Cyberpunk in Oils
Buckle up, choom, this is gonna get messy!
This is a two-birds-one-stone project. I’ve been itching to paint a miniature entirely in oil paints for a while now. I have also been hoarding a load of cyberpunk miniatures, mostly from Human Interface, and having just played through the Cyberpunk 2077 video game, I’ve become very keen to get them on the painting table.
Can I paint fiddly little metal models as my first foray into oil painting? Hard. Mode. On.
No step-by-step or technique guides at this stage as I’m still slopping paint around like Bodger and/or Badger trying to learn my arse from my elbow.
Over the last 12 months I’ve started experimenting with oil washes and the like but I really want to do the whole job in oils. I’ve been watching some proper painters working with oils and have picked up loads of tips, and whilst I am miles away from their mastery it looks like a fun way to paint.
The pictures that follow are my first attempt. They came out better than I could have hoped, but what is exciting is that there is so much room to improve that this could be a fun ride!
Models are the Raid 44 police and Combat Buzz vehicle from Human Interface. Oil paints are a mixture of brands but I only have a handful of colours at the moment so the palette is limited. It also turns out that not all oil paints are made equal. Some are utter shite on miniatures!
Bases are Antenocities Workshop and the background for the pictures is the Big Book of Cyberpunk Battle Mats from Loke.
These would look great even if it weren’t your first time working with oils. How are you liking them so far?
Thank you kindly! I’m really liking the process of using oils, I feel like Bob Ross or something! I need to work on the consistency of paint though so I am going to try pre-thinning some into dropper bottles so that it’s ready mixed. James Wappel is a master of oils and he does this. Also knowledge of mediums and the various transparency of the oils takes some navigating. But I’m enjoying learning!
How could I miss this project earlier?!
My two favorite words in the hobby: oils and cyberpunt in one sentence! Following now.
I started my first oil paintjob on the last year’s Spring Cleaning.
Great job on your first models!
Thanks Shingen! Oh yes, I remember your amazing diorama last year – I hadn’t twigged you’d used oils! I’m very much enjoying them so far – lots to learn – but plenty of models to practise on!