Uselesswizard Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Welcome back to the Game Face Nation Studio Workshop! Today we're going to be talking about the simplest method of highlighting black, hardlining. This is a great method of painting a visually interesting black for a tabletop level army. This process begins with a black basecoat on the miniature. Highlights are then added to the edges of the miniature using the hardlining or edge highlighting technique that we covered a couple of weeks ago: http://tinyurl.com/kxq6rrz . During highlighting, use a dark charcoal color for the largest portion of the hard edges, then use a lighter gray to edge smaller sections of the miniature, finally use a light gray to highlight the highest portions of the hard edges. Take a look at the GFN video "How to Find Highlights": http://tinyurl.com/khjaegs if you need some help figuring out where these last few highlights should be placed on your miniature. Keep an eye out for our next video releasing on March 31st in which we cover how to use layers to achive great looking highlights on your black miniatures! Enjoy and don't hesitate to comment and share this video! Until next time, get your Game Face on! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uselesswizard Posted May 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Welcome back to the Game Face Nation Studio Workshop! Today we're talking about using layering to highlight your black miniatures. If it's armor, clothing, or chitin layering your highlights will get the job done. This technique can be used for an entire army but it can be quite time consuming for large groups of troops, If you're not familiar with the technique check out our video teaching how to layer: http://tinyurl.com/l3ys4nc. Even though it might take a bit longer than hardlining, the results of layering are always quality. This technique starts with a black basecoat on your miniature. Start with a dark gray and layer it on the areas you want highlighted but leave at least 50% of the black remaining. Next use a lighter gray and layer that over the first gray leaving at least 30% of the first layer visible. Keep doing this with successive layers of lighter gray until you either run out of room on the area to highlight or you are happy with the brightness of your highlights. Enjoy and don't hesitate to like, comment and share this video. We really appreciate your support! Until next time, get your Game Face on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uselesswizard Posted May 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Welcome back to another Game Face Nation Studio Workshop Tutorial! Today we're talking about highlighting black areas of your high level or unique miniatures with a technique that provides a wonderfully smooth gradient and finished product. We're talking Glazes. This technique is very similar in approach to painting with layers. The difference is that glazes take a longer time to establish, but the end result is a very smooth transition between the basecoat and the highlight. Start out with your normal dark or charcoal gray color, and thin it down till it's almost transparent or colored water. It will take some time for you to get a feel for how transparent you prefer it to be, so be patient with this technique. Remove the excess paint from the brush by touching the tip of your brush to a paper towel. Then start applying your glaze to the miniature by starting the brush stroke where you want the darkest part of the mini to be and ending your stroke where you want the brightest part to be. This motion, mixed with the very thin paint, will draw most of the pigment in your paint towards the end of your brush stroke. Once you've established a good looking first layer gradient, start with your next lightest gray and do the same thing but start the brush stroke farther up towards where you want the brightest point to be. Repeat this until you're happy with the brightness of your highlight. Keep an eye out for our next video releasing on April 7th. In that video we'll be covering how to paint a black miniature using washes that already has it's own built in guides for highlights! Enjoy and don't hesitate to comment and share this video! Until Next time, get your Game Face on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uselesswizard Posted May 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Welcome back to the Game Face Nation Studio Workshop! This week we're going over how to paint a miniature black using washes. Why is this technique worthy of a video? Because the final product has built in highlight guides to help you know exactly where to place your highlights. These guides are created when the wash flows away from the higher points of the miniature and into the deep sections of the detail. The nature of the washes also means that you get shadows where they're supposed to be and even a great looking midtone. All three in two easy steps! This is fantastic for armies that need to be painted very quickly. Add in a little drybrushing and you've got a fantastic looking basecoat for your entire army. Next Monday we'll be releasing a video covering how to drybrush steel and other silver colored metals! So keep your eyes peeled! Enjoy and don't hesitate to like, comment and share this video. We really appreciate your support! Until Next time, get your Game Face on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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