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smacdowall01 Oct 2023 10:44 a.m. PST

My painting tips for armour link

rustymusket01 Oct 2023 1:13 p.m. PST

Looks great! Thanks for the tips!

Perris0707 Supporting Member of TMP01 Oct 2023 1:25 p.m. PST

That looks very realistic. Thanks!

Garand01 Oct 2023 3:37 p.m. PST

Somewhat similar to my technique.

I first start with a base of black (I usually prime white). Then my first layer is Bltgun metal/Iron Warriors (a dark metallic shade), followed by a black wash, chainmail/leadbelther drybrush (also with a flat, wide brush), followed with a final highlight of silver. If I want to keep things dingy, I might not do the final highlight. With this technique I can churn out the troops.

If I am painting mail, I always skip the silver as the last bit.

Damon.

rampantlion03 Oct 2023 5:31 a.m. PST

Those look very nice. I had not thought of using metallic blue.

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