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I'm a big fan of the alcohol based Vallejo Liquid Metal line of paints finish, but I'm having a lot of trouble controlling them. I can't use my nice brushes (because they'll be ruined), and the alcohol solvent makes the paint behave strangely. While I can get by fine, techniques like edge...

As I shift my painting procedure to doing more assembly prior to painting, I'm finding that I have more problems with stray paint getting into areas that they shouldn't be in. Normally it's not a big deal, but when I get a dab on a gradient created by airbrush or glazing, a small mistake turns...

I normally tend to primarily use oil washes, but more and more I've been finding myself needing acrylic based washes for little details. I've been making due by mixing inks, water and surfactant, but I think I might just make my life easier and buy some washes. So far I've read generally bad...

Hopefully this isn't in the wrong sub forum. There didn't seem to be one more appropriate. When painting, I prefer to paint models in pieces for a variety of reasons. Unfortunately, this method shows some serious drawbacks when it is time to assemble the painted parts. Using Testors plastic...

As my paint collection continues to grow, I'm starting to consider organizing the bottles onto some sort of rack. Making something custom and nice would be the obvious solution, but I'm currently limited in the number of woodworking tools that I have. I'm curious what other people are using and...

Last night I tried my hand at a conversion that required me to sculptfor the first time. The model is intended to be a dark angels apothecary, and since they wear robes I needed to sculpt a bit to retain the apothecary belt with all of the medical bits. I'm looking for some feedback from some...

I've been having problems with varnish for some time now, and I'm looking for thoughts and advice on how to improve my technique. Typically, when I'm just about finished with a model I spray it with Vallejo gloss coat un-thinned through an airbrush. The gloss coat goes on without a hitch and the...

This may be a strange question, but it's been on my mind. I've become pretty comfortable using my airbrush for blends, but I've realized that I really need to improve my glazing ability to take my blends to the next level. After watching more than a couple of tutorials (mostly involving capes...

Hey everyone. Since there is no introduction sub-forum on here I figured that this was as good a place as any to introduce myself and hopefully get some constructive criticism on my painting and advice on how to better myself. I just restarted painting around January of this year. Prior to that...

Recently I entered this chaplain into a painting competition- Unfortunately for me, I didn't place. When I asked one of the judges where I fell short, he said that the biggest thing was the black armor. I based black, highlighted with German grey, and then added white to the German grey for edge...