Am I good enough to do commissioned painting? I’ve had a few people in my life comment that I should do commissioned painting (and I received one job offer) but I’m not convinced. I’d say I’m pretty competent with contrast paints and basic shading, but concepts like Layering and edge highlighting still elude me.

So technically not a new painter.

Going through my supply of Apple Barrel paints, sue me, I went on a bit of a splurge and got one too many mechs. I'd like to get a paint like the below - except black where its grey, and red its white, or white where its grey and blue where its white.

How can I best get clean lines? Can I use blue painter's tape or something? Or might it be better to use sharpies to delinate a border between the colors?

I know this question has been asked in the past before, but equally I think some companies have expanded a bit in the market in that time, formulations might have changed etc and after having a pot of Vallejo primer ruin half a 40K army, let’s just say I’m anxious.

Basically though as the title says, what have you found to currently be the best black airbrush primer?

I’ve used AK in the past and it wasn’t awful, but clogged up in the bottle a lot.

Vallejo I’m frankly never touching again.

I’ve heard good stuff about badger, but equally people questioning whether they’ve changed their formula. Also a bit tricky to get hold of for me.

ProAcryl is one that I’ve only heard recently but people seem to speak positively of. Seems relatively easy to get hold of.

Molotow has apparently been mentioned by a couple of YouTubers as a good option. It’s certainly an interesting one, and I know for some other things I prefer the offerings you can find outside the dedicated miniature painting lines.

So any thoughts on those above or any others is much appreciated.

I'm not sure if this would be the right place but it's the only one I can think of. Would there be a way for me to get rid of the super glue on this deathmark head so it's actually printable or would my best bet be just doing some immortals and restart? Sorry for the bad image quality, my phone wouldn't focus.

I’ve just bought a bottle of AK Interactive thinner to use with my airbrush, and it’s actually clotting the paint in the cup. I’ve never known any thinners to do this, and I had to completely strip down the airbrush and deep clean it, something I’ve never had to do to such an extent as I’m meticulous with logging after it.

I’m using the thinners with AK paints, so there really should not be any issues. Has anyone run across this? Do you know if AK are aware of this or has anyone heard about this before? Has it happened to you with other brands? I’m so confused as to why it’s happening. See the last photo for the brush used to mix the paint in the cup, straight after mixing.

Such as heavy metal, Warhammer, infinity or whatever.... How long do the studio painters get to paint a model, from characters to rank and file...

Assuming they work 37.5 hours a week for GW....

Any knowledge??

Looking for advice on how to strip army painter warpaint air and air primer off a resin model. I am not happy with the paint job, and want to start from scratch. I've tried soaking it in 91% Isoproyl for over 24 hours and nothing is coming off.

Hey everyone,

so I just started getting into Warhammer 40k, and I recently discovered that I've quite enjoyed the painting portion of the hobby. I did have a question though that I cant really seem to find a straight answer online about so decided to come here and make a post.

1. When I do a base coat (over primer), should I be doing the entire model? Like for example if I'm doing a space marine. Should I basically make him ALL blue, and then paint my detail over the blue? Or should I be trying to "paint within the lines" so to speak? Recently I've been doing the dry brush contrast method and basically avoiding spots I dont want my contrast color to hit, but I also realized that a lot of the time I'm just going over those spots with a base color anyways which should technically cover the contrast paint.
2. How do you guys assemble your miniatures if you are painting pieces individually before assembly? Obviously sprue glue doesnt work if theres paint over the plastic as it doesnt have stuff to bond to, however I've noticed that whenever I used superglue gel, I seem to get this white dried glue layer around the parts where I added the glue and I basically have to repaint that but then it looks off because its there to cover the glue...I dont like it. But I have no idea how else to assemble post painting.
3. I bought a decent airbrush, can I basically use any paint as long as it's thinned down? I'm painting a set of Dark Angels and while I went with the contrast route for the Intercessors I want to do a more solid base coat with Caliban Green for my HellBlasters. If question 1 is answered how I think it will be answered, then that means I can go over the unit with caliban green with my airbrush I'm hoping.

Anyways thanks for any help you guys offer. Loving this hobby so far and I love what a lot of you can do with a few cans of paint and a steady hand.

I need some help deciding on magnets.

New to painting minis and even newer at magnetising, meaning I have never done it. Been looking to magnetise some Warhammer minis and I’m not sure what magnets to buy. Not sure what size would be best and where to get them from. Are the army painter ones really good? And how can I decide the size of the minis.

For reference, I want to magnetise Azrael and a Repulsor.

I have a copper sheet and a few copper pieces under it :/

Wip on that little skin thief. Planning on making it look like his eye is glowing through the skin, but I’m blanking out as to how

looking for good speed paints for all the new helldivers board game. but don't know every gw paint by memory. looking for tips and advice. specifically for the brood commander and automatons

I currently use some unbranded paint brushes and a few army painter brushes but i would like to invest in brushes that will be of good quality and last, I am based in the UK so preferably ones I can buy here, I would like a variety of shapes and sizes. Any help would be really appreciated!

So just basically the title . I was researching paint brands and landed on pro acryl as my choice answer . So I was wondering what are some of your must have colours from their range ? Also , side question ; would you prefer these over AK 3rd gen and two thin coats ? If/if not , then why ?

Started this mini a few months ago and recently decided to finish. I haven't practiced NMM a lot but I'm happy with how this turned out (try to ignore the swords). I tried a glowing hot metal effect with the mace on the end of his tail that I'm very happy with. I definitely wouldn't rebuke any advice for OSL and NMM if anyone has any

I want to redo my bladeguard vets but I don't know how to strip the paints, and if you would please what brand should I get. I don't wanna melt then since they were rather expensive for me.

AMT ford van 1:24 Modified cut side door and magnetized Added interior lights and bed in rear.

A niche of modelling that i dont usually see filled, maybe i need therapy, or maybe this is the therapy.

Sorry for my ignorance, I'm just starting out in the painting hobby and buying supplies. I got a beginner's kit from AK with paints, mediums, and now I'm checking out varnishes. I've read a ton of stuff and comparisons, and I chose AK because of their color range, so I'm basically sticking with their products for compatibility. I looked around here, on YouTube, and on Google for any comparative image of the different types of varnish but couldn't find one. I understand that each has a different level of shine, but does anyone have a more specific image of the AK varnishes? I just can't visualize exactly how shiny (or matte) each one is to decide which one to get, and I don't want to end up buying four different varnishes just to test.

Hello,

I‘m struggling with putting those white stripes on the blue helmets of those guys.

In all references it looks great but mine look wrong. I realize that the white paint might not be thin enough but I‘m not sure.

Thanks for any feedback and maybe ideas to save those guys.

(References are on image 3+4)

Spent 5 hours to achieve this, then ruined it all in 5 minutes

I got myself Vallejo Liquid Metal (White Gold) paint. I mixed it with some alcohol and painted it on. I got mixed feelings. I think if the paint wasn’t “grainy” I would have liked it more. I didn’t add the wash yet, maybe it will fix the issue. However, I am still curious if this grainy feel could be avoided from the beginning. Also, I recently tried Vallejo Silver primer. Although, by accident I thought it was a black primer, I was pleasantly surprised. That primer wasn’t grainy, it was perfect. Perfect. Down to the last minute detail.

can any one help? also i am painting t'au

New to painting, and not great with taking photos. This mini is nice to look at from like a foot away and looks less messy, but I’m having trouble making a picture of it look decent. Maybe the paint just is that messy - particularly the blends.

Photo taken with an iPhone

True metallics captures the aesthetics of the setting more than NMM in my opinion