prime in black or white
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demonherald
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It\'s an interesting question and every painter has their own favourite.. I\'m currently experimenting with different primers and finding some useful thigs..
general consensus is Black is good for the quicker painter as a layer of shading is already provided with the black so you can get units etc done fairly quickly..
Black also works well if you are doing a mainly metallic model..
I\'ve almost always used black for years...
White is generally suggested when using lighter colours..
White shows colour intensity a lot better and is almost exclusively used by Competition painters...I\'ve just done my First white undercoated model for a few years and the difference really is incredible...
another thing I\'ve been doing is different colours on the same model..
Spraying up from the bottom of the model with black or grey..then finshing off the model from the top with white...
This helps me define where my shadows are and also helps to create them as the colour looks different painted over the two colours and the spray means the transition is really nice and smooth..
hope that helps.
general consensus is Black is good for the quicker painter as a layer of shading is already provided with the black so you can get units etc done fairly quickly..
Black also works well if you are doing a mainly metallic model..
I\'ve almost always used black for years...
White is generally suggested when using lighter colours..
White shows colour intensity a lot better and is almost exclusively used by Competition painters...I\'ve just done my First white undercoated model for a few years and the difference really is incredible...
another thing I\'ve been doing is different colours on the same model..
Spraying up from the bottom of the model with black or grey..then finshing off the model from the top with white...
This helps me define where my shadows are and also helps to create them as the colour looks different painted over the two colours and the spray means the transition is really nice and smooth..
hope that helps.
lizcam
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I almost always use white because I want my colors to be true to what I choose but here\'s the standard info on this.
White primer will keep the colors bright. If you are doing something where a light/true color is important this is when you use white.
Black will give a moodier paintjob with the ability to achieve deeper shadowing easier but also dulls the colors a bit.
I prime in white and then if I need an area dark I\'ll paint a thin coat of black over the area before going with the colors.
In the end it has a lot to do with your style.
White primer will keep the colors bright. If you are doing something where a light/true color is important this is when you use white.
Black will give a moodier paintjob with the ability to achieve deeper shadowing easier but also dulls the colors a bit.
I prime in white and then if I need an area dark I\'ll paint a thin coat of black over the area before going with the colors.
In the end it has a lot to do with your style.
I\'ve been priming white for a while and adding a \"guide coat\" wash to darken the deep places.
Sometimes though you can prime one color and selectively undercoat with another. Last night I had a chance to sit down with Tim Lison for a while (oh, you name dropper!) and he showed me why my metallics suck so bad. My white priming was a big part of the problem, and he suggested undercoating very dark in the parts that were going to get metallics after priming.
Sometimes though you can prime one color and selectively undercoat with another. Last night I had a chance to sit down with Tim Lison for a while (oh, you name dropper!) and he showed me why my metallics suck so bad. My white priming was a big part of the problem, and he suggested undercoating very dark in the parts that were going to get metallics after priming.
