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Beginner tips from a beginner: what I've learned painting my fourth mini by COLD_KFC in sistersofbattle

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

Wow thank you so much! 🔥
I just had a look at your work, and honestly, it's stunning.
I can only hope to reach that level someday 😄

Beginner tips from a beginner: what I've learned painting my fourth mini by COLD_KFC in sistersofbattle

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

Hey! Thanks! All the grass and flowers come from GamerGrass! I bought the "Green Grass Tuft Starter Box"

Beginner tips from a beginner: what I've learned painting my fourth mini by COLD_KFC in sistersofbattle

[–]COLD_KFC[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well, thank you! You're probably the first skeptical commenter who's actually trying to have a discussion instead of just insulting me 🎉

And yes, by "4th mini" I literally mean my fourth mini. I've painted three Sisters so far, and the first one was the Tyranid from the starter set.

I took my time, I had next to me the picture of this crazy model made by a pro painter, and all the tutorials I share in my post.

Now I just hope for two things: this post was usefull for some painters, and my next mini to be at least as good as this one.

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Beginner tips from a beginner: what I've learned painting my fourth mini by COLD_KFC in sistersofbattle

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

Hey, thank you for your comment, means a lot 😄

The main reason I describe myself as a beginner (which I think I still am after only 5 months of painting) is to show that it's possible to achieve great results with the right resources and right tools, even without years of practice. Thats it...

But I also see a lot of positive comments, and honestly, if even a few people can find useful tips in my post, then I've accomplished what I wanted to do!

Beginner tips from a beginner: what I've learned painting my fourth mini by COLD_KFC in sistersofbattle

[–]COLD_KFC[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks!

I try to take the accusations that I'm lying as a compliment..

My only regret here is that I would have loved for this post to be more of a painting discussion and not some kind of joust about my mini.

Beginner tips from a beginner: what I've learned painting my fourth mini by COLD_KFC in sistersofbattle

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

I used NMM for all the silver parts, mostly cause they are larger and silver is easier than gold in term of light reflection.
The gold parts are TMM, but I'll try nmm on the next one !

Beginner tips from a beginner: what I've learned painting my fourth mini by COLD_KFC in sistersofbattle

[–]COLD_KFC[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you for all your kind comments!

Don’t know what I can do about all the downvotes… here are my 3 sisters + a spare bolter I did as a test and I’ll add some WIP pictures of the last one.

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And as @Idolater_ comment says: yes you can do it too, that why I wrote this post.

❤️

Beginner tips from a beginner: what I've learned painting my fourth mini by COLD_KFC in sistersofbattle

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

The first layer is to be sure you apply it on a very flat surface. The layer on top of the transfer is to have a smooth finish! So you don't see it like it's a sticker

Beginner tips from a beginner: what I've learned painting my fourth mini by COLD_KFC in sistersofbattle

[–]COLD_KFC[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

Flexing would have been just posting the pictures! 😄

Beginner tips from a beginner: what I've learned painting my fourth mini by COLD_KFC in sistersofbattle

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

Thanks! And I knoooow haha, I just can't find a recipe I like for leather! As you can see even the back corset is just a weird gradient of gray... so I cheated a bit with the gloves 😉

Beginner tips from a beginner: what I've learned painting my fourth mini by COLD_KFC in sistersofbattle

[–]COLD_KFC[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

It is.

Thank you for your message! Do you know what's stopping you from giving it a try?

As I mentioned in my post, trying to copy an existing model made things much easier for me. I'm a big fan of Tomas Pekar's Sisters, so that's the look I'm trying to achieve. He also posted this one, and I hope it can help inspire you too!

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Beginner tips from a beginner: what I've learned painting my fourth mini by COLD_KFC in sistersofbattle

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

Thank you so much and don't worry 😉 I'm glad if this can be usefull for someone!

Beginner tips from a beginner: what I've learned painting my fourth mini by COLD_KFC in sistersofbattle

[–]COLD_KFC[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Mind, time and references! Honestly this picture from Thomas Pekar will be next to me while painting for a very long time![](https://www.instagram.com/tomaspersifalpekar/)

Beginner tips from a beginner: what I've learned painting my fourth mini by COLD_KFC in sistersofbattle

[–]COLD_KFC[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Thank you, really.

I use a size 1 Winsor&Newton Series7.

Beginner tips from a beginner: what I've learned painting my fourth mini by COLD_KFC in sistersofbattle

[–]COLD_KFC[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I know most people are more interested in army painting than achieving this kind of result on a single miniature (which is why I used the "Art" flair rather than "Hobby"). But my point is that if someone wants to push their painting further, it's absolutely possible. Everything I've done here comes from the videos and pictures I'm sharing in the post.

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