Clan Wars: Photoshoot

Tools: Photoshoot Nook

Last night Matt Schmidt stopped by and did a photoshoot for about 200 Clan Wars minis. This is was the project looked like:

We got to hang out while he took pics of Clan Wars Personalities, Lions, Dragons, and Crane Units. I picked the minis and placed them in the staging area. Once he finished taking pics of any group, he and I placed them on a dvd case or book, so that they could be removed quickly and placed back in the correct cases retrieved them from. We discovered what I paint in 1 month (60 minis), Matt can take pics of in 1 hour!

Tools: Supplies: Pre-Painting

Supplies: Pre-Painting

Primer: 

Primer comes in 3 "styles". White, Color, and Black. The Pros and Cons for each is listed below:
White:
Pro: White is used to show great bright/light colors
Con: If you miss a spot it is really obvious

Color:
Pro: Used to Speed up the painting process
Con: Limited selection of colors. Even with a limited selection this option can be costly.

Black:
Pro: Enhances Shadows
Con: Colors may appear muted unless several coats of paint are applied

Needlenose Pliers:

These pliers work great to grab pieces of flash.

X-ACTO Knife:

This knife works great to remove pieces of flash.

Tools: Supplies: Painting

Supplies:

Workstation:

This is what my current workstation looks like (the corner of the dining room table). It is portable and easy to pick up and put away when needed. The above items AND paints AND primer are your bare necessities for a workstation.

Mug: $10

Brushes: $20

Palette: $10

Lamp: $30

SUB-TOTAL: $70 (Does NOT include price of paint -or- primer)

Paintbrush Types: 

Paints: 

Each company's paint has slightly different traits these including range, price,and thickness 

These are a few of the companies/paint products that I use.

1. Army Painter
2. Createx
3. Decorart
4. Faskotol
5. Apple Barrel
6. Folk Art
7. Reaper
8. Smart
9. Games Workshop