20 Questions [Archive] - Wyrd Miniatures

EricJ

08-06-2007, 02:00 PM

Nathan Caroland

08-06-2007, 02:31 PM

WYRD!!!!!!!!!!

:vb_devil:

EricJ

08-06-2007, 02:32 PM

Shmuck

supervike

08-06-2007, 02:54 PM

Just a bunch of mini related questions to see what our forum participants like, explainations are nice of why, but not needed! These are in no order, just as I thought them up, and yes, I know there ended up being 21. :)

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)

Not sure if its my favortie, but I find myself using SCORCHED BROWN on everything.

2) Favorite: Brand of paint

I've tried many, I keep coming back to GW.

3) Favorite: Sculptor

I'm fickle on that. Jason Weibe is among them though.

4) Favorite: Painter

I notice a lot of SPACEMUNKIE's stuff in my favorites list on CMoN.

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)

Alpha Forge

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM

Not good on either...but I like the cleaner effect of NMM

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi

A little over a year ago, I'd never consider anything other than Fantasy...Now I absolutely love Sci-FI and Horror minis.

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female

No real preference here. I just don't care for cheesecake or beefcake minis.

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous

I love monsters...but you need the humans to 'accentuate' the monsters.

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most

I use the hell out of my Raphael #1. Also love my Da Vinci's 'Pocket brush'

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)

I suppose my Alpha Forge Demo bot is my favorite
http://www.coolminiornot.com/128689 (http://www.coolminiornot.com/128689)
12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)

The first one to come to mind would be Spacemunkies Cyborg:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/95806 (http://www.coolminiornot.com/95806)

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to

Pulp Figures, Copplestone Casting.

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't

Chaos War Mammoth

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)

Cool Mini, Alpha Forge, Lead Adventure Forum

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting

Cool Mini or Not.

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist

More characters from the world of Sci Fi and Horror movies...

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby

Just to be consistantly 'good' and prolific.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)

The time I have lost devoted to the hobby is a bit disconcerting. Could I find a better use of my time?

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried

Of the 'premier brands' Hate to say it, but Vallejo GAME COLOR.

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.

Rackham

Fun questions Eric!!

Ritual

08-06-2007, 02:54 PM

1) VMC Ivory. The best paint for highlighting. Anything.
2) VMC. Because I like the selection and the earthy colours.
3) Difficult. If I have to chose one, I'd say Allan Carrasco.
4) Jérémie Bonamant Teboul. He is so allround.
5) Tie between Hasslefree and Enigma. I would say, with those two and Wyrd I could live with there not being any other companies. I wouldn't like it, but I could live with it.
6) I would have answered NMM a year ago. But today, I have no preferences.
7) Fantasy. But I really like minis that are neither, too. Like Wyrd.
8) Female. Because... I'm a guy.
9) Human. Suits my style better. But I like monsters too in smaller amounts.
10) I have a size 1 and a size 00 from Rosemary & Co that I do most of my painting with.
11) This (http://www.coolminiornot.com/151812) is my best work yet.
12) This (http://www.coolminiornot.com/161585) ranks pretty high at the moment.
13) MSB Toys.
14) The Artemis that Jérémie painted that I posted above.
15) CMON.
16) CMON.
17) A female 54 mm necromancer from Enigma.
18) Nothing particular. To continue to evolve as a painter, I guess.
19) It makes me lose sleep. When I get started I often can't sleep becuase of all ideas that runs through my head.
20) The old Ral Partha colours. They were very grainy,
21) Reaper.

r2-j1

08-06-2007, 03:08 PM

1. RMS Pure White, it was finally a good covereing nice looking white, but I have so many other favorites.

2. Vallejo Model Color, I use like 6 different brands now, but these tend to still be my standby go to paints still, they just have the qualities I like.

3 Kev White, he is just awesome, but Felix Paniaqua has been closing fast of late.

4. I have lots of favorites, but if you put a gun to my head I'd have to say Marike Reimer, her use of color blows me away.

5. Privater Press, I have been with them since the beginning, and really enjoy their created world and games.

6. Metallics, I just have a passion for them,and doing them right, but I certainly appreciate NMM.

7. Fantasy in general

8. Male, I just enjoy painting musculature and hard lines of a male fig vs. the usually softer lines of a female fig.

9. Monster, I like big bold stuff and monsters usually fit in to that category better.

10. Rapheal Kolinsky pointed round #1, I love it, and it is so nice it usually keeps my WN series #7s on the sidelines. I often suggest them to others, but no one seems to listen.

11.Probably still my troll axer from last years TT contest. I have probably painted a few better than it, but it is still my favorite.
http://wyrd-games.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=851

12. Oh jeez I don't know there are so many fabulous ones out there, I can't pick

13. MSB, I have a few of the minis, but I just haven't gotten around to painting them.

14. Back to MSB I guess. The warrior frog hanging from a reed, I love this sculpt and want to paint it, but I'm almost afraid I won't do it justice.

15. Privateer presses forum I guess, I am a long time participator there, but of late I spend less and less time there for a variety of reasons. Of course that means I get to spend more time here. :)

16. Personally my interactions with people over the years in the Modeling and Miniatures forum at PP's site have probably helped me more than anything.

17. Boba Fett! I would love for some one to come out with a proper high quality 30MM Star Wars line, but I'm not holding my breath.

18. I tend to set small goals try and reach them and then pick new ones, so I really don't have an ultimate goal beyond continuing to get better. but right now my main goal is to take home a skull trophy in Privateer Press's Gencon painting contest.

19. By and large I don't have many complaints about the hobby. If i had to pick though I guess it's mostly the overwhelming feeling that I will never be able to paint all the stuff I would really like to paint. Maybe the isolation it tends to put you into also.

20. Hands down Adikolor, oh my goodness they were awful.

21. Dark sword Miniatures, all there stuff seems to be in that cheesy, 80s D&D, high fantasy, Larry Elmoresque style that I really can't stand

Wow that ended up being a lot of work :D

EricJ

08-06-2007, 03:33 PM

I guess I better answer my questions as well, since the rest of you are doing the work!

1) it's evolved over the years, but I think Shadow Grey is it. And P3's pure white now

2) Used to be all GW paint, now it's about a 50-50 mix of GW and P3

3) A hard one for me, because I actually tend to not really pay close attention to the sculptor, Steve B, Edgar R, Freeman on CMON

4) Nano from cmon (I know, I really should have his real name, I'm just afraid I'll mispell it) and Arkaal

5) You'll probably hate me, but GW. I enjoy working in their universe.

6) Used to be NMM, but lately been working a lot more with metallics and it's really a toss up now

7) Used to be Sci-fi, but again, I just looked at my GD entries for the upcoming LA, and I painted FAR more fantasy than sci-fi, so I may have to rethink this...

8) Females...although again, out of my entries...it turns out there is only 1 woman and she's got really no feminine traits

9) Human...but AGAIN, out of my GD entries, I painted vastly more non-humans...odd...

10) Size 1 W&N7 mini series. I can't stand long brushes, so these really fit for me

11) ok, this might not be what people expect, but this is still my favorite all time paint job that I've done, although I can't really explain why: who knew? (http://www.coolminiornot.com/75985)

12) I just love these metallics (http://www.coolminiornot.com/71233)

13) MSB

14) right now, this may seem odd, but a WELL done necron lord (it may not exist, but the conversion is in my head)

15) cmon, the only other forum I really post on

16) cmon, pretty much taught me everything I know

17) a Good necron lord, see above :)

18) I guess statues are fun, but mostly just to keep enjoying it and improving

19) I do think it's time consuming mostly, and also I'm very much like Anders, when I have a vivid idea in my head, I can't sleep thinking about it

20) Adikolor, who wants bubbly paint?!

21) I agree with dark sword, it's just too classic fantasy with over-detailed sculpts, which are technically great, but just don't do it for me

Ritual

08-06-2007, 04:07 PM

11) ok, this might not be what people expect, but this is still my favorite all time paint job that I've done, although I can't really explain why: who knew? (http://www.coolminiornot.com/75985)

I wouldn't have guessed that, though it IS a nice mini! :) (Despite being a Reaper one... ;))

gi6ers

08-06-2007, 04:07 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint : Bleached bone

2) Favorite: GW - never tried anything else though TBH

3) Favorite: At the moment it's Raul Garcia Latorre

4) Favorite: Spacemunkie - smooooth!

