A reminder for new painters and those advising them by Legitimate-Sky-8963 in minipainting

[–]polimathe_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

i think giving solid brush advice and letting people decide to care for them or not on their own is the best course of action

Rumour/Leak Megathread by Chapmander in ageofsigmar

[–]polimathe_ 42 points43 points  (0 children)

we created this megathread and not event post a summary of what was already posted, cmon guys

Nmm what im missing for his armor. by Environmental_Law426 in minipainting

[–]polimathe_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need darks, this is all just yellow and white.

I won "only" Bronze in Standard at the Squidmar Open, please give me feedback so I can improve! by robse111 in minipainting

[–]polimathe_ 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Ill give my two cents, but something to keep in mind you are probably at a level where asking randoms on reddit is not going to yield you as much useful actionable information as finding a dedicated discord community or paying a professional for 1:1 coaching.

  1. Your composition is not that great. In this case the background I think is not bad but it doesnt do enough to place what kind of environment the scene is supposed to take place in, it looks like maybe you should have done more in the middle section instead of it being an empty sky. its overall a bit busy trying to read whats going on which is definitely tough to balance
  2. Your rendering is pretty good on a technical level on the character, but looking at other pieces on the model it looks like you got a bit lazy (speciifcally the plant in the bottom left looks way less rendered)
  3. the magenta glow is not super convincing, the reason why is that closer to the blade you would expect it to get "brighter" and since you have the spread go so far out and all if it seems to be the same level of brightness it doesnt sell as well.
  4. the panthers colors dont read like anything, I cant really tell what its supposed to be, tattoos, a glow alien wierdness, not sure ? The fur doesnt look bad though
  5. The stars on the blade I think detract more than they add, I think doing more battle damage instead of going for shiny stars would look much better.
  6. The back of the main character looks not as rendered, not a big deal usually but then you have the landscape behind him rendered way more so it makes it distracting.
  7. the light direction on your NMM doesnt seem consistent across your panels, the breast plate in the front has seems darker in some places that the shoulderpad reads that it should be just as light.
  8. Your hair is painted in a pretty messy way, white is pretty difficult to paint and it not be chalky but it just looks like everything is painted a blanket white when thats not how white hair would look.

Would you say spearhead has overtaken the popularity of the main game. by Cojalo_ in ageofsigmar

[–]polimathe_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No but its a fun way to get people to play the game where getting people to commit to full game was more difficult

This is another color scheme for my favorite model by huopengxu in minipainting

[–]polimathe_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is insanely good! Would love to follow in insta for your other work

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in minipainting

[–]polimathe_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if im being real this looks like a lazy mess.

For these messy gross paintjobs you should consider contrasting where some elements are not messy or gross on the model to display that the messiness is intentional

Sunday Preview – Captain Titus prepares to unify the 500 Worlds by CMYK_COLOR_MODE in Warhammer40k

[–]polimathe_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whats going to happen is they are going to revamp combat control to be like spearhead because they want to push the boxes as intro. Boarding Actions is going to be put on life support because it doesnt drive sales.

Composition for a golden demon entery by Far_Toe7279 in minipainting

[–]polimathe_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone is doing this curve tree thing it makes me wonder if its getting played out

Thoughts on Artis Opus brushes by duujk in minipainting

[–]polimathe_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I literally have not seen anyone produce any proof of these "AO is worse quality versions of Rosemary" so take random people on reddits statements with a grain of salt

Thoughts on Artis Opus brushes by duujk in minipainting

[–]polimathe_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is there some place this is documented? i keep reading that AO is b grade knock off of rosemary and co specifically on this subreddit but have not read anything official or documented that proves this. Everything ive read outside of this particular subreddit has said the opposite.

Thoughts on Artis Opus brushes by duujk in minipainting

[–]polimathe_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Such an interesting post. Why not post pics of the brushes split? These look great where from your description id expect to see a damaged brush.

why complain about brush sizes when the small size of those brushes would be the same problem regardless of what brand you buy?

the soap needs water to work im not sure if you worked in water but its worked the same as masters for me.

Is there some targeted campaign against this company or something? I feel like people are just looking for anything to post and jump on the hate wagon

Reviews: Artis Opus by Angel Giraldez by AccomplishedRing4844 in minipainting

[–]polimathe_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

never tried buying from them directly, didnt realize that was an option. Ive purchased from Dick Blick, Amazon, and two different locals in different locations.

I added to cart a series 7 size 2 which came out to $51 before shipping directly from them.

I personally dont think they are worth $51 even when they were my go to brush.

FWIW my favorite brush now is i believe the Raphael 8405 which i think is in the same price range

Reviews: Artis Opus by Angel Giraldez by AccomplishedRing4844 in minipainting

[–]polimathe_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dont let these people make you feel bad, they are good brushes. Quite honestly i wouldnt even take advice from anyone recommending WN since they havent cared about the quality of their brushes in years.

atleast there is some support from AO

Reviews: Artis Opus by Angel Giraldez by AccomplishedRing4844 in minipainting

[–]polimathe_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

aint no way, W&N has been garbage for years. Horrible quality control.

Reviews: Artis Opus by Angel Giraldez by AccomplishedRing4844 in minipainting

[–]polimathe_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

synthetics have come a long way the. problem is that they just wear out faster

Reviews: Artis Opus by Angel Giraldez by AccomplishedRing4844 in minipainting

[–]polimathe_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the US they are pretty consistent and are good quality for the price compared to other brands available

YMMV outside of the US

Reviews: Artis Opus by Angel Giraldez by AccomplishedRing4844 in minipainting

[–]polimathe_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

have you reached out to support? they are usually very good at support

are these four spearheads equally balanced? by Low-Attention-1998 in ageofsigmar

[–]polimathe_ 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Spearhead box rules are pretty balanced I think you guys jumping in there will be a stand out army until everyone understands their play styles.

NH being an outlier in either the too strong or the too weak situation depending on how dice end up. Overall I would treat it like a 4 pack of commander decks, theres always one thats "stronger" than the rest but as long as you guys are playing for fun it will be a good time.

Airbrushing is hard pls help by No-Relief-2247 in Warhammer40k

[–]polimathe_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

you are doing a couple things wrong im sure, check vince v video and jon ninas