Don't know about anyone else, but I feel like the internet is a bit of a double edged weapon when it comes to enhancing your painting skills. On the one hand I've learnt more than I ever thought possible about techniques, products and methods to make your minis look that much better. On the flip side the perfectionist in me will not let me paint my miniatures without conducting thourough testing to ensure that I've tried every single method that I am capable of to enhance the look of my minis. Wheras in my teens I would get by with what my meagre hobby budget would allow, I find myself ordering so many different materials and being scared of not pulling off the best paint job possible that my painting has stalled to a point of ridiculousness while I test out every variation of methods possible.
Hence this log! After painting and stripping the same minis probably 5 times or so, I thought this should keep me on track and make sure I can turn up to an EpicUk event this year with a painted army at some point.
Think I've settled on a scheme of traditional Steel Legion colours, but am still testing out different weathering techniques. Any comments / criticisms on which of these methods I should go with would be greatly appreciated!
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File comment: Weathering test, glossed before applying oil wash.
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File comment: Same, with flash. I think the gloss/oil technique doesnt work at this scale, the detail is just too fine.
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File comment: Oil wash, without glossing. Think it looks better, but has dulled the colours more.
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File comment: Same again, with flash
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