Black Hair

[Jorre]

Hey guys I am working on Astorath the grim right now! I must say I have never had more fun painting a mini! I've also never put more effort into painting one, I am almost finished but I am I would really like some advise on how you would paint his hair. I am going to sick with the crowd and pain his hair black. Has anyone got any tips or color combos I should use to paint and highlight black hair, or even white dwarf references I can look up ?

 

I'll post photos when I am finished!

[Midnightmare]

As his hair is textured (not flat!), drybrusshing works pretty well. I just go chaos black base, codex grey then fortress grey highlights. Obviously the more grey you add into the mix the the lighter the hair becomes. Maybe even mix a little bit of regal blue into the black mix before adding grey (yes really!) and he will be fit for a l'oreal advert before you know it B)

[death_incarnite]

all i do when doing black hair is basecoat with chaos black then drybrush with codex grey and it turns out magnificent every time

[TheMouth]

I recomend going with 1 of two ways.

 

1. A dark grey, then a black wash or inking...it falls into the recesses and after a coat or two turns the grey darker as well...helps show depth and highlights.

 

2. The other option, paint the hair black, then do a 50/50 mix of grey and black, paint the raised areas ( do not dry brush it ends up making the hair look weird ), then go through with the grey you first mixed for final highlight.

[Chaplain Gunzhard]

You could also highlight with blue... it will give it more of a greasier, darker look.