9x19 Parabellum Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I am unpleased with how my sisters of battle cloaks have turned out. They are too drab and faded. Here's a shot of a few: I'm looking to get a more vibrant blue, but still register as a "navy blue", something like this: Let's please keep...off-color commentary out of the thread, thank you. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368410-achieving-vibrant-high-contrast-blue/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Lightstar Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 It's probably worth you doing a test on another model, but I'd try the following: Start with either a white or incredibly light cream undercoat (I like cream/ivory undercoats as I think they give a bit more vibrancy) Basecoat with the brightest blue you want to use, probably a pretty bright cobalt Take your darkest intended blue and paint it into the deepest recesses Get your "midtone" blue that you'd like as your base colour and thin it down to the point where it's translucent on your palette Use this thinned midtone on the areas where the dark shades should be meeting them, this may take a couple of coats to get a noticeable change in tone As your thinned layers build up, move them gradually closer to the highlights Be patient and this should get you there. One other thing to mention, is that you might struggle to get the same degree of shimmer as in the picture of the dress, to work around this you could use a satin varnish once you're done to give it a more noticeable effect. Rik Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368410-achieving-vibrant-high-contrast-blue/#findComment-5650613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indefragable Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 This is for purple, but very useful for overall guide on how to "think" in terms of cloth for painting on miniatures, if it helps:https://youtu.be/2o2oPm1eW5c Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368410-achieving-vibrant-high-contrast-blue/#findComment-5650634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
9x19 Parabellum Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 thanks both of you. Going to look more in depth at both of these when I get home and see how to proceed. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368410-achieving-vibrant-high-contrast-blue/#findComment-5650675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovidius Incertus Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Differential priming and then paint your blue with an ink. Trovarion and Marco Frisoni both have good videos (I believe their Black Templar videos) that show the idea of differential priming and/or value sketches. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368410-achieving-vibrant-high-contrast-blue/#findComment-5650715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkMark Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Vince's deep dive on blue. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368410-achieving-vibrant-high-contrast-blue/#findComment-5650811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Given the rather large changes in brightness over short distances, it looks like you want to try a non-metallic metal technique, but with blues (I'm guessing something like Kantor/Night Lords Blue and Teclis Blue). Zumikito paints the highlight and shadow areas as basecoats, and then blends the transition zone: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368410-achieving-vibrant-high-contrast-blue/#findComment-5650975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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