I finally have enough of my army painted that I feel that I can start a thread with my work in progress. And by "finally," I mean that I've been painting a few nights a week for about two months, and this is all I have to show for it
. I am a very slow painter, but I am enjoying the process. The only miniatures I have painted before were a Firespray-31 from X-wing, and a handful of Imperial Assault, but I got bored and quit those, mostly because I played X-wing way more than Imperial Assault, so it felt like a waste of time. Now, I'm trying my hand at painting up the dreadful army of Waiqar the Undying!
After trimming, cleaning, and gluing my figures, I decided to prime in black. Unfortunately, the paint was way darker than I wanted, so I decided to give that zenithal highlight technique a try; the one that @Sorastro always talks about. I used Army Painter spray primer.
I think it turned out well, for the most part...except for one major flaw: I held the can of primer too far away on my third pass of black to get the undersides, resulting in a grainy texture on all of my skeletons! So I had a choice: press forward, or try to strip the primer. After reading a bunch of threads across the web, I decided to press forward. If it turned out terrible, I could always drop some cash for a new Core Set, and stick these guys in the back ranks.
Now that all my skeletons were primed, I needed some paint. Since I'd rather spend my money on miniatures than paints, I decided on Apple Barrel brand paints, and Agrax Earthshade for my shade/wash.
And, now, onto the skeletons! So far, all I have managed is base painting.
As you may be able to tell, the silver is not doing a very good job. The grainy texture really stands out, and it's not very metallic. But I really like the zenithal highlight technique. Priming in black means that if I miss a spot, like the underside of the figure, it's not nearly as noticeable, but priming in white allows for a more vibrant purple cloak and white bone color. The highlight technique doesn't take much extra time, and offers the best of both worlds. I'm a fan.
Edited by Parakitor