albino look. Washes are definitely alluding me more than painting with acrylics
Yeah, the two main strategies for giving good details without much work are washes, usually dark like you said, and 'dry brushings'. By putting only a little paint on the brush, and gently brushing the mini, you get the opposite effect of a wash; instead of settling into cracks, it only gets put on edges and bits that stick out, and is usually down with near-white paint. It's pretty impressive, just how great you can make a mini look with only using base coats, then washes, then some drybrushing.
Like, yeah, there is probably going to be some additional detail work needed, but those two techniques get you a big way there.
I did a little bit of mini painting once, and I thought my work was irredeemable crap. But after one wash, it looked, at the very least, presentable. Washes make SUCH a difference.