| cantbeatdavy | 01 May 2014 12:04 p.m. PST |
hi all.completely stumped.i need to paint up some 15mm metal figs as ghosts.NOT zombies.any ideas.
possible options.. spray white?.. paint fig as normal then light dusting of white?paint white with a green wash?..aaaggghh any ideas please
cheers
john |
Dervel  | 01 May 2014 12:25 p.m. PST |
hmmmm, I would start with black, then brush over with lighter shades of green, then lighten it with final highlights and dry brushing of white.. for some reason the green undertone seems to make them more ghostly? |
| cantbeatdavy | 01 May 2014 12:42 p.m. PST |
hi Dervel
ok,will try that n see what happens.awkward one. |
| Garand | 01 May 2014 12:55 p.m. PST |
Hi, I did some ghosts recently, but the method I used was to base in GW Space Wolf Grey + White (about a 50/50 mix; SW Grey is a light blue gray), shade in SW Grey, and then highlight in pure white. The green idea isn't bad, and if I were to do that, I'd pick up a bottle of Folkart glow-in-the-dark paint for the highlights! Damon. |
| cantbeatdavy | 01 May 2014 1:17 p.m. PST |
glow in the dark…interesting .didnt think of that.
NICE |
| HistoryPhD | 01 May 2014 1:28 p.m. PST |
My suggestion also. That glow in the dark paint I put on everything when I was a kid. I'm sure it's still available. |
| Sundance | 01 May 2014 2:14 p.m. PST |
I would have said about the same as the guys above. Never thought of glow in the dark paint, though! |
| cantbeatdavy | 01 May 2014 2:17 p.m. PST |
checked amazon but no sign of glow in the dark in the UK.any direct links?? |
 Grelber  | 01 May 2014 8:23 p.m. PST |
Different cultures have different concepts of what ghosts look like. I'd check to see what the humans the ghosts will interact with would have believed. For instance, I think if you wanted to Odysseus' visit to the Greek Underworld, painting the figures as normal, then giving them a light dusting of white or very light gray would be a good way to go. I recently bought a Viking ghost I pllan to paint in subdued colors then add a pale gray dry brush. Grelber |
| HistoryPhD | 02 May 2014 12:32 p.m. PST |
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| cantbeatdavy | 02 May 2014 2:25 p.m. PST |
cheers HPhD its a little expensive and i only need a little bit,willhave to think about that.
appreciate your effort.
cheers
john |
| dick garrison | 03 May 2014 5:17 a.m. PST |
Heres my simple effort…
Just black, drybrush of stonegreen, drybrush stonegreen/cream mix and a final drybrush of cream.. Roger. |
| HistoryPhD | 03 May 2014 6:57 p.m. PST |
Ok, here's some cheap stuff on eBay UK:
auction |
