Scorpion0x17
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They're also the articles that I too would have recommended if I'd had time to dig them out of my bookmarks when I posted previously!
Zombie Miniature Painting Question from a Non-painter
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They're also the articles that I too would have recommended if I'd had time to dig them out of my bookmarks when I posted previously!
Skittlebrau
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Kind of switching the topic, but it's painting related....
My favorite YouTube painting tutorial channel GirlPainting just posted up a new video going over some good looking blood splatters and effects. Might come in handy around August...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkN5anWG9Gw&feature=g-all-u
My favorite YouTube painting tutorial channel GirlPainting just posted up a new video going over some good looking blood splatters and effects. Might come in handy around August...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkN5anWG9Gw&feature=g-all-u
KingZombie
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Okay... one more question. I've noticed in the videos I've been watching that generally the figure being painted is attached to a cork, dowel rod, bottom of a can or something for ease of painting.
What are they using to stick it there? That tacky stuff for posters? 2-sided tape?
What are they using to stick it there? That tacky stuff for posters? 2-sided tape?
I've seen everything from primer-as-glue, Blu-Tack (?), to two sided tape and pinning....
Skittlebrau
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I use a big gob of bluetack on an old paintpot. (Same thing Alexandra uses in those Girlpainter videos by the way)
I also have a big cork that I use for larger minis, since I usually have pins in their feet and the cork works great.
I also have a big cork that I use for larger minis, since I usually have pins in their feet and the cork works great.
Scorpion0x17
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That's what I do for anything that's already stuck to a base.
Have yet to find anything I'm 100% satisfied with for everything else.
Might try the pin + pinning vice method next time.
JokerOx
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Pin and pining vice is good, nice size to be abke to turn slowly while painting but enough grip to maintain control.
Since she seems to be in Germany, I wonder where she got the bluetack from. Couldn't find it anywhere.
Skittlebrau
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9Czo6embIg&list=UUt2WNdy-1dxXHmhQX4yDlGw&index=8&feature=plcp
In that video she goes over some tools and paints she uses. At the ten minute mark, she talks about the putty she uses with the packaging. I hope that helps!
In that video she goes over some tools and paints she uses. At the ten minute mark, she talks about the putty she uses with the packaging. I hope that helps!
It does! Great, thank you!
Accidentally, today I went to an art supply store and thought 'Hm, this should be something similar to bluetack' -- and bought the exact same stuff. :-D
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KingZombie
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Okay...planning to sit down w/my son later and paint some minis (finally!).
When using the dip method... after they've been dipped.... is there anything they should be placed on so when they dry they can be easily removed? I was thinking wax paper or plastic.
Any suggestions?
When using the dip method... after they've been dipped.... is there anything they should be placed on so when they dry they can be easily removed? I was thinking wax paper or plastic.
Any suggestions?
Scorpion0x17
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You really want to keep them up-right if at all possible, KZ.
I take it they don't have fixed bases?
If they're on sprues, I'd insert them into slota bases just prior to dipping (and if you fill the slot, from underneath, with blue-tac, they'll stay in place whilst dipping).
If they've neither got sprues or bases, then you might want to look at inserting a pin into the bottom one foot, and then pinning them to corks for dipping.
Otherwise, the other option you've got is to paint the 'dip' on (and I'd actually recommend doing it that way any way, because you get less dip on the mini in the first place) whilst they're up-right.
I take it they don't have fixed bases?
If they're on sprues, I'd insert them into slota bases just prior to dipping (and if you fill the slot, from underneath, with blue-tac, they'll stay in place whilst dipping).
If they've neither got sprues or bases, then you might want to look at inserting a pin into the bottom one foot, and then pinning them to corks for dipping.
Otherwise, the other option you've got is to paint the 'dip' on (and I'd actually recommend doing it that way any way, because you get less dip on the mini in the first place) whilst they're up-right.
KingZombie
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Dang, wasn't clear enough. I am more thinking once I dip & shake... there will still be some dip that may run down the base to whatever they're sitting on (and my minis are on round bases.) Like when a candle melts and the was drips on the table. Trying to remove it from wax paper is easier than a paper plate. So maybe my question really should be, "Does wax paper prevent it from getting stuck to the surface of things? Or is there something better I should set them on?
Scorpion0x17
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Ah, right, as Ninrath implies, you'll be best just standing them on something that you don't mind the dip possibly getting on to.
Not that it's likely that much, if any, dip will actually run over the sides of the base - if that does happen, you're leaving way, way, too much dip on the minis!
Not that it's likely that much, if any, dip will actually run over the sides of the base - if that does happen, you're leaving way, way, too much dip on the minis!
Skittlebrau
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I agree, if there is enough dip to run off, you aren't shaking it hard enough! That being said, I do set them up on freezer paper to dry, just in case one falls over, or I got a drip of the stuff on the bottom of the base.
I also want to make sure that of you use the Minwax poly shade to dip...leave them alone for 3 -4 days. It takes a while to cure up hard, and you will kick yourself if you have thumb prints molded into your fresh minis. When you think it's 100% dry....wait another day. I have ruined more dip coats by being an impatient person that I care to share.
I also want to make sure that of you use the Minwax poly shade to dip...leave them alone for 3 -4 days. It takes a while to cure up hard, and you will kick yourself if you have thumb prints molded into your fresh minis. When you think it's 100% dry....wait another day. I have ruined more dip coats by being an impatient person that I care to share.
KingZombie
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Thank you all for the advice! I am planning a mini-painting session today with my oldest. While we won't be dipping yet, I want to make sure that when we do....I don't mess it up.
