I'm slowly relearning myself to paint* and I had a few questions (last sentences):
* making all the noobmistakes all over again and trying to include zenithal highlights, contrast paints, etc... in my previously less technical previous workflow
('Lessons learned' so far)
Cleaning miniatures:
-let them soak in isopropyl / cleaning alcohol and scrub with a used tootbrush, repeat 2-3 times
-avoid doing this with green stuffed details
Drilling barrels:
-make a dot with a knife, drill barrels, plastic glue to smoothen the edges
Zenithal:
-keep paintgun distant, build up thin layers - keep gun at consistent distance
-use inks or (thinned paints) to avoid grainy textures, let dry between layers
-check 'after models are fully dried' if the paint coverage is sufficient
-check paintgun reservoir frequently: empty = splattering
-be carefull to be consistent & don’t flood the shadows
-pick 'extreme' directional light or not?
-use drybrush, equally directional (top-down?)
-for dark armor: black/grey/praxis white
-for skintones: leather brown/bleached bone/praxis white
Contrast paints:
-premix colors & thinner (‘enforcer blue’) for consistency
-it’s a wash dummy… not a paint... start with enough 'liquid'
-gives nice results for skin, leather and cloth, not too sure about 'uniform' armor.
Modifications (to implement):
-Boosted Zenithal: white undercoat for the yellow parts, grayer undercoat for armored parts
-remix 'blue' to have an exact formula and make a big batch:
cloth 35% black legion / 35 % black templar / 30% lahmian medium ?
'blue' armor: 35% black templar / 35% ultramarine blue / 30 % lahmian medium ?
Still to be tried:
Highlights, filters, effect light (eyes, plasma...), Steel & Bronze metallics, decals, weathering, leather recipes
Questions:
Are there any easy ways to clean little details that got painted with a wrong contrast paint?
Would pre-varnishing help to 'clean' stray brushes of contrast paints or inks afterwards?
would I need to re-drybrush my zenithal undercoat?
Are there any tips to get to get these effects with contrast paints:
-Thin transparant layers (+50% lahmian medium, airbrush thinner?)
-Are there any practical ways to combine a brown and black based Zenithal undercoats, Masking?
-Are there any tips to use contrast paints (sufficient liquid but avoid flooding unintended details)
Any other pitfalls/advices?
* making all the noobmistakes all over again and trying to include zenithal highlights, contrast paints, etc... in my previously less technical previous workflow
('Lessons learned' so far)
Cleaning miniatures:
-let them soak in isopropyl / cleaning alcohol and scrub with a used tootbrush, repeat 2-3 times
-avoid doing this with green stuffed details
Drilling barrels:
-make a dot with a knife, drill barrels, plastic glue to smoothen the edges
Zenithal:
-keep paintgun distant, build up thin layers - keep gun at consistent distance
-use inks or (thinned paints) to avoid grainy textures, let dry between layers
-check 'after models are fully dried' if the paint coverage is sufficient
-check paintgun reservoir frequently: empty = splattering
-be carefull to be consistent & don’t flood the shadows
-pick 'extreme' directional light or not?
-use drybrush, equally directional (top-down?)
-for dark armor: black/grey/praxis white
-for skintones: leather brown/bleached bone/praxis white
Contrast paints:
-premix colors & thinner (‘enforcer blue’) for consistency
-it’s a wash dummy… not a paint... start with enough 'liquid'
-gives nice results for skin, leather and cloth, not too sure about 'uniform' armor.
Modifications (to implement):
-Boosted Zenithal: white undercoat for the yellow parts, grayer undercoat for armored parts
-remix 'blue' to have an exact formula and make a big batch:
cloth 35% black legion / 35 % black templar / 30% lahmian medium ?
'blue' armor: 35% black templar / 35% ultramarine blue / 30 % lahmian medium ?
Still to be tried:
Highlights, filters, effect light (eyes, plasma...), Steel & Bronze metallics, decals, weathering, leather recipes
Questions:
Are there any easy ways to clean little details that got painted with a wrong contrast paint?
Would pre-varnishing help to 'clean' stray brushes of contrast paints or inks afterwards?
would I need to re-drybrush my zenithal undercoat?
Are there any tips to get to get these effects with contrast paints:
-Thin transparant layers (+50% lahmian medium, airbrush thinner?)
-Are there any practical ways to combine a brown and black based Zenithal undercoats, Masking?
-Are there any tips to use contrast paints (sufficient liquid but avoid flooding unintended details)
Any other pitfalls/advices?
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