Multi-Priming

[Adeptekon]

Do you do it? Is it worth it? 

 

So my Death Worlders have arrived which I'm going to use for my Black Templar serf army. They have gas masks for some reason I envision as white? But I'm going to be going with either dark greys or blacks for the rest of their uniforms.

 

Does this warrent separate priming? Is it worth it? I hear people copmlain about white priming, but I'm not sure I have the same experience on a handful of elves I've painted.

 

Would it be better to prime them black even though I will paint the masks white?

 

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[Grotsmasha]

Yeah, absolutely, priming in different parts/sub-assemblies in different colours is absolutely a viable option that will make your job as painter faster and easier.

[WBRBloom]

I agree, if you have the option to prime them in subassemblies and use different colours, then go for it.

 

If you're using an undercoat that also has a colour in a pot, I would also suggest giving the miniature a go with a paintbrush, using the pot colour, as they tend to have a slightly different finish from the spray can. This will save you some colour difference later down the road, for example if you have to correct a grey area on the masks using the pot colour on an undercoated head, would would see the difference on the finished miniature. Especially in blacks the difference is quite stark (I should know, I've painted 5-6k points of Black Legion).