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Hey Dakkafriends,

So I've been working on doing white and aged marble using whites and tans, but the color wheel in my head is all screwy and can't translate.

How and what colors do people use to get that marble effect on a black base. I'm used to using browns and pale purples as the veins in the marble and can't quite seem to get the same effect on black.

I mostly use Citidel paints, but also have a decent amount of P3 and Vallajo to use, so if you have specific colors I could pry match it.

Any help would be appreciated.

Looking at a few reference pictures, I'd start the veins with a mix of black and grey, mostly black and then highlight with progressively more and more grey added to the mix. It would probably have to be
quite thin so it has that slight translucent quality.

Would you start with a solid black base in that case?

Inari82 wrote:
Would you start with a solid black base in that case?

Yeah you'd definitely want a nice smooth black basecoat.

You might also want to varnish afterwards to give it a shiny appearance, but that's up to you.

Sounds about right. Thank you for the help

Here are a few steps/tips on painting all kinds of marble.

http://www.terragenesis.co.uk/infopages/page561.html

Maybe it's worth a look.

Might I also suggest the "Saran Wrap Trick?"

-In this case, your basecoat is black.
-Hit it with a gloss coat.
-When dry, spray (or brush heavily) the glossy surface in question with the secondary (tertiary, etc) color you want.
-While still quite wet and fresh, take a piece of plastic wrap (or plastic grocery bag, etc) and either put it on the wet surface smooth (then scrunch it up, to create veins) or take it all crumpled up, and press it against the wet surface (again, to create veins).

-Hold 5 seconds, pull straight off the surface, and let it dry. Do it multiple times, with multiple colors.

Finish with a clear coat and you're golden.

LINK!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZQ434j9m_0

In this video, he uses an airbrush, but it can also be done with a rattle can or, if you prefer (or the surface is quite small) you can just load it up with a paint brush.

No word of lie, I just marbled the armor plates of my Cryx in black/red with splotches of black/gold.