PeteySödes Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Does anyone have any truly high level examples of painted black fur? Im talking Crystal Brush and Golden Daemon level stuff. It seems like a bit of a mystery box and theres a lot of ways to do it but none that im truly happy with how it looks. Do people even try this at a high level or is it not worth the results? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349590-black-fur/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteySödes Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Did a bunch of digging and for others that were interested I found this to be probably the best resource: http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.com/2014/05/tutorial-painting-colour-black.html I'm kicking myself for not knowing this blog existed. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349590-black-fur/#findComment-5145488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bung Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I'm kicking myself for not knowing this blog existed. You should try Romans painting classes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349590-black-fur/#findComment-5145632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoic Raptor Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I would generally use a very dark grey (like panzer or Eshin), wash it black, and then highlight again with the grey. Even "pure" black fur or hair isn't totally black, especially when light is falling on it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349590-black-fur/#findComment-5145976 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackalwolf Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Always mix in some colour. I find incubi darkness works great! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349590-black-fur/#findComment-5151780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Fortis Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 As Knight of Lupus said, black hair never looks truly black. Well, unless it's a Goth with a bad dye job. :) As far as black fur goes, there is very often a lighter undercoat. I had a friend with a half wolf/half German Shephard dog (I assume your painting Vylka Fenrika). Her fur definitely had a light warm grey undercoat, but the highlights on the black sections of her coat were a cold bluish black. Hope that is of some use. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349590-black-fur/#findComment-5154780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucio Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 An idea worth considering is that most black fur is layers of brown, so consider something like Rhinox Hide as a base or highlight colour Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349590-black-fur/#findComment-5155336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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