Quick and (not so) Dirty 6mm Painting was >>--> Re: [DSII] Heresey

A very quick method I've used to good effect required an airbrush:

All sprays are done using an airbrush and acrylic paints.  Enamel paints
can be used, if you REALLY enjoy that tipsy, slush-headed feeling.  I've
only used it with monochrome schemes, but I don't see why applying the
brush between a couple of steps wouldn't work.

I mount my micro-scale tanks on little nail heads while painting, or
I'll tape them to a box with 2-sided tape, but I miss some nooks and
crannies that way.  Nails is the best.	I try to use nails that fit
between the tracks on tanks, or between the wheels on vehicles. 
Infantry I paint on the sprue then clip off and mount on a base.

Basecoat with a darker shade of the color that you really want.  Priming
isn't critical when using an airbrush as long as your using good paints.

Spray from directly above with a brighter color than you want.	Apply
enough of this color to balance out the darker color to the actual shade
you want.  This acheives a very effective and subtle "highlights on top,
darks in the recesses/undersides".  Painting only from above is critical
in this step or you might as well be basecoating it again.  Be careful
not to apply enough paint in a single pass that the model begins to
appear "wet".

If you're going to paint on a camo pattern or pick out details with 
brush/airbrush/markerpens do it now.  If using paint, water down the
paint a bit extra in order to give the edges of the color a "feathered"
edge instead of stark lines, unless that's what you're after, that is.

After applying camo, decals, etc, "dust" the miniature from above with a
very light color with an airbrush.  White or gray for most colors,
though if you're painting dark browns a light tan color may work too. 
You want just a slight dusting that will highlight raised areas, bring
the brush-work together by highlighting across the shades yet not
changle to overall color of the model.	I water down the paint I'm using
a lot for this step.

After that, clearcoat and dullcote the models and you're done.

Note:  Don't try this with a spray-can.  The droplets of paint are too
large coming out of a spray-can and you'll wind up with a splotchy look
to the model... Which might be a valid technique... but not the point if
you're wanting to try what I wrote above.

On Thu, 2002-04-04 at 18:08, John Atkinson wrote:
> 
> --- John Crimmins <johncrim@voicenet.com> wrote:
> 
> > Nah.  Slow Painter Syndrome.  I don't get things
> > painted quickly enough to get blasé about them,
> > unfortunately.  Each one represents too damn much 
> > work.  As a result, I treasure them as though they
> > were my own children.  My own tiny, immobile, I
> > don't have to send them to college and can put them 
> > back in the box when I'm done paying with them
> > children.
> 
> I take the following approach to painting my Roman
> microarmor:
> 
> Spray 'em.
> 
> Paint 'em dark grey.
> 
> Paint on black stripes.
> 
> Paint on light grey (actually more off-white) spots.
> 
> In 2 hours, I can do a batallion.
> 
> They don't look sexy, but who cares? 
> 
> John
> 
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