Chest of Colors forum

mahon wrote:I think the solidarity of Space Marines fans...

Mhmmm... What about legs?
If you read a topic caerfully you will find some bad mojo there

Always you find some jealous guy who want to post something orginal and say "Wrong legs- you shouldn'receive that SSword"

Slawek

LadyEyes wrote:*ROFLMAO* I use those brands of paint!!!

I always catch so much crap for using my cheap hobby paints, and he won a slayer sword using the same brands! Granted, I don't paint nearly as well as him, but at least I have something to say back to the people that make fun of my paints!

Hah. Don't let it get to you. If you want, I can lend you the sword to back up your claims... Whack somebody with that thing and they'll never make fun of you again.

The B&C is great, but you inevitably get the "bad apple" that tries to make things rough for the other members. I can see where that guy was coming from, though.

I wish I were better at explaining my technique so that I could be of more use to the online community. I often feel that it would make things 100 times easier if I could invite you all over to watch how I paint. I just can't seem to adequately explain what I do...and someone is invariably left going "huh?"

Hey Bushido, great to see you here. Welcome and a belated congrats on winning the sword!

You know, when I come around I will send you a PM to discuss painting over a glass or two
But hey, it's not going to happen so soon

The fact I love about the online communities is that you can talk and explain experiences with people you would never meet in person. If I have the choice of talking online or not talking to them at all - my choice is pretty obvious

Anyway - even the list of the colors and the closeups were of much help to many of us. Great job, Bushido!

Just one more thing - one day, when you won't need THE sword, send it over to me so that I can take a photo of myself with it
ok ok, joking only

Welcome Bushido and congratulations to the Sword. It is an honour to have such great painters here .

Hi bushido! Congrats on the sword and stunnig unit! And if a tutorial helps, even just a little, it's worth reading it IMO And yours is good.

bushido wrote:I often feel that it would make things 100 times easier if I could invite you all over to watch how I paint. I just can't seem to adequately explain what I do...and someone is invariably left going "huh?"

Hey, so does that mean when I'm in the Orlando area later this summer I'm invited over for painting lessons?

Name your drink of choice and if I can get it I'll bring it!

And thanks for the offer of loaning the sword. Maybe I'll just threaten them with you wacking them with the sword! You're bigger and more intimidating looking than me.

Welcome and Congratulations!:D

maybe there is a way to put online some streaming video on how you paint

LOL (video) but if the size would be reasonable I could even host it...

bushido wrote: I wish I were better at explaining my technique so that I could be of more use to the online community. I often feel that it would make things 100 times easier if I could invite you all over to watch how I paint. I just can't seem to adequately explain what I do...and someone is invariably left going "huh?"

don't worry, I think it's impossible to TELL someone how you are painting, you can only teach someone by showing. Of course it also helps when you give the colors and a description, but if the guy you're explaining it to can't imagine/doesn't know there is another way to paint than how he's painting (I often hear "oooh...you paint with the lenght of the brush, not the tip...?!" when I explain/show people) then he probably won't imagine that...

(Sorry, it's early morning and I'm not awake yet )

e.g. when people ask me: how are you painting NMM on weapons...? I can't just say "I use wetblending" or "I use layering" to paint the gradient, because it is a more dynamic way of painting, I just use whatever I need in the given situation...