Realy basic question

[ImperialReaper]

Ok somehow after over 1/2 year of paintig I semm to have run into a pretty basic problem.

 

 

I recently started painting a few Sword Bretheren (god I like those models) and a Captain from the Black Reach Box. Everything was finde while painting all teh details and stuff. But the capes - which I thaught would be the most easy part - just turned out to look pretty bad. The models are primed with black. The Inside of the cape is scab red (look somehow classy) and the outside is white. So I tried to get those comparabely big surface white just like I do Black Templar Shoulderpatterns - at first a layer of fortress grey and then on this I apply skull white. But even after 2 layers of skull white it did not cover properly AND I found some realy ugly "bubbles" in the surface I never had on any other model before. The "bubbles" lokk realy realy ugly and I dont know how to prevent this from happening.

 

I have seen this video here:

and just look how well his Skull white covers. He says he thinnes his paints - but when I tried it the white did cover even less...

 

I also do have thisproblem of coverage when painting blood red. When I see those guys paint some blood angels in another video the colors also cover realy good unlike mine.

 

So does anyone know what I am doing whrong here - and most importantly how do I avoid those bubbles ?

[Solid Zaku]

Speed is murder to paintjobs. Remember this always. Your paints may also be too thin, the residual water is causing the bubbles. When you put down the paint, keep spreading it around where you want it to hopefully pop the bubbles.

[Iarmereth]

So does anyone know what I am doing whrong here - and most importantly how do I avoid those bubbles ?

 

 

Hi,

 

People all have different preferences on getting good coverage with whites, reds and yellows for the reasons that you have said. Basically you are not alone, so don't worry too much about that.

 

The foundation paints GW have released are a good place to start, although if not thinned down and applied lightly over a couple of coats, these too can still "bubble".

 

A trick that applies to both using the foundation paints (and not using them) is to use a darker base of the same colour. For example, most browns (all GW ones) are made up of a red base. This means that they provide a very good base coat for red paints. Yellow is a little trickier, but most people tend to start with a brown/orange mix for good coverage. Finally whites are probably the most controversial as you can technically use any colour as the base adding more and more white. The favourites are blue or grey. With all three it's important to mix your lighter colour in slowly, working up thin layers one at a time and making sure each layer is completely dry before applying the next. This also means you can leave the darker base coat in the recesses giving you a great, natural shade to your colour.

 

Don't forget all of this can be done with the foundation paints. So use Adeptus Battlegrey, Astronomican Grey or Fenris Grey are all great for a White Base, and Scorched Brown is my choice for Red base coats.

 

Hope this helps,

 

James

[ImperialReaper]

Thanks. I will definitely give that a try using multiple layers always getting brighter.