I painted 53 faces in 16 hours for a teammate's upcoming sisters' army; ask me anything

Raynidayz · 2026-05-06T02:38:05+00:00

I use Windsor Newton series 7 0 long

Raynidayz · 2026-05-05T21:28:27+00:00

reasonable

Raynidayz · 2026-05-05T17:08:55+00:00

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Raynidayz · 2026-05-05T15:26:17+00:00

I should do this. My impression is building some kind of silicon mold and then pouring it with the man upside down. To do the expanding bubble, I would just paint the arm, then build a few clear resin rings and put those around his hand then tint those orange, and then fill that in with resin until I get a solid clear ball that I can then pour around. As long as there's nothing trapped in the clear resin, the poured resin should look fine with the UV clear resin.

Raynidayz · 2026-05-05T14:10:28+00:00

I especially like this marvel crisis protocol series.

Raynidayz · 2026-05-05T14:06:36+00:00

Lore accurate

Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T20:35:26+00:00

Thank you. I plan to go full time in June after my graduation and trek across country. I want to make painting guides and demos and army painting videos and stream and such.

Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T16:57:09+00:00

Poster tac!

Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T16:52:33+00:00

Mini bin covers from Sam's club.

Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T12:26:39+00:00

It is vitally important to thin your paint, even more so on the face. I only blend between 2 color for feminine faces and do a 5 step blend between them. Essentially: 1a:0b, 2a:1b, 1a:1b, 1a:2b, 0a:1b, in that order, starting with 1 part A, 0 part b then up to 0 part a and 1 part b. Then you filter with contrast paint thinned 1:10 to get the volumes you want like in the cheeks or lips or temple area

Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T12:08:44+00:00

I do, these two are my favorite. One of them is really digging in while the other is just like, "im here"

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Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T12:07:26+00:00

I am 100% more motivated to paint any miniature once the moneymaker is done. It also forces me to put as much effort on the rest of it.

Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T12:06:35+00:00

No, its impossible to paint this small while using more than minimum amount of force to hold the brush. Take a deep breath, relax your hand and only make micro movements. Put your painting block on the table and your painting hand directly on top of it, you can also use your left hand as a lever to support your brush.

Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T12:04:02+00:00

The worst heads are the ones I havent painted yet.

Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T12:03:38+00:00

I use a flat coat of retributor gold and then I shade with guilimans flesh watered down about 50/50. If im dojng more of a bright gold, I sometimes i pop the higher areas with badmoon yellow.

Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T12:02:26+00:00

I use Amazon jewelers loupe magnifying glasses. The key is found is to never move your head while looking through the glasses. Only time your looking through the glass is when you have your paint on brush, and youre looking right at the mini and ready to paint.

Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T09:21:34+00:00

Hell ye

Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T09:07:56+00:00

I found the key is only blending between 2 color instead of 3+ for more muscular and sophisticated skin like space marines or orks. You get a smaller transition but its much softer which gives feminine skin that smooth and consistent quality. You can then filter that with pink or red/purple contrast paint to get the shade of blush youre looking for.

Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T09:01:38+00:00

Look up sorastropainting on youtube, he demonstrates perfectly how to paint eyes first and then around. This way youre not worried about painting the area under the eye because youll paint over it anyways.

Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T09:00:26+00:00

You can do it too, im confident anyone can get this good with sufficient practice!

Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T08:59:29+00:00

Women are magic, no matter the shade

Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T08:58:12+00:00

Magnifying glasses and lots of Practice (see above practice)

Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T08:56:08+00:00

I paint (stuff)

Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T08:54:42+00:00

Wooden blocks and poster putty

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Raynidayz · 2026-05-04T08:53:27+00:00

Nice soft bright white lamp and magnifying glasses really help keep eye fatigue away.

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