New GW Glazes

[nurglespuss]

Hi all, well I thought I would try out one of the new GW glazes on some red power armour. I've tried it on a couple of things now and it seems to do virtually nothing as such. I can imagine after 3-5 coats, or over very 'mild' or pastel colours it might have a stronger effect...

 

Is anyone else using them?

 

What have been your opinions?

 

(even the white dwarf splash release that showed a before/after glaze shot were identical!)

 

Cheers!

[henrywalker]

while red is quite a strong colour overmilder colours such a blue they do produce a subtle effect. they will even work on red if there are many levels of highlighting as the glaze will help bend them together.

 

where i've found glazes most useful is applying them over different colours, mostly white or metallics. they are also very helpful in painting good yellows IMO

[nurglespuss]

Cheers B)

 

Yes I use Model color transparent yellow for my yellows, really amazing stuff!

[bicentenialman97]

I used guiliman blue glaze over white to make energy sources for my necrons and they turned out well. I used the glazes over metallics as well and they were very nice.

[Subtle Discord]

Depending on what you're going for and the base colour you adding it to, washes and glazes can do different things. Many times if you start lighter (sometimes much lighter) you'll get a great result. Start with an Orange or Red-Orange base, and that Red wash will produce a much more pronounced blend to Red. A coloured wash over the same colour will do as you noticed, just deepen the colour, and maybe add a bit of depth. You're just adding a 'tint' of the actual colour, so starting with a lighter Orange you 'give it somewhere to go', as it were.

 

Now, if you wanted a darker deeper Red, start with a brighter Red, and add a Brown or Red-Brown wash like Sepia. By shifting to slightly darker coloured wash will add actual 'shade' to the area it's applied to.

 

I usually start and finish my washes with the colour, with a shade in-between, such as; 1)Blue base 2)Blue wash to start the effect 3)Black-Blue wash to add proper shadow 4)Optional - Thin Blue wash to enhance the effect

 

Black wash is 'cold' and shades Blue, Purple, Green, and dirty-Red well. Brown wash is 'warm' and shades Yellow, Orange, Purple, and clean-Red well.

 

And yes, washes are a painless way of doing great metallics. Black for normal Silver, and colours for exotic alloy Silver. Brown and/or Black-Brown for Golds and Bronze.

[Phoros]

The yellow is a fundemental part of my yellow power armour scheme: Ceramite White -> Yellow Wash -> Lamenters Yellow.

[appiah4]

I haven't used glazes before but I sort of have experience with what to do with a red glaze.

 

The old Baal Red Wash was in fact more useful as a glaze than a wash.

 

When I paint red, I paint a Blood Red (equivalent) basecoat, then shade it with Ogryn Flesh Wash - I apply it as a wash, soak all red armor parts with it.

 

When that dries, what you have is a very well shaded Terracota-ish brown red.

 

Then you take your Baal Red Wash, and paint that onto the miniature. You don't really completely wash it, you paint it on less liberally than a wash, more like watered down paint, but without minding any gaps or recesses - all over. If it pools in recesses anywhere, don't even worry.

 

When this second wash/glaze dries, you get a fantastic deep red armor with great shading and subtle highlights up to Blood Red. You can now further highlight with oranges, and add a second glase of Baal Red to tone it down if you wish (I don't do a second glaze because I like orange highlights in places)

 

This, I think, is kind of how glazes would also work. I'd bet you could do this with the new flesh wash and red glaze.