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Post by syphon on Jun 13, 2007 11:55:52 GMT -5
I'll be blunt about this one. Can someone give me an easy tutorial about how to highlight? I am completely crap at painting having some trouble with doing it right. Can you please help?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2007 19:50:48 GMT -5
Well, not sure how i could show this in a guid but i'll try to explain it.
Depending on what you want, you could simply take a brush, pick a good color (one that matches/contrasts the color you are highlighting) dip it in some paint, and simpley outline the model on all the edges or crevaxes in the model, highlighting is one of the easier things to do. Make the line that you are outlining with very thin and don't worry about making it strait, in many cases making them off a bit makes it look better in an odd sort of way. Not sure if this helps, i've never been any good at highlights either, i'm sure someone can explain it MUCH better than this.
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Post by BobaHat on Jun 14, 2007 3:35:07 GMT -5
There are loads of different highlighting techniques depending on what it is you are painting. Highlighting, in general, is enhancing the RAISED areas of the miniature with a lighter shade of the colour in question. Raised areas are basically the areas which would be hit by light if the mini were lighted from directly above (hence the word 'highlighting'). The best way to do this is mixing the colour you want to highlight with white or a lighter shade of the colour and gradually build it up. Some colours are best highlighted using DRYBRUSHING. This technique is done by applying paint to the brush (preferably a drybrush or a large brush, as drybrushing is very hard on the bristles and can ruin a smaller, more delicate brush very quickly) and wiping the paint on some tissue paper until there is no trace of paint left to see. Then, using light strokes, run the brush back and forth over the mini. This will gradually build up a shade of highlight on the mini. Drybrushing can look a bit scruffy, however, and is generally best used for metal colours or bases. I would recommend looking through the GW websites for painting guides as they have loads. You can also go down to your local Games Workshop and ask for a painting tutorial. I am sure they are more than willing to help you. If there is anything in particular you want to know, just ask!
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