5) Favorite: Enigma (this week)

6) Painting Preference: Metallics (NMM just doesn't do it for me)

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy

8) Mini Preference: Male

9) Mini Preference: Monstrous (if dwarves count :))

10) Favorite: I do most of my painting with a kolinksy sable size 2

11) Favorite: http://www.coolminiornot.com/164497

12) Favorite: http://www.coolminiornot.com/49291

13) Desire: Andrea miniatures

14) Desire: If I want to paint it I've probably got it in the pile somewhere or on pre-order with enigma or Heresy

15) Favorite: Forum of Doooooooooooom!

16) Favorite: see above

17) Desire: A running chaotic dwarf screaming in rage (quite specific!)

18) Ambition: Mostly to keep enjoying it and win a few contests and keep improving for my own pleasure.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting: Not having enough time for it.

20) Least Favorite: Dunno - never tried any others

21) Least Favorite: Rackham

SteveB

08-06-2007, 04:38 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
Foundation Charadon Granite

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
GW (but I'm warming to P3)

3) Favorite: Sculptor
Brian Nelson though Jaques Alexandre Gillois is catching up

4) Favorite: Painter
Martin Footit. Genius, utter genius

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Still waiting for my perfect mini-vision to be done by someone

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Metallics all the way

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Fantasy

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
Male. Probably a surprising choice from me but I sculpt for money and women sell

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Definately human

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
I am become death, destroyer of paintbrushes

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
http://www.coolminiornot.com/32063

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
http://www.sodemons.com/gd22uk/gd22uk%20open/DSCN8303-01.htm

http://www.sodemons.com/gd22uk/gd22uk%20open/DSCN8306-01.htm

Needs to be seen 'in the flesh'. It's humbling.

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Asmodee Editions (Hell Dorado)

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
Forgeworld Death Korps

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
coolmini (putting aside the FoD in the same way as Wyrd)

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
coolmini

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
Ash from Evil Dead (done well)

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
UK Slayer Sword I guess.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Not having the minis I want to paint as nobody makes them

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
Rackham. What IS that stuff???

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
Again, Rackham. Nothing personal but they are the exact opposite of what I look for in a mini. Too detailed, over designed and with very little attention to correct anatomy.

matty1001

08-06-2007, 05:30 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
VMC Ivory, for the same reasons as Ritual, it can be used to hihglight everything. Infact it was Ritual who started me using it.
2) Favorite: Brand of paint
VMC, great choice of colours, very muted and earthy.
3) Favorite: Sculptor
Possibly Kev White, as his models have given me the best painting experience. But in terms of just utter cool mini's Raul Garcia Latorre.
4) Favorite: Painter
Anders Eklund, but propably already knew that! (Im really excited for October!, but not in a freaky stalker kind of way!)
5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Hasslefree
6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Metallics, though I have been painting NMM recently, but only to improve my metallics.
7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Wel my gallery suggests iv painted more fantasty, but I prefer a good sci-fi sculpt.
8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
Female, pretty obvious really. Plus its been that long since iv painted male flesh, iv kinda forgotten!
9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Human, prefer the realism and I just get bored painting anything bigger.
10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
W&N Series 7 Size 0
11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
DKoK Commander http://web.mac.com/matthewbraid/iWeb/Site/DKoK.html
Which is currently getting a nice large scenic base and paint upgrade!
12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
Phillipe Renaude's Le Duel, unfortunately I have never found a pic on the net. Its on page 18 of the ravage magazine No6. (Cowboy with a robotic arm standing at a bar)
13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Andrea
14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
Enigma's Barbarian:
http://www.enigmaminiatures.com/web/en/cat/54-05-1.htm
Tried but was unsuccessful
15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
CMoN
16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
CMoN
17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
Hhmmm nothing I can think of at the moment.
18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
For people to use my paintjobs an example.
19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Just general inability, I know how I want what im painting to look like. But it never does.
20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
Citadel Foundation, they have there uses, I don't HATE them but they are definately my least favorite.
21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
Reaper, they just have a generic D&D look which is really boring to me.

Vytis

08-06-2007, 05:56 PM

OK, here goes. This was actually reasonably interesting, thanks dood!

Just a bunch of mini related questions to see what our forum participants like, explainations are nice of why, but not needed! These are in no order, just as I thought them up, and yes, I know there ended up being 21. :)

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)

Oh, you would make it a specific colour. OK, Scab Red.

2) Favorite: Brand of paint

Citadel. I use them all though, so maybe a tie.

3) Favorite: Sculptor

Tom Meier, without question.

4) Favorite: Painter

Jakob Nielsen.

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)

Og..probably Thunderbolt Mountain.

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM

All Metallics, Baybee! Just about always.

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi

Fantasy.

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female

Nothing beats a butt-kicking female.

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous

Elf. SO I guess I'd have to say human.

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most

Winsor Newton Series 7.

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)

Dunno..probably http://www.scarlet-penguin.com/galadriel.htm because its of my daughter. Yes, thats her real name.

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)

Victoria Lamb's "Rescue of Sister Joan".

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to

Probably Darksword Miniatures..one of the Parkinson Masterworks.

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't

The Thunderbolt Miniatures Gigantic Green Dragon. Yum.

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)

Well, I only go to Wyrd..the others irritate me.

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting

Staring at stuff Jakob Nielsen paints..so probably his site.

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist

A rogue mafia penguin with a fedora and a trenchcoat.

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby

I wish to become the Ultimate Hobbyist..so a near-Demon or Demon quality army for every army and figure that I like. No rush, eh?

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)

Some painters thinking they are the bee's knees because they can win some resin trophies at conventions, or they didn't win what they felt he/she deserved. We're all just goobers, get over yourselves.

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried

I like all the ones I've tried..Vallejo Game Colour irritate me the most though. Clogging dropper lids and all that. But I still like them.

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.

Oh, great. Now I get to start a war. Really, I don't like about two-thirds of what Reaper does. Or, really, it doesn't make me dance artistically. And as for sculptors, I would love it if Mr. Klocke started sculpting different faces on his humans (they all look the same to me, people!) but he is otherwise excellent. I'll stick to his dwarves and monsters.

Malebolgia

08-06-2007, 06:48 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)

GW Foundations Astronomicon Grey. It covers black in 1-2 coats...that's why!

2) Favorite: Brand of paint

GW Foundations. Why? Because I HATE-DESPISE-LOATHE painting basecoats (this kills the fun in painting in some miniatures) and Foundations really help.

3) Favorite: Sculptor

Kev White; not as much because of the females but because of the character and poses he can do. I think I love his adventurers like Grant the most.

4) Favorite: Painter

Damn...that is a hard one. I think Jakob Nielsen because the style and atmosphere is just fantastic. On the one hand it has something like "I can do that" but at the same time it looks superstunning and you keep spotting details. It probably has a lot to do with my admiration of John Blanche's work.

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)

Privateer Press, but mostly I am a gamer and WARMACHINE and HORDES still are the best games on the market and I see no contender for that top spot at the moment. In addition I have a weak spot for bigass miniatures that ooze testosterone, power and brutality. Nobody does that better than Privateer with their Warjacks (okay, Andy Foster does it better :D)

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM

Don't care...depends on the painter and the style and the miniature.

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi

Steampunk all the way!!!

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female

Male. Female miniatures get boring as hell. As if we don't have enough metal titties and vixens already. More muscles please!

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous

MONSTROUS!!!! I am a big fan of big muscular overpowered miniatures. I love pushing those metal hulks across the gaming table.

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most

Windsor & Newton series 7...nr. 2 at the moment.

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)

http://s1161342.fmnsedu.rug.nl/images/kaylkartan.jpg

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)

http://www.coolminiornot.com/134020

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to

Andrea Miniatures

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't

The Netherlord II by Heresy miniatures

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)

Gwhobby.net

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting

www.brushthralls.com

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist

Spawn...'nuff said

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby

Paint awesome miniatures, write cool miniature games and open a game shop.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)

BASECOATING

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried

So far, Rackham. Thick weird paint that paints very different from other paints. It is good paint but takes a while to master.

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.

Dark Sword. I hate Tina Turner haircuts.

Duende

08-06-2007, 07:26 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable) VMC Smoke, I seem to use it on everything!

2) Favorite: Brand of paint Reaper Master Series, comes in dropper bottles, rarely seperates, rarely forms blockages

3) Favorite: Sculptor [Whatever person(s) sculpted for Ilyad and now Helldorado

4) Favorite: Painter I got a lot of favorites, so I'll just say anyone who paints a Wyrd mini!

