As my painting comrade Stef has already mentioned in his WIP Sunday post, we spent the day round a friend’s house painting. This is not an unusual occurrence as we do this often but it got me thinking is this unique to us or do other groups of friends get together and spend a whole day working on hobby projects? continue reading »
Not quite made Sunday with my WIP Sunday this week as I’ve been painting at a friend’s house and only just got home, but here’s a shot of what I’ve been working on! Managed to get the blue on 6 Skinks and made a start on their bases too. The blue for these is very simple – a combination of ink and drybrushing. Enchanted Blue basecoat followed by an Asurmen Blue wash. They are then Drybrushed Enchanted Blue, 50:50 mix of Enchanted Blue and Ice Blue before a final Ice Blue. Now it’s just the details and that’s a whole unit complete!… apart from one that ran away… continue reading »
So its Sunday again, so time too see another WIP shot from one of the MiniPainters team.
It’s a good idea to mention here, just before we start painting, a couple of Dos and Don’ts relating to Brush Care. It is important to look after your brushes as they’ll last longer, and you won’t end up trying to paint with a splayed brush. continue reading »
The first thing to do when you get a shiny new set of miniatures is to assemble it ready to paint. Before you can do that there are a couple of things to do to make your life easier, and produce better results in the end. continue reading »
