Who paints here? - 40K Terra

Dravenguild · 03-04-2008

I"m an artist, I'm strictly acrylic but I want to try oil painting a space marine, preferably chaos.

Any tips form any other artists?

Warmaster Romulas · 03-04-2008

ask juddski he is the resident regular art painter
i bet he would know about oils on models

Dravenguild · 03-04-2008

My bad, I meant a canvas.

Like the masterpieces they paint in the codexes.

iNsOmNiAc'S dReAm · 03-04-2008

Oils are actually alot easier to work with over acryllics once you get the hang of it. Blending is so much smoother, and its easier to fix your mistakes. Its mostly because of the fact that oils take forever and a day to dry, its takes several months for certain colors to dry completely.

Im an art major also, and once I started using oils I absolutly refuse to go back to canvas painting with acryllics. I think once you get the chance to push some oils around on canvas you'll fall in love with em aswell.

Somethings to remember are:

-Use paint thinner only to clean you brushes, never to thin your paints with.

- Thin your paints with only turpintine, as it is much more refined then thinner and wont cause your paints to chip later..

- Use high quality and/or student grade brushes to paint with, anything else will just leave bristles on your canvas.

- If youre into mixed media, You can paint with oils over acryllic; however, you cannot paint with acryllics over oil.

juddski · 03-05-2008

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Originally Posted by Dravenguild

I"m an artist, I'm strictly acrylic but I want to try oil painting a space marine, preferably chaos.

Any tips form any other artists?

i'm in the same boat as you Dravenguild,only use watercolours and acrylics i've always
avoided oils so i don't know alot about them
btw,(why don't you post some of your work up ?in the relevant thread?)

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ask juddski he is the resident regular art painter
i bet he would know about oils on models

thanks for the vote of confidence Warmaster Romulas,but alas i know very little about that medium

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Oils are actually alot easier to work with over acryllics once you get the hang of it. Blending is so much smoother, and its easier to fix your mistakes. Its mostly because of the fact that oils take forever and a day to dry, its takes several months for certain colors to dry completely.

Im an art major also, and once I started using oils I absolutly refuse to go back to canvas painting with acryllics. I think once you get the chance to push some oils around on canvas you'll fall in love with em aswell.

Somethings to remember are:

-Use paint thinner only to clean you brushes, never to thin your paints with.

- Thin your paints with only turpintine, as it is much more refined then thinner and wont cause your paints to chip later..

- Use high quality and/or student grade brushes to paint with, anything else will just leave bristles on your canvas.

- If youre into mixed media, You can paint with oils over acryllic; however, you cannot paint with acryllics over oil

thanks for the info iNsOmNiAc'S dReAm,most informative

munkey joe paints · 03-05-2008

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Originally Posted by iNsOmNiAc'S dReAm

Oils are actually alot easier to work with over acryllics once you get the hang of it. Blending is so much smoother, and its easier to fix your mistakes. Its mostly because of the fact that oils take forever and a day to dry, its takes several months for certain colors to dry completely.

Im an art major also, and once I started using oils I absolutly refuse to go back to canvas painting with acryllics. I think once you get the chance to push some oils around on canvas you'll fall in love with em aswell.

Somethings to remember are:

-Use paint thinner only to clean you brushes, never to thin your paints with.

- Thin your paints with only turpintine, as it is much more refined then thinner and wont cause your paints to chip later..

- Use high quality and/or student grade brushes to paint with, anything else will just leave bristles on your canvas.

- If youre into mixed media, You can paint with oils over acryllic; however, you cannot paint with acryllics over oil.

this seems to be from someone who knows......not just researched online!!! I have DABBLED in oils before but nothing to speak of much, just an assignment here and there, but it seems like the same things I remember and all sounds like sound advice!!

Darighaaz_king · 03-05-2008

ive started experimenting with photoshop and painter, though my attempts are discouraging to saythe least! normally i just sketch in pencils (charcoals, aquarelli) or acrylics/gouache

DeAd_cOmMaNdO · 03-05-2008

theres now water soluble poils opn the market, from windsor & newton which my fatehr uses, which look very good. all the benefits of oils (long drying time, thickness etc) but with the benefot of water solubility do theres no need for turpentine etc

lynxrpken · 03-05-2008

i used oil on ratlings once they came out great but they gave a shene on them that other paints do not leave don't know y and have never used it again just warning

iNsOmNiAc'S dReAm · 03-06-2008

Juddski you might be interested to know this..

a ' watercolour ' like effect can be achieved with oils as well, just requires that you heavily thin your paints with turpintine. Its also much more forgiving then watercolors as well, as once you make a mark with watercolors its a done deal. With oils, fixing a mistake is as easy as wiping your canvas clean with a rag.

