NaMoPaiMo - Days 3 - 5

Jadakiss after the first round of airbrushing

 As expected, after the first round of airbrushing my progress on my NaMoPaiMo model has slowed somewhat, as I'm now in the tedious process of adding dapples.

NaMoPaiMo - Days 1 and 2

Jadakiss primed and ready to go!

Yesterday and today I've made some good progress on my NaMoPaiMo model, Jadakiss, and have been trying to make sure I take a photo after every coat of paint. This won't really be a tutorial, but I will be trying to explain what I'm doing as I go along and hopefully you'll be able to get a better idea of my painting process. My techniques aren't really the most efficient, but I like going back and forth with darker and lighter layers of paint since I think the color ends up having a lot more depth in the end.

Paint the Town

A few of the acrylic paints in my collection. From left to right: Vallejo Model Color in Chocolate Brown, Liquitex Soft Body Acrylic in Payne's Gray, Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylic in Van Dyke Red, and Golden Fluid Acrylic in Interference Orange.

It's the last day before the official start of NaMoPaiMo, and I thought I'd talk about something most of us participants are probably going to use at some point during National Model Painting Month: Paint!

 

Prime Time: That Which Lies Beneath the Paint

Krylon Gesso Spray and Tamiya Fine Surface Primer

With NaMoPaiMo coming up, I thought I'd start a series of posts on some of the finishwork materials and techniques I use. Since a lot of people are probably in the process of prepping right now, I thought I'd start by talking a bit about the types of primer I like. Different people like different kinds of primer, and the most important thing is finding something that works for you. 

My NaMoPaiMo Entry

 

This year I'll be participating in National Model Painting Month (NaMoPaiMo). If you haven't heard of NaMoPaiMo, I highly recommend checking out the Official NaMoPaiMo Info Page. Basically, it's the same idea as NaNoWriMo, except instead of writing a novel in November, the goal is to paint a model horse entirely in the month of February. The first NaMoPaiMo was held last year, and while I attempted it, things just didn't work out for a variety of reasons I'm not going to get into here.