Figure that I painted in 1.5 hours ....

[Keeper]

With one of those massive pasting brushes, used for wallpapering..........

I think those are called "tank brushes" by certain companies :D

When I'm buying already painted minis, I don't care what they call it - I look at the picture to see what I think :shrug:  I get annoyed by a lot of modern marketing rubbish and spin, and try and cut through it, where possible.

[Perv]

I dont think I'd ever describe my minis as pro painted, no matter how good I got.  Theres always someone better around so am always trying to improve.  Maybe if there was a category above pro-painted like "Masterpiece" then it'd make describing pro-painted a bit easier.  Golden Demon winning entries are above pro-painted for example.

this is what I think it should be like

1. crud*
2. tabletop quality
3. above average quality
4. pro painted
5. masterpiece

[Custom_Hobby]

I think that is a solid description of levels of quality

[Medved]

i'd aim for the £5 mark with that mini, but i think you need to learn some shortcuts and get away from the GW painting technique (it takes too long)

the main money comes from the unit commisions (when you get someone asking for 20 minis to be painted) then you have to be fast and precise.

look at the foundry 3 step system (not the paints) you can churn out good stuff in a methodical way that improves the mini per hour ratio.

start writing down your formulas for paint colours or mixing up you own colours of paint.

the key of the low end of the market is to make it look good from arm's length but get the paintjob done in minimal time.

the higher up the scale of painting you go the more variable the price you get, most of it is based on name and reputation

[matty1001]

And once you start getting decent commisions people come back for more. It's the initial start up which is hard. Just getting your name out there.

Selling on eBay with lots of notion that you take commisions helps. Then emailing buyers after telling them you can do more etc...

[Bruenor Odinson]

Yeah that's right, I found it really hard to get peopel on board to start with, and now have three that come back on a regular basis with large 50 mini orders at a time.
Would like more single or couple minis jobs so I could spend more time on each one.

Is the Foundry painting book worth buying then, just for tips?

[Dr.Evil]

I dont think I'd ever describe my minis as pro painted, no matter how good I got.  Theres always someone better around so am always trying to improve.  Maybe if there was a category above pro-painted like "Masterpiece" then it'd make describing pro-painted a bit easier.  Golden Demon winning entries are above pro-painted for example.

this is what I think it should be like

0. Cheddar
1. crud*
2. tabletop quality
3. above average quality
4. pro painted
5. masterpiece

I think that is a solid description of levels of quality

:yeahthat:

[Perv]

Cheers for the advice.  I'll check out the foundry 3 step method, think I have seen it although not practiced it.  I dont paint enough to improve rapidly but will do when I move and have more time.  Anything to get the time down is helpful at the moment  :icon_wink:

I dont mix up paints enough to write formulas, I prefer having loadsa paints with varying shades ready at hand.  I mix inks and sometimes add a bit of white to a colour for highlights if I havent got the shade but thats it. 

As for initial startup being hard, I agree.  To go in at the same price everyone else is doing I will need major advertising to make it worthwhile but by offering figs so cheap I hope to spread the word quicker.  I am pretty clued up in ways of business but just need my painting skills and speed to catch up with them  :icon_w00t:

[Custom_Hobby]

:icon_cool: Funny Wristaction :icon_wink:

[Bungle]

I dont think I'd ever describe my minis as pro painted, no matter how good I got.  Theres always someone better around so am always trying to improve.  Maybe if there was a category above pro-painted like "Masterpiece" then it'd make describing pro-painted a bit easier.  Golden Demon winning entries are above pro-painted for example.

this is what I think it should be like

-1. Bungle
0. Cheddar
1. crud*
2. tabletop quality
3. above average quality
4. pro painted
5. masterpiece

I think that is a solid description of levels of quality

:yeahthat:

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[Dr.Evil]

I dont think I'd ever describe my minis as pro painted, no matter how good I got.  Theres always someone better around so am always trying to improve.  Maybe if there was a category above pro-painted like "Masterpiece" then it'd make describing pro-painted a bit easier.  Golden Demon winning entries are above pro-painted for example.

this is what I think it should be like

-2. Gi6ers (King of photoshop)
-1. Bungle
0. Cheddar
1. crud*
2. tabletop quality
3. above average quality
4. pro painted
5. masterpiece

I think that is a solid description of levels of quality

:yeahthat:

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:icon_whistling:

[gi6ers]

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:icon_cool:

[Custom_Hobby]

If that were true then he should be doing my image of Kyrie, lol.