- White primer. I've tried black and white is much easier. In the end they look the same, but with 50% more effort with black.
- Brushes: Sable 10-0 for detail and #2 for base coating. Two of each so one can dry while the other is in use. Clean brushes with Tamiya acrylic paint thinner X-20A.
- Basecoat 1: Mechrite Red.
- Basecoat 2: Khemri Brown. Note that I stopped using a second coat of Graveyard Earth since the wash made it the same color as Khemri Brown.
- Details: Codex gray for canteens and base coat of knives.
- Chainmail for all metallics. Boltgun metal was too dark. A base of Boltgun metal with chainmail over it made no difference once the wash was applied.
- After details are applied, go over reds with Terracotta. The blochy effect is fine, plus the Terracotta coat fixes a lot of mistakes.
- Skull white for head scarves. Bleached bone makes a nice drybrush afterwards but is hardly worth the effort.
- Add special detail spot colors for goggles, meltaguns, scopes, etc.
- Wash: Devlan Mud. Avoid those special detail areas.
- Basing: Base coat of Mechrite Red with two coats of Terracotta.
- Apply PVA glue to base with grunge brush. I've noticed the PVA glue has a better viscosity than Elmers white glue. Base with mix of Woodland Scenics iron ore ballast, half fine, half regular.
- Varnish.
Voila!
It's funny when you come up with a system that works real well right as you are near the end of your project.
ReplyDeleteAre you painting your metallics on a light or dark base? I've always heard that painting them on a dark base makes them 'pop' more and looks better.
Which of the new citadel washes is a brown color? Their silly names throw me off sometimes. Thanks.
-Josh
Devlan Mud is the brown wash, which is what I'm using. For a few models I accidentally bought a replacement bottle of Badab Black and used that instead. Doh! Stupid names.
ReplyDeleteI'm painting metallic on white primer, but I could see where a black base might work better.
I used Tamiya paints for my Tallarn with a wash of Badab Black at the end. Take a peek and tell me what you think.
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Very nice. The wash works well with that combo.
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