Highlighting Black Armor, Quick response Needed.

[studderingdave]

first off a lil\' background on this venture. i am making an ork \"counts as\" army. its going to use the deathwing rules but its all orks in mega armor, 2 land raiders and a venerable dread. the ork klan is bad moonz, so armor will be yellow with checks and blue highlights.

the army is all painted, EXCEPT for the \"masta of sanktity\"

i want my chaplain to have black mega armor, but im not familiar with highlighting black armor. should i:

1. just hit it with a coat of \'ardcoat?
2. Hightlight with greys, ending at white?
3. Highlight with greys, ending at light grey?
4. Hightlight with another color?

im totally lost, and i want to get this army on the table saturday.

please help CMON.

 

[Arma]

1:1 Chaos black : Shadow Grey
Shadow Grey
1:1 Shadow Grey:Spacewolf Grey

Don\'t go too crazy. I like the blue/grey approach, some like grey/greens/browns. Depends on the look you\'re after really, if it\'s metallic then keep the highlights small and to the edge.

 

[Shawn R. L.]

It\'s your pick. The further you go toward white the more it will look shiny. Less and it\'s duller. A touch of color in the grey can add some interest.

 

[Ogrebane]

Id go woth Arma or just use a blue black white mix.

 

[Dragon Forge Design]

Black is one of thise tough colors to paint because if you push it to far it ends up looking gray and not black. In all honesty on a black surface almost all of it should remain black with just the edges getting the highlights. The colors Arma suggested are good colors for something \"cool\" in appearance . Id use a ivory and skull white for a warmer appearance. You can glaze black with a blue ink to get a little shine to your armor.

 

[uberdark]

you know you could try what comic artists use and that is robin egg blue. look at robins hair on a comic or his nightwing outfit i would try that since it is not the standard.

 

[ravenswood]

My own theme:
1. Chaos black(GW)/Dark Sea Blue(MC) 2/1
2. --//-- 1/2
3. pure Dark Sea Blue (MC)
4. Dark Sea Blue(MC)/Andrea Blue(MC) 3/1
5. prevous mix + little Skull White(GW)
each next mix contains more and more Skull White

P.S. GW - Citadel Color Paints
MC - Vallrjo Model Color

P.P.S. Sorry for my very bad English

 

[rosac]

i simply mix up shadow gey and black, and add more shadow grey as i go along. p.s i like the idea for the army