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Greetings!

I recently got myself an airbrush and a good friend of mine suggested that I should start with Zenithal priming.

After a lot of research I started Zenithal and if I may say so it came out all right!

Underneath are a few mini's that I have been experimenting on (and yes I'm an Admech player aswell ).



I know the purpose of Zenithal priming is to guide you on highlighting your models. Now my biggest gripe is, what do I do afterwards.
Do I glaze or do I airbrush??

If I decide to airbrush a mini that does not consist of one color, like my Electro Priests for example, how do I separate the colors?
For example my robes are going to be orange (Jakero Orange) and the skin is going to be a pale flesh color. How does one spray the model so that the color doesn't cover the whole model?
Example I spray my robes orange, but I don't want some of the orange color to touch the skin.

That said I was uncertain and decided to tackle glazing...





Making your own glaze was quite a challenge! So I decided to compare my own glaze, using a thinned down Jakero Orage basecoat color vs. an already made glaze Bloodletter Red.
As seen above the Red Priest looks waaay better than my orange one, obviously my glaze consistency needs work!

So that said... after my zenithal priming, what would you recommend, glazing or airbrushing?

Either/or.

It very much depends on what you're trying to do, with what control.

As for your question about separating colours, I'd generally spray your largest area then go back and paint smaller areas by hand. Masking is also an option on some pieces but often it'd take more time to mask up than you save by airbrushing.