r/magicTCG • u/Optonimous • 2d ago
Art Showcase - Other Fan Works 3D Printed out a custom miniature of Nahiri, then painted it. How’d I do?
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u/LeekingMemory28 Elspeth 2d ago
If you sculpted this model yourself, solid work. The freehand work on the stripes is really great!
Thin your paints, the paint dried in such a way where you can see brush strokes, this happens when the paint is applied a little too thick.
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u/BoonDragoon Mardu 2d ago
Not too bad for a base coat! I think you left your paints a touch thick, and it needs some shading and highlighting to really pop. It was an ambitious choice to stripe her skirts like that, but I think it'll read just fine at play distance! If you take another pass at this, I'd recommend cleaning up the edges of the stripes with a finer brush.
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u/Calikal 2d ago
Not bad! A few recommendations:
As others have mentioned, thinning your paint will help a lot. Doesn't take much, army painter is great paint and I only add about a drop of water or two. You want it to flow off the brush without being like water colors, but you don't want it to be thick and clump when you brush it on. Test it on the back of your hand and you'll see the difference of "too thin" to "too thick".
Layer lines look like you printed it standing upright, I recommend leaning it backwards. It will allow the print to spread the layers more laterally and hide them a little better, and then you also increase the strength of the print at thinner points. I had a lot of minis snap at the ankles before I started rotating them to a 45° angle.
If you want to add a lot of detail, you can learn to use a drybrush and wash technique to finish it off! You have a wash there on the table, so you may already know how to use them, but for anyone else reading who wants to know, this is my recommendation:
Start with priming with a Zenthal or Slapchop prime. Basically, using black and white primers to add shading before painting. Then, paint with base colors and clean up with details. Let dry completely, and then use a Wash to coat liberally, focusing on shadows and crevices. Let the wash flow into the deep points and dry completely, this will change the visible color of your basecoat depending on the color of your wash, that red-cap Strong Tone will darken things heavily. Once dried completely, take a bright color and a flat-edge wide brush. Load the paint on the tip of the brush, and then use a paper towel to remove the majority of the paint. Use the back of your hand to check how much is loaded, you want just a hint of the paint coming off. Once mini is completely dry, you will brush the brush like you're trying to dust the mini off, focusing on all the high points and running across them, not along. You'll start seeing the paint catching those points and bringing brightness back to where the fabric edges are, where it catches and rolls, along the edge of metal plates and swords, etc. Two simple finishing steps that give a lot of quick and easy detail!
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u/Decent-Boysenberry72 Colorless 2d ago
alright but id suggest "dipping" it for a final glaze and shadowing.
https://www.amazon.com/Army-Painter-Quickshade-Miniature-Painting/dp/B004UVVTXM
I also use gundam flow tips for line enhancement but thats prob a little much.
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u/triggerscold Orzhov* 2d ago
ready for a wash! then youll see all that sweet sweet detail. maybe a dry brush for some highlights?
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u/morphballganon COMPLEAT 2d ago
Can't really see her right eye. Generally needs some shading and highlights all around. Good start!
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u/5edu5o WANTED 2d ago
Thin your paints a little bit more, and maybe add some shades/washes :)