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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Don't let yourself get rusty


Fun time jars on the palette!  Glazing the DragonForge bases.


A blue/black mix is the order of the day for the deck plating...


Aside from wiping away the glazes in key spots with a dried brush or my fingers, I will keep some extra soft tissue around.  This blots away the excess glaze and even leaves a next texture behind.


You can see the difference just one shot of the glaze can make on the metal parts.


These were some pretty huge areas to cover though, so I had to work very quickly!


I think this shot shows you how much color variety I try to establish as I continue with the glazes.  Not just brown or black.  I have some green in there, some reddish brown, and so on.


This image shows me blotting away some of the edges of the applied glazes with a dried brush.  I can get some interesting lighter and darker transitions in this manner.


I will also use Reaper liner paints in my glazes... especially where I want some very rich, deep darks.  Here I am using a mix of brown and blue liner paints.


That just about does it for glazing and tinting!


Which meant it was time to finish them off with a bit of rust!


12 comments:

  1. Very nice extra touches that add so much more to the final looking bases.

    Regards,
    Matt

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  2. I know I comment a lot James, but I do really enjoy your posts. Constant journey of how light and color can bring interest to piece.

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    1. I love your comments! Much appreciated, since this is a lot of work, and it's great to know that someone is checking them out! :-)

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  3. I've only just realised that your blog is called Wappelious. I read it as Wappelicious. Whenever I see a nice base in my head I think "mm Wappelicious".

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    1. Hehehe... more than one person has called me that, BTW. ;-)

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  4. I can't remember if I asked this -- do you ever find the Secret Weapon washes are a little glossy when they dry? I'm trying to figure out why this happens, because I never see any glossy in your photos!

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    1. Yes, some of them do. Since I am usually mixing them with regular paints or with other washes like Vallejo or Reaper liner paints, that usually negates the shine. Plus, there is Army Painter brush on Dullcoate.

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    2. Thanks! Yeah, I just started mixing with the regular paints, and found that even if I use the glaze out of the pot and then go back in with the mix, it kills the shine.

      I'll look into the AP dull -- I've been trying to use Testors Dullcoat, but I don't like the texture that it ends up with, and it doesn't always remove the shine either! >.<

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  5. Thanks so much for this great tutorial! Can´t wait to try it out myself! Already ordered some paints :)

    It´s fascinating how well the contrast works - light and dark colours as well as a wide variety of colours.

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    1. I'm glad it was that useful!! I also hope you have lots of fun painting those bases!!

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  6. These bases are quite beautiful. Your color schemes are getting too simliar, too much the same though.

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