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@tabletopminis I was told I should post here by @ReadyUser31 (files.mastodon.social)
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@tabletopminis I was told I should post here by @ReadyUser31

I'm new to painting miniatures, but I've been playing DnD for a long time. Recently I've been 3d printing and painting my own miniatures. I'm not great at painting and unfortunately I'm trying to keep pace with the campaign I'm running. Here are some examples.

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[-] Canopyflyer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

They look fantastic!

I got my family into playing D&D a few years ago. My wife, who is also an artist, has gotten swept up in painting miniatures. She likes the videos by Dr Faust on Youtube. Dr Faust goes from basic methods all the way up to layering and more advanced methods.

[-] spittingimage@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

My wife's dex bonus is much higher than mine. I'd love to get her painting my minis, but the way she goes about her hobbies I'm sure we'd have GW's entire catalogue delivered to our front door the following week. ๐Ÿ˜†

[-] zappbrannigan58@mastodon.social 1 points 1 year ago

@Canopyflyer Awesome! I'll have to check it out. I've been painting them with the cheap sets of acrylic paint from Michaels.
https://www.michaels.com/product/acrylic-paint-value-pack-by-craft-smart-10278752?michaelsStore=1581&inv=12
I've seen a few tutorials and they spend as much one like 1 paint color as I did on a whole set.

[-] Canopyflyer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Vallejo makes really good paints. Game Color is another good company.

They can be expensive, but they last a very long time and look great. I purchased a 75 color set of Vallejo, when my wife went full in on painting, 4 years ago. We still use it today. It was expensive, but I've not had to invest that much since. Just replacing the more heavily used paints once in a while.

[-] RQG@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

These look nice. I especially love the boar looking thing with the blue tattoo accents. Very nicely done.

If this is what you do with cheap acrylics and little experience you got some epic minis ahead oh you. Miniature paint has higher pigment density which will make painting minis a ton easier.

Also keeping up with a campaign in prints and painting can be difficult. Been there.

[-] zappbrannigan58@mastodon.social 1 points 1 year ago

@RQG love your user name and profile picture!

[-] RQG@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I can give the same compliment back!

[-] ReadyUser31@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Awesome! We've got a sticky post with some beginners tips if you're interested.

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