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Sublime work OP. Love the sheen control, the glossy coffee. Since they're clearly a warhammer 40k fan, a recent discovery of mine for mini painting: artist gou
by code_biologist 17d ago
Sublime work OP. Love the sheen control, the glossy coffee.
Since they're clearly a warhammer 40k fan, a recent discovery of mine for mini painting: artist gouache or artist watercolor are awesome for pin-lining and recess shading the way oil paint or enamels are often used for those tasks, but only water is needed instead of white spirit. And they're indefinitely "editable" with a damp brush / qtip. The only downside is that you need to varnish to seal the watercolor before painting over it. A black and a burnt umber alone will get you really far. Make sure the gouache or watercolor use a gum arabic binder.
Demo of the technique from 3:30 - 5:20 (strong Italian accent warning, closed captions help me): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vHDq3NJj4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vHDq3NJj4E
- specproc 17d agoBeen painting for years and not come across that one. Thank you kindly.
- specproc 16d agoSeeing as folks are sharing in the thread here's some of mine. I moved on from Warhammer to 6mm cyberpunk city dioramas. Models mainly from LazyForger. https://specialprocedures.github.io/ https://specialprocedures.github.io/
- neutronicus 17d agoCan you expand on needing to varnish? Why is that? I guess acrylic won’t set on top of it?
- code_biologist 17d agoThe acrylic will set. Water will indefinitely reactivate gum arabic binder paints (gouache, watercolor) including a wet brush full of acrylic. The watercolor will move and blend with your acrylic. Nifty if it's what you intend, annoying if you liked where the watercolor was.