Blacklining
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Garshnak
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I use very thinned down black paint(not ink!, because that shines), wich wil leak down into the crevices. But this doesn\'t mean you can get al brush-happy with it, because it has to remain in the crevices that need blacklining. Wich is mostely between two different colors or objects(wich aren\'t in one piece with each other) eg. skin->cloth or bag->random object).
But you have got also darklining(wich I prefer to defina as different than blacklining), this is when two parts of the same object/shap overlap each other. Then a dark crevice fill up will do(darker than the main near darkest color).
Eg. you have an arm on an other arm(or piece of body, whatever) then crevices where the two parts edge are to be filled up with a dark shade of the skin(like, if you have human skin using browns for base, then a thin wash of bestial+schorched brown(GW) or so will suffice)
Hope this helps
(my appologies for any not-understandable english, I\'m dutch afterall)
But you have got also darklining(wich I prefer to defina as different than blacklining), this is when two parts of the same object/shap overlap each other. Then a dark crevice fill up will do(darker than the main near darkest color).
Eg. you have an arm on an other arm(or piece of body, whatever) then crevices where the two parts edge are to be filled up with a dark shade of the skin(like, if you have human skin using browns for base, then a thin wash of bestial+schorched brown(GW) or so will suffice)
Hope this helps
(my appologies for any not-understandable english, I\'m dutch afterall
)
Something I have been toying with and had some good result was based upon an article I read somewhere, perhaps here on CMON. Rather then just one black or darker tone I use a blend of purple, chestnut and a little black. I use the citadel inks for this, but you could use a paint mix as well, depending on your preferences.
The reason for using this odd colour is colours generally go purple or brown before going black. It scared me the frst time I tried it on a yellow marine, but the effect was very pleasing. If I have learnt anything, it is stick to your guns when trying something new, and go balls out.
The reason for using this odd colour is colours generally go purple or brown before going black. It scared me the frst time I tried it on a yellow marine, but the effect was very pleasing. If I have learnt anything, it is stick to your guns when trying something new, and go balls out.
Garshnak
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Actually, I think I disagree on ALL shadows being brown-black-purpely, sorry. But as my experience as an artist(in wich I don\'t mean only my miniatures), I\'ve learned that(wich at first sight could be unacceptable but is, in fact, true) all shadows are actually in-shades of the complementary color to the color of the object on wich the shadow is cast upon! Well, that\'s hard to paint, you think, because that way you\'ll get a very strange coloured mini(wich could be, very striking and dynamic in shadow if done properly). One answer: Brown!!!. (that\'s why it looks \'good\' when you tried it, because you have brown, and purple(wich is complementary to yellow, just read Chrispy\'s \'Color Theory\' article
) AND: when you mix complementary colors, you get brown!(with paints that is, not with light)
phew....I\'ll just save the rest of the explaining for the remainder of this discussion.
Sorry to hijack your board Dimiotrix:innocent:, sorta...
farseerlum
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deep shade of the complimentry color?
that is strange enough to work, i shall give that a go.
there is a color theorem that two colors next to each other each lend themselves to each other. light next to dark makes the dark darker and vise versa.
so a dark blue should make a light yellow even more light yellow.
hmm intersting concept, definately will try.
that is strange enough to work, i shall give that a go.
there is a color theorem that two colors next to each other each lend themselves to each other. light next to dark makes the dark darker and vise versa.
so a dark blue should make a light yellow even more light yellow.
hmm intersting concept, definately will try.
