Deschenus Maximus Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Dear god I'm frustrated right now. I just tried to paint some gold on my predator and it looks horrendous. I started with a basecoat of Tausept Ochr, then layered with Dwarf Bronze, then shining Gold, then a wash of Flesh Wash and finaly a drybrush of burnished gold. I looks like utter crap. The metal colours just don't seem to stick properly to the basecoat. Help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Large flat areas of metal are different to paint than you might think - you effectively want to drybrush each layer with a scrubbing motion. Allow each layer to dry before moving on to the next. Use several intermediate mixes to get a smooth transition. Also avoid splosh washes - the tide is not what you want, just glaze the wash and blend it to undercut recesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deschenus Maximus Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 Thank you. One question though: what's a sposh wash? A heavy coat of ink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Yeah - just slapping the wash on is a 'splosh wash' - you just splosh the stuff on. It usually doesn't end well on large, flat areas. 'Directed' washes again are wet applications (not so much as above), but you use your brush strokes to direct / keep the concentration of the stuff in one particular direction - the technique is more or less identical to applying a glaze. 'Spot' washes are literally just putting the wash on in one tiny spot (into a panel line for example) and then pulling it along. Alternatively if you gloss the area first and thin the wash (add a little more flow enhancer) capilliary action will pull it along the recess. You can then touch up any messy application spots once it's dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan He'Stan Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Dont know if this will help but try this. Metals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novasminis Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 with shining gold ive found you really have to give it a good few thin layers, or you just dont get a good layering of the metallic element of the paint. takes a bit of time unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemal Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I would never drybrush flat areas with metal, preferring t layer and wash. using several layers teh ,etal, and then severa layers of wash depending on depth I want to portray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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