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1): The now defunct Ilyad :(

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM: Metallics

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi: Fantasy

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female: Female, we're just more aesthetic than the boys ;)

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous: Montrous, freer with color choices

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most The cheap Robert Simmons that you can buy at craft stores, I prefer sable to synthetic, though.

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible): My Fruit Bat of Canage! (http://wyrd-games.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1189&ppuser=21) He was just fun!

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)Oh geez, just so many to pick from.... ...I'll go with this one Asurmen by Thomas David (http://www.coolminiornot.com/48843) since it was Eldar that first got me into the hobby.

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to: Thunderbolt Mountain

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't: My Ilyad Archangel

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd): CMON Forums

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting: CMON

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist: Twisted Zodiac creatures

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby: To get more of my massive unpainted pile done!

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...): Prepping.. thinking you got every mold line then when you primer it, whap! There's one you missed! grrrrr...., Followed closely by the sore muscles I get sitting scrunched over like I do.

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried. GW Inks, they hate me!

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them. Well, practically every company has minis I like and don't like, Hard to say really....

Valloa

08-06-2007, 07:33 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the label)
Oddly enough, I don't have anything that keep coming back to. Fav colors change for me depending on my mood.

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
Reaper Master Series. Tried many others but this is the one that ends up working the best for me.

3) Favorite: Sculptor
Werner Klocke

4) Favorite: Painter
Don't really have one.

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Tie between Dark Sword and Hasslefree Miniatures.

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Metalics

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Fantasy

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
Female.

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Human

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
Cheapies mostly. I tear up paint brushes, both good and cheap made, only slightly faster than I manage to kill plants. :(

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
Dark Swords "The Chick is in the Mail" Not my best paint job but I had tons of fun on the base and it was like my second attempt at NMM and ranks as my favorite "had fun doing" paint job to date.
http://www.darkswordminiatures.com/gallery/set2chickisinthemail.htm

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
May Faith Protect . http://www.coolminiornot.com/84943

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Wyrd. Cause I'm not going to count the partually or mostly painted Wyrd collection on my desk.

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
Spyglass Anastasia. Its just cool.

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
Tie between Reaper and the FoD. Love 'em both.

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
To still be painting several years from now.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Mold lines!!!! Aggghh.

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
Games Workshop

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.

Maya~

Hinton

08-06-2007, 09:33 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
Ashen Blue (RMS). It's a nice, subdued color and I tend to use it quite a bit.

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
Reaper Master Series (RMS). Pretty good paints and the ones that I pretty much started with. Although, I am trying some VMC and P3.

3) Favorite: Sculptor
Hmmm...hard to say; lots of great ones out there.

4) Favorite: Painter
Again, hard to say; so many painters inspire me and oftentimes I find myself studying their work to see what I can learn. Eric and Anders (yeah, I give him a hard time for brush-licking, but he's still an amazing painter) are probably my top two.

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
I like a lot of what Hasslefree has to offer.

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Metallics, but that's mostly because I haven't really tried NMM.

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Fantasy.

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
Female (I do like the ladies :tongue2: )

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Human (for now).

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
Winsor & Newton Series 7 #0 and #1.

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
Alidee, Female Thief (http://wyrd-games.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1277&ppuser=563). My first time trying OSL and the feedback and help I got from so many people was absolutely amazing. I learned so much with that one.

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
Hard to say; much like asking who my favorite painter is. A lot of really great works out there.

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Hell Dorado (some of their stuff looks really cool!)

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
Anime Schoolgirl with Hamster Gun (the one I got was damaged, so it's going to take a lot of work to fix it; work I'm not comfortable doing yet).

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
A tie between Coldsteal (it's small, but there are some great painters there) and World of Minis.

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
Any site/forum where the experienced painters are willing to help those of us trying to learn by taking the time to comment/leave feedback on the work of others.

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
SteveB actually gave the same answer that I was thinking about: Ash from the Evil Dead movies.

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
Smooth blends and transitions.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Those f*(%ing mold lines!

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
Haven't tried enough paint brands yet.

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
I have no idea.

Stupidcow

08-06-2007, 10:13 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the label)
VMC smoke & VMC Ivory

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
Although I use mainly VMC, I find some of their colours rather crappy so there's no obvious favorite. I've tried Derivant and I think they are pretty good.

3) Favorite: Sculptor
Not too sure of their names but mainly the Rackham sculptors.

4) Favorite: Painter
Naming just one is impossible for me. Allan C, Jeremie B, Yellow one, Rusto, Automaton & many more.

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Rackham

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
NMM

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Fantasy

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
No preference.

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
No preference.

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
W&N series 7 size 1.

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
This (http://www.coolminiornot.com/128398)
It is one of my favourite sculpt.

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
This (http://www.coolminiornot.com/162764.)

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Enigma

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
Andrea Beelphegor

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
CMON

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
CMON

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
Can't think of any really

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
To continue to learn new techniques and hopefully get better.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Dropping a painted mini!!!

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
Games Workshop

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
I'm just not too much into sci fi but there really nothing that I wouldn't paint.

tallghost

08-06-2007, 11:34 PM

Wow, I'm rather new to the serious side of painting, so alot of my answers won't really amount to much.

1) Favorite: Color of paint Goblin Green

2) Favorite: Brand of paint I like GW, but since I have a choice between money for paint of money for minis, most of my stuff cheapo hobby paint, like Apple Barrell or Plaid

3) Favorite: Sculptor The Easter Islanders. Gotta love those wacky moai heads.

4) Favorite: Painter Georges Seurat

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1) Well, I can't say wyrd, and GW has gotten waaay to expensive, so I'm gonna go with Privateer Press. bThough to be honest, Wyrd is the first of the smaller houses I've worked with, and made me realize that there's a lot of good stuff out there beyond the big boys. I'm looking to buy a lot of "independant" stuff at GenCon because of this eye-opening.

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM Metalics. NMM looks a bit out of my leauge at this point.

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi Can I split the difference and go with steam punk? Ahhh, who am I kidding, I have to say fantasy, since 2/3 of my stuff is undead...

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female I really don't have a prefrence on this one, as long as they look cool.

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous Again, most of my stuff isn't all that human anymore, so I guess monsterous.

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most Whichever one I haven't destroyed yet. But my prize brushes that I take extra special care with are the few from Loew-Cornell's LaCorneille Golden Taklon line. these baby's have a nice fatty fat handle for my giant gorrila paws to grip, they hold the paint nicely, and they have kept their shape longer than anything else I've tried so far. i would sleep with them under my pillow if my wife would top giving me odd looks.

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible) My entry for this year's Gencon contest. (You will have to wait till after the contest to see it.)

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible) I haven't been paying attention long enough.

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to Crocodile Games

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't One that would actually come close to making a cut in a competition.

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd) Wyrd is the only one I belong to.

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting Brushthralls

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist Something that would work well for the GhostBusters type game I'm working on.

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby Having minis that someone else would like to take a picture of.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...) The expense. It seems like the price of lead keeps going up and up.

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried Haven't tried all that many.

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them. Abberant games. It isn't that the minis look Bad, they just seem like a retread of what other companies have done. There must be new ideas out there...

lizcam

08-07-2007, 01:54 AM

lauth81

08-07-2007, 03:08 AM

Just a bunch of mini related questions to see what our forum participants like, explainations are nice of why, but not needed! These are in no order, just as I thought them up, and yes, I know there ended up being 21. :)

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
Vallejo Gamecolor Ultramarine Blue ... VMC Ivory a close second

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
Vallego Game Color ... they have their issues, but better than GW and as easy to get in my FLGS

3) Favorite: Sculptor
dunno ... normally don´t care about that.

4) Favorite: Painter
uh ... many poeple I look up to and say "Wow, I wish I could paint like that". But again, I normally don´t remember their names, except for the ones I know from this board

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Rackham and I have soft spot for Reaper, because they seem to have every miniature for your fantasy roleplaying needs

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
I´m warming up on NMM.

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
(Dark) Fantasy

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
no preference there

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
MONSTERS!

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
a "Springer 3/0 sable"

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
I guess, the 2 male Wolfen on my recent TT III Deadly Duel entry

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
Sacred Blade female Cyborg by EricJ, very cool mini and an awesome paintjob

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Wyrd to be honest, but that shall change soon.

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
Reaper 72mm Holiday Sophie - I have it, but not yet painted
and
one of the DarkSword Dragons (the green one)

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
Reaper - its the only one I visit regularly besides Wyrd. CMon just doesn´t click with me - it´s so cluttered.

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
see 15

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
New Blood Bowl teams by GW. Won´t happen, but still ...

