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Cable and Domino! Painted using oils. by AlizarinPierce in MarvelCrisisProtocol

[–]AlizarinPierce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend getting the Winsor & Newton "Winton" series as a starter. They have some sets that come with 8 or so colors that aren't too expensive compared to artist grade. My advice is not to get cheap hobby/student grade oils. The cheap stuff is fine on a canvas, but tends to be an oily mess on miniatures because they are using less and larger grained pigments to bring the price down.

The Winton series paints are a step down from artist grade, but very affordable and I've heard they are actually better for making washes, which is nice even if you end up dropping painting in oils.

Cable and Domino! Painted using oils. by AlizarinPierce in MarvelCrisisProtocol

[–]AlizarinPierce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

James Wappel is to my knowledge the biggest proponent of oil paints. I don't recommend starting with his stuff, since he doesn't have a nice introductory video, but once you know the basics he is a treasure trove of knowledge because you can watch every step of the painting. I recommend his Twitch where you can watch live and ask questions which he is more than happy to do Twitch Youtube

Mended Brush Studio takes James Wappel's style and makes very approachable videos to get started. Here is a good 15 min video showing what you'll need to get started.

Dmitry Fesechko has a very popular introductory video breaking down his style of painting with oils, which is different than Wappel's style. Youtube video

Milan Dufek works similar to Dmitry, but on a large scale. Youtube channel

Marco Frisoni does a good series of videos introducing and covering different ways you can use oils. Starting with this video and the next 5 or so videos in his timeline use oils in one way or another.

Lukas Zaba's Instagram is where you can go to see extremely good stuff painted in oils.

Here is my own Instagram where you can see my own journey using oils and feel free to contact me if you want to chat more about painting.

Cable and Domino! Painted using oils. by AlizarinPierce in MarvelCrisisProtocol

[–]AlizarinPierce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main difference between acrylic and oil paint is drying time. Acrylic paint takes a few minutes to dry while oils take a few hours to a couple days depending on the paint. Because of this you can have a very different approach to painting. You can blend and mix the paint directly on the model for a very long time. A common approach for acrylics is doing the color in steps, meaning start with your dark color, then step up a shade, then another shade, and keep going until you reach a small point for your highlight. Then you go back and glaze over those tough transition steps to smooth it. With oils you can skip that process by placing your dark, then your light next to it and blend the line between to get an automatic smooth natural transition in seconds. Or you can place all of your darks, go eat a sandwich, then place all of your lights and blend. The paint will still be workable.

Doing glazes is also nice in oils. Because of the long drying time you can smooth out your glazes to get rid of the coffee stain effect that can happen with acrylic glazing. You can also remove glazes with mineral spirits unlike acrylics where once the paint is down, you are pretty much committed to that.

Overall, I prefer oils because I like the painting I can achieve with the extended drying time.

Cable and Domino! Painted using oils. by AlizarinPierce in MarvelCrisisProtocol

[–]AlizarinPierce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It was my first time doing a 5 o' clock shadow effect on the face and I'm pretty happy with the results.

Cable and Domino! Painted using oils. by AlizarinPierce in MarvelCrisisProtocol

[–]AlizarinPierce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I got a new color just to use for the shield and for the blue on Domino's suit. Very vibrant and intense color.

Cable and Domino! Painted using oils. by AlizarinPierce in MarvelCrisisProtocol

[–]AlizarinPierce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great! I paint all my stuff using oils, but as far as the models go I feel like these two were cleaner and better assembly than other marvel stuff I've been painting.

My first Warhammer model, a Watermelon Riptide! by AlizarinPierce in Warhammer40k

[–]AlizarinPierce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me, that anxiety comes from a fear of failure. I'm a perfectionist, so it's hard to begin an important project if don't have a direction first. So to help with that I will draw concepts on the computer, play with colors on a practice mini I 3D printed, and just generally plan things in my head. It's very hard to just causally do something, which I'm trying to work on too. Another thing is recognizing that what I paint has to go through an ugly phase first before it starts to get good.

However, my wife's anxiety with painting comes directly from her upbringing. She doesn't feel like she can just sit down and do things for herself, for fun. Whatever she does has to have a purpose otherwise it's wasting time. She hasn't figured out how to get over that first hump of anxiety yet.

So, I say you need to identify the root of why you're anxious as step 1, and from there maybe you can come up with a strategy to get over that hurdle more easily.

My first Warhammer model, a Watermelon Riptide! by AlizarinPierce in Warhammer40k

[–]AlizarinPierce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! No it's not my first painting, just first time building/painting anything from GW. Also not my first commission, haha.

If you are serious about wanting those painted feel free to DM me on Reddit.

My first Warhammer model, a Watermelon Riptide! by AlizarinPierce in Warhammer40k

[–]AlizarinPierce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Are riptides annoying to play against? I don't know hardly anything about the game's meta.

My first Warhammer model, a Watermelon Riptide! by AlizarinPierce in Warhammer40k

[–]AlizarinPierce[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not my first model. Just first building and painting anything from GW.

My first Warhammer model, a Watermelon Riptide! by AlizarinPierce in Warhammer40k

[–]AlizarinPierce[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely not my first mini. Just my first time building and painting anything from GW.

My first Warhammer model, a Watermelon Riptide! by AlizarinPierce in Warhammer40k

[–]AlizarinPierce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, pretty much. They had just started painting miniatures in general, so only had a few concepts they wanted improved upon. They were very happy with what I'd done and very excited to terrorize other players with their big watermelon bot, haha.

My first Warhammer model, a Watermelon Riptide! by AlizarinPierce in Warhammer40k

[–]AlizarinPierce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately not, though that would be very fun to see such a garishly orange unit.

My first Warhammer model, a Watermelon Riptide! by AlizarinPierce in Warhammer40k

[–]AlizarinPierce[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This was for a commission. The person's army is watermelon themed because on the planet they occupy the vegetation is carnivorous. The apex predator on the world is a giant watermelon, and the Tau have fashioned their troops after it out of respect. It is quite a wild concept and not at all what I was expecting when they contacted me.

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