Dwarves and Lusifer!

[Mr.Marx]

Hey everyone.

I ran out of books just before christmas and ended up reading 'Prince Caspian'.

Long story short, it resulted in me painting some of the dwarves I've had for a few years.









Whatta' you think?
There my fist 28mms in a long time (I prefer smaller scales.)

On a second note, I pushed some paint and a brush in the direction of my girlfriend the outherday, and look what happened!;


Not bad for a first go I dont think!


Thanks

Mr.Marx

[Dr. The Viking]

Hi,

I looks like a good start - ganz ok tabletopstandard! Let's see a warband of those

I think it could improve the look a bit if you gave the model (the dwarves) some matt varnish on the non-metal areas. It seems there's a bit of gloss on them (perhaps due to ink).

[Mr.Marx]

I looks like a good start - ganz ok tabletopstandard! Let's see a warband of those

....................I am at a loss to that.......please explain, im utterly confused 

I think it could improve the look a bit if you gave the model (the dwarves) some matt varnish on the non-metal areas. It seems there's a bit of gloss on them (perhaps due to ink).

This has been a problem for me for a fair while, since i started useing brown ink washes for everything. How do i go about reduceing the glare? what products do I use and how do i apply them?

Thanks
Mr.Marx

[Dr. The Viking]

I looks like a good start - ganz ok tabletopstandard! Let's see a warband of those

....................I am at a loss to that.......please explain, im utterly confused 

Hahah I can see why - I didn't think my text made much sense when I read it now...

What I meant to say was: It's a nice solid paintjob for gaming miniatures, go make some more and get yourself an entire warband of those. (if it has any purpose to you... or not )

That said, depending on your ambitions, there are still things you could try to work with. Most significantly the bases should have some kind of texture (sand, flok, craniums. whatever). Bases are quintessentiel to finish off a miniature and will take it from nice to really nice, without much effort.

I'm not trying to kill your enthusiasm, just giving my take on advice. 

I think it could improve the look a bit if you gave the model (the dwarves) some matt varnish on the non-metal areas. It seems there's a bit of gloss on them (perhaps due to ink).

This has been a problem for me for a fair while, since i started useing brown ink washes for everything. How do i go about reduceing the glare? what products do I use and how do i apply them?

Thanks
Mr.Marx
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There's plenty of options there. I think the best thing to do is to give the entire model a varnish after painting - if it's meant for gaming. "Showcase" pieces should not have varnish in my opinion (unless to achieve a specific effect).

I like Testors Dull Cote for matt varnish or the model master matt. They're both REALLY matt though.
Vallejo makes an acrylic matt varnish, which can also be ok. They're both brush-on varnishes.

Avoid giving metal colours a matt cote though - unless you wan't it looking dull and worn!

Another option is to blend the ink with "matt medium" instead water, when you're mixing your ink. P3, Vallejo and Tamiya makes mediums.

I'd keep away from spray varnishes as the results you get with them seem a bit random in my experience.

Hope that helps. Or makes you confused. 

[Mr.Marx]

Ah, thank you.

Im going to base them up at some point, I dont know when, but I'll probably just do the good old flock and static grass jobbe....or not....ive been experimenting ith useing basa wood as rocks recently.. Im not sure yet.

Thanks for the advise on the matt varnish stuff, I'll pick some up next time I make an order from somewhere.

Im not sure if Im going to finish off the warband, I have all the minis on my table, but theve been in a box for about 5 years......I dont really like dwarves.....I havent played a fantasy style wargame in about 3 years......Im sure I'll find a use for them...

Anyways, thanks

Mr.Marx