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mepmuff · Post by **mepmuff** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 3:40 pm

After a long time, I've finally taken the brush in hand again and started painting a halfling team. All in all things are going very well, but I'm a bit nervous about doing some details, like numbering. (If I manage that to my satisfaction i'll also add a shirt sponsor). Anybody have some tips for doing the numbers on confined spaces? Should i use a pen or a magnifying glass or just convince everyone that that smudge is the number 16?

Norse · Post by **Norse** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 3:44 pm

a small brush and a lot of patience...

also, start numbering at 1 and work up...

do not start at 99 and work back..

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 3:54 pm

Magnifying glasses are crap. I have one tried it once, never used it again. You use your 3 dimensional view and thus have no clue where the brush tip is. At least for me that's a problem.

Use a good thin brush (i use 5/0)for details like numbers. Thin down your paint until it's almost like an ink.

Use very little paint only on the brushtip ... breathe ... paint ... clean brush, dry the prush, get paint ... breathe ... paint ... who needs yoga?

Norse · Post by **Norse** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 3:57 pm

this is my best ever number...

and yes, I do bite my nails...

so would you painting 2 tone bloody numbers!

Flumox Fleebiter · Post by **Flumox Fleebiter** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 5:31 pm

Nice number Norse, and I like how your painting makes the orc look 'dirty' if you know what I mean.

Just wanted to stress what Tim said: thinning down your paint is key, so that the paint just flows off the tip of the fine brush. If it's too thick, you'll just get gloppy lines that'll look like heck.

Grasshopper · Post by **Grasshopper** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 6:09 pm

And if all else fails... there's always Transfers.

BlanchPrez · Post by **BlanchPrez** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 7:09 pm

When I'm doing detail work such as numbers, I often find that it helps to draw it on the figure first with a pencil, then painting over the pencil marks. I did this on my Space Marine army, where I used a lot of Celtic Knots, and it works well.

Chris

NightDragon · Post by **NightDragon** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 7:13 pm

You also need a very steady hand. Are they 40K Orcs Norse?

Norse · Post by **Norse** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 9:00 am

NightDragon wrote:You also need a very steady hand. Are they 40K Orcs Norse?

they were before I started... plus a few bitz of WHFB Orcs too... but mostly 40K ( I have a huge unpainted 40K army, I just stole a few SkarBoyz and replaced their arms/hands)