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Dry brushing doesnt work... wet blending... is way above my hat.

I'm not looking for something perfect since I'm not all that great a painter.

So any tips, suggestions, or even toturials I might not have known about would be much appreciated.

Keep in mind my painting skills don't go far beyond slapdash ork painting.

This is the best thing I've pretty much made, so please be gentle. XD



Thanks in advance,

Sol]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2239792.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2239792.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2239937.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2239937.page GMT TO HARD ON YOUR SELF! I mean come on, look at that craftsmanship!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2239939.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2239939.page GMT All the highlights and shades are painted perfectly and yor baseing is brilliant!!!!

Is there any possibility you can put a tutorial up???]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2240038.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2240038.page GMT
As for shades, all of that is just washes. All I really use is drybrushing and washing.

But honestly, I'm just to lazy to paint, I haven't finished a model for almost a year now...

Also, about that basing, I removed it later on, I did that for a mini of the month thingy over at mini wargaming,(which I won to my suprise), I removed it afterwards because it's just extremely unpractical, no clue where that skull went now that I think about it..]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2240071.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2240071.page GMT
Do you know where that skull came from? It looks like it could be a nice piece of scenery.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2240146.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2240146.page GMT
So, first off, start with the basic palette. For lava, you're going to want a couple shades of red - a light one, a bright one, a darker one, and one that's almost black. Then you'll want some orange, some yellow, and some white.

Start with a base of bright red, adding streaks and swirls of the light red, orange and yellow to it. Dry brush some darker red in between the streaks, and put the white in as little dots and lines, highlights. Make sure that the colors are in mostly the proper order - brightest is hottest, darkest is coolest, and you'll not have a white-hot spot right next to a red cool spot.

At the edges, and in little spots on the surface, you put the solidified rock, which is actually the darkest, almost black red. dry-brush the edges a tiny bit, so they sort of 'feather' into the molten stuff.

Check out pics of lava and eruptions for an idea of where you want the different colors, and how they should be shaped.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2240289.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2240289.page GMT


I just gave it a few drybrushes of greens and greys.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2240736.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2240736.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2243586.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2243586.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2244788.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/334297/2244788.page GMT