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 Post subject: When does a miniature come alive when painting?
PostPosted: Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:51 pm 
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I have often noticed that while I'm painting a figure, it becomes more than just a figure when I have added a certain color or painted a certain feature. Right now I have just done some base colors on Gandalf on his horse and he is just something to paint.

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For Gandalf will it be when his robe is painted grey? For armored figures, it is when I paint the chainmail that they start to become "alive". What does it for you?

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 Post subject: Re: When does a miniature come alive when painting?
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I find that once there's some shading in the eyes, it starts to look as though they're searching around my workbench for something or someone to fight!

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For me, it's not 'til I've used them on the table and they've won me games or given me a great time. Take Gil-Galad for example: he's a staple in all my lists, and because of what he's done for me, I have ashamedly become somewhat emotionally attached to the model in such a way that when an official mounted one come out, I will be reluctant to buy it to replace my conversions. Am I the only one?
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 Post subject: Re: When does a miniature come alive when painting?
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I would say that they come alive once the face is finished, even if most of the other parts are uncompleted.
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For me only when it's near completion, when I'm layering and highlighting. Before that point I feel very depressed about it and feel it will never be finished and that I should just throw all my paintbrushes in a fire.
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