How do you rate different scales?

[Galante]

In a recent thread, Einion had this to say about a comment I made:

Originally posted by Einion

Originally posted by Galante
I also tend to rate bigger minis with lower scores, because I don\'t think it\'s more difficult to paint the eyes on a 72mm mini than on a 28mm one.

But it\'s harder to do smooth transitions! Heck even a flat colour is harder to do flawlessly. You also have to tackle the whole shading procedure differently to get a pleasing result.

Now I hope he doesn\'t think that I rated his work with low scores, because I sure didn\'t!
But he raises some good points that I haven\'t thought about, and I would like to know how people feel about this.

 

[vincegamer]

Actually, I try to be even-handed, but I know in reality I give props for extra effort.
I\'ve painted 6mm and I\'ve painted busts (1/6 scale?) and I can say that both are much harder than 28mm.
So I tend to give extra credit for the very large or the very small.

 

[Ritual]

A really well painted large scale miniature impress me more than a really well painted ~30 mm mini. Maybe it\'s because I can\'t paint large scale minis as well as I can paint 30 mm ones, I don\'t know. Really small minis, 10 mm and less, don\'t interest me at all, so I tend not to vote on those.

*edit* I\'m not saying I don\'t get impressed by well painted 10 mm minis, but I just don\'t find them interesting due to the lack of detail and such.

 

[Klute]

I judge each image on its own qualities.
Throughout the full range.

 

[Equus]

I tend to agree that larger models create different challenges. When I gave up painting minis and started doing 1/6 and 1/8 scale resin models, it was almost like learning how to paint all over again. Granted, I\'m still sorta in that process of \"learning how to paint\", but you get the drift.

 

[Ritual]

I mean to paint large scale minis some day, but I\'m a bit reluctant to go back to square one. Especially since I still find 30 mm ones quite challenging.

 

[Equus]

Well, since you already have color theory and paint consistency down, it\'s not REALLY square one. Just sure as hell seems like it sometimes. lol

 

[Dragonsreach]

I vote and comment on the mini and it\'s paintwork not the size.

Think about the work of \"Phillipe\" who\'s gallery consists of some beautifully Airbrushed Large Scale figures. One of which is a reworked Spawn, that has prompted me to get my own in order to try to emulate him.

Philippe\'s gallery for those members who may not be familiar with his work as regretfully he is not a visitor to the forums.

 

[Dammekkos2]

I paint in both 28mm and 54mm. The larger scale models are undoubtably herder to paint!

 

[Avelorn]

I try to judge comparingly. The best work on 54mm is a 10 and the best work on 28mm is a 10. Generally a large scale mini seem to be harder to do as they should include more attention to faces and such and have larger blends to perform. But I guess it\'s also up to the style of the painter. I\'ve seen impressive works on 54mm by people who doesn\'t do as good in 28mm scale. I think it can come from the fact that you need to exaggerate more in 28mm. More subtle styles seem to work better in a larger scale.

 

[finn17]

Each size presents it\'s own challenges.....

There seem to be a lot of people out there who think that \'bigger\' means \'easier\' however. That is simply not the case...You can\'t simply place a black dot to represent a pupil for instance...

 

[frenchkid]

I tend to vote a bit higher on larger scale models because I definetly find them harder to correctly. But a good paintjob is a good paint job no matter the scale and those are the one getting my 10 and 9

 

[Naukhel]

They make minis in different sizes?
Oh, man....
Oh, wait... I knew that.

Since most people don\'t actually post what scale their mini is in along with their picture, I\'m not entirely sure if I vote differently or not. The two busts I\'ve seen on here have gotten either a 9 or a 10, but they were just stellar looking. The one, I thought was a photo-shop\'d real person, cut off to look like a bust.

I can only visually identify maybe 5 or 6 larger scale minis, simply because I own them, or want to own them. If the person doesn\'t post the scale, I generally assume it\'s in the 26-30mm range and go from there.

Then there\'s the scale....
10: Holy crap! Dear, come look at this! Call Jeff and tell him to look, too!
9: Dear, come look at this! Wow!
8: Honey, you should look at this one. Stop typing and look.
7: Whoa....
6: I would have done (fill in statement), instead, but that\'s not bad.
5: This is in the realm I paint.
4 and down: I try to give helpful comments, because I feel I may actually be useful.

And that\'s how I do my voting... Oh... all 9\'s and 10\'s also hit my favourites list.

Now you know... and may yawn in boredom at having had this inflicted on you.

 

[Galante]

Thank you all for your replies!
It seems my vision on things was rather simplistic.
I actually believed that larger models were easier to paint, but that was a silly assumption since I never painted one.
I don\'t think I will in the future, simply because I already get easily bored with smaller scales, but at least now I can vote on them more fairly.
Now if you\'ll excuse me, I have some \"re-voting\" to do

 

[Levdir]

I\'m with Dragonsreach and Naukel; I rate from mini to mini. It\'s unrealistic to compare every Devourer of Vile-Tis you see with Rackham\'s paint jobs (some can, but certainly not all). In the same way, it\'s unrealistic to compare a 28mm mini with a 54mm, 85-or-whatever-mm, and so on.

 

[ipaintminis]

Originally posted by Naukhel
Then there\'s the scale....
10: Holy crap! Come look at this! Call (fill in the blank) and tell him to look, too!
9: Come look at this! Wow!
8: You should look at this one. Stop typing and look.
7: Whoa....
6: I would have done (fill in statement), instead, but that\'s not bad.
5: This is in the realm I paint.
4 and down: I try to give helpful comments, because I feel I may actually be useful.

thats pretty much how i vote to, but i am easily impressed.

 

[Equus]

Originally posted by Galante
Thank you all for your replies!
It seems my vision on things was rather simplistic.
I actually believed that larger models were easier to paint, but that was a silly assumption since I never painted one.
I don\'t think I will in the future, simply because I already get easily bored with smaller scales, but at least now I can vote on them more fairly.
Now if you\'ll excuse me, I have some \"re-voting\" to do

Hahaha...simplistic may be a bit harsh on yourself.

It does undoubtedly help to know the techniques used in working either the large or small scale figure, but Naukhel is pretty spot on that a good looking piece is a good looking piece.

 

[Shawn R. L.]

Couldent care less about scale. It\'s what you do with whatever you have that counts. While small may be impressive from a \'WOW, how do you work so tiny!\' aspect I wouldnt vote higher just because of that.

 

[airhead]

There are different requirements to doing large or small minis. There was a painter here that did historic minis but I was never sure of the scale, probably about 4\" or 6\" tall, but I could be wrong. Anyway he worked in oils and you could almost see his minis breath.

 

[Dammekkos2]

Originally posted by Galante
Thank you all for your replies!
It seems my vision on things was rather simplistic.
I actually believed that larger models were easier to paint, but that was a silly assumption since I never painted one.
I don\'t think I will in the future, simply because I already get easily bored with smaller scales, but at least now I can vote on them more fairly.
Now if you\'ll excuse me, I have some \"re-voting\" to do

Well to expand on my opinions, larger models are harder to paint because-

-Large areas need to be blended
-The minis are harder to hold and can therefore be awkward
-Also, you mentioned that smaller scale minis have smaller details. This is often true, but the larger scale minis have plenty of details that are just as small as small scale minis (the type of details that are dispensed with entirely on small ones, because they\'d be too damn awkward to sculpt).