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Hi everyone :)
In my first post in this series I looked at some tools from the world of make up which can be helpful in mini painting (you can find that here). Today I'm going to be highlighting some tools which are used in nail art, but which can also be good for us mini painters. First up are water transfers. These are essentially the same as you get with some Games Workshop products, only without the miniature painting price mark-up! You can find sheets for less than £1 on ebay, or big collections on amazon for a few pounds. I used water transfers originally intended for nail art on the shields of these minis:
Two notes of caution when buying these: not all nail designs really work for miniatures, and some can be a bit too big. Neither of these are major issues, but it is worth having a close look at what you're getting.
There is actually quite a lot of overlap between the things people like on their nails and designs which could easily be heraldic or martial in nature, but you also find sheets with words like 'love' on. I'm not saying there could never be a use for such a transfer, but I feel like it would be fairly niche!
Another area of overlap between the worlds of miniatures and nail art is in the use of UV-cured resin. It's a relatively new area for mini painters, but is well established amongst beauticians.
An ultraviolet nail lamp (pictured above) is a great option for setting UV resin on miniatures, including the resin from 3D printers. Having one of these set up to put a newly printed miniature under can be really useful, not to mention if you're using resin to create water effects.
Finally, a quick nod to nail polish remover. There are two main types of nail polish remover, with or without acetone. The type containing acetone can do a great job of stripping metal minis, but will just chew through plastic minis. There are some people around who advocate non-acetone nail polish remover for short periods on plastic minis, but you have to be very careful and get the timings right. If you want to use this on plastic minis I would do a few test runs on minis you're less attached to first!
I hope you've found this useful and interesting :) As ever, feel free to leave any questions or comments below!
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23/8/2020 11:24:00
Worth mentioning that some make up brushes work really well for mini painting, as well as cotton pad, cotton buds (Q-Tips), i've considered getting some clear nail varnish for coating minis and protecting delicate paint jobs too
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Goblin Squire
24/8/2020 09:03:25
Thanks Andy! I had a look at make up brushes in part 1, but hadn't thought about looking at cotton buds (even though I use them!)
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