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Alright, uh... I just got a new set of brushes courtesy of my wife, and I know how to use most of them... and then I look at the Stippling Brush . I just looked up 'Stippling Technique' and saw what that is... At first I thought of using it as a drybrush... lol, that's going to peel paint right off...

Question is, does anyone have any examples here on Dakka they could show me? Right now I'm stuck flecking the brush with a fingernail, and using some sort of brown paint, it makes for nice dirt marks, esp. on any tanks/treaded vehicles. Thing is, I paint Tyranids and mine don't fight on a muddy planet at all, so that's of no help to me. Any other ideas? I could use the help as not to disappoint and tell the wife I can't use it because I suck.

Thanks in advance!

The best tutorial on stippling is on the GW website. Look for the tutorial on building an eldar war walker. They tell you how to build and paint using the stippling technique.

Thanks! I jus took a look at the website, but the article mentions using stippling with a large dry brush. Any examples of using the harder-bristled 'Stippling Brush' from GW?

I really like that look, btw... If ever I start an Eldar army, I'd be hard-pressed not to try that method out. (but would probably regret it later- for my love of trying to be original and all that..)

The technique described is the same regardless of the brush. with a harder bristled brush the effect will be to have more pronounced "spots" but it'll still look very similar. I did most of my army using a stiff bristled brush that I cut the bristles on, very very similar to the GW stippling brush.

Best way to found out for sure would be play with the brush on a piece of cardboard etc. try the effect and see what happens.

Also, stippling on rust is a great way to get variation and depth to the rust. start by stippling lots of dark flesh, then smaller and smaller stipples of blood red, orange etc.

You can be original with that technique. I did it with reds/oranges and greens. You can do it with any color.

Mewiththeface wrote:The best tutorial on stippling is on the GW website. Look for the tutorial on building an eldar war walker. They tell you how to build and paint using the stippling technique.

GW website War Walker article wrote:Stipple the surface with Regal Blue by using a large drybrush

Ah, yes, good tutorial on stippling: Just stipple the surface with paint.
Can someone explain what that means?

I think it's really interesting and definitely want to learn how to do it...

So... using a hard-bristle brush-

1) Dip the paint and take it off like a drybrush or leave it on there?

2) Dab it on the surface instead of back and forth drybrushing, or "splay" the brush on the model with a bit of force?

3) What comes out is a "spray"/ dotty look of uneven sizes like mud spray? Or the splotchy look like on the War Walker Tutorial?

Bleh, i dont bother with a stippling brush.
You cant get decent control on the surface coverage.

I just use a basic detail sized brush that ive cut the tip flat on.
That way with soft bristles i can alter the depth and contrast of the paint simply by applying more or less pressuer to the brush.
simply dip it in a little paint, wipe off most of the paint (as if you were going to drybrush) then dab it on tip (flat end) 1st.
Repeat it lightly on a surface and you get a decent speckled effect.

I generally use it for rust, corrosion or damage / burns on my iron hands marines.

A stippling brush is over-rated IMO when a basic item with a quick snip does a far better job.

۞ Jack ۞ wrote:Bleh, i dont bother with a stippling brush.
You cant get decent control on the surface coverage.

I just use a basic detail sized brush that ive cut the tip flat on.
That way with soft bristles i can alter the depth and contrast of the paint simply by applying more or less pressuer to the brush.
simply dip it in a little paint, wipe off most of the paint (as if you were going to drybrush) then dab it on tip (flat end) 1st.
Repeat it lightly on a surface and you get a decent speckled effect.

I generally use it for rust, corrosion or damage / burns on my iron hands marines.

A stippling brush is over-rated IMO when a basic item with a quick snip does a far better job.

the only problem is that he already has the brush.

Lol.. no problem. At least this one will have some 'wear' damage to it instead of looking pristine week after week. And I do have terrain I could test it on... thanks for the advice everyone!