tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3140451726285504841.post6824694772982409242..comments2021-03-01T06:52:07.025-08:00Comments on Journey Back to the Table: Joy of Painting (Minatures) - ExpectationsSonBaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17570120441435476909noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3140451726285504841.post-17541049146865242492012-05-15T04:43:28.611-07:002012-05-15T04:43:28.611-07:00Ahhh basing. The icing on the cake. That is exac...Ahhh basing. The icing on the cake. That is exactly what I was going to be leading with in a few posts when I hit basing. It can make a that 2 foot Army pop and standout amongst the other 2 foot Armies and make it more of a focal piece than a 1 foot army on the table.SonBaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570120441435476909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3140451726285504841.post-16387596850660277352012-05-14T23:13:00.710-07:002012-05-14T23:13:00.710-07:00This was a really good read and made me think abou...This was a really good read and made me think about my painting and what I want from it. I think I am a realist hare in a ferrari and I have recently realized that getting a good looking army at two feet becomes almost as much about basing as the actual figures.seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828241843510246026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3140451726285504841.post-9699713651009490932012-05-11T17:06:14.630-07:002012-05-11T17:06:14.630-07:00First I have to say "I'm not worthy! I&#...First I have to say "I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy!". Thanks CdlT. I hope you come around more. <br /><br />It's the simplest but hardest thing to do....Knowing where you fit. If you are starting out check out as many different styles as you can....I try to mention the really good ones....see what they do and some will sing to you. Chances are that is your style. Then it boils down to time and distance. How much time will you spend to get the viewing distance you want for your armySonBaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570120441435476909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3140451726285504841.post-22233881310129324812012-05-11T12:15:52.144-07:002012-05-11T12:15:52.144-07:00Good post.
I identify with your sentiment in the...Good post. <br /><br />I identify with your sentiment in the last paragraph, namely to find “where you fit” in terms of painting style. When I started out, I took a lot of inspiration from a few select painters, WPB/Warpainter Brother being the main one. Guys in my gaming group however constantly wanted me to “weather them”, “wash with X”, “dry-brush with X” and so on. Looking back, they really could not paint very well, but as older and (supposedly) more experience, I tried to follow their examples. In doing so, I messed up several units which eventually bugged me enough to re-paint them. <br /><br />Following their advice (for a while) I really felt it went against my natural style; attempting to paint like other people suggested actually did more harm than good since I found I could not mimic those painters with really good “natural/realistic” styles. Case in point: Ritterkrieg’s miniatures and vehicles. They are exceptional. A few years back I was trying to achieve something like that and failing miserably. Now, while I really enjoy seeing and admiring his work, I find I just cannot paint the same way. I do “clean/cartoony/call it what you will” because I paint that way naturally and do it OK. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy other styles; some I regard as far better than my own, but one has to find a style and level at which one is comfortable <--- and that is important advice when you’re starting out IMHO.<br /><br />So, I guess I’m a Hare, since even when I try to paint fast, something slows me down naturally and I just plod along at my own rate...as the blog updates no doubt testify to!<br /><br />CdlTChevalier de la Terrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797434491077369704noreply@blogger.com