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Scav Initiate
Posts : 370 Join date : 2007-09-19 Age : 34
| Subject: Primer in a Pinch Tue May 13, 2008 8:47 am | |
| So for this tournament coming up, im not going to have everything painted... at all..
i have some stuff done, but jetbikes, vyper, farseer, and autarch are not even primed!
in a pinch i could borrow something, or use a matte black spray, but i want them primed white.
would gesso work? matte white? (lances, my local art store, is all out!)
lemme know! | |
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Matt CAG Founder
Posts : 3552 Join date : 2007-08-19 Location : Cincinnati, OH
| Subject: Re: Primer in a Pinch Tue May 13, 2008 9:12 am | |
| I don't think gesso is the right way to go.
Lotta work too!
Just quit being a cheap ass an go buy a can of GW white! | |
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| Subject: Re: Primer in a Pinch Tue May 13, 2008 9:28 am | |
| - ryanscav wrote:
- So for this tournament coming up, im not going to have everything painted... at all..
i have some stuff done, but jetbikes, vyper, farseer, and autarch are not even primed!
in a pinch i could borrow something, or use a matte black spray, but i want them primed white.
would gesso work? matte white? (lances, my local art store, is all out!)
lemme know! You won't be happy w/ Gesso. I know some that use it but to do it right you need to thin it and apply a couple layers. You can prime black and then overspray white. This is a technique used to keep your shadows but really create some dramatic highlights. Here is an example.... http://www.raginggaijin.com/paintingfaces.htmlI'm also of the opinion that most folks will spend $20+ on a box of minis but complain about spending $6 for some primer that will last for several hundred bucks worth of figs. For me I love Tamiya Fine Light Grey Primer. About $7 for a small size can but smooooth. |
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Scav Initiate
Posts : 370 Join date : 2007-09-19 Age : 34
| Subject: Re: Primer in a Pinch Tue May 13, 2008 10:48 am | |
| - Matt wrote:
Just quit being a cheap ass an go buy a can of GW white! haha i wish i could.. its just i can't get to the store. my white spray primer is at home and you can't ship aerosol. so.. i guess i will grab matte black then spray white later. just gonna be weird spraying a mostly white army black.. is flat white OK? could i spray primer white over a matte white? | |
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| Subject: Re: Primer in a Pinch Tue May 13, 2008 11:01 am | |
| - ryanscav wrote:
- Matt wrote:
Just quit being a cheap ass an go buy a can of GW white!
haha i wish i could.. its just i can't get to the store. my white spray primer is at home and you can't ship aerosol.
so.. i guess i will grab matte black then spray white later.
just gonna be weird spraying a mostly white army black..
is flat white OK? could i spray primer white over a matte white? Most primer is matte/flat. I think you'll be fine unless the matte is really grainy. |
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CJ Captain
Posts : 2334 Join date : 2007-08-20 Age : 49 Location : Harrison OH
| Subject: Re: Primer in a Pinch Tue May 13, 2008 11:17 am | |
| Timya Spays work great. At $4 bucks a can....they sit on your model like silk. It's what I used on my Knights and Nids. | |
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Matt CAG Founder
Posts : 3552 Join date : 2007-08-19 Location : Cincinnati, OH
| Subject: Re: Primer in a Pinch Tue May 13, 2008 11:55 am | |
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- t's what I used
and we all know how good CJ's stuff looks. Haha, couldn't help myself. | |
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Scav Initiate
Posts : 370 Join date : 2007-09-19 Age : 34
| Subject: Re: Primer in a Pinch Tue May 13, 2008 1:04 pm | |
| hahah nice
btw the thing is i dont have a car.. not money or anything its just time
thanks everyone!
im gonna do flat white | |
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CJ Captain
Posts : 2334 Join date : 2007-08-20 Age : 49 Location : Harrison OH
| Subject: Re: Primer in a Pinch Tue May 13, 2008 2:36 pm | |
| Hey...I admit I'm no were near a pro painter...but I can get some stuff to look decent. | |
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