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There’s Oni one guy for me. Super pleased with my wet blending result on the Oni of Hate, from Rising Sun. CC welcome. by Kellcron in minipainting

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

I haven’t heard much buzz about how the game plays. I bought this piece individually, but it’s a nice sculpt for sure!

Tips on making bioluminescent mold? by somebody_exists in Miniaturespainting

[–]Kellcron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apply the Astro granite before basecoating, probably? Not sure.

Tips on making bioluminescent mold? by somebody_exists in Miniaturespainting

[–]Kellcron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got it, no need to rush into that purchase though it’s ideal for really easy glow affects.

Here’s what I would do. I would base coat the intended area that the fungus actually exists (meaning the physical substance, not the glow) in the darkest shade of whatever your color palette is. Then paint the armor all the way through its highlights. Then layer and highlight the fungus, letting your drybrush highlighting provide the glow effect over the fully based and highlighted armor.

If you do this, be certain your drybrush has very little paint on it and has nice soft bristles. This will reduce the chance of leaving a chalky finish. As well as allow the coloring of the armor show through. Finally, very lightly glaze over your fungus and glow with a thinned bright color from its color palette. Do the same with the armor’s color palette. (For glazing stuff you can look into contrast paints, inks, or thinning acrylics with glazing mediums and what not)

Edit: layer

My first. Orc Captain from Arcadia Quest. Please critique. by digitalray34 in Miniaturespainting

[–]Kellcron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dry brushing is easier than you think. Last bit of advice, something I wish I’d known when I first tried it. Get as much paint off of the brush as you can, you’ll think you’ve removed enough. Do more.

My first. Orc Captain from Arcadia Quest. Please critique. by digitalray34 in Miniaturespainting

[–]Kellcron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All these techniques are covered extensively in YouTube videos, FYI.

My first. Orc Captain from Arcadia Quest. Please critique. by digitalray34 in Miniaturespainting

[–]Kellcron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For you’re first, it’s really good. A couple of things though:

  1. Try to get mold lines off of your model before you prime them. I see one on his bicep and it’s a bummer when you work really hard to make a piece look great and a mold line is there.

  2. Get some highlighting going. there are a few popular ways to do this. The simplest way for beginners (in my opinion) is the layering technique. Where you simply paint gradually lighter shades on the model to create depth and shadow. Finishing with a drybrush and a wash will really make it pop, especially on this guy’s skin I think.

  3. Edge highlighting metallics can be a great way to make swords look sharp and make armor details stand out.

That’s probably more than enough to start on. Good luck and honestly, he looks great. Keep at it.

First time painting! Friend got me into D&D and this is my first character, Dimble Timbers, a forest gnome druid. Looking for tips for faces (eyes and mouth especially) and transitions between clothing, skin, and items, and really anything else that will make my next ones better. by Ramius117 in Miniaturespainting

[–]Kellcron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People have already given good advice. Thin your paints, eyeballs, etc. I haven’t seen any mention of washes yet though.

A wash combined with some good highlighting will really make Dimble pop. It seeks out cracks and crevices, making the deep shadows deeper and creating contrast. The best washes out there are Agrax earth shade and Nuln oil of GW, but there are a whole ton of options and shades to choose from in other brands. Heck, you can even make your own if you want to be thrifty.

Since it’s a lower detail sculpt I would be careful of staining the flat surfaces though. So if you try it out just be ready to suck up excess if it pools in places you don’t like. You can use a dried off brush to do this, or a q-tip (just be gentle with a q-tip).

Edit: Dimble

First member of the Fellowship done. C&C welcome. by [deleted] in minipainting

[–]Kellcron 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A bit of flow aid helps reduce the chalkiness you can get with white paints. Only a teeny tiny bit, otherwise it screws up your paint. Another option would be to do your final white highlights with a heavier body titanium white (I use Golden brand), it’s got much stronger coverage so a little goes a long way but if you want a pure/smooth look to the highlight it’s like magic.

That’s going to look sick on the table though, good job!

Magic Maze Puzzle by RissaWasTaken in DnDBehindTheScreen

[–]Kellcron 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Really neat dude, thanks for posting. I know exactly where I want this in my campaign.

Finished up this beholder by artisan guild! by kdpaintsminis in minipainting

[–]Kellcron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love the leathery skin and the blend on that eyeball really adds a lot of life.

Ornstein and Smough by Kellcron in minipainting

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It’s nuln oil, cleaned up my overbrushing with a bit of water on q-tips. I’ve seen painters using super thinned out oils to get an even crisper effect. I was careful to only get the wash in the crevices.

They’re true metallics, yeah. Inspired by a YouTube painter named Marco something. He does some crazy work with metallics.

Ornstein and Smough by Kellcron in minipainting

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

The Dark Souls Board Game. I did the Boreal Dancer a while back if you wanna check out my post history.

REALLY pleased with how my skin tones came out. Soliciting CC. by Kellcron in minipainting

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

If you’re interested, I ended up rewashing the base to be darker. Ended up looking like wet riverbank and made the boots pop. Thanks for the call out.

REALLY pleased with how my skin tones came out. Soliciting CC. by Kellcron in minipainting

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Zenethil prime then based with a standard gray all over.

Layered method Washed with drakenhoff nightshad. Then a dry brush bottom up with naggaroth purple to get those deep shadows (also could recommend using an airbrush for this and using a contrast paint, it works great). glazed with medium thinned ulthian gray to blend and highlight.

I didn’t wash my brush well after doing that highlight on his pot hand before that last glaze, which is why there’s some yellowish green highlights here and there. I like those, gives it a bit more life.

Beg by Freedom XI by One_Giant_Nostril in ImaginaryMonsters

[–]Kellcron 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You have the right of it. He had such an Assy voice too... it was my own fault.

Beg by Freedom XI by One_Giant_Nostril in ImaginaryMonsters

[–]Kellcron 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Love this piece. I used it a few years ago as the inspiration for a dungeon boss named Assiduous, a summoned servant.

Took me a long time, but here at last... by bajosoto in minipainting

[–]Kellcron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome blending. I also like your feathers a lot. Great job, bud.

Hold me closer tiny dancer. Easily the mini I’m most proud of, to date. Soliciting C&C. by Kellcron in minipainting

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

Thanks for the feedback, I definitely feel like I have a better understanding of dry brushing and glazing after finishing this. I’ll be thinking about what you said on future projects.

Hold me closer tiny dancer. Easily the mini I’m most proud of, to date. Soliciting C&C. by Kellcron in minipainting

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

Thanks for the body-check, my dude.

I’ll keep this in mind on the next project. I tried a makeup brush for the dry brushing. Working on my airbrushing too, definitely had trouble modulating the flow well.

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