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Norse · The One, the Only Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 2811

thx DL...

the problem with tartan is many fold:

1) true tartans are usually at least 3 colours or more

2) tartan is made up of overlapping "grids"

3) kilts and plaids get much wider as they go from waist to knee.. painting anything with stripes, chequers etc is more difficult if the area is not itself rectangular..

if you want some better examples of painted tartans, check out the pro-painted Trollblood range from Privateer.. while those tartans are a little more dingy and natural looking than my dwarven colour scheme, they are incredibly well executed...

http://www.privateerpress.com/HOR...ult.php?level=collection&id=4

although not truly a tartan (because it's only 2 colours) I'm also quite proud of these fellas:

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Nyarlathotep · Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 5:05 pm Post subject:

I've used Micron micro felt-tips for defining edges and dotting eyes. Much more controllable than a brush, but you have to be careful with it if you're drawing tattoos and such as it can dig into the paint and peel it back from the mini.
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Thom · Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 284

I have used some .05 paint markers for fine detail but they are hard to find, extremely expensive and have a poor shelf life once they have been opened. Keeping them capped doesn't seem to make them last any longer, I suspect that once the cap is removed they are degrading from that moment on. Unless you use them up quickly doing a lot of detail work they are just not worth the investment.

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