Thinking of Painting ATOE minis, but need help with color

[Wasteland Jack]

(09-11-2012 09:35 PM)samuraitrev Wrote:  Use some stuff called Simple Green which a couple of users on here have raved about.

Wow, simple green? I never would have thunk it. Thanks.

[Wasteland Jack]

I am very excited, My models are almost finished.

A very special thanks goes out to Anim8r for the inspiration!

As a first time painter I was really nervous about screwing up , but thanks to your tips I think they will come out really well.

What I used:

Brushes
size 2 flat (used almost exclusively)
Size 5/0 round (used for touch up in tiny crevices)
size 2 round (used to mop up/spread excess wash)

Paints (cost saving)
Rustoleum matte white primer for Plastics
FolkArt Acrylic - Buttercream
FolkArt Acrylic - Apple Red
Americana Acrylic - Black (mixed with red to get a deeper color)
Sepia Wash - Matte medium, FlowAid, Distilled Water, Sepia acrylic pen ink

Duct tape and 2 1' long 2x4s (attached duct tape with sticky side out to hold models in place n the board)

Testors Dullcote fixant

1. I attached the models to the tape, 6 per 2x4
2. I primed the models with Rustoleum matte white primer (2x)
3. I painted the bases black
4. I then mixed red with a drop of water and a little black then painted over the black bases to get a layered look.
5. I made the mistake of painting the bases first
6. I then painted the models with 1 layer of buttercream, getting traces of paint on my bases (see #5)
7. I then made the wash from the components
8. last night I painted the wash (2x)
   

My tasks are to paint 1 more layer of wash for the perfect tone, and to fix the bases. After which I will seal with the dullcote.

Cant wait for the reveal next Saturday. Thank you all for your help on this.

W.J.

[samuraitrev]

Looking forward to the results!