As I posted this in another thread, but feel the inclination to keep this
gallery as some kind of log, too, I re-post this next quote to put my painting strategy into words, for anyone to get ideas or just read how I do things, if anyone is interested in these things. It's only possible to paint my way if you have a dedicated work area, the best thing that ever happened to me since I started this hobby.
knightkrawler wrote:I always have between 4 and 8 minis on my table, all of them different.
For example, one hero, a skeleton, a goblin, an ogre, another hero, a mummy, an orc. I work on all of them at all times. When one is finished I set it aside to the varnishing batch and pick up another one to start on. I use a wet pallette with a limited color choice, premix some highlights and shadows and color swatches and keep an eye on where I can use these few colors and mixtures thereof. When the pallette has become too chaotic or dry I make the next, basically looking at the mini most likely to be finished next, choosing the next colors thereafter and using these on the other figures as well where I feel they're right.
I go back and forth not only between figures, but also between colors. That keeps things incredibly interesting and time flies by. You get the idea.
Thus, I make sure each figure is unique. I also try to implement every last one of the techniques I learn of to someday have an own style.
For me, it's not about getting things done, but becoming something of an artist in my intentions. I want my minis to look great in my eyes, painted to the best of my abilities or to a standard that I can call artistically courageous/difficult(treading new paths. The Games Workshop studio style is the only one I've never used.