dave8365 | 20 Oct 2022 12:51 p.m. PST |
Looking at using contrast paints (mostly self-mixed) for some new 15mm armies, but curious about how best to do armor (plate, mail) in as few steps as possible. What do other folks do? Cheers, Dave |
JMcCarroll | 20 Oct 2022 1:28 p.m. PST |
Prime black, dry brush gun metal. Highlight with silver. |
dave8365 | 20 Oct 2022 3:01 p.m. PST |
Black priming won't work with constrast paints. I don't want the dry brush work to get onto the contrast paint. |
Glengarry5 | 20 Oct 2022 5:16 p.m. PST |
I use metallic black acrylic (not primer) as a base and dry brush gunmetal and then silver. If drybrushing doesn't work for you could try painting the figures silver and washing them in metallic black. |
dave8365 | 20 Oct 2022 6:58 p.m. PST |
Thanks for your reply. To be clear, I'm using contrast colors to paint the figures. This requires that the figures be primed white. So priming in another color (ie, black) does not work. What I want to know is if others have used contrast colors to paint their toys, how they have painted armor. Thanks. |
Mr Elmo | 20 Oct 2022 7:03 p.m. PST |
I use thinned down Leadbelcher over Basilicanum Gray I also don't prime pure white and find the Slapchop method much better. |
Perris0707 | 20 Oct 2022 7:57 p.m. PST |
I use the Army Painter Speedpaints. A base of Runic Grey and a second thinned coat of Gravelord Grey. I have also painted a silver metallic coat and then a coat of Gravelord Grey over that. I think that Basilicanum Grey is the Citadel equivalent of Gravelord Grey in Speedpaints. |
Tacitus | 21 Oct 2022 6:59 a.m. PST |
I love Contrast paint! I Contrast the big stuff and regular paint detailed/small stuff. I use any metallic paint I need then use Citadel Nuln Oil or Agrax Earthshade over it. If I need more shine I may use a highlight or (more often) a drop of gloss medium (Ardcoat). For 15mm, I would forget the highlight, just paint, shade, gloss. Hope that helps. |
Valmy92 | 21 Oct 2022 7:50 a.m. PST |
I use both contrast and regular paints. I base coat the figure for contrast then solid paint armor areas, dry brush appropriately for highlights, then touch up areas of cloth withe the matching brush primer and paint the cloth with contrast. I don't try to do everything in contrast, but treat it as one among many tools. Phil |
Swampster | 23 Oct 2022 4:05 p.m. PST |
I have primed in white then used black or brown contrast paint on the armoured areas – black for iron/steel, brown for bronze. Then I have used metallic paint over the top. The extra stage of using a dark colour makes the metallic colours stand out better. It is a bit more time consuming but the easy flow of the contrast paints makes it quicker than using most regular acrylics. |