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
a "best painted team award" at a major BB tournament (working on it ;-) )

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
prepping a mini (removing moldlines, assembling etc.)

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
Didn´t try much else besides Vallejo and GW ...

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
Hasslefree ... There´s not much in their range I´d like to paint

my 2 cents

DrEvilmonki

08-07-2007, 04:05 AM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)

Burnt Umber.

2) Favorite: Brand of paint

Games workshop

3) Favorite: Sculptor

Jes Goodwin (really the guy who got me hooked in)

4) Favorite: Painter

Just one? Romilly Brown (he who first taught me which end of the brush to use 18 years or so ago. I don't know if he still paints but the boy had talent). Of the people you will know I would say YellowOne would just edge out a very tightly pasked bunch (sounds a bit rude!)

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)

Uncool I know but GW still does it for me.

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM

Either.

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi

Sci-fi

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female

Male

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous

Monstrous

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most

W&N series 7 size 0

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)

http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a114/DrEvilmonki/?action=view&current=trollfront1.jpg

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)

Coolmini's down at the mo so I will come back to this one.

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to

Enigma

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't

Wraithlord

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)

coolminiornot

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting

coolminiornot - when I got back into painting it was the articles which really started me actually working on my painting from a technical viewpoint.

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist

Ummmmmmm. I dun know.

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby

I would love to be able to make a living from it but know I can't. A Gold statue from GD would be something I feel I could achieve.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)

That feeling when you are 75% done and realise you aren't interested anymore!

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried

Vallejo

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.

Ummmmm don't know. There is one or two I just haven't spent enough time looking at them to remember their names!

Highbulp Billy

08-07-2007, 04:29 AM

Hmmm...

1. Graveyard Earth (when it's not too runny)
2. Only really use GW but have some Vallejo mediums (media? and prefer their bottles)
3. Jes Goodwin - I adore those ogres
4. Hard to say but I thik Victoria Lamb is a name that springs to mind for some very inspirational painting and conversions
5. I like Reaper for their old school D&D style selection
6. Metalics - haven't got the guts to try NMM yet but am being slowly converted to appreciating it by more and more excellent examples online
7. Fantasy - haven't painted sci-fi since Space Hulk and Space Crusade
8. Probably male - women are too bumpy ;)
9. Monstrous - back to those ogres again
10. Rosemary & Co Kolinsky Sable size 1
11. Flea the Ogre (can we see a theme yet) http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n177/willtompsett/Flea.jpg
12. Is it really possible to choose just one???
13. Can I say Wyrd for this one?
14. The GW giant sitting in a drawer at home
15. CMON
16. CMON (when it's working!)
17. Probably something to do with ogres
18. To be happy with something I've painted
19. Not being able to get my painting to look anything like how I want it :(
20. Tamiya (except the Clear Red for gore!)
21. A lot of the GW army fodder is a real turn off but their characters make up for it

gi6ers

08-07-2007, 05:27 AM

That feeling when you are 75% done and realise you aren't interested anymore!

Oh I know that feeling!

green stuff

08-07-2007, 05:59 AM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
Scorched Brown, seems to pop up in most of my minis since more than 2 years now.

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
Citadel. I've only used this and feel no need to change. It suits my painting.

3) Favorite: Sculptor
Allan

4) Favorite: Painter
Allan and Kiril

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Rackham. Though people may complain about them, IMHO they had a big impact on the hobby (quality of minis and studio paint jobs).

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
NMM. My lazy side likes the fact that you don't need to change your paint water as often ;). Plus I tend to admire more paintjobs where the artist completely controls his lighting (although, yes, metalics can be awesome).

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Sci Fi. Bounds are limitless in this domain.

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
No preference

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
No preference

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
Prince August brushes

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
Gobo Powa (http://greenstuff.free.fr/img/Figurines/GD/2006/UK/GoboPowa/GoboPowaFinal.jpg) just because it makes me laugh :P.

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
Allan's Demonette (http://fr.games-workshop.com/communaute/golden_demon/img/2007/France/8-1.jpg)

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Hum ... I've already got too much to paint :P.

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
Eldar Titan

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
Just Wyrd ;).

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
CMON

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
I'm not authorized to state it here :P.

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
Continue having fun!

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Removing the mold lines.

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
No opinion

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
Anything that looks like pre-'90s minis.

cdukino

08-09-2007, 04:36 AM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
Kommando khaki (GW)

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
GW

3) Favorite: Sculptor
Werner Klocke

4) Favorite: Painter
Male: Derek Schubert
Female: Marike Reimer

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Rackham

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
NMM

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Fantasy

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
No preference honestly

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Human(oid)

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
Kollinsky sable 0 and 2.. probably use the 2 a bit more

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
At the moment I think i'm still most happy with my angel portal I did for the IP. Maybe not the best skill wise all over (but definatly for the worst either)... but the fact it is the only fig I really don't want to sell is makes it obviously my favorite.
http://wyrd-games.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1561

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
No clue.. to many

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Andrea (mainly warlord saga, both scales but mostly the larger ones)

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
The angel from Andrea... the bigger one. Why haven't I? I don't own it... yet. http://www.andrea-miniatures.com/images/andrea/detallegran/WS-angel-01.jpg

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
Frothers

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
CMON

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
Argus my necromancer done right and completely (not just the head). Will be done one day as a one off likley.

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
To paint as well as Derek Schubert or Marike Reimer, I love their styles as well.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Eyestrain, definatly eyestrain (gives me migrains/head aches, that's why)... Goes for sculpting even more as i get eyestrain much more doing that then painting. I can't sculpt longer then a small hour before I have to stop. Can't do much comutering after or painting due to the eyesore and heavy head after that either. Solo reason for no new finished greens in a while now really.

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
Haven't tried many. I used to not like Valejo. But i have been working with it more lately and I do actually like them (well only have a few colours) a lot and can work well with it. Can't wait to get the paints from Eric to try them out to the limit.

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
Hmm Dark sword perhaps. To classical. Though i have a few of their figures and i actually have painted a few. Tom Meier's sculpts too. Technically brilliant, love a lot of them, but with some exceptions (love the small dragons for instance) I hate painting them.

JonasD

08-09-2007, 05:04 AM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
I tend to use Bleached Bone from Citadel on everything.
2) Favorite: Brand of paint
Vallejo Game Color. Just great variety!
3) Favorite: Sculptor
Tom Meier! He's just the man and painting his minis is just fun.
4) Favorite: Painter
Hmmm, Matt Verzani?
5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
My own ;) Nah, I think Pegaso it is.
6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Metallics!
7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Fantasy
8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
Male, allows you more mistakes
9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Human, clearly.
10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
hehe, better ask me bout Sculpting tools :)
11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
My Squirrel
12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
Florian Kniep's Nagash he won the 2003 Slayer Sword with.
13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Hmmm.. Hasslefree I guess (I am very reluctant on buying minis)
14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
Some mini from the Parkinson Boxes
15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
MaxPaint.de
16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
I do not like Cmon, so I'd say Frothers.
17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
If there is one, I do it.
18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
in Painting? Hitting the mini with a brush. In Sculpting? I'd love to sculpt concept models for films.
19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Dizziness after working for several hours with forgetting to drink or eat or...
20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
Revell. Just bah.
21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
Infinity. Just awful.

Here's my answers:) Fun!

Darklord

08-11-2007, 07:34 AM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
GW scorpion Green
2) Favorite: Brand of paint
GW
3) Favorite: Sculptor
felix paniagua
4) Favorite: Painter
Victoria lamb
5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
hasslefree
6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Metallics
7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Fantasy
8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
female
9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
monsterous
10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
bog standard gw i'm afraid
11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
my living room, or my giant
12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
the slayer sword orc from last year
13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
rackham
14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
drune raider
15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
cmon
16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
cmon
17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
some dune models
18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
winning a gd (a bronze would do!)
19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
those mini's that just never go right
20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
some cheap stuff from a pound shop!
21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
none really but gw is very hit and miss

Entiago

11-25-2009, 05:34 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
Carnage Red- the name itself strikes ideas

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
Reaper Master Series

3) Favorite: Sculptor
A tough one. Only recently did i start to notice individual sculptors. I do say Kevin White does fine stuff- but there alot of favorite ones out there (even the people of Wyrd do great jobs!)

4) Favorite: Painter
Jen Haley. but only recently have i begun to look at others work to improve my own.

