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Title: Acrylics
Post by: Brian on May 08, 2017, 06:03:36 AM

After a lot of nagging had a go at acrylics, I've painted in artist acrylics but this time it's "warpaint" gamming paint.


No idea what I was doing, and kept being told to use washes but how???
so you guy's who use this medium tell me where I'm going wrong  ;)   


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Title: Re: Acrylics
Post by: Hannibal on May 08, 2017, 07:29:47 AM
Not bad Brian, Hard to convert to acrylic when w can no longer melt painting like oïl ...
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I did the reverse, starting with acrylic in 2011 for 18 months, then move to oïl painting !! (with pain !!)

This is my first acry painting in December 2011:

(https://i58.servimg.com/u/f58/19/31/59/25/nouvel20.jpg)
Title: Re: Acrylics
Post by: fesak_j on May 09, 2017, 02:33:43 AM
well done brian  :)  keep going..... you re on the right way i guess. the use of washes is glazing. it is applying of very diluted colours. i use AC for pre-shading or details like nmm or top highlits, not for all figure in because oil colours give more life to the figure  :)
Title: Re: Acrylics
Post by: Brian on September 11, 2017, 01:01:42 PM

Another go with the demon paint, still don't know how it's done hahaha


Did I say I painted these figures with just 6 colours  ;)   
Title: Re: Acrylics
Post by: Mike G on September 11, 2017, 01:21:41 PM
I don't know how you do it but that looks good with the infernal paints!
Title: Re: Acrylics
Post by: Chris Seeley on September 11, 2017, 02:15:43 PM
Paints of the devil  :'( :'(
Title: Re: Acrylics
Post by: Nicholas Ball on September 11, 2017, 02:17:18 PM
I'll tell you what you're doing wrong Brian, you're using ACRYLICS !!!!!  The devils paint ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Acrylics
Post by: Brian on September 11, 2017, 06:00:16 PM
Hahaha 
Title: Re: Acrylics
Post by: Nicholas Ball on September 11, 2017, 06:39:41 PM
Never even seen these paints!  Are they better than warhammer?
Title: Re: Acrylics
Post by: Casper Friedrich on September 11, 2017, 11:49:11 PM
It has come to my mind that the "old school" of tin figure desingers imagined their figures painted in oil. That's why older figures doesn't very often look good in acrylics.   
Title: Re: Acrylics
Post by: marko on September 12, 2017, 12:26:05 AM
Greg DiFranco is one example of a successful acrylic painter with Penny Meter as another exception so I don't know that I agree.  I think there are very talented painters in pretty much any medium.

Mark  8)


PS. However, it is fun to make fun of Brian...
Title: Re: Acrylics
Post by: Hannibal on September 12, 2017, 02:07:36 AM
Most spanish painters use acrylics!!!
Title: Re: Acrylics
Post by: Mike G on September 12, 2017, 06:38:35 AM
How do you know which color is which? Don't they all have crazy names? Madness
Title: Re: Acrylics
Post by: alfsboy on September 12, 2017, 10:54:25 AM
i use both oils and sometimes acrylics at least to try them out .I use artists acrylics in tubes .this shot shows a rough comparison .Napoleon is oils and the other two acrylics.I still learning how to shade golds and silvers without using metallics.poor photo too .as ever they are unfinished.

  (http://www.intflatfigures.org/index.php?action-viewimage;path=L2hvbWUvZmxhdFNlcnYxL2ludGZsYXRmaWd1cmVzLm9yZy9CRkZTL2F0dGFjaG1lbnRzLzE1MjAyX2JiOWEyMmRhODkzMzY4NjNhYmExNTUxZmEwYzI3NWNkYzFkNDE1YmM=;m=image%2Fjpeg) (http://www.intflatfigures.org/index.php?action-viewimage;path=L2hvbWUvZmxhdFNlcnYxL2ludGZsYXRmaWd1cmVzLm9yZy9CRkZTL2F0dGFjaG1lbnRzLzE1MjAwX2ExZTY4YTk0NjgzNzVhY2M4ZWVkMDQ0Yzc0N2ZlZDcwOWMxYjUzMTA=;m=image%2Fjpeg)
Title: Re: Acrylics
Post by: Hannibal on September 12, 2017, 11:21:35 AM
Photo above unreadable, but the two character look nicer than Napoleon ....