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Hi,

I need some help to get the proper effect on my Nemesis models.

I am looking to get a similar effect as this




So far I have done the following :

- Zenetal prime with Gunmetal+black from bellow
- Zenetal prime with Gunmetal+silver from above
- Little silver from top

Im happy with the result so far.



Now I'm trying to mix Vallejo Glaze Medium and Vallejo Model Color Blue Green + some black but I don't feel like I get a proper effect? The paint want to pool up and don't really give a nice effect as you can see here.



In this video it looks simple : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtXVarIW7AQ Maybe it is the metallic paint that makes it hard?

Any sugestions?

From where you are, I think contrast paint is what you're looking for if your workflow is tinting the built up contrast at base layer.

Otherwise, I feel like the matte quality of the washes are detracting you more so than the actual end product. After the wash, you need to build up the layer & highlights again.

If you look at the "saddle" portion of the bear, it's quite close to your inspiration image. Another route might be to thin down your washes further?

Those look airbrushed. You could try a heavily thinned contrast blue (with medium NOT water) but don't load your brush too heavily, almost a drybrush. Really blot your brush as contrasts are very liquidy and will plop out of your brush very quickly.

could be Airbrushed colour shift-paint.
Its really hard to tell from pictures as it neve captures what that looks like in reality.

Thanks,

Yes its hard to see on photos, especially when its metal.

I have now exprementet more with mixing diffrent paints, mediums and how to apply it but nothing is good enouth. In my case glazing always ends up like a watercolor effect and I have seen a couple of videos that shows the same effect with glazing. The metallic base color might not make it any easier, the glaze wants to act like a wash and avoid the open areas. Painting a transparent paint is probably not the best way this time.

I tried to mix some green and blue in to a metallic paint and that could work as long as the metallic is the main ingredient.



It can however not be applied with a simple brush. Now Im thinking of making this color a bit darker and then load it in to the airbrush and add a couple of easy strokes from far away. What do you think about that?

I will of course need to work with details of the minatiures after this "base" color is finished.


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I could add som water and glaze medium to this mix that goes in to the airbrush to make the color more transparent but im not sure that will help me?

if you have an airbrush, why not experiment with some colour shift paints ?

 Argive wrote:
if you have an airbrush, why not experiment with some colour shift paints ?

Are you referring to the Green stuff world colorshift paint?

Yes, I have a airbrush, thats how I did the zenetal priming.

Spector wrote:

 Argive wrote:
if you have an airbrush, why not experiment with some colour shift paints ?

Are you referring to the Green stuff world colorshift paint?

Yes, I have a airbrush, thats how I did the zenetal priming.

Yes the greenstuff world colour shift paints give very pearlescent effects/fades.
Might be worth considering/watching some of their tutorials & reviews.