It's my Spring/Summer project to slap some paint around, specifically on the Blood Bowl minis I've picked up in the past month. So, as I get time - a few hours here and there, a week - I'm working on painting up the Orcs and Humans that came with the core set, a box of Dwarfs, and an Ogre.

First up are the Orcs. Pretty standard paint scheme. This is probably about 5 hours worth of work.

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I'm a pretty mediocre painter, so getting a solid basecoat down, cleaning up the (rampant) mistakes, and getting a shading wash on the minis is reaching the pinnacle of my skill-set. Maybe when I've finished off the dozen orcs, I'll try a little highlighting. It'll be a new technique for me.

Cool. I am thinking of getting some painting stuff to do some board game miniatures.

Nice work! I have neither the skill nor patience for this but appreciate others doing it.

I like your work--it looks nice. The patches of grass and dirt look _really_ impressive.

One of the artists I follow on G+ gave some advice that works well for me. He tries to work on 3-4 pieces at once. He works on one a bit and cycles through. That way he sees the first piece "fresh" and can spot things he'd otherwise miss. I find this is true of painting minis for me, especially 6mm. If I paint it, and then go back the next weekend, I can spot all the parts I missed or slipped on and fix them. I can't do it the same day.

Hey, thanks!

The basing is the simplest part of the whole process. Apply PVA glue, then some Gale Force 9 "Fine Basing Grit". After drying, paint over with a heavily watered down, dark brown. Dry; more PVA glue in patches; then, apply some GF9 "Green Static Grass". Done. The static grass really does the work for you.

I do the assembly line approach, too. I work with 4 pieces at a time, cycling through the stages of basecoating, clean-up, washing, more clean-up, then basing on all of them. The 'rotation' does help to catch mistakes more easily, and makes me feel more productive.

I also use a magnifier (on a movable stalk) which REALLY helps with spotting and fixing mistakes. Not to mention helps with my gradual farsightedness. The end result is that the minis end up looking pretty decent on the tabletop; fair through one magnification level; and oh my god, the horror on the next magnification level.

Quote from: K Peterson;951014I also use a magnifier (on a movable stalk) which REALLY helps with spotting and fixing mistakes. Not to mention helps with my gradual farsightedness. The end result is that the minis end up looking pretty decent on the tabletop; fair through one magnification level; and oh my god, the horror on the next magnification level.

I have a similar magnifier with a built in light (and use over 40 eyeballs :cool: ). I paint 6mm figures, which means if I don't do the "several days later clean up" the minis look pretty decent on the tabletop but then up close or through the magnifier you see a sword grip half painted or I missed half the belt. LOL

Ok threadjack for nearly blind people:

What magnifying lenses do you guys use?

I have one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0011X2GN4/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 . Which works decently. But I've been thinking of checking out a "headband magnifier" to see if it's more convenient.

I am looking at these two (haven't decided yet):

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MF5ZJSA/ref=crt_ewc_title_gw_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1I8ZH8EHJ6J6O

https://www.amazon.com/SE-MH1047L-Illuminated-Multi-Power-Magnifier/dp/B003UCODIA/ref=s9_simh_gw_g469_i3_r?_encoding=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=7XZF36WP87TTPXFX6EWW&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1cded295-23b4-40b1-8da6-7c1c9eb81d33&pf_rd_i=desktop

Quote from: CRKrueger;951672Ok threadjack for nearly blind people:

What magnifying lenses do you guys use?

I use this: https://amazon.com/gp/product/B003EW1ZNC

It is a 2x magnifier on a bendy arm, with an LED light and a spot 5x magnifier. I use it with 6mm minis. It works great since it is easy to swap between zero magnification, and 2x or 5x. With presbyopia from age and nearsightedness from nature, I'm not sure I could use the head-mounted magnifiers. Also, I don't find myself using the magnifier all the time, but I've often got stuff in both hands, which would make switching a head-mount more difficult.

K Petersen, you inspired me to work on my 6mm figures this weekend. Thanks!
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Nice stuff!

I've never tried 6mm. 15mm's the smallest I've gone. I bet you could put together some epic armies, siege engines - hell, entire citadels/castles.

Bit of a busy weekend, with some Rpg gaming, but I'm trying to get a couple hours of painting in. Finished off 4 more orcs; gradually working on the remaining 4. Once they're all done, and based, I'll apply decals and post the results.

Nice work gents.

Quote from: Voros;953026Nice work gents.

Thanks. I need to find something that looks less like green hay at 6mm scale and more like grass. But I like how these came out overall. I still really, really like how K Peterson's basing looks.

Basing looks quite a bit tougher with 6mm, getting the scaling right. Your rocky (aerial) base, the snow base, and the unicorn's base all look excellent. But the individual warriors look a little overwhelmed by the size of the rock/sand pebbles. Makes it look like really rough terrain to march through.

Just a suggestion, but you could try switching to a superfine grit and see how the pebble size compares with the minis. And maybe use more of a general flock rather than static grass.

Or, rather than grit/sand, you could try a texturing paint (like GW's Stirland Mud). I've not used something like that, yet, but photos I've seen make it look worthwhile.