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submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

First time touching paints in ages, and first time ever doing a miniature. Been having a lot of fun painting the starter kit after work. I'd like to try shading when I finish them all up.

I was struggling a lot with the first layer since the paint wouldn't stick, so I got a Tamiya primer for the space Marines. I think I may have over sprayed a bit since there's some paint that was pooling in the pauldrons.

I've also had trouble getting to some of the tighter spots on the model, especially the 4 guys on one base (the book is in japanese so I don't know the names). Nevertheless having lots of fun! Looking forward to making a kill team or doing one of the board games since I don't have anyone to play with out here.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Washing and drybrushing are some very basic techniques used with traditional paints, but can also be used on contrast paints. The basics with them can be expanded on and combined with other techniques, but knowing at least about them will give some options.

Wash tutorial.

Drybrush tutorial.

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