11.02.2010

Top Tip: Write Your Recipe!

I'm in a state of shock right now.  I happily took a break from Neurobiology classwork to slap some paint on my Brotherhood Wolf Guard models... only to realize halfway through Step 3 that I couldn't remember the washes to use!

EDIT:  I'm thread-jacking this thing to let you know my article dropped over on the House of Paincakes: check it out.


I ended up having to experiment to recreate it, and luckily I ended up remembering it was a combination of washes in a specific order.  Still, I'd already base-washed 3 models, so I'm hoping I can correct it without issue.  WRITE YOUR RECIPE!

EDIT:  The Master Manipulator (every store needs one) just mentioned in a comment that he keeps a small, black composition book next to his painting desk to write his recipes down in.  I decided to edit this post and add that, since it's a great suggestion.  I commonly keep a digital recorder handy to document ideas (stories, articles, Off Topical jokes - that kind of thing) but it never occurred to me to keep track of recipes with it.  Worth a try though.

EDIT EDIT:  It turns out Dethtron has already posted about his painting journal - obviously the Master Manipulator (every store needs one) is a big idea thief!  Plus, the thinks I dip my models in poo.

My Brotherhood Dreadnought, Bjorn the Claw-Handed.  What can I say?  I love the model, so Ebay'd it!
My mess.  That's a Root Beer, the only real substitute for Shiner Bock before noon.  No, I don't actually drink as much as I imply.  I'm a beer a day dude, unless I'm on vacation.
My mess, again.  I need to clean my station but that takes time away from painting.
Brotherhood models sharing space with Chaos Space Marines.  Maybe they're sharing spikey bitz.

15 comments:

Master Manipulator (every store needs one) said...

I have one of those black composition books that I keep in my desk drawer specifically for this. Of course it only helps if you actually use it, but I try to be disciplined on this.

Lauby said...

Brent: for the one millionth time (okay, its only the second time): what is the recipe for the armor?

Brent said...

Lauby: I haven't forgotten! I'm working through these dudes and writing it down - complete with pictures - as I go.

It'll be an article for tabletop quality dudes. :)

Master Manipulator (every store needs one) said...

Here let me help....

Take any miniature....smear it with a chocolate bar.

Now....drop it in a pile of excrement.

Follow these steps carefully and you too can have minis that look like Brent's.

Of course I kid...or do I!

Brent said...

MM(esno): are you applying for the job of Official Strictly Average Miniature and Painting Criticizer? I guess Da Warboss Stalin could use the help!

Master Manipulator (every store needs one) said...

I thought I had that title by default....

Dethtron said...

ahem! credit where credit is due. Especially when it is due me...

http://www.houseofpaincakes.com/2010/10/my-painting-journal-and-me.html


also this will no doubt make you laugh (from the comments from above article)

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2009/02/24/122-moleskine-notebooks/

Gauthic said...

No no no, I've had a painting journal since Vietnam! I've got the patent, not Dethtron!

Granesh said...

That's a sign to stop relying on washes ;) Kidding Brent! I had to do that with my latest Tau commission, as well as my own new Tau army, so I didn't get halfway through a Crisis Suit and notice it looked different.

GDMNW said...

Where did you get those organisers from? I've been looking for something like those to keep bits in.

Brent said...

I got them from Lowes on the cheap - last time I went through Home Depot, they had something similar. I really love 'em - they allow me to organize a ton of bits where I can see them.

Brent

Dethtron said...

holy crap, I just noticed something! Do you also have the pink tool set?

Unknown said...

I have also fallen victim to this dilemma. It's one of the main reasons I don't mix paints either. Keeping up with what colors something is is tough enough, heaven forbid I start mixing them up. The log is a really good idea, but as Master Manipulator said, you actually have to use it. I've got a cute little notebook that sits on my desk, woefully blank.

Evil Homer said...

organization bins are cheaper at Harbor Freight. I use them for Hirst Arts brick storage.

Brent said...

DT: Yup!

(A new favorite!) Anon: I haven’t even bothered playing a game of 6th yet, cause I have read the rules, and actually understand how they interact with units. I know my armies no longer function how they should, and so I need to change them.

