Best brush for edge highlighting

cleen X

cleen X

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Hi all!

Any tips on what brushes are best for making thin straight line on an edge? Like the edges on a SM power armour? I have seen a lot of people using very soft brushes for making straight lines on cars etc. Would this work on an mini to?

I only have GW brushes and these are not very soft are they? And is there actually a difference from GW brushes and some expensive brushes?

Hope somebody can help me here!

cleen X
 
mattsterbenz

mattsterbenz

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GW brushes are sable (horse hair), the same type of artist\'s brush that people use to detail cars, its just that the hair is much longer on those (called a liner brush) and shorter on the GW brushes. The shorter the hairs on the brush, the more control you will have.

I use GW brushes for all of my work. As long as the brush has a good point and you have a steady hand, you can do anything with it.

One trick to good edge highlighting is to take advantage of the model\'s sharp edges. Without much paint on your brush, drag the edge of the brush along the edge of the armor. Voila! A razor thin edge highlight painted really quickly.

-Matt
 
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Jericho

Consummate Brushlicker
Using those liner brushes for pinstriping, freehand work etc. is pretty cool to watch but it is a very different technique compared to edge hilighting. It\'s pretty tough to improve on Matt\'s advice, so good luck and let us know how it goes :)
 
cleen X

cleen X

New member
Wow, kind of strange to get painting tips from a Golden Deamon winner. Guess I cant go wrong now!

Thanks Matt! :D
 
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Jericho

Consummate Brushlicker
Thanks for clearing that up sg2009, cheers! :drunk:

Anyway it\'s not uncommon around here to get the top end painters commenting on the forums. There\'s some amazing threads, articles and replies authored by Slayer Sword winners and all manner of folks that make me look rather... pedestrian... in my efforts :)
 
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OrkyDave

New member
For straight edges like those on tanks and vehicles, I use a GW small drybrush, but paint it on using the edge instead of drybrushing it on.

The bristles are denser than a regular brush, and I find this helps with edges.

This is great for tanks but the brush may be too big for 28mm models
 
Einion

Einion

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Originally posted by mattsterbenz
GW brushes are sable (horse hair)...
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Horse?! Sables are a member of the marten family - little furry things with sharp teeth, like a stoat/weasel.

Einion
 
mattsterbenz

mattsterbenz

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Whoops, shows what I know then :)

But ironically Wikipedia has proven us both wrong:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_weasel

-Matt
 
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CraigBrousseau

New member
This may sound a bit strange to some people, but I made my own highlighting brush from one of the clear plastic pegs used for flying figures. I melted a hole in the tip, then glued in one of my pet cat\'s whiskers I found on the carpet. I trimmed it to an appropriate length, and it works AMAZING. I made some more using different portions of the whisker so some are thicker than others. It also works well for painting other small details like eyes and such. Hope this may have helped.
 
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darkartminiatures

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Originally posted by CraigBrousseau
This may sound a bit strange to some people, but I made my own highlighting brush from one of the clear plastic pegs used for flying figures. I melted a hole in the tip, then glued in one of my pet cat\'s whiskers I found on the carpet. I trimmed it to an appropriate length, and it works AMAZING. I made some more using different portions of the whisker so some are thicker than others. It also works well for painting other small details like eyes and such. Hope this may have helped.
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:) Nowt wrong with that although it did make me laugh. Happy painting!

Yep side of the brush for me with any brush...even a cat whisker one. :)
 
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