Two more finished off thought I would share , yes the paint is still wet and very usable I think the Pallet is a huge time saver and enables simple blending.
Sunday 5 February 2017
Friday 3 February 2017
Using a wet pallet to paint my Conan miniatures
I was shown and then pursued the advantages of a wet pallet for my miniature painting. i have been painting miniatures since I was 12 , so very old dog new trick?. I purchased a wet pallet tray. deciding to paint the miniatures from my Conan game I laid out my paints and brushes and slowly took the path.
Reading wand watching some of the fantastic videos on the net i cleaned and sprayed the one 's I wanted to paint first.
A base white and prepared the tray for the wet palette , I found more water than expected was required learning as one goes
I put on basic colours and ensured all were covered in at least a coat, the pallet does make the the paint more loose and this was pleasing as I could return to the pallet to touch up or do a part missing with the paint still wet.
I then used 2 washes one Reckland flesh on the skin then Nulm oil on the clothing ad weapons, allowing it to dry completely.
I decided to paint the Conan first once dry, using the wet pallet I built up perhaps only 3 layers of thin paint on the skin to get the effect, the pallet again providing an ease of mixing the 2 colours used kislev flesh being the high light,
I then worked on the fur and leather armour and steel slowly picking out areas and built up what i desired
I like a vibrant highlight on my miniatures as most know, so after letting it dry I returned and edged some parts and lines to make it stand out the eyes i only dark brown lines.
high lighted the gold and fur to the highest to ensure they stood out content I then as always gave the flesh a very thing wash of Seraphim sepia to bnd the whole skin
Finishing the base off so far (I am undecided on what end result of the bases will be!)
Ian so far impressed by the end result not professional standard but my gaming miniature collection
The pallet views so far, I find it is easier to work once you have colours on the pallet and yes they varnish some times but easy to replace . the thinning of the paint is a good thing and being able to return very good and saves time. the over all thought I will use this and hopefully get a more easy painting time. I would suggest at least to any painter to give it a try. I have always used layers and perhaps block paint to my miniatures , this gives a flow and I would say saves on opening bottles and lids and paint in general.
As always my views only not wrote in stone. I will post pics of the rest when finished. thanks for looking at my blog as always .
be safe
Tony
Reading wand watching some of the fantastic videos on the net i cleaned and sprayed the one 's I wanted to paint first.
A base white and prepared the tray for the wet palette , I found more water than expected was required learning as one goes
I put on basic colours and ensured all were covered in at least a coat, the pallet does make the the paint more loose and this was pleasing as I could return to the pallet to touch up or do a part missing with the paint still wet.
I then used 2 washes one Reckland flesh on the skin then Nulm oil on the clothing ad weapons, allowing it to dry completely.
I decided to paint the Conan first once dry, using the wet pallet I built up perhaps only 3 layers of thin paint on the skin to get the effect, the pallet again providing an ease of mixing the 2 colours used kislev flesh being the high light,
I then worked on the fur and leather armour and steel slowly picking out areas and built up what i desired
I like a vibrant highlight on my miniatures as most know, so after letting it dry I returned and edged some parts and lines to make it stand out the eyes i only dark brown lines.
high lighted the gold and fur to the highest to ensure they stood out content I then as always gave the flesh a very thing wash of Seraphim sepia to bnd the whole skin
Finishing the base off so far (I am undecided on what end result of the bases will be!)
A final pic i highlighted the skin a bit and thought id add the picture
The pallet views so far, I find it is easier to work once you have colours on the pallet and yes they varnish some times but easy to replace . the thinning of the paint is a good thing and being able to return very good and saves time. the over all thought I will use this and hopefully get a more easy painting time. I would suggest at least to any painter to give it a try. I have always used layers and perhaps block paint to my miniatures , this gives a flow and I would say saves on opening bottles and lids and paint in general.
As always my views only not wrote in stone. I will post pics of the rest when finished. thanks for looking at my blog as always .
be safe
Tony
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