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I know WotC had some good Customizing tutorials but those are obviously gone after they tanked the web site. I'm not the best at painting and wouldn't mind finding tips and "how to" steps, especially in the manner of the best type of paint to purchase. I once tried my hand at customs with cheap paint I bought at the grocery store and that stuff is no good, lol.
I'm also looking for a tutorial on how to create translucent figures. Hoping to be able to make an Exar Kun translucent mini for the Destiny of the Force v-set (just broke down and bought an Exar for $10 on eBay). I tried doing a Google search with variety of keywords on how to make a custom translucent figure with no luck, I know it involves making a mold and such but am totally obviously on doing that.
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As for paints, the best are the little bottles of wargaming paint put out by Gamesworkshop or the like. You'll have to grab them at a gaming or hobby store. They are kind of expensive at around $3 a bottle, but it goes a long way. Don't buy every color you need -- buy the colors you will use the most and then just mix when you need something else.
Also, there are two incredibly important things you'll need:
A fine-tipped brush (available at the same place you find the paints), especially if you want to do faces, etc. It'll be expensive ($6-12, probably), but it'll be worth it. All the gear and technical skill in the world won't mean anything without a decent brush. Don't skimp on this part.
A little can of wash. Washes are inky like watered down dark colors that you apply after you've painted a model -- it settles into the grooves and recesses of a model and then dries, leaving a shadowy/dirty look. Really brings out details on well sculpted minis, but honestly a lot of the SWM (especially more recent sets) aren't sculpted with enough detail to really make a difference with wash. Come to think of it, I think in all the dozens of mods I've ever done with SWMs, I'm not sure I ever used a wash. If you want to try it, though, WonderWash is the best I've used.
The perk is you won't need to worry about primers or finishes or anything like that. Since they're prepainted plastic, paint will just stick right to SWM with no problems.
As for techniques, drybrushing makes all the difference. Search "drybrushing" or "dry brush" and it should lead you to lots of hobby/gaming sites that explain what it is and how to use it. It creates brilliant looking effects with minimal skill and effort.
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If you don't feel like actually cutting up minis that you payed for, I would recommend using Photoshop or GIMP. It requires a bit of techno savvy, but you can do stuff with GIMP that you wouldn't be able to do with an X-acto knife and paint. I'm planning on starting a web site to showcase some of these CG images, and possibly allow other custom-ers to send me pics of theirs, or stats for customs to post them.
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Not to be nitpicky, but "customing" is not a word, and the thread title (and several references to the word in this thread) makes me cringe, lol. "Customizing" would be the word you're looking for. ;-)
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Would that mean that I'd be possibly allow other "customizers" to send me pics, not custom-ers? =-)
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Yes, unless you're selling things to your "customers" lol.
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