So, in true butterfly-fashion, I quickly got bored of the elf team I promised myself I’d finish painting before I started any more minis. And the human team I printed is sitting on the table, primed and ready for a splosh of Contrast Paint. And my current plan of action is to paint minis in batches of not fewer than four at time (ideally six or even eight). But I thought I’d try a combination of “speed painting” and “character painting” (i.e. getting all slap-choppy for blocking in, then spending a bit of time on highlights and details).
So I painted up a couple of cyberpunk characters I’ve had hanging around for a while.
The top character, I’m calling “done”. Primed black, dry-brushed, contrast painted then layers of highlights (very little of the original “underpainting” actually shows through on this one). The group of three were painted in a similar style (only the middle character has any highlights, the other two are just contrast over drybrushed underpainting).
I really like the look of these minis. In the hand, they look great.
But in these photos, the paint looks rough and bobbly, and every tiny little blemish shows up (even if it’s not immediately visible to the naked eye).
So I wondered – does anyone ever take photos of their minis to aid with painting?
Is it even an aid? Or does it make you feel bad about a paintjob you were originally quite happy with (as I’m finding here)?
