<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "achieving a "dusty" black"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net achieving a "dusty" black
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when i mean dusted i mean how the grey sort of lightly overlaps and subtly highlights the black on the vindicator. i dont know if its drybrushing or light airbrushing done in succession. black seems to be very tricky and ive been having issues emulating this technique
also to note- i do not mean the "edge highlights" its whats done in between. the surface highlighting]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4658445.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4658445.page GMT achieving a "dusty" black
You'd have more luck painting an incredibly dark gray, and then just washing it down or dry brushing black where you want it darker, else it might just be too much black.......]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4658637.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4658637.page GMT Re:achieving a "dusty" black ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4662836.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4662836.page GMT achieving a "dusty" black If you have an airbrush, pigments might be the way to go. And, as was already said, work up (getting darker) from grey instead of down (getting lighter) from black. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4663381.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4663381.page GMT achieving a "dusty" black http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4663477.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4663477.page GMT achieving a "dusty" black
Stippling is done by softly stabbing at the surface area with the tip of a brush. I find it best to buy a cheap hogs hair brush, then cut the rounded point off the bristles. it makes for a flatter head. Then you take some of that great new GW dry paint or whatever, only load the tip of the brush a little bit then repeatedly stab gently onto the surface with it.

If you did the model shown, start with your black, edge highlight it with one or two shades of grey, then perhaps a nice khaki or earthy pale green paint that's nicely thickened and stipple it onto the required area.

This should see you through nicely.

Alternatively you could spray paint it on from a greater distance and use a piece of board to mask off the area you don't want it to coat. Obviously you'll need to test this on some black board or paper first to see what kind of coverage you get from what distance and then take it from there. Start off from a good distance and then get closer, taking note of the coverage.

Hope this helps.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4663595.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4663595.page GMT achieving a "dusty" black GW sell so that users at home can theoretically achieve the same results.

As others have said, it looks like dry brushing over black.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4664157.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4664157.page GMT achieving a "dusty" black
Skippy wrote:Its an eavy metal painted model which means it wasnt airbrushed. They only use products that GW sell so that users at home can theoretically achieve the same results.



I don't believe that for a second.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4664472.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4664472.page GMT achieving a "dusty" black
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl6BOxeFeN0]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4664532.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/470266/4664532.page GMT