Inking ?

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skwca

New member
Hey all:

Inking to do or not to do?

And how to do?

I\'ve been painting for about a year and 3 months now. Ive just started trying out inks in some of my test models. Everytime i\'ve inked its over powered the color i\'ve used under it.Whats the best way to ink.
Not that it may matter much. I think i\'m doing rather well with out. Layering seems to do well like in my one mini ID#11642 No inking there.
So there\'s two questions. Is inking better, or is layering. I can\'t test it out because i havn\'t inked properly yet so it\'s out to you guys and gals. Whats best?

I\'m asking because i\'m planning on entering the golden demons and i need the best technics at my disposal.

Thanks.
 
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Flashman14

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Both have their uses . . .

If I ink, usually Flesh, I apply directly over my basecoat like it sounds like you did. But when that dries I put the base coat BACK ON leaving the deepest recesses the darkened ink. The ink (GW\'s does anyway) leaves a glossy surface and that next layer of base coat is easy to blend in leaving ink revealed in it\'s proper recessed place. Finally, to finish the skin for example, I blend in successive highlights adding white to the flesh basecoat.
In essence that is not too diffent in result than blending up from say Dark Flesh but by inking I do get that slick surface that makes blending that first part very easy.
Also you have to give it a good dull coat after otherwise the ink dries super high gloss.

My guess is, however, that most people blend from a darker shade on up.

Moreso, I think inks are used more for effects (like dirtying up something or smoothing over hard edges in transistions, adding subtle depth to highly textured areas) - anything but an actual shade color subtitute as I\'ve described.

Good luck!
 
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Temperance

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The best use that I\'ve seen recently for inks is a thin coat over blended metal. Brown ink if you want rusty looking metal, black for a dark oily metal. GW\'s LotR site had a great tutorial for the Sauron figure which used this ink-over-metal, but they\'ve redesigned their site recently and I haven\'t been able to find it.

I\'m in no way a master of this technique, but I used it on my Gnoll Champion; one thing that came out was the rusty look around the rivet on the chest plate. (I think the metal looks better in person than in this pic.)
 
Infidel Castro

Infidel Castro

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inks are beautiful

Inks are the best thing going! Well, if used correctly. I layered for a few months when I started painting again recently, but I then got into inks again. Layering is good, gives a nice solid style and is quite visual, but inks gives a depth that using straight acrylic paints can\'t. Each ink wash can be slightly different and give variation from figure to figure, making one colour seem really deep blue whilst the same colour with a slightly different wash can have a slight turquoise hue. With paints you\'ll find it more laborious and less rewarding when trying to achieve the range you can get with inks.

Dilute them and, if possible, grab some of that Johnsons Klear or Future Floor Finish. Use it 1-4 with water (water being the largest quantity). It will clean up the puddling a bit and also give a better flow. Also, can you imagine blending with inks AND paints together? That floor stuff increases longevity to paints and inks so they stay alive for a lot longer allowing you to mix them and blend through! Everything about inks is amazing and I should know...I went away and then i came back and I really missed those inks. They are the best! I really love inks. i could talk about them all night. I really believe that in one year I will be one of the best painters in the world and I put all that down to inks! I\'ve come home and they have welcomed me with open arms. (I thought that floor stuff was a placebo, but it really works). I\'ll stop now, but I WILL try to be one of the best painters in the world, you mark my words!!!!!!!!
 
Infidel Castro

Infidel Castro

New member
inks are beautiful

Inks are the best thing going! Well, if used correctly. I layered for a few months when I started painting again recently, but I then got into inks again. Layering is good, gives a nice solid style and is quite visual, but inks gives a depth that using straight acrylic paints can\'t. Each ink wash can be slightly different and give variation from figure to figure, making one colour seem really deep blue whilst the same colour with a slightly different wash can have a slight turquoise hue. With paints you\'ll find it more laborious and less rewarding when trying to achieve the range you can get with inks.

Dilute them and, if possible, grab some of that Johnsons Klear or Future Floor Finish. Use it 1-4 with water (water being the largest quantity). It will clean up the puddling a bit and also give a better flow. Also, can you imagine blending with inks AND paints together? That floor stuff increases longevity to paints and inks so they stay alive for a lot longer allowing you to mix them and blend through! Everything about inks is amazing and I should know...I went away and then i came back and I really missed those inks. They are the best! I really love inks. i could talk about them all night. I really believe that in one year I will be one of the best painters in the world and I put all that down to inks! I\'ve come home and they have welcomed me with open arms. (I thought that floor stuff was a placebo, but it really works). I\'ll stop now, but I WILL try to be one of the best painters in the world, you mark my words!!!!!!!!
 
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