Article: Hot Lava Bases

[HEIMDALLR]

Great, great, great!!! Fantastic and SIMPLE!!!

 

[SilAx]

amazing! Very simple

 

[Dragonsreach]

Very simple, very effective, very nice. A truely realistic effect. Put this with a demonic mini for a real "Bling".

 

[Margo]

very, very nice! quick, simple and yet so effective. great stuff

 

[gremlare]

Jesus, this rocks, and just in time for a mini I plan on painting! Thanks!

 

[minimart]

Aye caramba that is just what my simple mind needs right about now.....most excellent result with such simple techniques.....there is hope:0)

 

[Klute]

Thanks everyone.And to think I wasnt sure about this.
I think there is a general lack of quick and simple tutorials at a time when there seems to be a lot of new mid-range painters visiting cmon.
Next, NMM for beginners.
Mark.

 

[lostsoul]

Looks so simple, though i'm sure its harder to get the right finish. I think i'll try this, cheers

 

[Lunastaja]

Yeh, Great. I'm Going to test that right away.. It looks so simple, so maybe I can do it.

 

[Donga]

Bonza!

 

[hororus]

fantastic!!! I like it much

 

[Night Haunter]

Hell, this is great! If I ever paint a bloodthirster, I know how the base has to look like!

 

[jilted]

Perfect!

 

[Turelio]

Aaaah! Its so clever, and simple, and the results are terrific. Brilliant!

 

[beestieboy]

Ya know what? Bang for your buck, this tutorial is awesome! So simple, and yet so effective. I'll try that out for sure!

 

[Dark Art]

easy to follow. great technique.

 

[timdps]

To take this technique to the next level and really make the lava glow, use fluorescent yellow, orange and red instead of standard hobby colors.

The "reverse drybrush" (light to dark) paint sequence is
white primer
fluorescent yellow
fluorescent orange
fluorescent red
normal red
dark red
dark gray
black


This is the first piece I ever did using this technique: http://www.armorcast.com/terraform/picture/461l.jpg

Photo ain't great and does not really show how well it glows, but Steve Jackson picked it up at a GAMA show, looking for the light source underneath....

tim

 

[Klute]

Tim, that would not be in keeping with the "simpleness" idea of the article.Also if you want it to "glow" more than this you would need a bleeding bulb underneath.Its the lack of layers and the big contrast in colour that tricks the eye you see.Let the secret out now.

 

[S.Ryerse]

I agree with the others that the simplicity of the tutorial is great and should yield a great base. As I paint more and more I find that the best way to make a figure pop is the base, and this technique will be a great help. Thanks a lot and I look forward to many more tips.

 

[Whoopdedo]

Very helpful! I'll be sure to try this! Let's see more of this kind of simplicity in all tutorials! Great job Klute!