Just some food for thought for a fellow artist

juddski · 03-06-2008

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Originally Posted by iNsOmNiAc'S dReAm

Juddski you might be interested to know this..

a ' watercolour ' like effect can be achieved with oils as well, just requires that you heavily thin your paints with turpintine. Its also much more forgiving then watercolors as well, as once you make a mark with watercolors its a done deal. With oils, fixing a mistake is as easy as wiping your canvas clean with a rag.

Just some food for thought for a fellow artist

i can't be doing with oils,they take too long to dry and having all those canvases in the room would do the wifes head in ,she's bad enough with my paper

..i've banned her from cleaning up but she's obsested with mops/cleaner/polish..

i did know that(i'm not a total ignoramas

)..but thanks for the info iNsOmNiAc'S dReAm

..have you ever thought about doing a tutorial?

iNsOmNiAc'S dReAm · 03-06-2008

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Originally Posted by juddski

thanks for the info iNsOmNiAc'S dReAm

..have you ever thought about doing a tutorial?

You mean a oil painting on canvas tut on a warhammer forum? No, not really LoL... As fun as that might be I didnt think that it would be appropriate for a place like this =P. It doesnt exactly contribute to the hobby and all lol.

Mart007 · 03-06-2008

I beg to differ. The hobby incorperates art, lit, scuplting, and painting mini's. I think itwould be appropriate!

munkey joe paints · 03-06-2008

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Originally Posted by juddski

i've banned her from cleaning up but she's obsested with mops/cleaner/polish..

Does she have a sister?? Mine has been down with a bum knee and all I hear besides get me this/that is "I can't beleive you let MY kitchen get this bad...." I guess I lack certain "kitchen ettiquet" in the cleaning dept for a kitchen stove.....

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Originally Posted by Mart007

I beg to differ. The hobby incorperates art, lit, scuplting, and painting mini's. I think itwould be appropriate!

we would just place it in the fan art section.

iNsOmNiAc'S dReAm · 03-06-2008

Point taken

, though I dont see myself doing a oil painting tut any time soon regardless =P lol I'll save that one for a rainy day.

munkey joe paints · 03-06-2008

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Originally Posted by iNsOmNiAc'S dReAm

Point taken

, though I dont see myself doing a oil painting tut any time soon regardless =P lol I'll save that one for a rainy day.

very good.....but remember raining season is coming to the Islands very soon........LOL J/K

iNsOmNiAc'S dReAm · 03-06-2008

SHHHHHHHHHHH!! SILENCE!!! The Brits didnt know that!! untill now anyway

Lord Commander Erus · 03-06-2008

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Originally Posted by iNsOmNiAc'S dReAm

SHHHHHHHHHHH!! SILENCE!!! The Brits didnt know that!! untill now anyway

WE DO NOW AND WE DEMAND PAINTINGS!

BrainDeleted · 03-06-2008

Hmm...But Erus is from good ol' Kentucky?

TerminatorinHell · 03-06-2008

indeed do show us your painting with progress reports, i would like to paint my own oil marine ill probably ask my friends mom who could teach me how after school

iNsOmNiAc'S dReAm · 03-07-2008

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Originally Posted by Lord Commander Erus

WE DO NOW AND WE DEMAND PAINTINGS!

But but but...

all of my oil paintings are non-warhammer related!!!

Er.. Im not in college this semestar and dont have access to a studio!?! um..um.. I have a bunch of other excuses that I wont bother mentioning for the sake of time!!!

Um.. Errr.. Uhhh.. have mercy oh 'stick weilding Lord

?!

Oh gods.. You folks aren't going to let this one go are you?

Baron Spikey · 03-07-2008

would you like us to lie?

Lie: Of course we'll let it go, its already forgotten.

Truth: You're our b.itch so you'd best get painting....

juddski · 03-07-2008

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I beg to differ. The hobby incorperates art, lit, scuplting, and painting mini's. I think itwould be appropriate!

,

sorry iNsOmNiAc'S dReAm,

my god what have i started? i can here the lynch mob comming

....i'll try and redirect the flack..

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I"m an artist, I'm strictly acrylic but I want to try oil painting a space marine, preferably chaos.

Any tips form any other artists?

Dravenguild,is there any chance of you posting some of your work up for us, i'd love to see some?

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Does she have a sister?? Mine has been down with a bum knee and all I hear besides get me this/that is "I can't beleive you let MY kitchen get this bad...." I guess I lack certain "kitchen ettiquet" in the cleaning dept for a kitchen stove.....

she's an only child,so you can't blame her for that.....but, maybe they've seen the same adverts on the tv??
"i've gotta get that,it kills 99% of all known germs,i'll even try it on him, maybe he'll clean up"?

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