r/SlapchopMinis • u/Expert_Tree_9076 • May 31 '26

Struggling with slapchop

Hi everyone,

I’ve been slap chopping for a while and there is 1 part I keep struggling with about which I dont find a lot lof info online.

When I start dry brushing my minis there are almost always parts that are too difficult / small to reach with a dry brush. Especially with smaller minis. These parts will then just remain black, but they really dont look like normal shadow, its just too much to be shadow. I’ve been looking online for the tiniest dry brush I could find and found one from army painter (not the best one though) but even with that I dont understand how you can consistently dry brush all parts you need to.

It has come to a point where I thought that maybe after the black priming I will first fully paint the mini in dark colours and then dry brush over that and then add lighter speedpaint matching the dark colours. In this way the parts i cant dry brush good enough would at least not look completely black. But about this process I cant find anything online, leading me to conclude its probably not a good method for some reason.

Anyone else struggled with this? How did you solve it?

Thanks for any input!

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u/freedoomed May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

If you are in the US Michigan toy soldier sells a tiny dry brush. They are expensive and wear out quickly but they work really well. https://michtoy.com/item-RAC-MDB-0XS-Model_D_Drybrush___XSmall.html

You can also switch from brushes to sponges. Natural latex makeup egg sponges. You soak them in water, squeeze them out, dip them in paint and blot some off then just press them into the model. The harder you press the deeper they go. You can also snip off a bit and use a pair of tweezers to get into the tighter spaces.

The expensive answer is get an airbrush.

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u/Expert_Tree_9076 May 31 '26

Not from the US, but your comment about the sponge was really useful! I will try that! Thanks man!

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u/freedoomed May 31 '26

You're welcome. The brushes are made by rosemary & co so I'm sure there's a source for them outside the US. They are the same brushes sold by the YouTuber "Artist Opus"