Monochromatic minis

G

Grey Area

New member
Does anyone have any pics of monochromatic miniatures? I remember seeing a GW Emperor\'s Champion painted entirely in white and being very impressed. I also vaguely recall seeing a model painted entirely in black in the past.

Also, does anyone have any tips on how to do successful monochromatic pieces? I think they can look very striking, but it looks pretty hard to pull off!
 
Einion

Einion

New member
Originally posted by Grey Area
Does anyone have any pics of monochromatic miniatures?
Click to expand...
http://www.coolminiornot.com/94532
http://www.coolminiornot.com/97056

Originally posted by Grey Area
I think they can look very striking, but it looks pretty hard to pull off!
Click to expand...
I think it\'s not that difficult really, if you can paint normally you can certainly do a monochromatic paintjob. Most of the problem I think is conceptual - it seems difficult so most people don\'t really try.

As for tips, I\'d just try it - don\'t be afraid to practice on parts to see how you might tackle various surfaces (you\'ll probably have to use NMM or a variation to get it to look right). The simplest approach is just to use black and white but this won\'t give you neutral greys - they\'re quite blueish for almost all black paints - so you either add brown into the mixtures or use other premixed greys to help with some of the intermediary colours.

Einion
 
E

EricJ

New member
I agree that it isn\'t necissarily hard to paint in monochrome, however there are some new challenges. As people learn mini painting, I think they tend to focus on color and color selection, and not nearly as much about the tone of those colors or really recognize how important that is to the composition of the piece. When painting monochrome, your only tool now is tone, not color, so you\'re forced to rely on it to produce the piece.

This can be VERY difficult if you\'ve never really spent much thought on tone, or understand how to use it.

I agree with Einion, try it. It is actually a wonderful excersise to get more comfortable with using tones in your composision. I think if you do it, and then you take the leasons learned and apply it back to full color minis, the overall composition of all your work can benefit.
 
G

Grey Area

New member
Thanks. That was the Emperor\'s Champion I was talking about. It\'s absolutely incredible. I\'ll give monochromatic painting a go and see how I do... I\'m also going to have to get some practise in with NMM beforehand!

The Emperor\'s Champion looks far more striking than the other model. Do you think that this is partly due to mixing browns into the black like you suggested?
 
green stuff

green stuff

New member
Message original : Grey Area
The Emperor\'s Champion looks far more striking than the other model. Do you think that this is partly due to mixing browns into the black like you suggested?
Click to expand...
No, Thomas only used black, white, and some greys to do that mini. The brown tints come frome the lighting and the photography. He also put in more contrasts and painted finer details.
 
Einion

Einion

New member
Originally posted by Grey Area
The Emperor\'s Champion looks far more striking than the other model. Do you think that this is partly due to mixing browns into the black like you suggested?
Click to expand...
Like green stuff said I think this is primarily due to the contrast in the paintwork, as well as being beautifully done overall.

Originally posted by EricJ
ARG, it\'s killing me, I\'ve painted one in this style...but can\'t show it yet
Click to expand...
Tease!

Einion
 
mickc22

mickc22

Granddad!
Originally posted by dauber22
No discussion of monochrome minis is complete without This Piece lol The ultimate in monochromatic goodness ;)
Click to expand...

lollol you\'ve got this in your favourites haven\'t you Daubsy? And Vince still hasn\'t answered the question............why!?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back To Top
Top