Snyder_7
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|  Subject: Painting yellow over black? Help!  Fri 27 Jun 2008 - 20:11 | |
| Hello everyone, just another question for you painting experts out there. How do I get yellow to layer smoothly over a black undercoat? I'm using GW paint (sunburst yellow over chaos black) and it seems like no matter what I do the yellow looks mottled and slightly lumpy. I usually thin my paint down with water and build up a few coats, but for some reason I can't get it to look smooth and clean. I even tried using less/more water and that didn't work either.
What do you guys recommend? Should I paint the section I want to put the yellow over a different color first? It doesn't look horrible right now, but it's definitely not as smooth as other parts of the model.
Thanks a ton!
(pictures will follow when I actually finish the handful of goblins I'm practicing on) |
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DeafNala
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| | Subject: Re: Painting yellow over black? Help! Fri 27 Jun 2008 - 22:00 | |
| Hey Synder,
Don't start with the yellow. First lay down a base coat of an orange or red-orane; then a brighter shade of yellow-orange; and finally the yellow.
If you dry brush the mini with white you can get the effect of a white under coat & still have the black shadowing effect [it's easier to see the details that way].
That's the way I do it anyway, & I've gotten a compliment or two on the result [there are so many tasteless people out there  ]. Hope this works for you.  |
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Snyder_7
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| | Subject: Re: Painting yellow over black? Help! Sat 28 Jun 2008 - 1:45 | |
| Thanks a lot, that really made it look much better. The night goblins are coming along...I'm fairly pleased with them seeing as how I haven't painted in so long. It's fun.  |
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DeafNala
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| | Subject: Re: Painting yellow over black? Help! Sat 28 Jun 2008 - 2:01 | |
| Night Goblins? ALL RIGHT! 
Glad to be of help, ESPECIALLY for Night Goblins. It ain't easy being Green! 
Sometimes a break from painting leads to an upsurge in quality & enjoyment. Have fun! |
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| | Subject: Re: Painting yellow over black? Help! Thu 3 Jul 2008 - 2:42 | |
| | i find that brown is good for this task as well |
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| | Subject: Re: Painting yellow over black? Help! Thu 3 Jul 2008 - 10:38 | |
| Alternatively you could use an orange or yellow foundation paint.
| DeafNala wrote: | | [there are so many tasteless people out there] |
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| | Subject: Re: Painting yellow over black? Help! Thu 3 Jul 2008 - 18:06 | |
| | If you dont have foundation, the absolute best starter is bleached bone. |
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