The DIP Method: A Step by Step Guide to Painting Miniatures
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This geeklist is meant to help a beginner get started painting miniatures using a 'quick and dirty' method called "The Dip." Painting figures this way won't get you award winning miniatures, but they will turn out well enough that you will be proud to play with, and display, them. And if you're like me, well painted miniatures will greatly enhance your enjoyment of almost any game game.
If you are just starting with painting, or if you, like me, lack the patience to paint multiple layers of shading, or you simply want to paint a large army fast, you may want to consider this method.
When viewed at normal game play distance, 'Dipped' figures look great. As an additional bonus, figures painted this way are very durable as they have two layers of finish on them. When not in use, I throw my figures in a bag or box together, and I even let my young boys play with them like action figures.
Fellow BGGer Paul goldenboat O'Connor taught me this method, and inspired me with his painted Battle Lore set. I created this geeklist to pass that knowledge along.
Please feel free to offer more tips or strategies to help the newbie, or show and describe your own advanced techniques and results.
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- Edited Thu Jun 9, 2011 9:20 pm
- Posted Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:12 pm
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