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[Post New] 2009/12/31 13:27:16
    Subject: How the heck do I paint the black leather on a Commissar's jacket?
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Screaming Banshee






Cardiff, United Kingdom

Hey guys,

I'm trying to paint a Commissar that I've been converting and I've run straight into a wall; I cannot for the life of me paint the Black leather in a decent way... I've tried mixing my chaos black with my codex grey to make a lighter black colour for the coat, leaving recesses black, and then shading highlights in the codex grey... but it just... looks... awful.

Could someone write me a brief guide on how to do this properly? I'd like to achieve shading that at least looks similar to this:

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[Post New] 2009/12/31 13:31:28
    Subject: Re:How the heck do I paint the black leather on a Commissar's jacket?
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Alluring Sorcerer of Slaanesh





Union, Kentucky United States

well they way they have their is with a shadow grey or any dark blue grey really, but if you want to go with a sheen use a glossy finish that is paint on.
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[Post New] 2009/12/31 13:35:28
    Subject: How the heck do I paint the black leather on a Commissar's jacket?
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Madrak Ironhide







Shadow Grey and Black for highlights, and if you go to bright wash it with black ink.

Another option is to use a really dark blue just for highlights (I'm assuming you primed it with
black), highlight that with a dark blue that's almost purple, and wash THAT down with black ink.
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[Post New] 2009/12/31 14:27:53
    Subject: Re:How the heck do I paint the black leather on a Commissar's jacket?
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Lord of the Fleet






London

You could try a very light drybrush of Codex Grey on the edges of the leather. I've done this before and it comes up alright.
   
[Post New] 2009/12/31 15:07:32
    Subject: How the heck do I paint the black leather on a Commissar's jacket?
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Screaming Banshee






Cardiff, United Kingdom

Black Ink really is a genius idea!

I wish I'd thought of it...

After reading the first reply I decided Codex Grey must simply be too light... I mixed it with Chaos black and dry-brushed it very carefully... it's come out alright but unfortunately I am using a Cadian officer's body so there isn't exactly too much higlighting to do, the model is a bit boring to look at...

Maybe I'll tinker with it later but at least it's looking ACCEPTABLE now, thanks a lot for your help guys
https://linktr.ee/turnerminiatures 
   
 
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