Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:
No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
Times and dates in your local timezone.
Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.
If you are already a member then feel free to login now.
2015/12/18 17:30:20
Subject: help painting dappled grey. ala war griffons titan legion
Anyone know how to do a dappled grey? Would it be easier to do a hair spray method? Or does anyone know a different approach to this? Also I plan on doing skitarii up to titans so should I use different techniques on different sized minis?
If it's what I think you mean, airbrush is the obvious choice.
For small scale stuff without an airbrush, you can use enamels to create this effect...
Another technique with enamels (or even better, oils) is to paint a hard edge blob where you want it then blend it in to the surrounds using a clean brush before it dries. You can't do that with acrylics, enamels you can but you have to be fast (alternating between a clean brush and a wet brush, because the paint dries in a few minutes too much to create the blend) and the oil takes ages to dry so it's not hard to achieve but the waiting time can be frustrating.
If it's large scale and you still don't want to use an airbrush, the only technique that I can think of that will look good is drybrushing. If you drybrush acrylic paints, it's going to look scratchy. If you drybrush enamel paints, it'll look a bit smoother. If you drybrush oil paints, it can look as good as if you'd airbrushed it, but the downside is you have to wait a few days for the paint to dry before you can handle the model and varnish it to protect it.
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2015/12/19 03:42:42
2015/12/19 03:59:46
Subject: Re:help painting dappled grey. ala war griffons titan legion
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
2015/12/19 04:49:17
Subject: help painting dappled grey. ala war griffons titan legion
Yeah, airbrush. Especially if you're going to be painting models of that size, it'll pay itself off if you don't already own one. You COULD do a similar thing with oil paints or maybe enamels and a hairy brush but it'd be a nightmare. Unless you don't mind a very scratchy look in which case you could try acrylic drybrushing, but even that's not much less time consuming that oils/enamels, it'll just save you on the drying time.
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2015/12/19 04:50:34
2015/12/19 09:57:00
Subject: help painting dappled grey. ala war griffons titan legion
Clothing, you can get away with stippling mixes on / painting and blending small blobs. Large things, the airbrush is best. Use the same colour mixes though.
2015/12/19 19:32:56
Subject: help painting dappled grey. ala war griffons titan legion
taskforce Harbinger 3000pts 
Ishvale Ash Rats Violet Fems+ 2000ptsHouse Cadmus Knights and Defenders 3500
