Dungeons & Dragons
- Thread starter Dake
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Was it worth the cost?
You only need one hand to roll anyway.
So when I was in high school, college and first starting out in life, I had a pretyy decent sized collection of dice. At some point I seem to have lost them all. I mean I'm sure they have to be somewhere around here in this house unless a wormhole opened up and took them to a place where they no longer exist on this plain of existence.
But I have been able to start a new collection.
I. bought these at a gaming shop called "Games to Die For." It wasn't their most expensive set by far, but not the cheapest either. It was my start in building another collection.
This collection I kinda built by accident. I was only planning on getting a couple of the cartoon D&D figures. I wound up getting all of them and the die came with them. I ain't complaining!
I just got these tonight from Amazon. I was wanting a set of premium dice.
*sigh*
If only I were a part of a campaign to make use of some of these.
But I have been able to start a new collection.
I. bought these at a gaming shop called "Games to Die For." It wasn't their most expensive set by far, but not the cheapest either. It was my start in building another collection.
This collection I kinda built by accident. I was only planning on getting a couple of the cartoon D&D figures. I wound up getting all of them and the die came with them. I ain't complaining!
I just got these tonight from Amazon. I was wanting a set of premium dice.
*sigh*
If only I were a part of a campaign to make use of some of these.
*cracks knuckles* Alrighty, first question, what brush and paint did you use?
Paint generally goes over paint so going over things a day later is fine and can often be good to break up painting session for more elaborate projects.
Condensing the rest into a spoiler tag to not derail more specific D&D discussion (though there is a separate miniature thread if you do get into mini painting):
Condensing the rest into a spoiler tag to not derail more specific D&D discussion (though there is a separate miniature thread if you do get into mini painting):
Your unpainted photo was very useful since it let me know it was from Reaper Miniatures and that shapes the assistance I can give. With most tabletop miniatures, you want to prime them. This tends to be done with a spray can, an airbrush, or paintable primer. Reaper Miniatures in their Bones plastic have the benefit that you can use regular acrylic paint to prime them. The downside is that you should thin your paint and Reaper Bones are made of a material that repels water. Luckily, it doesn't do this once a layer of paint has been applied. This is one of the places where the brushes of dubious quality come in handy. Without thinning your paint, use one of the dubious brushes to spread a small amount of paint around the mini in a thin layer. This should be done quickly, which may be rough on the brush. This first coat should be either the main color of your mini or one of the common colors used for priming--black, white, grey, or brown. Doing this will fill in the plastic color so gaps in color are less obvious, like your photos.
So your first coat of paint is on the mini, now what? From here, you would use your better quality brushes, thin your paint, and carefully work on the rest of the details. Something that helps is various ways you can improve your posture. Bracing your elbows on the table and keeping your hands close makes your hands more steady. Using something like poster putty and temporarily attaching the mini to something like a pill bottle can make smaller minis more comfortable to hold. There's a lot of of things that I can't directly give advice on since I'm not where you are but I can show some examples. The earlier vid showed you how to thin your paints. I will link you to two videos on completing a first miniature--one showing an RPG figure and the other showing an example of drybrushing on a sci fi figure. Both use shades/washes which can be useful but not required.
Good lighting is good but for most things a simple desk lamp is fine. Or daylight. For taking photos, here is an example of some simple tips using just a cell phone.
Ask questions if you were wondering about anything else specific.
So your first coat of paint is on the mini, now what? From here, you would use your better quality brushes, thin your paint, and carefully work on the rest of the details. Something that helps is various ways you can improve your posture. Bracing your elbows on the table and keeping your hands close makes your hands more steady. Using something like poster putty and temporarily attaching the mini to something like a pill bottle can make smaller minis more comfortable to hold. There's a lot of of things that I can't directly give advice on since I'm not where you are but I can show some examples. The earlier vid showed you how to thin your paints. I will link you to two videos on completing a first miniature--one showing an RPG figure and the other showing an example of drybrushing on a sci fi figure. Both use shades/washes which can be useful but not required.
Good lighting is good but for most things a simple desk lamp is fine. Or daylight. For taking photos, here is an example of some simple tips using just a cell phone.
Ask questions if you were wondering about anything else specific.
Also, keep in mind that paint advice depends on the kind of paint you're using, which is why people keep asking. Most miniatures paints these days are overpigmented/concentrated, and designed to be thinned before use. But I almost entirely use "craft" paints (the kind you can get in 2 ounce bottles for a buck or less at Walmart), and they're already as thinned as they can be made before turning into a wash or something.
---Dave
---Dave
There's also a bunch of prepainted minis released as parts of older, now dead games. Mage Knight and D&D Tactics(or whatever that 4th ed adjacent line was called) are the first two that come to mind for fantasy stuff. Icons of the Realms looks like a more modern line of prepainted D&D ones, and there looks to be another one called Pathfinder Battles oriented around Golarion.
These are the paints I used. The one on the left is the primer.
I tried to work out some of the rougher spots. Kitchen light help though focusing on something so small still made my eyes blurry.
You're good!
I tried to work out some of the rougher spots. Kitchen light help though focusing on something so small still made my eyes blurry.