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Flat Figures Painters Forum => General Discussion => Topic started by: Brian on January 14, 2013, 05:04:07 PM
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In techniques you'll see not a step by step, can't do them ::) , but a rough idea on painting a flat ;D
If you have not had a go then get yourself some basic paints oil's or acrylics, 20ml tubes are good and cheap and good artist brush 0/3-0/5 (sable) and have a go, if your not sure which figure to start with ask on here we'll show you how ;)
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This is not bad at all for a different medium. I went from acrylics to oils and still dabble in acrylics so I know it is difficult. (I still don't understand however, how someone like Greg DiFranco gets the results he does with acrylics but, you may now be on the way.)
Mark
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Thanks Mark, have to say I'm more comfortable with oils :) I suppose as I'm not new to water based paints I had an idea of which way to go ;)
Painted in Gouache [attach=1]
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Gadzooks man what is next? "And here are some large scale figures painted in house paint". Apparently you have dabbled in them all... Gouache is an interesting medium, I was also tempted given Simon's pictures in the gallery.
Mark
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How About Enamels [attach=1] I play with them as well ;) [attach=2]
Tanks or Aircraft we got them to ;D [attach=3]
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And we won't talk about bikes! Yep them too ::) so there you are anything you fancy painting you can have a go in flats ;)
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Bravo, well played indeed!
I am taken back to one of my favorite books of days of yore was Collecting Model Soldiers by Maj Henry Harris. He collected based on a written Order of Battle with a few exceptions the thought being you needed a plan for collecting. I was never that disciplined and have a range of figures with a few favorite periods standing out.
Flats have made this additionally difficult as there is a much broader range of possibilities than three dimensional figures which tend towards Military only. However, you don't generally find a range of mediums as well piled on, though I confess to working through enamels and acrylics before settling on oils. (I have a frightening collection of all paints hidden away.)
Anyway, impressive collection...
Mark