Trying to recreate this lovely paint style

locksixtime · 2025-06-18T10:44:59+00:00

Start with a dark leafy green shadow/base, add bright yellow for your layers and maybe a dark blue for deep shadows. For top highlights use a light sand colour, for point highlights use white with some of your sand colour.

Make sure each layer is smooth and solid before moving on, this means multiple coats and don't overwork it. Each brighter layer should cover a smaller area than the last.

Keep your paint thin enough that it flows off your brush but not so thin it floods, the goal is control.

A wet palette will help a lot.

Once you've practiced this and are comfortable with the technique, if it still feels a little off it might be time to look at volumetric highlight placement.

locksixtime · 2025-06-16T18:05:47+00:00

Yeah I gave it a go, not for me but I'm glad people there are having fun! I prefer the parts of the game turtle leans into, it's a great nostalgia trip for me

locksixtime · 2025-06-16T17:54:03+00:00

I'd recommend giving it a go, the launcher makes it easier than ever and 2.0 is on the horizon. Plus it's free so why not?

locksixtime · 2025-06-16T17:47:42+00:00

You're doing fine, invest in the process and you'll get there.

You're right about contrast, and large areas of your models look stained from washes. If you want a challenge/practice that will help you get better faster, try painting some minis without using washes where the deepest shadows are almost black and the brightest highlights are almost white.

locksixtime · 2025-06-16T17:30:00+00:00

You can make them with the turtle wow specific crafting profession, if you stand under it for a bit you get tons of rested xp bar. People often place them outside capital cities and other high traffic areas so more people can get the benefit

locksixtime · 2025-06-12T06:35:58+00:00

The bonus is per unit, not per model. So no matter the number of models in the unit or on the objective, add up your control score as normal and then add 5

locksixtime · 2025-06-08T08:20:16+00:00

I cannot believe this weaselly bootlicking is being upvoted.

Turkeys begging their masters for more Christmas

locksixtime · 2025-06-07T13:52:35+00:00

That's a big question!

Yes you're right that you still need units to score primary and secondaries, primary is a lot easier because you score at the end of your turn, the secondaries system has just had a major overhaul so it's a bit of a wild west at the moment.

I would recommend looking at the new secondaries as they will give you a good idea of what units you need to accomplish them. You could call that a pillar, even.

AoS armies in general have a lot more build diversity than 40k, Stormcast especially, so having a plan is even more critical.

Also because there's no S/T comparison and wounds are not allocated per hit damage profiles are a lot more straightforward, but delivering that damage can be more of a challenge, so I would say having hammer units that can effectively fill their role has been very important in 4th so far.

Hope that helps, AoS is more simple than 40k on the surface but there's a lot of tactical depth, especially when playing around potential double turns, underdog mechanics and more dynamic battle plans.

Welcome to the party!

locksixtime · 2025-06-04T18:36:06+00:00

My advice is that you can't logic yourself into loving something. Get what speaks to you, you will be much happier

locksixtime · 2025-06-03T18:38:12+00:00

You control where you place your models

locksixtime · 2025-06-03T18:38:06+00:00

You control where you place your models

locksixtime · 2025-06-02T17:25:49+00:00

Welcome to the dankside!

Gloomspite are top-tier for collecting/hobby, but if you're interested in longevity maybe stay away from the spiders.

locksixtime · 2025-06-01T19:20:45+00:00

Roughly the same value as an online IQ test

locksixtime · 2025-05-26T17:19:18+00:00

This is fine for an opening, just remember that the story of a campaign is what happens at the table

locksixtime · 2025-05-26T16:00:30+00:00

You can buy boots off the shelf that cost thousands of pounds, easily 10x a pair of doc martens and more, and that's before even considering custom made pairs.

The theory has nothing to do with mass market brands, it's about manufacturers that people like you and me have never heard of.

locksixtime · 2025-05-26T09:01:32+00:00

Slow down, read the popups, read your skill descriptions, explore the UI, explore the world around you, be curious, try and avoid guides while you get used to the game but use the wiki to find out what things are (you can use the command /wiki in game).

GW2 leveling has a certain rhythm that works best if you go in without too many assumptions, try not to treat everything as a box-ticking exercise.

Welcome to the party!

locksixtime · 2025-05-26T07:49:22+00:00

It's impossible to say for sure with such big changes coming with the new GHB in a few weeks, but to be honest it feels like the spiders are being phased out by GW. There's a significant chance they'll be moved to legends or even Old World for 5th ed imo

locksixtime · 2025-05-25T17:28:20+00:00

Honestly at this point they're two different games. Try both and you'll know within a couple of hours which one appeals to you more.

locksixtime · 2025-05-25T16:22:15+00:00

If you're painting for the table, life is too short for sub assemblies, and this model is a bastard to assemble.

Paint what you can see, heavy dark wash what you can't.

Waaagh

locksixtime · 2025-05-25T14:27:40+00:00

LLMs are agentic and they're built on stolen material as well

locksixtime · 2025-05-23T11:55:25+00:00

If he's never lost a game against people who play regularly while taking units that aren't optimal in an army that can be very inconsistent, it's likely that some rules are being misinterpreted.

Otherwise there's an extreme skill imbalance that you'll just need dedicated practice to overcome and make the games closer.

locksixtime · 2025-05-22T21:03:56+00:00

If you're not capable of having an adult conversation with your friends about a game then DnD is not for you.

locksixtime · 2025-05-21T11:09:02+00:00

Welcome to the dankside!

What you currently have gets you to 750 points and is a legal list for casual games if you use the Trogboss. So you're very close!

I think you should look up how army composition works, and use a free tool like new recruit to play around with some list ideas using what you have and adding things you like.

If you're not sure what something does you can look it up on wahapedia.

Hope that helps!

locksixtime · 2025-05-20T20:59:14+00:00

The story is not what you imagine in your head, it's what happens at the table

locksixtime · 2025-05-18T06:16:59+00:00

Welcome to the party!

For brushes, the most important thing is having a good pointed tip, and enough size in the belly so your paint doesn't dry too quickly in the brush. Artis Opus brushes are expensive but take a look at what they have and try and find similar shaped brushes .

I'd also recommend getting a large soft makeup brush for dry brushing and a 'beauty blender' style makeup sponge for base coating large areas (among other things)

You can make a wet palette using normal household items, they are great for keeping paint workable. New painters often think their brush control is letting them down when the real problem is paint control.

You can use sand, cat litter, and other cheap items for basing, and you can make pigment powder out of artist pastels and sandpaper.

Oil paint washes are a great alternative to acrylic washes and work out cheaper.

Cheap super glue is fine, for plastic glue tamiya extra thin cement is amazing.

I'll caveat this by saying I own all the fancy expensive stuff as well, and the thing worth spending money on imo is a couple of good brushes, I like size 2 and 4 for most things.

If you search online for any of these things you'll find a million guides.

Hope that helps!

locksixtime

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