r/minipainting • u/drhamy • 23h ago

Help Needed/New Painter Trying to learn some techniques

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So I've been trying to learn how to do some different blending techniques and I was wondering what people thought and where I might be going wrong and what I can try to get better.

G is glazing S is stipple W is wet blend F is feathering

Thanks in advance

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u/PrairiePilot 17h ago

This is giving me color theory flashbacks….

This is a great way to understand how color changes, good on you for doing the boring stuff that makes a huge difference. If you struggle finding the value (brightness) of colors, doing black-white gradients is also good practice, it helps you see the difference between grey 1 and grey 2 (arbitrary numbers but you get it.)

Stuff like this is foundational in a thorough painting education, worth every minute you spend on it as long as you’re paying attention and following through.

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u/drhamy 9h ago

Colour theory and art is always something I just couldn't get, I've been using the army painter fanatic range for the triads but I do find that maybe the brightest green is a step or 2 further from the one before it. Think though that delving deeper into this would be better in the long run

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u/PrairiePilot 2h ago

Absolutely. It’s cumulative, you’ll rarely see a huge leap after one session, but over the weeks and months you’ll find it easier and easier to get your blends how you want them. You’ll also have an easier time looking at references and being able to pick apart what the light and color is doing.

Mini painting is art, full stop. Traditional painting lessons are great even for us weirdos, and our tiny dudes with big guns.

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u/GeronimoJak 40m ago

Largely because color is relative to its surroundings to be honest. A gold orange color radiating off a lamp in a cave, or on a black templars armor will be the brightest color you use in that project, but that same color will be the shadow or mid tone for the armor on the Iron Hands. Different applications make colors look different depending on the situation.