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Author Topic: Need help painting 15mm and 28mm fur  (Read 664 times)

Offline CPBelt

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Need help painting 15mm and 28mm fur
« on: December 05, 2021, 04:47:21 PM »
I just want to preface this that I've been out of the miniature painting loop for several years.

I have a huge pile of 15mm and 28mm figures that are furry. I had used drybrushing, but I cannot do that anymore. I have bilateral carpal tunnel and would like to paint "pain-free."  ;)  Any suggestions?

Link to my Splintered Light Hares I painted in 2013 using drybrushing: https://ordinarygaming.blogspot.com/2013/09/splintered-light-spear-sword-hares.html

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Offline fred

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Re: Need help painting 15mm and 28mm fur
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2021, 05:41:13 PM »
Have a look at Games Workshop’s Contrast Paints. While they are a little pricy they are great for doing fur and other textured surfaces with one coat, over a white (or pale) undercoat.

There are a number of browns in the range (all with rather silly names!)

Offline Pattus Magnus

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Re: Need help painting 15mm and 28mm fur
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2021, 06:27:21 PM »
If you go with contrast paints for painting fur, it is probably worth getting the contrast medium as well, so you can thin the pigment a bit while keeping the flow characteristics. That way the white/pale primer on the high points in the fur texture will show through a bit more and the end result will be closer to what a dry brush technique produces. Some of the contrast paint browns are very dark.

Offline SteveBurt

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Re: Need help painting 15mm and 28mm fur
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2021, 11:20:31 AM »
For realistic fur, I’d suggest two or more contrast paints blended wet on the model. I usually use washes and dry brushing for fur, and I find that it doesn’t look like fur until you get up to 3 or 4 mixed colours

Offline CPBelt

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Re: Need help painting 15mm and 28mm fur
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2021, 06:06:54 PM »
Looks like I'll have to watch some videos on contrast paints.

Offline Mindenbrush

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Re: Need help painting 15mm and 28mm fur
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2021, 02:06:40 AM »
There are plenty of tutorials available on painting fur

http://nstarmagazine.com/OATHMARK_GOBLIN_WOLF_RIDERS.htm
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