SE-NMM Question

[angus147258]

Hi,
I recently purchased the darkson designs painting guide. In it there\'s an article by Alexi_Z. In the article it says to paint se-nmm over a black casecoat but in countless other articles it says to paint it over white. So what do you think? Black or White?

 

[Alexi Z]

Black

 

[angus147258]

Thats what I thought you would say. lol

Thats an excelent guide! Best in the book!

 

[generulpoleaxe]

it\'s all down to preferance.

i do nmm and senmm from black as well but i know others who prefer to start from white.

if you prefer to blend up then start from black.
if you prefer to shade then start from white.

hope it helps

 

[Klute]

It depends on the colour of the senmm really.
For silver or gold I would stick with my black undercoat and basecoat the senmm colours from there.
I do my silver and gold nmm over a black basecoat so converting it to senmm is just a matter of applying the horizon and adjusting the brightness of the sky/earth.
On the other hand if it were for a chrome senmm then I would rebase the area with white first so the sky and earth ( blue and brown ) would turn out brighter easier.