Whilst
watching some of WarhammerTV's Tip Of The Day videos, something
occurred to me: I never actually learnt how to paint. When I first
got into this hobby I got some basic tips from a friend about
watering my paints and basing my colours (usually in brown, this was
before base paints were a thing, I am old) but aside from that most
of what I learnt was from written guides in White Dwarf.
The thing
is, I am terrible at learning through reading, at least when it comes
to practical things. The most recent set of painting guides have
helped me a bit more since they have stage-by-stage pictures but even
then the fact that what they call “layering” takes in about five
different techniques is an issue, as is the fact that static pictures
can't show you how to work the paint onto the miniature, just the
effect you're meant to end up with.
So, over the
next week or so, I am going to try to paint a miniature by following
one of Duncan Rhodes' step-by-step videos. My chosen victim for this
experiment?
My Lord Of
Change. I bought this model the day it was released and after
building it I just sort of got intimidated and he's been sitting on
the side of my computer desk as a paperweight ever since. Not the
most auspicious position for a master of fate, I'm sure you'll
agree.
So, what am
I hoping to learn? Well, I've never used these paper pallets before
(I still use one of those bumpy plastic ones) and hopefully I'll get
a smoother result out of it. I'm hoping to learn more patience with
the “two thin coats” approach, as well as better watering my
paints as I've never had a proper demonstration of how much water
you're meant to use. My highlighting could definitely use a lot of
work, which it looks like I'll be able to practice with the feathers.
This is thevideo I'll be using and, with luck, I'll be posting progress every
couple of days.
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