Theradrussian Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I heard from a couple of the 40+ folks at my club that having a beer or other drink (ONLY ONE, don't get carried away) does wonders to help steady the hands I'll have to give that a try myself once I bring myself to try and paint something. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/318296-disregard-unless-youre-over-45/page/2/#findComment-4316271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlson793 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I heard from a couple of the 40+ folks at my club that having a beer or other drink (ONLY ONE, don't get carried away) does wonders to help steady the hands Yeeaahh... That 'ONLY ONE' clause kinda kills that tip for me Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/318296-disregard-unless-youre-over-45/page/2/#findComment-4316489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrack Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I find sitting at a table or work bench for any length of time painful. So when I hobby, I do it standing at my kitchen bar. To help steady my hands, I place the elbow of one, or both hands on the table, and the wrists too, if possible. This limits the shaking to just what occurs in my hand, and not my entire arm. In answer to the original question, my small group that I play with arn't overly concerned with the quality of my painting, thankfully, just that I have put the effort into it that at least is respectful to the effort that they have put into their's. This is a hobby, obviously, as long as you are enjoying what you're doing, you're doing it right. I've never taken my army up to the store for a game with somebody I don't know yet, but I can't imagine my poorly painted army would cause me to get any grief. Although it might be a little embarrassing to have someone half my age put a much better painted army on the table then my own :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/318296-disregard-unless-youre-over-45/page/2/#findComment-4317705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostLegion Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 One trick i can think of, and using those already mentioned, is to get a basic color scheme youre comfortable with down...doeant have to be overly flashy, detailed, or anything special, just comfortable...then use something like army painter's dip shades (sometimes a simple wood varinsh can work too) and follow with a satin or matte varnish once cured. Its not much mind, but it does the job of getting a finished appearance pretty quick....depending on your time and comfort level... Only pointing this option out as i hadnt seen it mentiojed before here, and its something ive sugested to painters i know with shaky hands. I find myself using this more too as my eyes dont like transitioning from fine detail work to normal views so much or so fast anymore Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/318296-disregard-unless-youre-over-45/page/2/#findComment-4318064 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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