"Painting translucent miniatures." Topic
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| mwindsorfw | 18 Jan 2015 1:35 p.m. PST |
I have some Reaper pieces, Ghostly Summons and Fire Elemental. I would like to keep them primarily translucent. I think they need some dark color in the recessed places, and some lighter colors on the highlights. However, when I dabbed some wash in the recesses, it ran or pooled in a couple of places. The only way I know to prime them would cover the translucence. I know this can be done, so I'd appreciate any suggestions. |
 Jeff Ewing  | 18 Jan 2015 2:14 p.m. PST |
I have some Krylon primer for plastics that goes on clear:
link Maybe that would help. The other thing you might try is glear gesso: link |
| Chris Palmer | 18 Jan 2015 3:51 p.m. PST |
They really don't need primer, but they do need to be washed thoroughly. (And many primers turn the Bones material tacky, so use primer with caution.) See this recent thread for lots of advice on painting Bones translucents: TMP link
See my Bones painting blog for more info:
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