So I’m wondering how ya’ll approach panting projects that involve a lot of models? Typically I’ll pant one box at a time, beginning with a mass production approach where every model in the box gets panted with a specific color before I move on to the next color, and then at the end I’ll do all the fine detail work on each individual model. I believe this to be a efficient means of painting.
However my latest project has been three boxes of boyz at once and I’m getting burnt out, I spent three nights painting their skin alone(which was a week ago) and I’m still a couple of nights away from doing the detail work(which I like.)
So obviously the solution is to not paint so many boxes at once and perhaps work on one model at a time, so I’m not really looking for advice, but I am intrested as to how some of you pros would paint 30+ models for a single project
brack em done to blocks of 10, would be easier and less chance of burn out, and theres nothing to stop doing the skin on the next block when youve almost finished the first 10
I would agree with fynn. With big blocks of stuff I usually break them in half and then I do the same thing you do. Get all of the basecoating, shading and highlighting done on the basecoat and then move onto the details of each model, finishing one before I move onto the next. I about to start a large block of tyranid gaunts (30 total, blah) and I am gonna do them in groups of 15. If I get burnt halfway through at least I have 15 done before I have moved onto something else.
how fast do you want to make your army?
how bored do you get painting?
can you stick to a deadline?
Most importantly
Will you complete the task, no matter what?
I play Orks as well
I like to paint a unit at a time, at least for Elites, F. Attack
I try to paint an HQ with each unit
But i painted 120Boyz( & Ghaz, AoBR Warboss, Zogwort) in a month, and i feel this can only be done if you're assembly line painting
as well i like to bulk paint vehicles
my last set was 3 BattleWagons & 2 Trukks
Im currently working on 6 Kanz and 2 Dreads
it provides results, quickly
I would at least paint a whole unit at a time though
i tend to work on batches of 5. keeps things moving enough so i don't get bored through repetition, i.e. painting a cloak on 5 guys is grand; by the time i'm getting to the 20th in a row, i'm losing the will to live.
i'm a big fan of rewards - get through 10 models [2 batches of 5], and i'll paint something as a treat. usually, it's a character, weapons team, or a vehicle. whatever, just so long as it's something different. even a model from another army...
environment helps too - having something on in the background [music / film / podcast] really helps me stay focussed. and remember to take a break once in a while. get away from the paint desk - read something, smoke, eat...you get the idea...
i'm a big fan of rewards - get through 10 models [2 batches of 5], and i'll paint something as a treat. usually, it's a character, weapons team, or a vehicle. whatever, just so long as it's something different. even a model from another army...
I have an attention span of a goldfish and not alot of time to paint to boot. Therefore my painting is all over the place. For instance at the moment on the go i have (guard) 5 flamers, 5 meltaguns, 1 manticore, 1 vendetta, 3 chimeras, 1 astropath, and some muddy tanks! All are in various states of painting. This is completely disorganised but keeps me interested as when i do get time to paint i can paint what i fancy at the time!! Also after spending ages painting all sorts of things, all of a sudden a whole part of my army gets finished at the same time!!!
i painted over 120 orks in 3 days... just their skin and base coats! to this day i dont wanna paint them....
in retro spec, i should of spread it out alot more... ten to fifteen models a day seem reasonable... and take decent breaks between a few colours! i normally grab myself a cigarette and maybe a show on tv as a semi break to let my eyes adjust to something thats not less then a foot away from my face
I paint in batches too, I really dislike painting large units and tend to lose interest quickly so normally stick to 5-10 at a go and mix it up with characters and smaller units to vary my painting.
One thing I have found is that when I am not looking forward to painting, be it finishing off a squad or tackling a challenging model I am now forcing myself to make a go of it, even if it is just a little thing like 'get the armour done' or 'just do the base coat to start with'.
I find it makes a big difference as normally once I get going I find it isn't as bad as it seems and I start to see the finish line approaching. Rather than putting stuff off for weeks and weeks and not being very productive.
I do 5 models at a time and assembly line those. Do all of one color on each then switch colors. This prevents me from burning out and gives me a better sense of accomplishment from seeing a completed group of models. It keeps my quality better too. I start to rush if I work on to much at once.
I also keep all my unpainted models out of sight. Nothing can be more discouraging then seeing 100 more troops to paint sitting on a desk or shelf somewhere. If I don't see them it's like "hey only 5 guys left to paint...yeah".
I usually do assembly line by squad. This keeps the amount of models in the comfortable 5-15 model range, so as not to get burnt out. Keeping the model poses dynamic as possible helps out a bunch.
Painting chaos marines I do 4 at a time. I break it down as such:
4 standard bolter marines
4 more standard marines with asp champ or power weapon/fist guy
2 special or heavy weapon guys
I can get through a 10 man squad in around 2 evenings and they are "table top" quality. Basic colors and shading, washes, eyes, weapon details and bases. I do not go overboard on regular troops, just not worth it to me. I spend my time on characters/HQ's, vehicles, tanks, large monsters and dreadnoughts as that is were most people look first and longest.
My son has a crap load of ork boys to do and is working slowly with 5 at a time. He can knock them out in an evening, (about 3 hours or so) before he retires for the night. After a full day of school, his homework, dinner, chores and other things he is a bit too tired to take on anything larger than that. I have been doing his trukks, battlewagon, bikes and HQ's as he wanted them to stand out. I gladly obliged to take on the fun task of painting ork vehicles.
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