Quickshade question

[Valkyrion]

Can you paint over quickshade with GW paints?

I'm tempted to use Army Painters sprays and quickshades to do a mass base coat but then paint the details afterwards.

Does the pain adhere after the quickshade has been used?

[Mr Bog]

Personally I don't think it'd produce acceptable results.

 

If you're going to go down the quickshade route why not base with a colour primer, paint the details (no shading, just a bright base colour for each detailed area) and then quickshade?

[Valkyrion]

I just wanted to get the base coat down really.

By hand painting the details you have more control over the end result and not have every detail shaded the same colour.

[Mr Bog]

I agree with your theory, but my experiences with Quickshade would give very poor results if used in the way that you're describing.

 

However I tend to apply it with a brush rather than dipping, I suspect that if you were VERY careful when applying it you could selectively Quickshade some areas and leave others clear for another technique. I don't think it'd be easy and I'm not sure how good a result you'd be able to produce but it's worth a shot on a test miniature?

[Lorenzen]

i can confirm that you can paint over quickshade for highlights etc as that is what im currently doing

 

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd199/typhion/DSC00366.jpg

 

im using is essentially to just shade the red quickly so i can move on to other things.

 

oh and dipping then shaking off the excess seems to work better than brush application in my opinion.

[Valkyrion]

Thanks very much Mr Bog and Lorenzen. I'll buy a pot of stuff and experiment with it.

[Mr Bog]

Thanks very much Mr Bog and Lorenzen. I'll buy a pot of stuff and experiment with it.

 

After seeing Lorenzen's example miniature I'm impressed with what he's produced and have rethought my opinion on detailing after Quickshading. I tried it once with a miniature that came out with some of the detailing too dark and was disappointed with the results. I politely disagree with dipping being better than applying it with a brush but I think that's more personal preference than anything.

 

Reading one of your earlier posts, you do realise that the way you're meant to use Quickshade is to prime (with a colour primer preferably), paint one shade of colour on the detailing then Quickshade the whole miniature? I don't mean to sound condescending, I just read "By hand painting the details you have more control over the end result and not have every detail shaded the same colour" and wondered if you were planning on priming and Quickshading without doing any detailing beforehand?

[Valkyrion]

I wanted to prime with a colour, dip (or brush on) leave to dry and then detail.

 

All the tutorials and things seem to prime with a colour, detail and then dip.

 

I want to reverse the last two parts.

 

So, no detailing before hand. Just a nice even base coat.