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Under painting…trust the process.
What is under painting and why is it so effective?
It is exactly how it sounds…it’s the process of adding lots of colour to a primed mini ‘randomly to create definition and variation in the shadows.
In pic 1 you will see that I have primed the miniatures in black and then added a Zenithal highlight with white ink as a guide for light placement.
Pic 2. Yes it is supposed to look like this!
This is where you need to have faith in a) the process and b) your own ability.
It looks for all intense purpose that I’ve slapped on loads of colours, blending them together in places and then leave them to dry…which is absolutely what I did! However…there is some structure and planning involved, you need to keep in mind that the base colour (the under-painted layer) will have a direct affect on the top (highlighted layer)…so choose wisely.
Pic 3 shows the start of the highlights, what we do here is add the base tone to the highlight tone to create a smoother transition. At this point you can go bold with the highlights, it all depends on what effect you want to go with.
Also…note I don’t actually fully cover any surface, but instead opt for scratches and dots to add texture and also a bit of interest to the final piece
Pics 4 & 5 shows the finished miniature, I’m a huge fan of this technique, I use a fat brush (size 4 or 5) but you can also use an airbrush to similar affect.
Hope you enjoyed this tutorial, have a go and let me know how you find the technique.
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Under painting…trust the process.
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