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Red Box Games

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Metalics- still trying my NMM technique

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
depending on mood, but i guess Sci-Fi

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
Female

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Human

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
Loew-Cornell Red Sabel 165 round

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
Convict Gunslinger for Rotten Harvest 09 (so far)

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
too many to choose from

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Anima Tactics

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
all the ones i have already purchased-but are just stitting, waiting

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
Brushthralls.com

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
Coolminiornot.com

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
there are alot out there right now that i love to do, but time restricted. I am sure when i think of something- it will come into light

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
someday-a golden deamon...or at least in the top 3 of a painting comp

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
not having enough time to paint

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
old school AD&D paints, except for the glow-in-the-dark color- i still have some left!

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
old school Ral Partha turns me off now- I grew up on the stuff and used to think they were great, still have some unpainted sitting around

Bexley

11-25-2009, 06:28 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)

P3 Umbral Umber

2) Favorite: Brand of paint

P3

3) Favorite: Sculptor

Sorry, can't pick one. Remy Tremblay, Edgar Ramos, Kev White.

4) Favorite: Painter

Remy Tremblay, Romain Van Den Bogaert

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)

Hasslefree, Mad Puppet

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM

Metallics

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi

Sci Fi. Post-apocalyptic in particular.

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female

Female

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous

Monstrous

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most

W&N Series 7 No.1

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)

http://www.coolminiornot.com/217236

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)

http://www.coolminiornot.com/196846

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to

Pegaso

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't

Smart Max' Jeremiah Crow

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)

Chest of Colors

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting

Miniature Mentor

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist

Don't get me started. 1:35/54mm Max Rockatanski, 1:35/54mm female civilians that aren't old rural europeans, anything from Fallout, A decent looking Jill Valentine in any scale...

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby

Not really painting, but I'd love to sculpt well. Then my answer to number 17 won't be such a problem.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)

PHOTOGRAPHY.

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried

Vallejo. Reaper MS is second worst, though I get good results with them if I mix them in with other paints. It's only when I try straight RMS over straight RMS that I have difficulties.

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.

Hm. I can't think of one in particular, really. I usually do dioramas, and I'll paint anything that fits the diorama. There are a few small companies out there that put out really bad sculpts- so awful looking that I can't believe they sell. Unfortunately the only company I know that makes a Jill Valentine is one of them.

Peterdita

11-25-2009, 06:34 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
Devlan Mud-I ned to use this less
2) Favorite: Brand of paint
Hate to say it but GW
3) Favorite: Sculptor
I do love Werners stuff, but Tre is creeping
4) Favorite: Painter
The one, the only: Brushmistress Jess. I find her freehand stuff and color choices very inspiring.
5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones Redbox and Studio Miniatures

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Metalics
7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
??? Depends on the day, both bug me at times
8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
see #7
9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Humans
10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
Some old sable brush I've had for years. Still does the trick!
11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
Hans http://wyrd-games.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2829&ppuser=1387
12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
Couldn't say... so many to choose.
13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
JMD busts. I need to just try it one and stop talking about them

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
immedite gratification limits this but I really want to paint this guy:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/store/product.php?xProd=4352&xSec=89
15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
WAMP
16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
WAMP
17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
Robot DJ cutting it up on the 1s and 2s
18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
Humbly I did just win a Wyrd contest, and that was on my list. But just imporve overall, maybe do a studio piece one day for company I like. Understand what someone means when they say a "transition color" lol
19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Prepping these little bastards... <shudder>
20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
??? Guess I've never met a paint I didn't like. Although I'm trying to figure out airbrush paints at the mo and they can be tricky.
21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.'
I thought this was 20 questions! No comment!

Dire Hoarcat Snuggler

11-25-2009, 06:42 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)

Panzer Aces Medium Rust!!!

2) Favorite: Brand of paint

Panzer Aces + GW Foundation & Washes!!!

3) Favorite: Sculptor

TIE: Gael Coumon & Paul Muller

4) Favorite: Painter

Eric Johns - I checked the catalogue!

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)

Games Workshop!!!

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM

Metallics w/ lots of weathering & shading!

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi

Sci-fantasy

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female

Female... the sculptors and designers always spend so much time making every last detail a joy to paint... not like those gross boy minis :P

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous

Monstrous...ish

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most

Windsor & Newton for sables
Grumbacher for synthetics

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)

Pandora... eh, no link for you... lazy

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)

Lots

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to

Freebooter? ... Ragnarok cave dwarfies?

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't

Forgeworld Keeper of Secrets

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)

warseer.com

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting

I forget

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist

Poltergeist or Doppleganger

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby

Awesome

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)

Requiring sleep

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried

Reaper

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.

99% of Privateer Press, 90% of Reaper, and all Anima is garbage

~J~

mathieu

11-26-2009, 12:14 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint
GW tin bitz, or P3 trollblood base

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
P3

3) Favorite: Sculptor
Jacques Alexandre Gillois

4) Favorite: Painter
Marike Reimer and Yellow One on CMON (forgot his name)

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Cypher, provided they start releasing Hell Dorado models

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Metallics, as long as they are painted pretty much the way NMM are.

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Fantasy

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
Males I guess.

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Monstrous

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
Tie between W&N series 7 and Raphaël 8404, both in size 2

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
These guys (http://duke.edu/~mt29/Miniatures/standard.jpg) from the late Rackham, even though they are still wip. Or this (http://coolminiornot.com/2727) Lonewolf.

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
Minotaure (http://www.coolminiornot.com/134117) by the late Ilyad Games

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Arte Factory

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
Minotaure (http://www.allancarrasco.net/uploads/pics/minotaure_nb_1.jpg) from Arte Factory. And the latest GW screaming bell

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
minicreateurs (http://minicreateurs.com/news.php)

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
minicreateurs (http://minicreateurs.com/news.php)

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
A good looking FW Lord of Change

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
Increase my paint speed!

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Often requires more time than I can spend. See 18)

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
Probably Rackham Color

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
Anything too old school

EricJ

11-26-2009, 02:40 PM

I'm glad this thread popped up again, we did this so long ago when we had maybe 1/10 the membership as now, and they're just fun threads (see the other 2 in general discussion)!

mriverakc

11-26-2009, 03:14 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable) Reds

2) Favorite: Brand of paint Citidal

3) Favorite: Sculptor Not certain

4) Favorite: Painter Mike McVey & Tom Schadle

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1) GW

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM Metalics only cuz its easier

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi Sci-Fi

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female Male they are easier

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous Humans

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most Citadel Detail

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible) Not sure.

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible) Not sure

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to Tale of War Ronin

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't Ravenwing Chapter Master my son bought for me for Father’s Day

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd) GW

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting Wyrd

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist Hooded Horseman

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby Paint for a mini company

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...) Assembling

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried None

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them. None, each company has its own flavor and style.

RedScorpionsGirl

11-26-2009, 04:16 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the label)
Rackham Precious Blue

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
P3

3) Favorite: Sculptor
Don't have one. I like to look at the model for what it is, not who sculpted it.

4) Favorite: Painter
Kirsten Williams

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyone's)
Forgeworld

6) Painting Preference: Metallics vs. NMM
Metallics. Still no clue how to paint NMM.

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Depends on the mood, but I mostly paint Sci-Fi

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
Female, as most models I do, you can't tell much other than seeing their head.

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Human

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
P3 Fine Studio Brush, I've gone through one or two and have like 4 more I purchased on sale because they are amazing brushes!

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
A Vulkan He'stan model commission. Unfortunately no pictures. But before I did that one, my Valkyrie
I got to paint the pre-release Plastic Valkyrie for a Games Workshop Store. http://www.coolminiornot.com/220955

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
I love the paint job, and the overall mood/feel this piece has. I believe it was well deserving of the gold from Golden Daemon.

http://www.coolminiornot.com/220475

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Cool Mini or not has a lot of models I just want to paint, too many to list, lol.

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
My Thunderhawk.

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
BOLS Lounge. I've picked up some great ideas, and have seen some amazing painting that never gets put up to places like coolminiornot

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
Honestly, Scibor's page, http://www.sciborminiatures.com/en_,index.php He's one of the coolminiornot regulars.

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist.
New Sisters of Battle Models, and I don't mind they're metal (or how about an inquisitor size one?)!

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby?
I would like to have a top three finish in a Golden Daemon, or something that prestigious eventually. For now, I'm happy to work my way up by making first/second cuts.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Finding the right light to paint. Also, prepping!

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
Don't have a least favourite. I just know what to avoid, like the Apple Barrel paints from Wal-Mart, or Testors enamels, stuff like that, because they don't work!

