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stewart61
Private
Number of posts: 19
Age: 48
Location: Weymouth, Dorset. UK
Registration date: 2009-04-10
 |  Subject: My brush won't work! Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:28 pm | |
| Hey ya all,  God, I need help seriously! I've been a painter, modeller & collector for way to many years now and have never managed to start a proper Warhammer or 40k army to date. I have to admit, I don't role-play. ( could never get my head around it. ) But have always wanted a mega kick-ass army to display. Painting single miniatures have never been a problem. But when it comes to painting something as simple as a squad I freeze in terror and never get pass the first figure. This is becoming seriously depressing! Has anyone had this problem or know a way to combat this insidious disease that's ruining my painting pleasures.  |
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thumper7458
General
Number of posts: 190
Age: 38
Location: Toronto
Registration date: 2008-10-28
| | Subject: Re: My brush won't work! Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:41 pm | |
| First trick is not to overwhelm yourself, only do 5 figs at a time (in assembly line fashion ) and hide the rest so you can't see them (out of sight and out of mind) The second is to go slow, as a painter and not a gamer you have all of the time in the world to get it done, there is no time limit and by putting that kind of stress on yourself stops it being enjoyable thus you will quit. |
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fonejaker
Moderator
Number of posts: 400
Age: 14
Location: Yorkshire, England
Registration date: 2008-07-21
| | Subject: Re: My brush won't work! Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:43 pm | |
| set your self goals, like get my commander painted in 3 weeks. But all ways double the time you think it will take and then when you finish early you'll get a moral boost and want to carry on. but just sit down and take your time, put some low beat music on and make shore there is nothing to distract you. but if you start getting worked up and upset just look at some thing funny on the Internet (i would recommend funnyjunk.com for a good laugh) josh  _________________ fonejaker accepts Commissions So Message me about getting your own piece of conversion or sculpture.*If you send me a PM, and don't hear back from me in a week or so, please PM me again. I've been licking brushes too long, and sometimes I read the message but forget to repond.  Stop "1337-speak"! |
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stewart61
Private
Number of posts: 19
Age: 48
Location: Weymouth, Dorset. UK
Registration date: 2009-04-10
| | Subject: Thanks man. Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:00 pm | |
|  Wow! thanks "thumper". I'm a subscriber to your "You Tube" channel so it's a bit of a frill to get to chat to you on this forum. Thanks for the advise, If I can get somewhere close to your standard I'll be one happy chap.  |
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stewart61
Private
Number of posts: 19
Age: 48
Location: Weymouth, Dorset. UK
Registration date: 2009-04-10
| | Subject: Thanks fonejaker Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:22 pm | |
|  Looks like two great minds think alike. First Thumper 7458 than your advice. Deep down I think I've come to understand the rules to painting groups of figures but somehow lost the way and will to do so over the years. Stew  |
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thumper7458
General
Number of posts: 190
Age: 38
Location: Toronto
Registration date: 2008-10-28
| | Subject: Re: My brush won't work! Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:24 pm | |
| By the way Stewart what is your Youtube name? I looked for it but I can't find it. |
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stumpythumper
Sergeant
Number of posts: 57
Age: 34
Location: Ohio
Registration date: 2009-03-27
| | Subject: Re: My brush won't work! Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:50 pm | |
| Yeah...I tried the modern-assembly line approach... I'm floundering...rushing to get fighting troops ready... And I find myself appologizing to half painted Orcs:) 5 at a time is a good approach! And no dead-lines! I find it extremely Intimidating painting sometrimes.. I'll take a break for a couple of days then go back in to finish one fig... Then the viscious circle starts again... What army are you thinking of? |
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stewart61
Private
Number of posts: 19
Age: 48
Location: Weymouth, Dorset. UK
Registration date: 2009-04-10
| | Subject: Whats my name? Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:04 am | |
| | thumper7458 wrote: | | By the way Stewart what is your Youtube name? I looked for it but I can't find it. |
My YouTube names lillian1364. By the way great tube vids. |
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stewart61
Private
Number of posts: 19
Age: 48
Location: Weymouth, Dorset. UK
Registration date: 2009-04-10
| | Subject: My army< Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:13 am | |
| I find it extremely Intimidating painting sometrimes.. I'll take a break for a couple of days then go back in to finish one fig... Then the viscious circle starts again... What army are you thinking of?[/quote] Thanks for the tips. As for the army, Oh boy! Blood Ravens, Ultramarines, Vampyre counts, orks and Goblins, Ogres and Skavin. That is If I can get past single miniature painting!  |
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WARBOY94
Commissar
Number of posts: 362
Age: 13
Registration date: 2008-08-24
| | Subject: Re: My brush won't work! Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:46 am | |
| yhi find myself gettin stressed seein all the these guys to paintt. 2 weeks earlier u enetered a com so u spent like 3 weeks on it so now ur face with 10! iuse like like a hiarachy (cant spell)the top guy spend ages then troops less. hey and in the end its just a game of plastic and metal dudes standing on plastic bases no ones gonna kill u. |
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