Blending

[Dan11]

Im trying to blend a yellow colour down to a dark shade.

Im adding some purple but the more i add the mix becmoes too purple and the mini just ends up looking a light purple instead of a dark shade of yellow

suggestions?

 

[Crayfish]

Tried Shading with blue? Usually works, obviously you shouldnt mix yellow and blue, just shade till it gets blueish in the shadows.

 

[obsidianpainting]

Green or orange or red... maybe?

Maybe just dont use soo much purple? maybe try a red purple?

shade with Yellow browns. (i.e. Gamesworkshop snakebite leather... bubonic brown)

things like that. Try those and see if they work (i tend to start with a brighter yellow and shade down using all the yellows i have.. if its not dark enough i use yellow browns.

 

[Dan11]

so just kinda glaze the blue over until it gets blue in the shadows?

 

[mattsterbenz]

Couple ways you could do this. I would not recommend adding in purple or blue, it will just start making things confusing unless you really know what you\'re doing.

For a more natural looking yellow, go with the yellow brown for shades like obsidianpainting suggested. I like Snakebite Leather, then use something like Scorched Brown for further shades.

For a more cartoon/fantasy looking yellow shade with orange. The GW Foundation orange is a great color for this. Not too vibrant, but not too brown.

-Matt

 

[arogers907]

I think it is good advice to shade down with browns. You can add some purple glazes to the deepest shadows once you are done.