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.'
Don't really have one that directly comes to mind

thetang22

11-26-2009, 06:27 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the label)
Apple Barrel Antique White (I use it instead of white about 95% of the time

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
Apple Barrel...its funny because most people here would think this stuff is terrible, but in my experience it does just as well as more expensive brands, and costs a fraction of the price. I can definitely say I hate GW paints...I used them for a couple years and they definitely did not justify the price tag in my opinion.

3) Favorite: Sculptor
Whoever does a lot of the new stuff for Tales of War.

4) Favorite: Painter
Oh geez...don't even know. The only place I consistently look is here, and I'd have to say my favorite painter at Wyrd is probably Ritual.

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyone's)
Tales of War has definitely caught my attention. They produce some VERY flavorful miniatures with great sculpts.

6) Painting Preference: Metallics vs. NMM
Metallics, however I like the mix of Metallics with non-metallics thats been becoming more popular.

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Definitely Fantasy, but some of the newest projects I've got in mind involve Sci-Fi

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
Probably female

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
mostly human, but I've got the itch to do something monstrous lately

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
Up until now I've been using run of the mill paintbrushes from the local hobby store. After going to Gencon this year though and seeing them using a different style of brush I'm tempted to get some of the stuff that Ritual mentioned using.

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible): Of the stuff I've actually photographed, probably this I suppose:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/182146
I think I'm going to be doing some stuff I like more than that in the next few months though.

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
its a toss up between these two:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/64201
http://www.coolminiornot.com/156016

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Tales of War, for the reasons mentioned above

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
The entire Ron and Bones line. I want a whole pirate crew.
Oh, duh....also Viktoria, Sword Mistress. She's the reason I came to Wyrd minis. She's sitting assembled in my display cabinet right now waiting in line behind Leviticus and Ramos' crew.

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
Hmmm...CMON is the only mini website I consistently go to anymore other than Wyrd.

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
CMON

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist.
More video game crossovers. I'd love to see Mario or Link in 28-32mm scale. I'd also love to see some minis from Final Fantasy.

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby?
I know I'm not perfect at painting, but I'm content with my skill level right now. I'd actually like to have decent sculpting skills, which I don't.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Sheer amount of time it takes me to do a job well, which in turn is the biggest motivation killer for me when deciding whether to start a piece or not.

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
"I just know what to avoid, like the Apple Barrel paints from Wal-Mart." Lol, thats the stuff I use! I would avoid GW paints like the plague. I've got a bad history with them.

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.'
GW. For as big of a company as they are, they have some of the crappiest looking sculpts as a whole. There are worse, but I'd expect WAY more from an industry titan like them. I just don't understand their old mentalities like having to stick a raised sword and staff in each hand of every wizard they produced. They are getting better, but they reek of static.

22) Least Favorite Painter/Painter's Style, or Conversion Style.

Umm...don't even know. There are a lot of great painters out there, and there's probably 10 times as many bad painters. Narrowing 1 down from that would be next to impossible.

As for style...I'm very over NMM. It looked great, and still does, but I'm so sick of everybody and their dog trying to use that technique as the first basis of quality of a paint job.

paradox

11-26-2009, 08:37 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
Glistening Green (a GW metallic green)

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
None in particular, though I use alot of Reaper now.

3) Favorite: Sculptor
NA

4) Favorite: Painter
NA

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
NA

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Metallics unless it's great NMM (which I can't do)

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Both!

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
Don't care

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Both!

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
Whichever is handiest

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
Uhhh....probably my Aiyana at the moment.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris_schmidt/4136659203/

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
Jen Haley's Haley from GenCon 2009 (currently)
http://www.paintrix-miniatures.com/images/haley09front.jpg

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Wyrd! (no really)

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
The unpainted ones in my case. Currently epic Feora.

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
www.miniartofwar.net (http://www.miniartofwar.net)

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
NA

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
Currently, a character Keeper of Secrets (Slaanesh got pimped!)

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
Keep up with my collection.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
The painting part, especially units/assembly line.

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
GW

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
Rezolution

waghorn41

12-05-2009, 02:56 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
Ice Blue (GW)

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
only used GW so far

3) Favorite: Sculptor
Tom Meier

4) Favorite: Painter
soooo many

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Darksword

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Metallics - can't do NMM

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Fantasy

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
Female

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Human

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
0000

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr148/waghorn41/C12v2.jpg

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr148/waghorn41/Tamsin.jpg
my very first GW mini and it was for my 5yr old daughter back in 1997

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Pegaso

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
Alarielle, got it but still waiting - my youngest daughter's middle name is Alarielle

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
WaMP

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
WaMP

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
The characters from M*A*S*H

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
a decent paint job

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
lack of time

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
They all taste awful

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
Most companies have some minis I want to paint and some minis I never would

L D P

12-07-2009, 03:18 AM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)

GW Scab Red

2) Favorite: Brand of paint

Having a love affair with Vallejo at the moment.

3) Favorite: Sculptor

Jes Goodwin

4) Favorite: Painter

Keith Robertson

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)

Privateer Press

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM

I have a real penchant for NMM at the moment, not very good but getting better.

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi

Steam-Punk Fantasy

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female

Male but it depends on the sculpt. The Female ones tend to come across a little too "Fan Service"

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous

Can I say Mechanical?

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most

Size 2x 0 Sable

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FB9PyuDKVbo/ShRzu5V8PGI/AAAAAAAAACU/Vh8UDJAJDuM/s1600-h/DSCF1633.JPG

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)

Hard to narrow down to one

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to

Ultraforge - one of their Demons

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't

The Forgeworld Keeper of Secrets

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)

wargamerau.com

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting

wargamerau.com

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist

More steampunk constructs!

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby

To be recognised as a painter who produces nice, good looking but practical table top pieces.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)

That I don't get to do more of it, That I have to do other things for money.

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried

Tamiya

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.

Shadowforge just don't do it for me.

Jens

12-25-2009, 09:07 AM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)

Vert Chitine (Rackham)

2) Favorite: Brand of paint

Hard to generalize, likely Citadel Colour Range for their consitency, however I'm very fond of some Rackham Color and Artist Acryl Colors (Prima Acryl by Schmincke)

3) Favorite: Sculptor

Michael Bigaud (MiKH) - I love the attention to detail and cleaness + sharpness of details. Besides the miniatures share usually a good mix of details and larger surfaces.

4) Favorite: Painter:

Can't decide - flip a coin if you want a single one:
Sebastian Archer (Automaton), Thomas David and Jeremie Teboul

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)

Asmodee's (when they made the Hell Dorado Range) - I loved the miniature quality but another thing I really appreciated - they seemed close the community, answred questions, didn't hold back good or bad news and seemed 'honest'. Besides they seemed to still have a passion for the hobby (This is something I appreciated about Wyrd when I looked into this forum around a month ago).

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM

NMM - Metalics can look really good too if they are heavily shaded alike NMM, but very very few seem to master that.

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi

Fantasy has a slight edge - no matter what setting, I can't stand anything that has too much 'military' / 'patriotism' feel to it.

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female

No real preference - don't enjoy the very stereotype versions of either.

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous

Monstrous, however very few are made well - hence I usually prefer the human-type models of most ranges.

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most

Raphael 8404 Size 1 / Davinci Maestro 10 Size 0

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)

http://coolminiornot.com/203416 (http://coolminiornot.com/203416) Not the best paint job technically, however the first paint job I was really happy with after finishing the model.

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)

http://coolminiornot.com/120932 (http://coolminiornot.com/120932) There are so many cool paint jobs out there - however this is the one that made me want to start learning how to paint miniatures and started getting me into this hobby 2 years ago.

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to

Smart Max & Maow (I have several of their miniatures ... it's the lack of time...)

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't

Demon Tower by Rackham - the size and amount of details scare me off everytime I consider starting on this one. More than 500 miniatures are waiting to get some paint in shelves....

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)

ozpainters

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting

http://haekel.free.fr/ (http://haekel.free.fr/) is among my favourite ones, many real 'gems' are scattered among all the great artists personal websites.

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist

Nothing in particular - something I really miss however are high quality sculptures of the less "heroic" chartacters: something as simple as a civilian trying to run away, someone scared

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby

To bring more people to this hobby.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)

Recontructing details that were lost due to a bad cast or weren't sculpted properly in the first place.

