Got my stuff and ready to paint!

[Carlin]

I just received the last shipment of all the junk I purchased for painting. Plenty of Reaper Master Series paint, some Vallejo Model Paints and a few Citedal paints. I also purchased 4 bottles which I thought I might need and I want to know how would I use them (don't want to destroy my brushes/miniatures by mis-using them).

Vallejo Water Based Retarder Medium <-- I thought I would use this for wet-blending later on, I'd add 1:4 ratio retardent, and rest is water and paint?

Vallejo 100% Acrylic Resin Glaze Medium <-- no idea what I got this one but it sounded good for glazing, how to use this one?

Vallejo Brush Restorer <-- I am guessing I dip the brush in after cleaning it?

Vallejo Brush Cleaner <-- Should I add water and clean brush with it? how should I use this to clean my brush?


That's all for these bottles, everything else is basically paint, files, palettes and all the other painting stuff. I am planning to play with my extra Talisman Plastic Miniatures. Just a question regarding priming. I was told that I should prime in steps as in first I prime one side with few sprays... let it dry (for how long?) then Spray the other side and let it dry... then repeat for each of the four sides. Is this accurate?

 

[skraaal]

There's more than one way to skin a cat. Just start painting and you'll see what works out best for you.

Start painting, experiment - if you continue to only type about things you've purchased (or what you will purchase) and you don't actually use a paint brush and place paint on the miniatures you'll not get anywhere.

So enough typing - paint, paint and paint, and reply once you've tried painting things - with pictures on what you've done.

GG.

 

[Carlin]

There's more than one way to skin a cat. Just start painting and you'll see what works out best for you.

Start painting, experiment - if you continue to only type about things you've purchased (or what you will purchase) and you don't actually use a paint brush and place paint on the miniatures you'll not get anywhere.

So enough typing - paint, paint and paint, and reply once you've tried painting things - with pictures on what you've done.

GG.

Hi,

I use this forum to seek help. I just received my stuff today.... all the "typing" that I've done in the past 2 weeks were REALLy.... REALLY helpful. So, don't say "typing" is a waste. If I wasn't typing all this time.. I wouldn't even consider painting.

I already did a first test priming, just because I ask questions doesn't mean I'm not experimenting. I just want to get enough feedback if I can, I'm eager to learn and I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

As I type now I am waiting for my primer to dry to paint. But my questions still require answer from expert people in this forum, without you guys I will not be able to progress. I don't want to just experiment blindly without guidance.. what good would it do me? I would just be messing around aimlessly. I want to know why am I doing this, and how.

 

[ColtheReaver]

Regarding you rquestion about priming, I normally spray one side of the mini and leave it a few minutes till it feels dry to the touch and then do the other side. once both sides are dry you can then look around the mini to see where the spray has missed and either fill the missed areas with paint from the pot or give it another light spray where the gaps are.

I think you kind of missed skraaal's point and I dont think he was suggesting your wasting your time by asking questions. The advice that your given about what to do is all well and good but it is only words until you've put it into practice. Maybe once your miniature is primed you should put on the first colours you plan to use and then photograph what you've done and post the pic here in the forums so painters can view what you have done and how you have done it and critique you that way. Do this stage by stage and you will then be building up an idea of what you should and shouldnt be doing. As I'm sure you will agree its difficult to advise you on how to improve when we have no visuals to go by. Most of all, as a beginner dont take this too seriously...enjoy the models and dont put a mountain of pressure on yourself to try and produce beautiful works of art from the outset. Take your time and savour what your painting or you will end up burning yourself out and wondering why you didnt spend your money on something else.

 

[finn17]

Sometimes I use a hot glue gun and attach minis to a cotton reel or something similar. Medicine bottles are quite useful. Other times I'll drill the model and super glue one end of an opened out paper clip into the hole. For light, resin figures like this one I then bend the other end into a stand for heavier minis I'll cut the clip off short and insert it into a cork. This means it's easy to give the model an almost 360 degree spray.

 

[skraaal]

Hi,

I use this forum to seek help. I just received my stuff today.... all the "typing" that I've done in the past 2 weeks were REALLy.... REALLY helpful. So, don't say "typing" is a waste. If I wasn't typing all this time.. I wouldn't even consider painting.

I already did a first test priming, just because I ask questions doesn't mean I'm not experimenting. I just want to get enough feedback if I can, I'm eager to learn and I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

As I type now I am waiting for my primer to dry to paint. But my questions still require answer from expert people in this forum, without you guys I will not be able to progress. I don't want to just experiment blindly without guidance.. what good would it do me? I would just be messing around aimlessly. I want to know why am I doing this, and how.

First of all take a chill pill, second of all - you got the wrong idea entirely. Colt pretty much summed up what I was actually saying. Please take the time to read what people write through properly before going off on one.

Most of the time we actually want to help people on these forums as best we can. Oh, and mot great artists just go wild and experiment - it's how we push the art past it's boundaries. :jump:

What Colt said about taking it all too seriously is also spot on. To answer one of your questions though, when I personally prime a model, I do it all in one go. But I only dust the model with primer, so it's pretty much dry to the touch straight off the bat anyway. Don't forget that priming is there to help further layers of paint such as the base coat adhere better, rather than to provide a base coat itself, so having rough coverage is, in a lot of people's opinions better than smooth full coverage.

P.S - Not once in my post did I say that typing is a waste.

 

[RuneBrush]

Very much down to personal preference when undercoating a mini. I generally use GW Black Spray and do a light covering (all over) and then go back to get the bits I missed, I generally wait at least 30 minutes and make sure that it's visibly dry. My mini's are always brought into the living room as it's windless and a comfortable temperature, as I've found the wind/sun will make the paint dry too quickly and often makes it go shiny.

Finn's image of how he has mounted a mini is great. For single mini's I'll use an old fashioned film canister, or for larger mini's, the lid off a hot chocolate tub. For rank and file I use a baton with double sided tape and stick on 5 or 6. Fixing a single mini onto a piece of wire will mean that you can easily get access to everything without having to touch it. Touching a mini will deposit a thin layer of grease onto it from your fingers.

I tend to just clean my brushes with liquid soap after a session, never used any of the proper cleaning materials so can't really advice.