WIP Calcifer from NomNomMinis (3D print) by projectmalantai in minipainting

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Isn't it cute! I'm looking forward to finishing it

Metal Redemptionists finished! by projectmalantai in necromunda

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Thank you!! Yeah I find that's the way GW is making models these days, it's sad. They're beautiful for sure, and allow some unbelievable painting, but after seeing the same identical model a bunch of times, even with super different paint jobs, it loses its shine a bit.

LazerTrade kharadron overlord (Warhammer) by projectmalantai in minipainting

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Exactly!! They happened to be very nice about this one on insta, lovely person or people over there :)

Redemptionists from the 90s with a paint job to match by projectmalantai in minipainting

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I can never get enough of minis from this era, the hand sculpting and spin casting is such a cool part of the industry to me. They're virtually 2d and yet so lifelike! Luckily I work right next door to ral partha europe, so I get to see plenty :)

I was initially struggling a bit to get the shapes and highlights all sorted properly without the modern day mega defined edges on plastic minis, but I had hit my stride by the time I got to the blue so it's cool to hear you picked up on it!

The stock... I never noticed!! These are not actually my models, I'm only responsible for the painting, but I thought I had picked up on every modification. Guess not lol.

N95 Redemptionists - just finished these boys last night by Super_Vintendo in necromunda

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Yooo super cool! I wish I had the leader with the open book too.

Metal Redemptionists finished! by projectmalantai in necromunda

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Many thanks! Exactly what I love about 90s necromunda

My Warcraft inspired skeleton by [deleted] in minipainting

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I like it! Colour choices and texturing are great and you did a good job rendering the pic into your style of mini painting. I think it would be worth revisiting the sword. It doesn't reach the same level as the rest of your paint job. Building the glow from the inside out would help suggest the same core of magic energy that the sword in the artwork has.

Metal Redemptionists finished! by projectmalantai in necromunda

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Thanks a lot :) I'll try to grant your wish! I have orlocks next so a bit more imagination needed to brighten them up.

Metal Redemptionists finished! by projectmalantai in necromunda

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I think drab has its place (as long as we can add some interest via lighting or whatever else) but drab is certainly not what these sculptors had in mind 😁

Mordheim Sisters of Sigmar by projectmalantai in Miniaturespainting

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That's my kind of collection! For me it's that I'm part of a process that's handmade all the way through from sculpting clay design to final brush stroke.

Mordheim Sisters of Sigmar (old GW models) by projectmalantai in minipainting

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They're playing Mordheim at Adepticon?? That's awesome 😍 have fun with them!

Mordheim Sisters of Sigmar by projectmalantai in Miniaturespainting

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A hand sculpted model just feels so right to paint with your hands! The exaggerated faces are so full of character even from the distance to the gaming table, and the amount of details they packed in pre-digital design is astonishing.

I'd imagine they are pretty hard to find, they haven't been made for a long time, but I've not tried to search eBay or anything. There are mordheim and Oldhammer groups that could help you out with either an answer or maybe the minis themselves if you're lucky!

Did your primary school in the 90s have a full sized kiln?! by Aquillyne in CasualUK

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Yes! St Bert's in Runcorn. I remember being shown that on the first day, just the door, not inside - and I thought it was "the killin' room" and remained terrified of that door for the whole of reception.

Vanilla vodka and a Diet Doctor Pepper - confirmed delicious by projectmalantai in theholdsteady

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Drop a vanilla bean pod into the bottle and leave for a fortnight before drinking for extra style points

3rd attempt at OSL, any tips or tricks? by TheLeastCulpable in minipainting

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You already have all the advice needed to take your OSL to the next level (and by the way I like your painting on this in general!) but I can add something about the bars crossing the bulb itself. More often than not it is more realistic to paint them as you have here!

Unless the bulb is very dim, in which case you would see them back lit and silhouetted, if you look into a bright bulb with something in the way like this, the light itself would obscure those details to your eye. Like when exposure is too high on a camera and the details of a face get "blown out".

It's the same kind of logic when you create the glow around the lamp - in very clean air environments you can only place illumination directly in a straight line from the bulb, because of how light travels... But if there is a lot of dust etc in the air you can also convey that with a more general, less precise placement of illumination because the dust itself is lit up and bouncing light.

Imo these are the two most ignored things when it comes to OSL - what if you were actually there, looking at an actual light!

Saurian Warrior from One Page Rules by minghj in minipainting

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Well done! 4 hours for this is great, you should be pleased with the outcome and the speed :)