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 FakeBritishPerson wrote:
A good way of doing it is to paint on the raised areas with a dark grey, it gives it some depth of color, here, this may be relevant to your interests
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmdvSjG7BzE&index=88&list=PLB0292071C3B38CAC

I saw the comments on that video before watching and thought "It can't be that bad can it?" Afterwards, I honestly wouldn't recommend doing that UNLESS you are a beginner. It just comes out... sloppy.

The top comment, at least on my web page when looking at the video states this (removing the backlash): "...when it comes to black highlights as has been pointed out blues, purples, are great to mix with your black paint that still makes it look black but with a very subtle shade. Mixing black with a brown leather also makes for a subtle variation for belts, straps, shoes etc. You can have a totally back miniature that still looks 3 dimensional without using super harsh contrasts like you have done here..."

I'd follow this, but if you really, REALLY, want to keep it without a sort of black with a shimmer of grey for the highlighting, use black and just make it the darkest grey possible you know? So like 2 parts black, .05 parts grey.

The idea that the top comment states, from youtube, is that there is different types of materials out there, such as midnight blue (A good example would be this but the darker area in the upper right) or other colors.

Again, not to downplay the posted video since Jay does fantastic tutorial vids, it's just not something you really want to follow since it's done... well badly.


EDIT: Greyguy13 which model of commissar is it anyway?

 Greyguy13 wrote:
Well so far I am using this guy to be my Ciaphas Cain character as I work on my Valhallans 597th, if you can spot in the background below.

I am aiming for the weathered look, but to start off looking clean before I decide that far. Are Commissar coats uaually heavy leather?

Looking at the Officio Prefectus Commissar model, it looks like it's a standard Captain's coat like you'd see on British Naval Captains during the time of the American Rev (think a pirate coat). I'd personally say no to the heavy leather BUT if you're basing it off Ciaphas Cain, I'd read the lore behind him. Somewhere in some book, I'm pretty confident they've described his coat.