best way to shade yellow

[residentalien]

I am painting a mini using GW Golden Yellow. It is going to a machine-y thingy (just trying to secretive for now).

What ink/wash would best to do shadows and outlining with ?

Also how would I represent grime and grease on this with out overdoing it ?

 

[Astonia]

I\'d use Scorched Brown, or maybe thinned Flesh Wash, or a mix of the two. You could also mix Scorched Brown with a little black for really deep shades or outlining.

 

[Klute]

I agree with the expert on this.
Scorched brown mixed into the yellow for the shading.

 

[residentalien]

would that be the same as Scorched earth in GW range. And what is the best way to dilute it for washing. PVA glue or dishwash soap addition.

 

[sebrushworth]

Like the others said, brown is generally the best colour to shade yellow. Purple can also be used (a small amount of purple will make the yellow darker).

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally posted by residentalien
would that be the same as Scorched earth in GW range. No, GW\'s is Scorched Brown
And what is the best way to dilute it for washing. PVA glue or dishwash soap addition. Neither. Good old fashioned Water and lots of it. Soap is best for thinning Inks.

 

[GreenOne]

I like the flesh wash idea, for the unlit surfaces...

Unless your working on a competition entry, there is no need to be secretive, imo. Just post in the work in progress ( WIP) thread and you will have exact opinions that directly apply to the model you\'re working on.

Good luck with that, yellow is a pain

 

[Albert Moreto Font]

historical painters a lot of times use purple (added to the yellow of course) to get a darker colour for shades, purple is the opposite colour of yellow and thats why its the chosen colour. same happens for shadowing green, you can add a very small amount of red and the shadows will be much more intense. but if you want it for tabletop level id just give a flesh wash or something hope this helps

 

[Spacemunkie]

Add purple to yellow and you\'ll get brown. Add red to green and you get..... you guessed it, brown!!

But I know what you mean.....

 

[Albert Moreto Font]

hehe yeah u\'re right but its a closer brown to the colour you want to shade than just pick scorched brown hehe

 

[Spacemunkie]

Sorry, I was just being obtuse......:duh:

 

[menace]

a costly alternative is to use differing pigments of yellow from a quality artists range. Cadmium, depending on preparation comes in standard, deep and light, but it\'s very expensive, but you\'d have a bright little fella!

 

[residentalien]

ok guys. bit of aproblem/disaster.

I used the scroched brown and the contrast is fantastic BUT I slopped it on like normal wash and then went back over it with the yellow (GW Golden Yellow) to clean it up and ..............it shows through the yellow. Now my parts are in KleenStrip container getting stripped dwon to the meatl to restart.

Looks like when I shade i have to be very clean with the brush lines.

Any suggestions ?

BTW. My base coat is white. Over this I complelty washed the figured with yellow ink glaze. Then Dullcoat to provide tooth for the paint. Then I used pure golden Yellow and I still had to go over twice to achieve normal opacity. What am I doing wrong. How do you all paint you yellows ?

 

[Herb the bitter]

Yellow paints(of any model brand) generally don\'t cover well, so multiple layers to get good coverage will be required. Unfortunately you may need more than two layers to acheive normal opacity. If you are going to use washes, thin them more than usual, as you can always add more washes if the first wash isn\'t dark enough.

 

[EArkham]

Mix a little white into the yellow for better coverage. You may have to go over again with a thin coat of the yellow unmixed to get the original tone back, but it works quite well.

Kep