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Tabletop Miniature Painting Basics
Viet Ngo
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(10)
Students will learn the basics of painting miniatures for board games or for tabletop miniature games
Class experience
Students will learn the basics to painting miniatures. We will go over cleaning and preparing the miniature, but the majority of the classes cover how to paint the miniature. We will talk about color combinations, base coats, paint thinning, highlighting, shading, dry brushing, wet blending, and creating washes. Week 1 - Cleaning, preparing, color theory, base coating, washing A brief introduction at the start of the class, followed by questions about the students art background. Students do...
This class is taught in English.
Basic color theory, base coating, paint thinning, highlighting, shading, dry brushing, wet blending, and creating washes.
Homework Offered
Homework will only be assigned if students are unable to complete the set objective of the lesson. This will mostly be finishing the miniature in preparation for the next lesson.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Self assessment. Students can compare their work to my first beginner works.Grades Offered
Things readily available at home: Paper towels, 2 cups of water, a plastic plate or container to hold the paint. Things that are not readily available at home: Cork or dowel to place the miniature on. Blue tack or sticky tack to affix the miniature to the cork or dowel. A paintbrush. I recommend getting a synthetic haired size 2 paintbrush. You may wish to purchase a higher quality brush, such as a kolinsky sable brush, but as this is an introduction to miniature do not feel pressured to get one. Additional paint brushes if you feel a size 2 is too small/large. Water based Acrylic paints. White, black, blue, red, yellow, green, and brown. If students wish to expand on their color palette further, they are free to do so. Acrylic paints will vary brand to brand. I highly recommend paints designed for miniature painting. Brands such as vallejo and citadel are best for miniature painting. I recommend getting them from a local shop if possible, as amazon tends to have you pay double due to shipping costs. Prices range from $3-8 for these brands. Other acrylic brands, such as liquitex, golden, apple barrel work as well if you're unable to find the other brands. Apple barrel is typically the most affordable of the three other acrylic brands. These three brands can be found at Joanns, Michael's and Hobby Lobby. Lastly a miniature. It is highly encouraged students get a wizkids unpainted miniature. It's because they come ready to paint out of the packaging. However any miniature can be used, however it should be age group appropriate, and should be put together, primed and ready to paint. These miniatures range in price. From $4.99 to $19.99. Once again it is best to get them local if possible. Amazon has increased prices due to taxes and shipping costs. Link included so students can see what miniatures might be available from their local game shop. https://wizkids.com/upm/
Students are allowed to use any miniature to learn to paint with. Within reason. Some miniatures delve into the realm of fantasy violence.
Hello! Hi! Greetings! Konnichiwa! Carne Asada. Wait. No. Let's rewind. Hello, I'm a miniature painter, proponent of tabletop rpgs, and purveyor of social tabletop boardgames. I have a bachelors of arts in... the arts. I have spent 5 years in...
Group Class
$60
for 3 classes1x per week, 3 weeks
90 min
Completed by 8 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
2-6 learners per class
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