Re: painting minis

Here's something I've heard rumor of, and I'm not sure where I heard it.
Blue-Tack (the sticky stuff used to put up posters rather than tacks)
can be
used to mask miniatures.  I don't see why you couldn't use this method
to do
lines even on an irregularly shaped model.  Prime your model.  Paint in
your
rough lines, over-size them and allow them to dry thoroughly  Roll out a
bit of
Blue-Tack (snake like) to your desired thickness and size.  Affix the
Blue-Tack
snake to the model atop your rough line.  Paint up the rest of the model
and
then remove your Blue-Tack.  If the rumor is true you ought to have a
reasonable
line.

"Chris DeBoe" <LASERLIGHT@QUIXNET.NET> on 07/26/2000 09:04:34 AM

Please respond to gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU

To:   gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
cc:    (bcc: Aron Clark/AM/Avid)
Subject:  Re: painting minis

> "slop." Unfortunately, getting a really straight line takes some
patience.
> There are many techniques:
> 1) Masking
> 2) Drawing a line on the figure with a pencil to serve as a guide
> 3) Winging it
> No matter what technique you start with, the key is how you deal with
the
> inevitable "mistakes." What has worked for me is to touch up one side
of
> the line, then the other, back to the first side, and so on until I'm
> pleased with the result. It helps to thin your paint slightly for this
so
> you don't get a "raised" line from paint buildup.

I normally paint the two main colors, then go back with a black felt tip
pen
or something similar and cover the line where the colors meet.