Fire Dragon Bright, no thanks.

[Helias_Tancred]

Anyone else avoid using this color for the final edging/trim on their BA models? I'm seeing it give too much of an orange hue to the model when I use it? I love our Sons of Sanguinius painting guide, I tend to follow what it suggests .... but this is giving mine too much of an orange look. Its a very powerful orange. 

 

I'd rather just work with the colors of red we use (Mephiston Red, Evil Sunz, etc) and some good shades.

 

 

[SM1981]

I've seen some people use jacopo (spelling?) As the final highlight on hard edges, and it come up good. It's still orange, but less bright orange, if that makes sense.

[CaptainHelion]

Jokero Orange is what you're thinking of SM1981, I think

[Dosjetka]

Aye, Jokaero Orange Troll Slayer Orange is what you should be using for edge highlights on your Blood Angels. It's the modern equivalent of the old Blazing Orange.

[Jolemai]

I use Fiery Orange (now called Fire Dragon Bright) for mine, but then I apply Blood Red (Evil Sunz Scarlett) on a white base.

 

Does, Blazing Orange became Troll Slayer Orange. Jokero Orange is the new name for Macharius Solar Orange.

 

http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Paint_Range_Compatibility_Chart

[Dosjetka]

*Dos ;)

 

And thanks, it is indeed Troll Slayer Orange I'm on about.

[Charlo]

Wild rider red for me (I think...)

[Dont-Be-Haten]

The final edge highlight for Hazriel was Fire Dragon Bright, and I don't feel like it gives too much of an orange hue to his wings, do you all?

 

http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z460/Dont-be-Haten/40k/3DAEE173-C86B-4CCC-A9D2-C32BBABFC68A_zpsna5v5oaz.jpg

[Jolemai]

*Dos ;)

 

And thanks, it is indeed Troll Slayer Orange I'm on about.

Good old autocorrect.

[gav1892]

Troll slayer orange actually works amazingly well on my colour style but everyone has a colour pallet they use. I quite like harsh highlights

[Sabadin]

Tau Light Ochre is also a good final highlight option when used sparingly

[Chaplain Gunzhard]

Exactly why my Blood Angels are so so dark with lots of heavy shadows... so I don't have to go all the way up to orange for the highlights and contrast. It is apparently beyond my skill to take a decent photo of a red model but they look good in person haha.

[Xenith]

I use FDB over evil sunz broad highlights, and meph red base, straight from the SoS painting guide.What they dont reccoment in SoS, but to elsewhere, is a red glaze to take the orange back to red.

A selection of FDB highlighted models for your perusal.

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk141/Mechxen/Blood%20Angels/Characters/DSCN4304_zpsusjdjapj.jpg

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk141/Mechxen/Blood%20Angels/1st%20Company/3rd%20Squad/DSCN1795_zps4bsrmsrn.jpg

I use very very thin lines as an extreme edge highlight. Before FDB I actually used Vomit Brown as an extreme highlight.

[Helias_Tancred]

The final edge highlight for Hazriel was Fire Dragon Bright, and I don't feel like it gives too much of an orange hue to his wings, do you all?

 

http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z460/Dont-be-Haten/40k/3DAEE173-C86B-4CCC-A9D2-C32BBABFC68A_zpsna5v5oaz.jpg

 

After seeing this, I think a good part of it has to do with my painting skill. I over use it and my trim/edging is not as small and neat. Looks great on the wing tips of the Chaplain.

[sockwithaticket]

It also really depends on what kind of red you like. Even a well executed orange highlight isn't for me. I prefer either a red highlight (if you start from a very dark base) or a slightly pinky/purple hue.

[Xenith]

 

 

After seeing this, I think a good part of it has to do with my painting skill. I over use it and my trim/edging is not as small and neat. Looks great on the wing tips of the Chaplain.

 

 

Definitely this, use it as an extreme edge highlight alone, on upper sufaces, in very thin lines, and it'll look great!

[RedemptionNL]

After seeing this, I think a good part of it has to do with my painting skill. I over use it and my trim/edging is not as small and neat. Looks great on the wing tips of the Chaplain.

Edge highlights aren't too difficult to do well with some practice. Make sure your paint is thinned to be of a good consistency, but not too watery so it starts to flow down the surface. Don't have too much paint on your brush and then simply use the side of your brush at an angle and move over the edge:

 

http://users.wowway.com/~tinweasel/tutorials/edge_highlights.jpg

 

Edit: quoted wrong post.