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Post by nangwaya on Apr 6, 2018 23:19:27 GMT
I just finished painting my first 15mm figure, so I can add some camp followers for the Serbian Empire army I bought on ebay.
I have only painted 20mm+ figures before, so this is a completely different kettle of fish!
I normally get away with just using 1.25x reading glasses, but there is no way I can properly paint these 15mm figs. with those glasses, (presbyopia kicking in as I get older), so I have resorted to shoving a magnifying glass into a block of styrofoam, so I can see what the heck I am doing.
I don't know how you guys do it!
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Post by goragrad on Apr 7, 2018 2:55:30 GMT
Actually, with nearsightedness, I just take my glasses off and hold the figures reasonably close.
I had two pairs of glasses (didn't care to get bifocals), but it is just easier to do without.
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Post by Cromwell on Apr 8, 2018 8:26:59 GMT
Actually, with nearsightedness, I just take my glasses off and hold the figures reasonably close. I had two pairs of glasses (didn't care to get bifocals), but it is just easier to do without. I wear tri-focals, trying to paint wearing those my head is bobbing about like an excited starling! I also remove my glasses. I have a magnifying glasses but have never got on painting with it.
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Post by goragrad on Apr 15, 2018 4:45:41 GMT
I end up painting with my nose on occasion...
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Post by jdesmond on Apr 15, 2018 17:47:04 GMT
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Post by chgowiz on Apr 15, 2018 18:11:38 GMT
I use 5x readers for fine detailed work on 25mm, 3x readers for more general work on 25s and 15s. I might have to go with the 5x on 15mm now, my eyes have gotten worse.
I don't like using the magnifiers, it screws up my eye/hand coordination. I've gotten used to using the readers.
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Post by felixs on Apr 15, 2018 21:22:00 GMT
I can see that magnifying glasses might help if your eyesight is really bad.
Other than that, I see no point in painting detail that you cannot see from an armth-length afar. I actually think about forbidding people to pick up my figure, close-eyeing them and then passing judgement. It is not what they were painted for.
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Post by chgowiz on Apr 15, 2018 21:24:24 GMT
I enjoy painting the details, personally. The joy of making them look detailed is partly what drives me to paint.
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Post by nangwaya on Apr 15, 2018 22:08:37 GMT
I can see that magnifying glasses might help if your eyesight is really bad. Other than that, I see no point in painting detail that you cannot see from an armth-length afar. I actually think about forbidding people to pick up my figure, close-eyeing them and then passing judgement. It is not what they were painted for. This reminds me of what one of the people who runs a Horse and Musket era game every year at Cangames said to me: "If it looks good from three feet away, that's all that matters."
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Post by felixs on Apr 16, 2018 6:12:21 GMT
I know that some (maybe the majority of) people enjoy painting very detailed minis. Nothing wrong with that.
Three feet away seems a good standard for most games. For DBA, a bit more is useful, because there are so few figures and the board is so small - so individual minis are more visible.
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Post by menacussecundus on Apr 16, 2018 8:19:16 GMT
15mm is my "normal" scale, but I am currently painting a 6mm Hittite army. I have just interrupted this project to undercoat a few 15mm figures which are needed to bring one of my old 2.2 armies up to the v3 standard and I am amazed to discover how large they are.
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Post by spartan on May 4, 2018 16:25:46 GMT
I am struggling a bit with my eyesight too. I normally just paint block colours and then go for some wash. The figures end up looking good enough. Pay a bit more attention to generals and heroes. As an experiment I recently started painting with slightly watered down paints on a white undercoat. This lets the White shins through as a highlight. This was actually quite effective and very fast.
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Post by Tony Aguilar on May 4, 2018 17:19:01 GMT
For all of my painting from 1985 to 2017 I was able to paint with 20/20 vision (corrected as I have always been nearsighted -6.5) with contacts in. It never presented a problem. Then in the last year, I have had trouble focusing up close. (Damn turning 46.) I will either wear +3.75 readers or preferable, just take my contacts out. When I started doing this I swear I am enjoying the nooks and crannies of the figures even more. Since I can't see crap out past 12 inches from my face, it also helps keep you focused on what you are doing.
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Post by Simon on May 4, 2018 17:22:31 GMT
I have started undercoating the figures white and then washing with brown ink before painting. It helps highlight the detail for my eyes - and it means it is not as crucial if you miss a bit. It also make a good leather colour for belts and boots or even wood for backs of shields etc.
Regards,
Simon
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Post by notjustromans on Dec 30, 2018 4:59:42 GMT
I was spoiled with great vision growing up, and just like everyone else time is catching up, I wear 3.50 readers and have a nice bright lamp , I started with 1.25 and just had to keep moving them farther away
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