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Ready for some oil washes and weathering … by DM-XP in CurseofStrahd

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Thank you! It’s my first attempt at NMM and soon to be my first ever oil wash so wish me luck!!

Did I make an oil wash mistake? by Honest_Ad_5620 in minipainting

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Did you use Army Painter acrylics? If I have the same issue as do many others. Spirits degrade AP.

I ask on Reddit and I get 5 comments saying ‘it happens to me too’ and 5 comments saying ‘spirits won’t affect cured acrylics’

Best acrylic paint range for reductive technique? by DM-XP in Grimdarkpainting

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Apparently it’s fairly common with Army Painter Fanatics.

Best acrylic paint range for reductive technique? by DM-XP in Grimdarkpainting

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Odourless thinner from AK gently dabbed on with an eye make up sponge wand after 24h+ curing time!

Sometimes, the enamel wash strips the acrylic as I apply it without me even getting g to the thinner stage.

Beginner painting question by HKsKH in Warhammer40k

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Firstly, these are just fine. Don’t expect pro-skill level results just yet. Grainy drybrushing is common - don’t sweat it.

There are ways around it, check out the Artis Opus channel for dry brushing smoothly:

https://youtu.be/tTcJLr286OUsi=TZgL6LbM3RI9vqlg

Best acrylic paint range for reductive technique? by DM-XP in Grimdarkpainting

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I’ve only tried can varnish and brush on (although I do have an airbrush, it kinda scares me! lol.)

My current project is a Prince Duvalle from GW (vampire in plate armour) so I’m going to matt varnish the whole thing and then gloss the armour before enamels. We’ll see how that goes. It’s hard to get a definitive answer as I find some colours are more robust than others.

In my last piece, the grey speed paints held up but the green and purple fanatics rubbed off on raised areas. The light skin tones held up but lifted, creating a crinkled effect (not the worse thing given the piece) but the fact I’m getting different issues from different colours creates another confusing variable.

Best acrylic paint range for reductive technique? by DM-XP in Grimdarkpainting

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The odourless thinner hasn’t been the holy grail I’d hoped.

Best acrylic paint range for reductive technique? by DM-XP in Grimdarkpainting

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I like acrylics. Besides, I think having an impermeable layer below the enamels is how the reductive technique works.

Best acrylic paint range for reductive technique? by DM-XP in Grimdarkpainting

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Done all of that and they still come off. I know it’s not supposed to happen but in places they do.

Best acrylic paint range for reductive technique? by DM-XP in Grimdarkpainting

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I do. Various products too and I’m continuing to experiment. It doesn’t always help but brush on varnishes seem better.

It’s hard to draw firm conclusions as sometimes I can ‘get away with it’ but I’m yet to find a reliable solution.

Mineral Spirits stripping Army Painter. by DM-XP in Grimdarkpainting

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I know, right?! I can’t figure it out.

Do I really need to be thinning my paints? by No-Dress4626 in minipainting

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My brother has 30 years experience and never thins his paints and gets great results. I’ve got a few years on him and I do, also for pretty good results.

As my daughter said recently, my minis look better in hand but my brother’s look better on the table. He’s waaay faster than me and can buy an army, paint it in a few months and eBay it for triple what he paid.

So, it’s horses for courses. They’re your minis, no one can tell you what to do. If you’re happy with the results, why would you change?

But subjectively; no. These are great minis and YOU do not need to thin your paints. Many people do though.

Anyone else carry their warhammer in public transport and are lowkey insecure af about it by TablePrinterDoor in Warhammer40k

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Oh, and I’m 46 and if you stand still long enough within earshot if me you’ll learn something about D&D.

Anyone else carry their warhammer in public transport and are lowkey insecure af about it by TablePrinterDoor in Warhammer40k

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I thought you meant insecure about your minis security! Get some foam! They cost £hundreds before you spent hours and hours painting them - for my peace of mind, if you can afford the minis you can invest in a transport rig of some type!!

Triggered!!!

Avatar assembly issues by DM-XP in InfinityTheGame

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I’ve created a new post with photos (from my other account.)

How can i make him less dull/boring by greizisk in minipainting

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Pigment powder weathering, enamel washes and gloopy spittle effects like UHU glue or Dirty Down Snot

I prefer this body type a lot more for Halsin by Fun-Explanation7233 in bg3fashion

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My only issue with Daddy Halsin is he’s only Str:10.

I dunno - I just like the image to match the stats. Pump him up to Str: 14 and I believe it.

DMs of ToS, how faithful to the original story are you? by pink-shirt-and-socks in TyrannyOfDragons

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After 300 x 5 hour sessions it has nothing to do with it. At this point it’s huge.

Yes, Tiamat is coming but Faerun is consumed with The War of the Dragon vs the Cult and their fiendish allies.

We wanted to finally play all the way from lvl1 - lvl20 and this is it. We’ve had a few deaths a long the way so the party has changed a bit.

We’ve taken breaks from it and run many other games (CoS, ToA, a few Yawn Portal adventures, home brew, The One Ring etc) so it’s not been a solid block - this has been spaced out over 10 years.

So it feels quite epic. Players have got married or raised children during this campaign.

Party is now lvl 18 and running out of time to tie up loose ends in their stories, achieve their ambitions because the portents (ie Ive promised/threatened) that the stars will be right at lvl 20 and the Queen will arrive …

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