"Painting car windshields " Topic

I need to paint a windshield on a resin pickup. I've been looking at a lot of windshields. They are not black, but usually look dark with a hint of green in the darker parts, like polarized sunglasses. At some angles, you see clouds and sky reflected, and at other angles you get blinding white glare. I am a very average painter, and I have no clue how to pull this off. Any suggestions?

Simplest way is just a black ink wash, to suggest a darkened interior.

Some people paint them silver, so suggest reflective glass.

Lumpy's Guide to Painting Windscreens

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The basics are to paint with the highlights "up-side-down".

Dark blue or Gray is the typical base color.

Look also for "how to paint gems":
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Here are some items that may serve as examples/models:

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Real life:

And a very well done model:

I did my first 28mm windshield recently myself: link . In that article, I referred to this tutorial, which I found very useful: link

Here's my take on it from my blog:
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Look at them on the street.

I'd go with a nice, gloss coat, over a dark gray paint base for most. Add other highlights, colors, if desired.

I'm a fan of how they did the windows on the truck on Spectre Miniatures (lower right of page)

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spectreminiatures.com

I use a pale blue base colour with lightly brushed white streaks to suggest light reflection, then gloss varnish. Best advice is to try a few different styles and settle on one you like.