Painting Bran Do Castro Part 3 of 5

August 10, 2011 by elromanozo

Romain continues his series where he paints the Nomad hero, Bran do Castro. This time he's painting the yellow sections and some of the details on the miniature.

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basetheruin

I think it may be a bandana? But what do I know, I’m Dutch.
Great vid, really anxious to see how this monkey turns out!

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elromanozo

@basetheruin, consider yourself esteemed anyway !

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dereckjuden

Have you ever tried painting something using monotone techniques? I thought it might be fun to “try” to paint my Malifeaux guild Ortega’s in Sepia tones.

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elromanozo

That sounds like a nice challenge ! I’ll have to think about it…

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mdrake

@elromanozo: I was wondering if you have looked at different varnishes. Ive started to see the need to protect my work on my miniatures, but i dont want to end up whit a too shiny finish. An idea to look into?

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elromanozo

Oh, my… I’ll have to do an article about that as well ! I don’t know if it’s the best method, but it’s the best i found so far : I prefer varnish you apply with a brush rather than a spray. A spray can clog details and leave some parts un-varnished, and it also tends to be shinier… I find the Vallejo varnish gives great protection and a very good finish, and there’s both matte and glossy to choose from. You can even gloss up some parts of your miniature while leaving the rest matte… That said, a small… Read more »

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psychoticstorm

What brushes do you use to apply varnish?

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elromanozo

Same as for painting… Well, you need to clean them up really well afterwards.
I have a dedicated thick brush for it (you don’t really need to “detail” when you apply varnish, usually), but that’s about it.

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psychoticstorm

So kolinsky sable?

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elromanozo

Any brush… Old, new, synthetic, squirrel, pony, ox, sable, whatever.
Even something you got for a groat at a yard sale or something you’d buy for kids to paint with gouache in school…
SInce you’re just going to apply one even coat on the whole miniature, you don’t need a thin brush, and you don’t need it to keep its sharp point.

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psychoticstorm

Thanks that is really reassuring.

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manpug

I need some help! I just started to paint my first Alkemy model and the paint is beading right from the get go. I placed a even coat of primer on it with no signs of issues. I have no idea what can be the cause?

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elromanozo

Either you don’t have enough pigment in your paint and you should shake your pots better (and you may not have seen it because, for example, you might be painting directly from the pot, which no one should ever do EVER… Putting paint on a palette usually allows you to check your paint mix…), or you have too much water/medium and the mix you’re using is too thin.
You may also try dusting your miniature, or you can blame rainy weather as some painters do, but I doubt that’s the issue here.

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manpug

I’ll follow that advice and hope for the best. BTW I just picked up a new better brush.

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elromanozo

Let me know how it goes !

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manpug

News update, Romain your spot on. After washing them just in case it might have some oils on it, I added less water and it worked. My hope is I’ll have them finished before the painting comp. is over. I’m following many of your videos advice on better painting and I already see an improvement.

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elromanozo

Thanks for the vote of confidence !
I do hope people who watch my tutorials are improving, whether because of my advice or not… That’s the reason I do it !

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zorg

lovely work.