tyrantqueen
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Post by tyrantqueen on Jan 11, 2012 4:55:42 GMT
I love them all, especially the raptors. Do you take commissions?
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Post by brachiosaurus on Jan 11, 2012 21:54:33 GMT
That papo allosaurus looks just like the one from dinasaur revolution execpt its jaw isn't shattered ;D
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Post by argentavis on Jan 22, 2012 13:35:55 GMT
Very nice, you are a great artist! I like the versions of the papo raptors.
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Post by KeU on Jan 22, 2012 19:50:51 GMT
To cjcjwin, all the other Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Singaporean, Thai, Vietnamese friends and everyone else that are on this forum celebrating the Lunar New Year, wish you guys health and prosperity for the upcoming year. Cheers!
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Post by racsoh on Feb 24, 2012 20:32:26 GMT
Hell everyone. I'm new at the forum. I purchased 3 Papo Velociraptors that I'm planning to re-paint, but I will like to know want kind of paint (brand) was used to recolor those dino models. Any help will be appreciated. Currently I'm working with Testor's Enamel paint but the results are not so good as I expected. Thank you in advance.
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tyrantqueen
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Post by tyrantqueen on Feb 24, 2012 22:17:25 GMT
Hell everyone. I'm new at the forum. I purchased 3 Papo Velociraptors that I'm planning to re-paint, but I will like to know want kind of paint (brand) was used to recolor those dino models. Any help will be appreciated. Currently I'm working with Testor's Enamel paint but the results are not so good as I expected. Thank you in advance. Why don't you ask the artist directly? It's his thread, is it not? Anyway, I don't think brand really matters all that much. Most people on the forum use acrylic and brushes for their repaints. I would avoid really cheap, nasty quality stuff, but you don't have to spend a huge amount of money on paint. Artist's acrylics like Winsor & Newton, Golden, Liquitex, or Reeves would be more than adequate. Try to find a starter set that comes with all the basic colours. Remember that it is a poor craftsman that blames his inferior work on his tools. I'm not saying that to be mean, it's just that no-one makes a masterpiece on their first attempt. So keep trying ;D
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Feb 25, 2012 0:54:00 GMT
Hell everyone. I'm new at the forum. I purchased 3 Papo Velociraptors that I'm planning to re-paint, but I will like to know want kind of paint (brand) was used to recolor those dino models. Any help will be appreciated. Currently I'm working with Testor's Enamel paint but the results are not so good as I expected. Thank you in advance. Why don't you ask the artist directly? It's his thread, is it not? Anyway, I don't think brand really matters all that much. Most people on the forum use acrylic and brushes for their repaints. I would avoid really cheap, nasty quality stuff, but you don't have to spend a huge amount of money on paint. Artist's acrylics like Winsor & Newton, Golden, Liquitex, or Reeves would be more than adequate. Try to find a starter set that comes with all the basic colours. Remember that it is a poor craftsman that blames his inferior work on his tools. I'm not saying that to be mean, it's just that no-one makes a masterpiece on their first attempt. So keep trying ;D Inferior materials can lead to an inferior product, no matter how skilled the person involved is. Having the right tool for the project is also certainly required.
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Post by jpengineer on Feb 25, 2012 1:29:44 GMT
Very Nice Dinosaurs!!!!!!!!!
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Post by tyrantqueen on Feb 25, 2012 15:30:11 GMT
True, but what I meant was that you cannot expect that purchasing expensive paints will give you a masterpiece despite having no skill whatsoever. I would also point out that expensive, professional products are better used by someone who has the skills to make use of them.. in other words... a professional.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Feb 25, 2012 23:28:23 GMT
True, but what I meant was that you cannot expect that purchasing expensive paints will give you a masterpiece despite having no skill whatsoever. I would also point out that expensive, professional products are better used by someone who has the skills to make use of them.. in other words... a professional. While you can't expect that the tools alone will do the job for you , you either need talent, practice or better yet both. Hmm..I can't say I agree exactly. You want to experiment with cheaper alternatives but even then superior materials will perform differently than lower quality ones making you have to learn how to use them correctly anyway. I suppose if you can afford it it's better to start off with the good stuff.
