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Post by paddy84 on Mar 28, 2016 15:25:54 GMT
I've never owned or painted terrain before but im about to order some abandoned unpainted MDF buildings, in preparation for TWD i would like to do a high quality paint job on them. Does anyone know where i can find a step by step tutorial?. all i can find online are forums of people talking about painting terrain but not actually given the useful information that i need.
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Post by zombiespider on Mar 28, 2016 20:24:34 GMT
The Terrain Tutor on Youtube has hundreds of terrain tutorials for both building and painting. He also discusses types of paint and other things too.
A basic tip though, do not use paints like acitadel, Army Painter, P3, Vallejo and so on, it will get far to expensive. Also, Give the model a thing undercoat, let that dry (much of the paint will be absorbed by the mdf since it is porous) and then apply a 2nd undercoat, let that dry and see if it needs a 3rd (it shouldn't, but it can sometimes still be partially absorbed).
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Post by paddy84 on Mar 28, 2016 21:44:10 GMT
Iv seen the terrain tutor but i don't think he's explained painting MDF buildings, i did see him applying a 50/50 mix of PVA glue on his terrain first though which il be doing to seal the wood before applying any paint. i have big tubes of artists Daler Rowney acrylic paints in about 10 different colours so i reckon they should do the job. i have many books and dvds on painting miniatures but i cant find anything that covers mdf buildings. i prefer to follow a good tutorial rather than experimenting too much because thats all time and money and i don't have much of either nowadays :-)
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Post by zombiespider on Mar 28, 2016 22:33:43 GMT
I have been doing the 2 (or sometimes 3) thin undercoat sprays on mdf for a good while now and it works. I think I picked up the tip from Terranscapes or somewhere like that, but I have seen so many videos giving tips and tutorials I forget where it was exactly lol!
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Post by zombiespider on Mar 28, 2016 22:35:48 GMT
Posted that one to soon, lol. With watered down pva it can leave a few small lumps of the glue if you are not careful and also leave streaks from the brush. That's why I suggested the primer method Some people also use a thin coat or 2 of varnish, bit that can easily obscure details if you aren't to experienced with the method
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