"Best Highlight for Black Hair: Dark Gray" Topic
4 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
In order to respect possible copyright issues, when quoting from a book or article, please quote no more than three paragraphs.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Painting Message Board
Areas of InterestGeneral
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Showcase Article How to store and transport an army of giant apes?
Featured Profile Article Creating a hobby music video, using AI and a clip app.
Featured Book Review
|
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 18 Jan 2023 12:47 a.m. PST |
You were asked – TMP link Imagine that you're painting a figure with black hair. You've basecoated in black, now what color do you highlight with? 33% said "dark gray"
17% said "dark blue"
11% said "medium gray" |
| HMS Exeter | 18 Jan 2023 8:57 a.m. PST |
American Drab has always been my go to. Red is gray, and yellow white,
but we decide which is right. |
| mjkerner | 18 Jan 2023 10:58 a.m. PST |
…and which is an illusion. |
| CeruLucifus | 26 Jan 2023 12:23 a.m. PST |
I wouldn't basecoat in black. I basecoat in payne's gray or prussian blue, then shade with black magic wash. The magic wash provides a sheen and this part of the figure, I would keep the shine, not overcoat with matte varnish. Answering the question, you can't highlight black. The Batman comic book method is to use deep blue. Or, use gloss varnish or possibly satin. I've tried a gray highlight and either there's not enough so it disappears, or too much and you have an iron gray figure. |
|
