Hi guys, I\'ve been looking through the uploaded photos first time since the begining of summer and I\'ve been shocked by the huge amount of rookies that are trying to use NMM when they aren\'t even able to thin down paints properly so rookies, this goes for all of you hoping it helps developping your skills: don\'t be ashmed of showing your minis painted with real metals, great minis can be completed in that way, instead, try to master your technique with normal metallics and then jump to small NMM pieces and so on, be aware that NMM needs almost perfect blending between layers (which is something touh for everyone). I hope this helps you.
NMM please, first master metallic paints
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tidoco2222
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Mmmmm I\'m not so sure that trying to master metalics before NMM is the best thing, it is realy down to what you find most comfortable badly painted metals can look just as bad as poor NMM. I wish I had known about NMM when I was learning as I now find it very hard to pull off after all the years of metalic paints. Smooth blending is an essential part of painting no matter which technique you use and blending smoothly for any colour or type of paint will give better results.
No Such Agency
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I used to get annoyed at the models I would see at my FLGS, where the painter had obviously tried to apply shading, highlights etc. without actually learning to \"paint inside the lines\" first. The resultant minis were a mess. But remember, everyone progresses differently, if someone wants to try NMM before they get the hang of blending, so be it. Blending is hard to learn, and you can spend a long time \"stalled\" on that technique if you don\'t try some other things at the same time.
If someone is just trying to put an army down on the field, I agree, just slap some metalics on there.
HOWEVER, if you\'re trying to learn to improve your painting, it\'s not really the finished piece which is important, but rather what you\'re learning from painting it. So if you\'re practicing blending and such, even if it looks like crap, if it\'s helping you improve more than just throwing on some simple metallics for a quick fix, then it\'s a good thing
HOWEVER, if you\'re trying to learn to improve your painting, it\'s not really the finished piece which is important, but rather what you\'re learning from painting it. So if you\'re practicing blending and such, even if it looks like crap, if it\'s helping you improve more than just throwing on some simple metallics for a quick fix, then it\'s a good thing
Beelzebrush
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Different tools from the same toolbox in my opinion.
Spacemunkie
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Indeed. And who gives a shite anymore.....:idea:
I cant do NMM but I will continue to struggle with it. And I will post my pics cause I want you guys to tell me where I go wrong. Im not scared of a bad score I only came to CMON to first look at the nice shiny things then to learn how to paint the nice shiny things. So if you dont want to see badly painted NMM just skip over my pics.
Spacemunkie
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If you can\'t paint flat surfaces properly, then you\'re not going to produce ANY part of the model decently!
If that\'s the case, why worry about dodgy NMM. May as well give it a try! Practice makes perfect and all that....
If that\'s the case, why worry about dodgy NMM. May as well give it a try! Practice makes perfect and all that....
Better to offend the sensibilities of some, and later astound the same, than never try at all, me thinks. Oh, I agree, some people do need to try walking before running, but exercising a pattern of thought and a technique is the only way to make it second nature.
Truly mastering metallics does not necessarily teach the skills to do NMM, glazes and washes reign, and that\'s not something that\'s really applicable to NMM. NMM is almost pure blending. Of course, there are those bright-sparks who use NMM techniques with metallic paints. Now they are the real masters.
Truly mastering metallics does not necessarily teach the skills to do NMM, glazes and washes reign, and that\'s not something that\'s really applicable to NMM. NMM is almost pure blending. Of course, there are those bright-sparks who use NMM techniques with metallic paints. Now they are the real masters.
The biggest problem and mistake of most new painters is not NMM vs. metallic.
I see two thing time after time:
1.Not thinning their paint,so the mini looks like it\'s been painted in colorful bird droppings.
2.Unrealistic expectations-which is a multi-part problem. It results in them picking the most difficult and often outlandish color scheme known to man, which result in horrid results and usually them running out of patience either prior to finishing,or after realizing they ruined their new shiny and overpriced GW fig.This can also result in losing interest in painting without giving it a proper go.
Some of the schemes I\'ve seen,I don\'t think even EricJ could pull off.lol
I see two thing time after time:
1.Not thinning their paint,so the mini looks like it\'s been painted in colorful bird droppings.
2.Unrealistic expectations-which is a multi-part problem. It results in them picking the most difficult and often outlandish color scheme known to man, which result in horrid results and usually them running out of patience either prior to finishing,or after realizing they ruined their new shiny and overpriced GW fig.This can also result in losing interest in painting without giving it a proper go.
Some of the schemes I\'ve seen,I don\'t think even EricJ could pull off.lol
angus147258
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As SM said, Practice makes perfect. When I first started NMM it was really hard and the finished minis looked like crap, Now it\'s much easier. Even after all of the practicing my nmm still looks like crap though!
Ebonbuddha
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I think Snipfer is trying to say that metallics are easier.So,get an idea of what you are doing instead of jumping into the flock and trying to do NMM. If someone tries NMM ( a more advanced technique) and can\'t do it, they get discouraged and quit. But if they try something easier, they will ease into the hobby easier and be more willing to stay in the hobby. You have to crawl before you can walk.
