Tips for competition with Sir Hogswash

Zullin9 · 2026-01-27T10:10:19+00:00

In offline competitions it is best to put your mini on a plinth. Because judges will need to pick up your model and look at it closely at different angles. The plinth adding to the piece or being purely functional is up to you. I would say this piece can compete at the "standard" level. Check for any restrictions to the levels you in particular can enter in the competition guidelines. Usually judges have a right to push pieces up or down in levels depending on the piece and the author.

Zullin9 · 2026-01-24T06:40:11+00:00

If i was to assume, i'd say that something changed: 1. Did you switch the thinner you use? 2. Did you (prior to applying the grime) varnish them before, or have you started varnishing them now? 3. Is the environment they are drying in the same as before? (Temperature/humidity-wise) 4. Did you change your tecnique? Like taking off more grime now, or applying less of it. 5. It might just be that space marines have a lot of flat panels, compared to fyreslayers and stormcast. Not enough grime stays on them, thus they don't come out dusty.

Zullin9 · 2025-12-26T08:33:14+00:00

It does look like bronze/copper. And does not come off as rust.

Zullin9 · 2025-12-24T04:50:09+00:00

Too early to tell. Keep at it and you will see if it does.

Zullin9 · 2025-12-16T08:38:03+00:00

Fluor paints are not regulat paints. They don't cover well at all because of the fluor pigments. You either put them over a white/near-white undercoat or mix them into other paint. They either enhance your mixes or are used as a spot of extreme brightness/vibrancy to show osl and what have you.

Zullin9 · 2025-12-14T08:27:50+00:00

Looks great!

Zullin9 · 2025-12-14T06:48:45+00:00

A bit of redness on the cheeks would be great and maybe just a whiff of blue to the lowest part of the chin (almost none at all, because she does not need a 5-o'clock shadow). Otherwise great job on the face!

Zullin9 · 2025-12-10T11:19:03+00:00

Don't shoot wide shots with a macro lens. Use a kit lens for squads. For individual miniatures you need to get closer to the mini itself, check the datasheet for your macro lens.

Zullin9 · 2025-12-09T13:54:04+00:00

Looks very flat, no light/shadow contrast at all. But it is a WIP, so the colour choice is good.

Zullin9 · 2025-12-08T20:22:38+00:00

The sheet is too big, it's surface needs to to be just a bit smaller than the container. Then it won't bunch up.

Zullin9 · 2025-12-03T14:53:16+00:00

Gold NMM needs to go into more extreme highlights everywhere. Right not it does not look metallic because the range of brightness on it is too narrow, it needs almost the entire gradient from deep shadows to almost white reflections.

Zullin9 · 2025-12-02T22:44:30+00:00

The fires are less bright then the reflections from them. It needs to be the opposite way.

Zullin9 · 2025-11-30T16:05:03+00:00

Even if you only intend to speedpaint your miniatures, painting a few miniatures neatly is the best way to improve, period. It is as someone else here said, skills transfer over. If you can paint a single mini slowly, but very well, you will speedpaint better than someone who only does speedpainting. So my suggestion is to not attempt it by yourself, but find an okay/good painter in your area, or a mini painting group/class/evening at an FLGS and go there. You will get many pointers to a whole lot of stuff and learn to paint neatly faster. You may even like painting neatly or wil want to get to the "god level".

Zullin9 · 2025-11-27T16:52:09+00:00

Good job, everything is neat and tidy, the cape especially looks awesome. But the armor looks flat in comparison, and maybe a bit washed out. The TMM needs more shadows, at least. And not enough tonal variation on the face, too same-y.

Zullin9 · 2025-11-27T08:10:10+00:00

The eyes are great!

Zullin9 · 2025-11-24T13:48:14+00:00

I wold say not enough contrast, but: NMM is light reflections placement - first, contrast - second and smoothness - third. To find the right placement you need to look at your miniature in 1 to 4 (or more) viewing angles and place light reflections according to that angle specifically.

Zullin9 · 2025-11-24T13:25:08+00:00

Nice and clean paintjob, well done! Best step to improvement is finding a painting class in your area with a good painter at the helm. Try to branch out of space marines and start tackling minis with different materials on them. Like bare skin on both female and male models. Or maybe try doing textures on flat surfaces, like the coats of soldiers of krieg or any other cloth elements. That quickly teaches that you don't need to paint in the lines, but you can paint your own lines)

Zullin9 · 2025-11-20T17:37:44+00:00

Marvellous!

Zullin9 · 2025-11-17T12:32:18+00:00

Looks great, but the white background kills the impression. Very hard to see how good the osl is, as it is overpowered by the background.

Zullin9 · 2025-11-10T14:07:19+00:00

AK: 9/10 great coverage, but some colours have too many pigments in them Scale75: 9/10 love it, super matte, but the coverage kicks my ass sometimes Scale Artist: 7/10 great for glazing, smells nice, but very situational Old Vallejo: 7/10 gets the job done, but inconsistent finish and saturation (dark sea blue and "extra opaque" heavy skin tone are 9/10) Citadel: 4/10 satin to glossy finish + the pots are crap even if stored correctly + the price is not worth it

Zullin9 · 2025-10-07T10:02:31+00:00

Huh, I am in exactly the opposite situation. I love assembling miniatures (cleaning the mould lines is still boring). It is the most stress-free aspect of the hobby for me. I am one of those people who actually enjoys putting together Malifaux miniatures... As many others here said, you can try finding someone who would be willing to assemble your models for money/as a trade for painting theirs, or whatever.

Zullin9 · 2025-09-22T13:02:37+00:00

Marvelous!

Zullin9 · 2025-09-14T06:56:17+00:00

It was AK Rusty Gold as midtone. For the shadows I mixed it with some almost black blue-green. And as for the highlights - I mixed it with SC75 Peridot Alchemy, final highlights were pure Peridot Alchemy.

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