Tutorial - Miniature Dipping.pdf - Dark Age Miniatures Game - lcrpg

Miniature Dipping - the art of painting

a lot of miniatures to an acceptable

level in very little time. You hear people

say dipping all the time. "Yeah, I dip my

minis."

What does dipping mean?

Is it for you?

I am going to run you through the

entire process. I need to paint up one

of my Liliths for the CMON painting

contest. Since I am no master painter,

dipping is the way to go for me.

Dipping refers to painting a miniature

to an acceptable level with minimal

highlights, mostly block painting and

then dipping the entire miniature into

a translucent dark solution.

In our case, we will use Minwax

Polyshades "tudor" polyurethane

stain.

There are tons of similar products out there: magic wash, magic ink, wonder wash, etc. They all

do the same thing, but I like Minwax Polyshades because it adds extra protection to my miniatures.

Plus, one can will last you for a lonnnnnnnng time.

Optional alternate dipping solution: Our very own Punkrabbitt has his own special "secret sauce"

that he likes to use as his dip.

Ingredients:

1 oz. Higgins Black India Ink

1 oz. Higgins Brown Ink

5 oz. Future Floor Finish

2 oz. Distilled Water

16 oz. Container with watertight lid, the wider the better

Higgins Ink in both colors can be found at most art supplies stores. The other ingredients can

be found at any grocery store. Combine all liquid ingredients in the container, in the following

order: 5 oz. Future Floor Finish, 1 oz. Higgins Black Ink, 1 oz. Higgins Brown Ink, and 2 oz.

Distilled Water. Mix thoroughly.

Why dip your miniatures? Different people do it for different reasons. For me, I use a lot of miniatures

for demos, so dipping works for me. First, it provides me with a fast and easy method to paint up

many miniatures in a short amount of time. I can do a production line of say 8-10 miniatures and just

block paint them one color at a time. By the time I finish with a color on the last miniature, the first one

is already dry. You can also do a little dry brushing if you like, but I find it unnecessary. My miniatures

see a lot of use during demos with a lot of handling; having a coat of polyurethane on them makes

them nigh indestructible.

1) First, just like painting any miniature

you have to clean up the mold lines.

This miniature had hardly any, so that

took no time at all. Many top painters

consider this the most important part of

the entire painting process. If you are

careless with the preparation, it is a lot

harder to fix once you got paint on the

miniature. You have to start with a solid

foundation if you want a masterpiece.

This is especially important if you are

dipping. As this process is all about the

polyurethane pooling at all the nooks and

crannies. If you have a mold line, the

polyurethane will pool there for sure.

Then assemble the miniature.

Step 1

2) Prime the miniature. Some painters prime

in white, some in black. There are hundreds

of threads on CMON and other forums each

claiming one or the other is better. For me,

white is the way to go because I am going to

dip them in a dark wash at the end anyway.

White allows me to do one, maybe two coats

of a color and I am done. For these miniatures,

I’m not really worried about shades and

highlights.

3) Now it is just a matter of selecting the colors

that you want on the miniature and block paint

it. Just like you used to do when you were a kid

doing coloring books, paint within the lines. Or,

not so much. Don’t worry about tiny mistakes.

When you dip the miniature in the polyurethane,

most of the borders or depressions will have the

polyurethane in it.

Dipping will alter the shades depending on the

color dip used, the exact choice of colors is a

matter of experimentation. Generally, however,

you can expect colors to deepen and darken

with dipping. Chose colors that are your

intended highlight shade, knowing the dip with

create all the depth and shadow from there.

Step 2

Step 3

4) Now let the miniature dry completely, if not the next step might rub off some of the paint and we

don't want that.

5) Dip the entire miniature into the can of polyurethane. Try to keep the base out of it. Then use

small strips of paper towel to soak up excess pooling, so they look like shadows and not like a

glob. You might want to go back for a second pass if you are working on a big miniature as it might

take some time for the polyurethane to work its way down the miniature.

6) Then just let it dry, completely. It will take a while. Don't rush this part because you don't want to do

base work and have all your sand stick on the miniature or its game over.

7) Finishing touches. Finish the detail work like painting the eyes, touch ups, and you are almost

done. Some painters, like Punkrabbit, on the other hand like do highlights after dipping to brighten

the miniature back up. Its just a case of different strokes for different folks. Nothing wrong either

way. Once complete base the miniature to match your army’s theme.

Step 5

Step 7

8) You now have a super glossy miniature. Give it a couple of passes of Dullcote and you are

done!

With the exception of the polyurethane drying time, this miniature took me less than an hour

to paint. Not exactly going to win any painting competition, but it gives you a way to paint all

your miniatures to an acceptable level for gaming, fast, painless and protected.

Tutorial - Miniature Dipping.pdf

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