sarabando Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 do you ever practice at painting? i dont mean try out a new sceme but sit down with models and paint one technique over and over? i recently started trying to do nmm and my first few atempts sucked TBH but after about a week of practicing nothing but nmm ive seen a noticible diference any one else done/seen this? p.s il post pics of my before and after soon :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy40k Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 On occasion, When I am going to paint a marble effect, I test it on a large flat surface first. I also tend to sketch out my conversions before I start them. -Legacy40k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Knight Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I just do stuff till i get it better, then i improve with new minis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord calgar Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Oh I practice but I still suck which is why you don't see any of my stuff on here :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blamb Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 i sometimes practice. but only till i get it looking good enough for me. I gotta get back into trying to do NMM though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Maggot Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I practice on lord of the rings figures. More I don't want to screw up my Blood Angels so I like them far more. I'll occassionaly buy a random single figure to test a new painting technique, working with new colours or just for a bit of change. It's helped me and helps give a brake from painting red again and again :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Q- Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I keep a handful of primed Marines specifically for this but not quite how you're describing, Sarabando. Mostly I will try something out before I do it on my real mini so I know how it's going to look. If it doesn't work out I'll try a few a different ways until it comes out good enough. I'm not that big into painting so it's more of finding a way that looks decent than perfecting techniques. Even if other people don't ... do what works for you, if you've found improvement and it makes you happy then keep it up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronophague Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I paint and practice at the same time. If it goes wrong, I repaint, so that's practice enough. Some techniques, like NMM, isn't so much about practice, as it is about REALISATION of how reflections work. Othervise, NMM is just blending colors. NMM and freehand is probably the hardest stuff to do tho. This is my one and only attempt at SENMM thus far, named Chromedog(betcha there's some rapper with the same name). I think I painted him like 3 years ago(time really flies)... Hardly perfect, and full of flaws. I only know a few people, like Boltman who make SENMM look really "realistic". ;) http://usera.imagecave.com/kronork/IronWarriors/chromedog.jpg Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmato Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 http://usera.imagecave.com/kronork/IronWarriors/chromedog.jpg Cheers ;) I try to practise on those stupid models you get in the BfM box set, you know, the clip together things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obliterator Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 http://usera.imagecave.com/kronork/IronWarriors/chromedog.jpg I wish my NMM looked anything like this :devil: . That's one gorgeous mutt, Chrono :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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