Tonight I have adopted a new technique, painting on the sprue, now normally I do not see this however for reasons that have been with me for ages I have trouble some times with fine motor actions so I found that bracing the sprue against my hand I find a great deal more control over my brush, it also allows me to see where I am progress wise. Now I wont recommend this or even say I back this technique however I would love to hear from others on what techniques they use or prefer as I am sure there is no one uniform answer, for example I enjoy listening to books on tape as I paint it sets a much better tempo then some music (listening to "apt pupil" at the moment) but I suppose that just a matter of preference. I know its a slim offering but tonight it is rather calm and the excitement of the previous days release has died down and I now find myself focusing almost hazily on the sublime essential task of painting. You rely get to see what you have done with this method and in the long run saves you some time, want to add a new bit, done just clip it and saves some space on storage and such. I know its a bit of a random topic but things are light as of late but I promise much more engageing content in the comming weeks.
Happy painting
Scott
BH Senior Editor
I never paint on the sprue, but it is great for vehicle interiors, I will give it a try on my Fantasy skeletons, as they will just be white primer and a wash for the most part, and I will be able to do a ton at once.
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Santa Cruz Warhammer
good to see I am not the only night owl, but yea I don't actualy recommend this its more of a easy way for me to paint with a brace cause of my hands(electrical accident in high school) its been working ok sofar.
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BH Senior editor
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are you still looking to trade that airbrush off, my Valk is comming in tomarow and theres no way I can do that by hand. anyways cheers
You're a brave person to paint on the sprue. I don't do it because of the touch up that then needs to be done.
ReplyDeleteOne thing you may want to try is to brace your hands together while painting. This way both of you hands, the part/model and the brush all move with your involuntary motor functions and you're less likely to make errors.
I try that but usually my my other hand will shake, I actually have a stand mount that I use normally so this is more of an expiriment.
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BH Senior Editor