As a person who hasn't done much miniature painting, I decided to back the Ravaged Star Campaign by MiniWarGaming. I just wanted to get them all unboxed and see how detailed these minis truly are and THEY SCARE ME!!
I’m in the same spot. I fully backed Ravaged Star on the first campaign also and am about to start on my first one. I recently also backed the 2nd campaign but I kept myself grounded and only got all of the Veil Touched models, dice and cards. I’ve painted a few 40K models before but still consider myself new to painting. The Veil Touched are intimidating, the detail and the amount of models. About to put some paint on model #1 now. Did zenithal prime, using a brush for now and plan to mostly just dry brush and use contrast paints. I have a airbrush but it’s intimidating too and still in the box lol. My goal is to have my army fully painted before I receive the campaign 2 models, so roughly a year. Which should be doable. Good luck on your journey and have fun!!
I backed the Ravaged Star campaign as well. I am a veteran hobbyist who has been painting minis off and on for over 30 years. The pile of plastic Veil Touched is intimidating. I have a few suggestions: 1. Spray primer for the dominant color you choose (probably the armor.) Often black is used to provide natural shadows. Downside to black is colors can be somewhat muted unless extra layers are added. Zenithal priming or "slap-chop" works well with transparent paints like Citadel Contrast, Army Painter Speed paints, inks and washes. 2. Break it down into smaller goals and keep only a couple weeks worth where you can see them. The intent here is to reduce the pressure/intimidation. I break larger units into 5 model batches and use characters and tanks as rewards for completion. I generally keep the next 2 projects on my table to aid my imagination. 3. Check out the techniques of other painters. I recommend Hobby Night for Speed Paint / Contrast Paint ideas. 4. Remember that YOU decide what details have to be painted. Paint them as display pieces if you want to put that much time in or paint them like gameboard pieces that will look good at arm's length. You can always go back later and add more detail/layers. I paint squads like game pieces and put more time into character models. 5. Use a few models as test subjects to try different methods and find what works for you. 6. Keep having fun with it. The only way to hobby incorrectly is when it is no longer fun.
Same here, I'm more of a pile of shame collector than a painter. I also backed this campaign, and I'm not sure if I will take the time to paint or try to sell it yet. But in the case I found the time, I will try to do my best using the slap chop technique, which looks like: - Easy to access for beginners, - Quick and effective, besides all the chaos trim to do on those models, - Cost effective for the most part, don't need to buy tons of paints to shade, dry brush, base, highlight... This method as proven to be great for big, detailed army! I may also try some grimdark techniques with oil based paints and realistic metals. It looks harder but results are always wonderful on videos, and fast to apply! And I'm kinda into realistic results, blood, mud and rust! It hides mistakes on top of that ;)
I've been stressing over my pile of shame since Ravaged Star showed up. I currently have no clue what style or technique I'm going to use to paint these, I gotta do a little exploration of techniques to decide. I guess that just means more video idea :P
i've been painting some vail touched models and let me just say, zenithal highlights + contrast/instant paints (or dipping inks, whatever) + drybrush = very happy camper
@@SandmanKingsCrafts I’m only using acrylic primers. Oil paints for everything else. From paint out of the tube to thinned out washes, but only using traditional oil and thinner.
OMG I can so relate. Thank you for posting this video. I've never painted a mini before and I have decided to start with Core Space. I know it's not the army you are dealing with but I have been procrastinating on this for weeks now. I'm afraid of ruining my models. All I do is watch scores of mini painting tutorials and hoping that I will retain everything I've learned.
See if you can get a cheap Space Marine or Stormcast Eternal or two. If you have a GW store they'll give you a free one. They're much easier to paint, by design, and you can practise without risking your main army.
This stuff looks perfect for contrast paints. Contrast paint doesn't work well on any models with flat surfaces, but these? Im thinking contrast would work very well.
I’ve been painting for years to an average/ good standard. I’m using contrast paints with these ones to speed up the process. They scare me to paint, but I’m going all out!!