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried

Vallejo Game Color
(and the Rackham Game Colors taste horrible... yiekes)

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them

Most companies have a few cool miniature - in general however of the bigger ones I'm often very disappointed by Reaper and Privateer Press. Disappointed mainly since usually I like the basic idea of the miniatures however quality of the sculpt and cast is often bad (--> 19)

acid_gaming

12-26-2009, 01:59 AM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
Graveyard Earth - GW
2) Favorite: Brand of paint
Games Workshop (Vallejo a close second)
3) Favorite: Sculptor
Sebastian Archer (a local Aussie lad)
4) Favorite: Painter
Sebastian Archer (Let's face it I don't get out much)
5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Games Workshop
6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
NMM (but I struggle to do it)
7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Fantasy
8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
Female
9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Human
10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
Can't remember the name but it has a burgundy traingular handle with gold painted end.
11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
My Sanguinary High Priest (combo of painting and modelling)
12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
Sebastian Archer's Chaos Apostle (http://www.guildofharmony.com/darkapostle.php) Though not normally a fan of chaos models the freehand banner had me in awe. When I saw it in the flesh I thought it was a computer generated image.
13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Guild of Harmony
14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
I really don't have a stand out that I dying to paint.
15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
WargamerAU
16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
Google
17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
Again I really can't say. I wanted a rabbit ogre for my bloodbowl team and couldn't find one so I have one sculpted for me.
18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
Win a golden daemon trophy (not neccesarily gold)
19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Struggling to achieve the technique am going for
20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
I don't think a paint has let me down yet. Plenty of GW spray varnish has though.
21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
Reaper

Largo_W

12-27-2009, 02:02 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
-- Regal Blue (GW). Perhaps Turqoise (VA) or English Uniform (VA)
2) Favorite: Brand of paint
--Vallejo
3) Favorite: Sculptor
-- Hard one. Can't get one, but I would say the guys at Wyrd or at Anima:Tactics (some, not all)
4) Favorite: Painter
-- Doesn't have one, but if I would have to choose I would vote for Victoria LAmb
5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
--Brigade Models
6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
--Metalics. NMM is too time consuming (I did it, but it's not my style)
7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
--Hard one. modern Fantasy I would say, like Wyrd is probably my fav. Or Pulp.
8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
--No preference. Female models mostly have more flesh. And thats a shame since flesh is hard to paint :D
9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
--human
10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
--Da Vinci Harbin Kolinsky
11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
-- Death from the Discworld Series by MicroArt. No Link available. Or perhaps Celia from Anima Tactics.
12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
-- Can't name one, perhaps the Khorne Juggernaught on CMON (rated about 9,x, easy to find)
13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
--None yet. Fulfilled all desires :D
14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
-- My Wyrd stuff. Sad Face :(
15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
-- Local Gaming Club forum
16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
--CMON
17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
-- good Cyberpunk Miniatures for Shadowrun
18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
-- BestPainted Awards for all my systems (2/4 done)
19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
-- lost of time. definetly
20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
-- Revell
21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
--least GW models. And their price.

Daily4605

01-01-2010, 05:36 AM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
Mechrite Red

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
Vallejo
3) Favorite: Sculptor
Sandra Garrity
4) Favorite: Painter
I'm a suck up... but Eric J's Ramos is by far the coolest mini I have seen in along time the free hand mirror reflection is just all so inspiring.
5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Reaper
6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Wet Blending so NMM
7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Sci Fi
8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
Female
9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Human
10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
El Cheapo $1 brushes from local Hobby Store(work and last longer then Citadel)
11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
http://coolminiornot.com/239730
12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
http://coolminiornot.com/111965
13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Rackham
14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
Ellen Stone Cowgirl...
15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
Youtube or MiniatureMentor...
17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
Forge World line of the Primarchs

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
8+ on CMoN

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)I sell mini's on ebay to make some extra cash... I hate when a model I spend 45 minutes on sells for 3x more then a model I spent 15+ hours on.

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
P3(I hate the lids...)
21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
Games Workshop... I can't stand painting 150 of the same friggen Smurf/Orc, Its why I love Malifaux so much 5-7 characters painted to a HIGH standard and then I am practically done.Until I buy a 2nd...3rd... or 4th Crew :)

mattausten86

01-01-2010, 07:09 AM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
warlock purple at the mo

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
unfortunatley ive only ever used gw paint

3) Favorite: Sculptor
not sure

4) Favorite: Painter
not sure

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
corvus belli

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
non mettallics

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
somewhere in between

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
not sure

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
My emperors childeren army

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
forge world

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
infinity

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
painiting bases,whole regiments and squads,cost

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
GW

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
hell derado

ispep

01-01-2010, 07:30 AM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)

Hawk Turquoise. I don't use it much, but I think its a wonderful color.

2) Favorite: Brand of paint

Vallejo Model Color

3) Favorite: Sculptor

unknown

4) Favorite: Painter

Frank Balde

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)

I really like a lot of Rackham's metal Confrontation figs

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM

Metalics. I know how to do NMM, but my brain and hands just won't cooperate.

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi

Fantasy

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female

No preference

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous

Non-human humanoid

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most

I have a Citadel Large Drybrush that I have had for ages. Its a terrible mess, and perfect for drybrushing.

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)

Many many years ago I painted a Bloodthirster of Khorne for a friend. While my painting has improved, I still think its the best looking paint job I've ever done.

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)

http://demonwinner.free.fr/usa/2003Baltimore/frank_balde_40ksingleminiature_bronze__abaddon.jpg

The picture doesn't do it justice.

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to

Privateer Press. The Steamjacks have always interested me, but was never interested in the game, and can't rationalize spending that much just for a painting project.

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't

I really want to get the Legion of Justice and Caeke series from Reaper.

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)

I guess Oz Painters? I'm not a member of any other mini forums, but I tend to go there when looking for new ideas/techniques.

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting

Oz Painters again, and CMON. If theres ever something I'm having trouble with, those are the first places I look.

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist

Hrm, how about a 54mm model of some of my WoW characters, the Druid specifically.

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby

I'd like to get down the art of NMM. I'd also like to be able to do more than just simple gap filling with green stuff. Or I could settle for just becoming an all around better painter.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)

I get really frustrated when things don't turn out how I want them too. And it can usually put me off of painting for a while.

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried

The least favorite that I still use is Citadel. The pots are terrible, often there will be consistency issues, and sometimes the coverage just isn't what I need. But I still use them because of the colors and availability.

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.

Infinity. To anime feeling for me. And some of them just look bad.

Joona

01-03-2010, 08:30 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
Hard to say. There are so many good colours. Maybe P3 Thornwood green or Moldy Ochre. Maybe Vallejo Russian Green. Meaning, I prefer non-bright colours most of the time.

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
Vallejo Model Color, the bottles are easy to use and the paints cover and give an amazingly smooth surface. I'm slowly making a switch to these from the P3.

3) Favorite: Sculptor
None really. I rarely even look at whose sculpted something I like.

4) Favorite: Painter
Not many of the painters I've seen really strike the eye with each of their models. Maybe that adso2 guy whose painted much of the Enigma Firstborn line. Whoever he might be by his real name.

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Enigma, Smart Max

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Metallics, NMM just looks too soft and pastel in my eyes most of the time. I've seen some amazing work done with good quality metallic paints.

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Fantasy most of the time

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
I do not really care if the model is male or female as long as it looks good, as in some what realistic. Some how the female models tend to go to the direction of huge boobs in chainmail bikini.

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
I'm leaning towards humans usually. Not that I care much as long as the sculpt catches my eye.

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
Currently I use Army Painter Regiment brush for most of my real painting. I've been trying out some different brushes but have not found a real favorite yet. With Vallejo paints being more liquid I like to use brushes made of Kolinsky hair, with P3 I like to use sturdier synthetic brushes. They seem to work better for me. It might just be that I'm bad at diluting paints properly :D

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
Probably this WM Berserker (http://www.students.tut.fi/~kankarej/masiina/bers3.jpg). It was supposed to be a practice on rust but turned out to be a generally nice paint job. A lot of mistakes I might fix if I turn my eyes to WM again. And sorry for the shiny picture.

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
I think this Brom, Hard Bark (http://coolminiornot.com/173597) would be my ideal paint job. Everything seems to serve a purpose on that paint job. It almost looks like a painting, instead of a miniature.

This Dire Avenger Exarch (http://www.coolminiornot.com/228474) looks amazing too but it has a little bit too much of the fine details added and that makes the model inferior in my opinion. Maybe it is showing off a bit too much.

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
That would probably be Smart Max. I have not been able to convince myself to buy a model that would not serve any gaming purpose because I know that my painting skills are not yet up to the showcase standards I'd like.

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
Too many to choose one.