Strictly Average: 'cause 6-inches is all you get.

Stalking Jawaballs since 2009.

Jawaballs: "My butt just tightened up."

Brent, preferred 2-to-1 over Not Brent in a recent, scientific poll.

Brent: emptied the Kool Aid and DRINKING YOUR MILKSHAKE with an extra-long straw.

Unicorns don't exist.

Home of the Stormbuster, the Dyson Pattern Storm Raven.

I'm a comment whore and this whore is getting no play.

Not Brent hurts Brent's feelings.

I think, therefore I blog.

"You should stop writing for everyone else and worry about your crappy blog." - Anon.

Not Brent has been spotted lurking around with a green marker.

He's not like a bad guy from a cartoon, all devious but never quite evil, Not Brent is bad beans, man, bad beans.

Dethtron: "Again I feel obliged to remind you that trying to sound smart only works if you are."

MVB: "I am not one to join the unwashed masses of self-titled 40k experts out there distributing advice from their blogs about exactly how your list should be built..."

Shiner Bock on tap: that's how I choose hotels.

Strictly Average: The Home of Hugs and Gropings.

Don't feed the trolls!

MoD: "Welcome to Brent's head."

Competitive is Consistent.

Dethtron: "...you could use that extra time to figure out a way to get your panties unbunched and perform a sandectomy on your vagina."

Dethtron: “When calling someone an idiot, it's generally best to avoid making grammatical mistakes.”

Warboss Stalin: "You know, if it actually WAS funny, maybe I wouldn't mind."

Mike Brandt: "It's not a successful bachelor party if you don't misplace someone".

"The Master Manipulator (every store needs one): "...now, enough stroking."

Kirby: "I don't know about gropings. Seriously, Brent, keep it in the pants, please."

Loquacious: "No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get Hugs & Gropings or Stalks Jawaballs into Brent's little tribute."

Captain Kellen: "I rate this article a Brent on the Faith Hill to Nancy Pelosi scale!"

Drathmere: "Come for the balls, stay for the Brent? Kind of disturbing, man."

Go no further, lest thee see something thine eyes would fain look past!

Isabelle: "So, thank you for supporting your local and not so local unicorns. A noble gesture like that can show some scared kids out there that they don't have to hide from everyone and it's ok to be who they really are."

There is nothing more interesting than We The People... in all our beautiful, ugly glory!

On Internet Advice: You see, I have an almost religious belief that's it's a huge, colossal waste of time.

...I think I'll call it the Gun Shy Pattern Stormbuster, because after the Internet destroyed my first humble effort, I find I'm a bit worried about the reaction to this one.

Lauby: "Is it left over from that time you thought that you could just complete step one 12 times to meet the mandates of that court order?"

Not Brent: "I guess we'll have to read on and find out. Signed, Not Brent. Especially today."

Cynthia Davis: "I think the scrolling text is from Glen Beck's new book."

Grimaldi: "Spamming certain units creates interesting possibilities but also fatal weaknesses."

Purgatus: "Math can inform decisions. It cannot make decisions."

Thoughts? Comments? Hugs and gropings?

You'd be that much quicker to figure out what I mean when I refer to a Unicorn if I covered it in a rainbow flag.

SinSynn: (To Brent) "Curse you and your insidious influence on the internets..."

Dave G (N++): "You know you're an internet celebrity when your following is more akin to tabloids."

I prefer the term Internet Personality (or IP) myself, seeing as how I coined it.

Lauby: "Your attempt to humanize him as failed. I feel nothing but scorn for his beard - it's like a warcrime or something."

BBF: "I've always thought you are a good player but I finally figured out that you are a great player. It's hard to see sometimes because your personality is engaging, sincere and quite charming - to me that is kind of a rare combination."

'Clearly cheating?' I didn't misspeak: you jumped to conclusions. If you'd like to apologize I'll be happy to send you an autographed picture of my ass.

Ass.

I thought I was doing alright before I realized I was losing.

Age and treachery beats youth and vigor every time.

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