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Post by tyrantqueen on Feb 26, 2012 1:37:43 GMT
I don't believe in "talent"...practice and hard work is all there is to it.
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Post by stoneage on Feb 26, 2012 2:49:08 GMT
I don't believe in "talent"...practice and hard work is all there is to it. I totally disagree. Yes hard work and practice are very important. But without talent you can only do so much. Some people are tone deaf. No matter what they do they'll never be able to sing. Other people are mentally challenged but for some reason can play and remember every note from classical music compositions. Talent is very important. Of course if you don't work at it and practice you'll never reach your full potential.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Feb 26, 2012 3:39:10 GMT
I don't believe in "talent"...practice and hard work is all there is to it. I totally disagree. Yes hard work and practice are very important. But without talent you can only do so much. Some people are tone deaf. No matter what they do they'll never be able to sing. Other people are mentally challenged but for some reason can play and remember every note from classical music compositions. Talent is very important. Of course if you don't work at it and practice you'll never reach your full potential. Agreed on all points.
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Post by tyrantqueen on Feb 26, 2012 13:19:38 GMT
No, I don't agree. No-one is born being able to do something. If by talent, you mean being naturally enthusiastic, then I can agree on that. Otherwise, talent doesn't exist. Anyone can become great at something if they practice hard enough and love what they do.
Look at Leonardo Da Vinci. Some people would say that he was talented. He was a great artist, definitely. I wouldn't say he was talented however. He just drew from life (which is a key to being able to draw well) pretty much from childhood and throughout his life.
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Post by Himmapaan on Feb 26, 2012 17:01:11 GMT
Interesting discussion, folks; though do let us please not stray too far from cjcjwin's thread and his lovely repaints. Perhaps the discussion can continue in the Random Chat thread. *Puts on newly acquired hat like an upstart* ;D
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Post by stoneage on Feb 26, 2012 20:37:14 GMT
No, I don't agree. No-one is born being able to do something. If by talent, you mean being naturally enthusiastic, then I can agree on that. Otherwise, talent doesn't exist. Anyone can become great at something if they practice hard enough and love what they do. Look at Leonardo Da Vinci. Some people would say that he was talented. He was a great artist, definitely. I wouldn't say he was talented however. He just drew from life (which is a key to being able to draw well) pretty much from childhood and throughout his life. Just one last word. How many great blind artist do you know?
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dommy
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Post by dommy on Feb 26, 2012 20:55:48 GMT
wow. these are super cool. what kind of paint do you use, and do you strip the original paint or just paint over the existing layer?
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Post by tyrantqueen on Feb 27, 2012 0:42:50 GMT
I don't understand what you're saying. Are you trying to say that because a person who is blind has "talent" they' will make great art even though they're unable to see what they're creating...? I would think it's irrelevant either way. They would be unable to study anatomy, colour, composition etc to obtain any skill, nor would they be able to apply creativity to make art because they can't see.
A deaf musician....a blind artist....those are contradictions, are they not? No disrespect intended to the blind/deaf, BTW.
Is there is way to strip the original paint? I'd be interested in learning how to do that....
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Post by dommy on Feb 27, 2012 7:53:06 GMT
im gonna test out a turpentine mix and see if it will strip the paint from the (puke green) wild safari brachiosaurus. i'll let you know how it turns out.
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Post by tyrantqueen on Feb 27, 2012 7:58:59 GMT
I tried to strip the paint from a figure I received from a friend that was repainted (badly). I used Pebeo Universal Artist's Paint Remover. It didn't work very well, I only got about 20% of the paint off after an hour, and it was extremely messy and smelly. I hope your attempt goes better
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