tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017006380834391894.post7582510209342692512..comments2020-03-17T09:26:18.305+00:00Comments on Watching Paint Dry: Bathing beautiesMaccwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215752813790724925noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017006380834391894.post-39041166969125273032008-06-13T11:16:00.000+01:002008-06-13T11:16:00.000+01:00I don't remember the last time I mixed a colour. (...I don't remember the last time I mixed a colour. (Aside from preferring to work with pre-mixed for convenience) I think I've steered clear with the current evolution of GW paints, as their tendancy toward quick drying puts me off.<BR/><BR/>Going to try out the Coat d'Arms stuff when I next go shopping for paints.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017006380834391894.post-75367288890256097612008-06-12T12:30:00.000+01:002008-06-12T12:30:00.000+01:00Its only recently that I've moved back to the base...Its only recently that I've moved back to the basecoat/mid tone/highlight drybrushing method to try and speed up my painting. before that it was all mixing paints, inking and washing.<BR/><BR/>My quick method doesn't look so good on the Maidenhead minis as the detail is quite fine and not at all cartoonish as it is on a lot of the orcs I usually paint.<BR/><BR/>I'll never be a competiion winning painter but I do try and make an effort with my work .. sometimes is pays off.Maccwarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215752813790724925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017006380834391894.post-52945840424738205072008-06-12T10:49:00.000+01:002008-06-12T10:49:00.000+01:00Blending? What is this blending you speak of?In my...Blending? What is this blending you speak of?<BR/><BR/>In my day, when this were all fields, we'd just wash and drybrush the models, and we'd like it that way.<BR/><BR/>I suspect my style comes under the heading of "lazy". Black undercoat, Flesh Wash almost exclusively over the base colours (the Tau usually get purple wash instead), drybrushing, overbrushing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com