painting flames
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klute_in_the_valute
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Ive not tried flames at all but from what Ive seen the black really does add a lot to the effect.
Alchemy
It also depends on the chemistry (or magic). The principles laid down above are all correct for most organic flames that we see apart from gas, white to blue spectras (due to complete combustion ). Copper will give greens to a flame, sodium reds (you can try that with a gas hob and salt - flick salt into the flame ). There are more but my chemistry and memory don\'t extend to them today.
Mind you the classic white orange red black (black being carbon from incomplete combustion combustion look carefully at most candle flame tips) seem to work best as it is instantly recognisable as flames, green might not be. ???
It also depends on the chemistry (or magic). The principles laid down above are all correct for most organic flames that we see apart from gas, white to blue spectras (due to complete combustion ). Copper will give greens to a flame, sodium reds (you can try that with a gas hob and salt - flick salt into the flame ). There are more but my chemistry and memory don\'t extend to them today.
Mind you the classic white orange red black (black being carbon from incomplete combustion combustion look carefully at most candle flame tips) seem to work best as it is instantly recognisable as flames, green might not be. ???
Smoth
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http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Cu/key.html
OH and I found this today. I might just paint a fire elemental like this
OH and I found this today. I might just paint a fire elemental like this
im currently doing blue flames on my tzeentch lord i have found myself using 12 different shades of blue and wet blending them together to get it to look right. With normal flames start with a white then go to a yellow then orange and then red. Make sure you have alot of inbetween colors too so its blended very smoothly.
kittykat23uk
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While we\'re on the subject of painting flames
I\'m working on the FW fire dragon and I\'m trying to go for a flickering flame look to his body and wings. My concept is that he\'s in a cave and there are hopefully going to be some areas of flame that I want reflected onto his body. I\'d like to try and incorporate the French painting style, the depth of colour they seem to be able to achieve using complimentary colours and really good blending. However, most of the best French minis seem to use a lot of earth tones- coppers, greens, greys, silvers and browns. I haven\'t seen an example where the mini has used hot colours such as yellows, oranges and reds.
I\'m not entirely sure how to go about this. Anyone got any good ideas? ???
Regards
Kat
I\'m working on the FW fire dragon and I\'m trying to go for a flickering flame look to his body and wings. My concept is that he\'s in a cave and there are hopefully going to be some areas of flame that I want reflected onto his body. I\'d like to try and incorporate the French painting style, the depth of colour they seem to be able to achieve using complimentary colours and really good blending. However, most of the best French minis seem to use a lot of earth tones- coppers, greens, greys, silvers and browns. I haven\'t seen an example where the mini has used hot colours such as yellows, oranges and reds.
I\'m not entirely sure how to go about this. Anyone got any good ideas? ???
Regards
Kat