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
CMON

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
CMON most of the time

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
Maybe some of the missing Wyrd miniatures ;) Or generally more miniatures that resemble realistic proportions.

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
I'd really like to be able to do a really convincing paint job. Something that would not necessarily strike the eye as the best paint job ever at first, but also something that most people really could not find anything to complain about. Subtle shading that would just look good, some fine detail etc. Something along the lines of that Brom. There is way too much of the freehand "Look what I can do" attitude going.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Accidentally pouring a bottle of paint on my pants/shirt. Luckily, that rarely happens with the Vallejo bottles. And BASECOATING!

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
I really despised some of the older Citadel paints. They just didn't work. In fact, I've bought one bottle of the normal Citadel range after those black screw-on caps came out. Those were drying up a lot faster than one could use them, turning into mostly useless gels. At least the old white capped bottles were okay. I still have some left that are just fine. The Foundation paints seem to be okay though. The only bottle I've bought recently from the normal range was bleached bone and those buggers had changed the color to a more greenish gray shade.

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
Hasslefree or Impact! miniatures. Pretty much of the models strike the eye as something I'd like to paint.

whisper

02-05-2010, 07:50 AM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
VMC ivory / light grey (perfect for highlights) Delvian Mud (sooo useful)
2) Favorite: Brand of paint
VMC and Citadel Washes
3) Favorite: Sculptor
Yannick Hennebo
4) Favorite: Painter
oh so many: Ángel Giráldez; Jarhead; Automon
5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Metal RACKHAM and Corvus Belli (infinity) and SmartMAX Tales of war.
6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Either or
7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
as long as it has charecter
8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
No pref
9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
No real prefrence human often has more use.
10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
W&N serise 7
11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c47/_whisper_/montarge.jpg (http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c47/_whisper_/montarge.jpg)
http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c47/_whisper_/?action=view&current=wolfenfinished.jpg (http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c47/_whisper_/?action=view&current=wolfenfinished.jpg)
12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
http://www.coolminiornot.com/228292 (http://www.coolminiornot.com/228292)
13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Enigma
14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
SMARTMAX Mrs Liddel (and Alice)
15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
UKCORD (my hideaway) TTGN, Oz Painters, CMON
16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
OZPAINTERS
17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
Wow Broad spectrum there (from Malifaux hooded rider? poltergiest)
18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
Prefection in painting (impossible off but its a goal I will always be able to strive for).
19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Cleaning up Flash/moldlines/assembleing the mini
20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
None they all have their place.
21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
NEW plastic Rackham. (where did all the elegent art neveau flowing lines go?)

Calisto

02-05-2010, 09:13 AM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable) None, atm.

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
I find walmart craft paints to work just as well as any.

3) Favorite: Sculptor
Never cept up with sculpters, so dunno
4) Favorite: Painter
Fluffy from the PP boards/studio
5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Covus Beli or Spartan games. About neck and neck nowadays
6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Metalics. Nmm looks unnatural in person
7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Fantasy
8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
I prefer to look at females and to paint males
9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Monstrous
10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
The good citadel brushes, the ones with the black handle. The basecoat brush from that line is fantastic
11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
Titan Gladiator from Hordes: Skorne
12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
Right now it's the Perdita on these boards that is quite naughty. I swear he glued strips of denim around her legs.
13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Dark-Age
14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
I own the Cascuda from the Combine Army from Infinity. Looking forward to painting it, but want to practice more first.
15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
My LGS has a great forum. Also the Pulp City forums
16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
Brushthralls
17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
Get back to you on this one
18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
All my models fully painted to a standard I am happy with
19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Time
20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
Citadel. You can do so much better for the money
21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
GW tbh. I don't get the big hat fetish.

ork56

02-05-2010, 10:43 AM

Just a bunch of mini related questions to see what our forum participants like, explainations are nice of why, but not needed! These are in no order, just as I thought them up, and yes, I know there ended up being 21. :)

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable) GW Camo Green/P3 Arcane Blue

2) Favorite: Brand of paint; VMC

3) Favorite: Sculptor; Aragorn Marks has done nice stuff, but always have a place in my heart for Brian Nelson.

4) Favorite: Painter; Marike Reimer

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1) Rackham (nostalgic reasons)

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM; love NMM, but cant paint it.

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi; Fantasy

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female; either

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous; either

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most; cheapish triangular handled one (similar to prev poster)

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible) either Rackham Alderan or a Devourer HeadHunter - sorry no pics.

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible) sister of battle flaming a killer kan http://www.coolminiornot.com/index/whatm/GW/id/37085

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to; Freebooter

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't; Rackham Resin Mid Nor Scourge Bearer.

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd) UKCORD

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting; CMON

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist; Rackham Tir-Na-Bor Dreadnought (exists as trial only)

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby; ability to do 'realistic' NMM

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...) not being able to get a cogent colourscheme and end up daubing an unbalanced mix of colours.

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried; probably now I know better, Humbrol Enamel

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.; VASA/Void

my choices to some tough questions

junkenstein

02-05-2010, 02:57 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)

Love blue; using a lot of Hammerfall knaki at present.

2) Favorite: Brand of paint

Used a lot, P3 are very nice. GWs Devlan Mud is a must have.

3) Favorite: Sculptor
?

4) Favorite: Painter
?

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Corvus Belli (Infinity)

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Mettalics

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Either.

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
Female; boobies FTW.

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Either.

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
Any, sable preferably

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
My Infinity stuff.

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Some Hasslefree stuff looks nice.

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
A big gribbly monster.

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
Battlefront or TMP.

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
A Rocky Horror Picture Show set.

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
To improve every mini I paint.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Stuff getting chipped/damaged. Bits breaking.

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
Some orrible Acrylics I bought in glass jars with screw tops.

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
Gripping Beast. They look awesome in the photos, they are **** in the flesh.

Ratsmitglied

02-05-2010, 06:18 PM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the lable)
Reaper prio-paints - Ivory

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
Varies depending on what I'm painting - I do have a large collection of the reaper pro-paints though (got them very cheap)

3) Favorite: Sculptor
Chris Fitzpatrick (crocodile games)

4) Favorite: Painter
Don't pay attention to painters

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Crocodile Games

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Metallics

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Fantasy

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
Female

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Human

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
#1 - use it for everything.

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
Basti heroine (http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t92/m_radge/BastiHeroinefront.jpg)

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
none - again I don't regularly look at painters & their work

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Dark Age Games

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
Crocodile Games - Basti Female Harbinger

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
WargamerAU

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
See previous comments about painting

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
Selene from the opening scenes of Underworld - either that or Sonja Blue

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
Getting my rather extensive collection of unpainted figures actually painted

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
Something being not-quite-right, but being unable to work out what

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
Derivan Minis = Rackham

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
Privateer Press

Druthu

02-07-2010, 01:36 AM

1) Favorite: Color of paint (the specific paint color listed on the label)
Lich Purple

2) Favorite: Brand of paint
Vallejo

3) Favorite: Sculptor
Bobby Jackson

4) Favorite: Painter
Jaime Rodreguiez

5) Favorite: Mini Company (other than Wyrd, we all know it's everyones #1)
Dark Age

6) Painting Preference: Metalics vs. NMM
Metalics

7) Mini Preference: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi
Fantasy

8) Mini Preference: Male vs. Female
Male

9) Mini Preference: Human vs. Monstrous
Monster

10) Favorite: Paint Brush you use the most
Loew Cornell

11) Favorite: Paint Job You've Done (provide link if possible)
Lich in the dark....no i painted it in the dark.

12) Favorite: Paint Job Ever (provide link if possible)
Saw a Games Day entry, 4 waywatchers done in the 4 seasons.

13) Desire: A mini company from which you've never painted a mini, but want to
Anima Tactics

14) Desire: A mini you most want to paint, but haven't
Reaper Sofia

15) Favorite: Mini related forum (again, other than your obvious favorite; Wyrd)
Warseer

16) Favorite: Site you find most useful in terms of helping learn mini painting/Sculpting
Warseer

17) Desire: A sculpt you would love to see, but doesn't yet exist
Wyrd Doppelganger

18) Ambition: What would you most like to achieve in the painting hobby
Nice clean blending technique.

19) Least Favorite: Thing you most dislike about mini painting (think eyestrain, back ache, being socially outcast, lost time, costs, etc...)
not enough time to do it

20) Least Favorite: Paint Brand you've tried
early reaper....new stuff is supposed to rock.

21) Least Favorite: Mini Company who's sculpts/style just don't make you want to paint them.
N/A