Different technique

[absolutrudy]

Is it wrong to skip the inital basecoating step and paint an area with the darkest shade and then just layer with ligher mixes from there. Just wondering if anyone has done it this way.

 

[Talion]

If the entire mini starts off dark. Then I would say yes it\'s okay, thats what I do anyway, and I\'ve never seen any ill effects to my minis from it.

I would seem a bit funny to base your miniature white, or black just to do ti all again.

That\'s just me though

 

[vincegamer]

Not quite sure what you mean, but it sounds like the technique Klute taught in the Skin up with Klute forum. Read the thread and tell us if that\'s what you had in mind.

 

[Equus]

Yup...I agree with vince. Kinda sounds like that idea, anyway. I use it occasionally...been using it a lot more for skin or other areas I think need more depth. Haven\'t been outrageously successful with it or anything, but I think it helps add depth to the certain areas, since you actually are adding more translucent layers to the coat rather than just opaque layers.

 

[Infidel Castro]

Just give it a whirl...there\'s no better way to learn than try!

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally posted by absolutrudy
Is it wrong to skip the inital basecoating step and paint an area with the darkest shade and then just layer with ligher mixes from there. Just wondering if anyone has done it this way.

It\'s painting toy soldiers there\'s really no Right or Wrong way....Except for RLowinske.

Some people paint from very dark deep shades of the colours working up to the brightest. Some start at the midway point and wash blend both down to the shades and up to the hightlights.
Try either way and see which you prefer.

 

[supervike]

I paint my minis that way. My \'base coat\' is basically my darkest shade (i still blackline though), and I work everything up from there.

For me, it gives a darker overall appearance with kind of a gritty realism (at least that is what I strive for). My main problem with this is patience. Applying a light thin glaze over a dark area takes a long time to build up properly, and somewhere in there I end up with too thick of paint.

Lately though, I am trying the exact opposite...Painting a base with a very light color, and working the shadows down with multiple darker washes. This seems to give a more delicate appearance.