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Post by vtsaogames on Oct 13, 2019 18:27:39 GMT
I have done 16 Parthian cataphracts and while they look quite good, they are also rather dark overall. Any ideas on how to lighten up silver/gold.bronze paint without making it matte?
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Post by scottrussell on Oct 18, 2019 6:57:53 GMT
Presuming you dry brushed with Chainmail, can you further drybrush it with something lighter? GW Mithril Silver or Shining Gold, for example.
Scott
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Post by vtsaogames on Oct 18, 2019 16:01:45 GMT
I used a variety of craft paints and a couple metallics from Golden. I mixed some white in the silver, dry-brushed and then lightly dry-brushed again with silver. You can see the results in the who's painting what thread. Good enough for my purposes.
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Post by scottrussell on Oct 18, 2019 21:10:43 GMT
They look absolutely fine too me too. Are you sure you want to lighten them up?
Scott
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Post by paulhannah on Oct 18, 2019 21:42:10 GMT
I have done 16 Parthian cataphracts and while they look quite good, they are also rather dark overall. Any ideas on how to lighten up silver/gold.bronze paint without making it matte? What type of primer did you use? White or black? A common problem with black primer (I think) is that the overall effect, not surprisingly, can be sometimes be rather dark. I'm generally a white-primer guy, but for my III/15 Tibetans (also Khurasan), I thought I'd try the black primer method. --All those klankers, right? As others have already suggested, I drybrushed with a metallic silver to show off the chainmail. I first applied white paint to the horses' tails and other bit fabric, etc., before painting them their intended colors. Tedious, for sure, but I was pleased the final effect (below).  |
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Post by vtsaogames on Oct 18, 2019 22:52:17 GMT
Gray primer but then a black coat. Perhaps should have just gone with the grey.
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