http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net SM codex and I was wondering witch paint should I use as a finisher (glaze, shade, ect.) over the white armour plates?
I'm aiming to keep the armour "clean" looking
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If you painted the armor simply in one colour, that's considered the base colour which is really the foundation for everything else.

A shade is a thin paint without surface tension. That means it will run into all cracks and edges and pool there. Since that is a very quick and easy way to get dark shadows in places where those are mostly wanted, it's a step that is really worth doing. It brings out the recessed areas in the miniature.

The opposite is a drybrush highlight. That's done with a stiff bristle brush and very little and/or thick paint. The idea is that the big rigid brush is hitting only the proud/protuding bits of the miniature, thereby bringing out edges and protuding thingies.

A glaze is something completely different. It is paint, mostly transparent but tinted into one colour. It's used over a bunch of different other paints to tie them together with a common colour, or to mute colour differences.

I've got a feeling you might have meant varnish, which comes in matt, satin or glossy. Varnish is a clear (unless you pour it on) layer of paint that is meant to protect your paintjob. A good idea for all metal models from which paint may chip off much easier than from plastic minis. Also, satin or glossy varnish is used to make some areas of a miniature pop. Look slimy, wet, have a sheen etc.

What most minis will get between the base colour coat and a shade, glaze or varnish, is some colour variation. Mostly highlights, spots of a brighter variant of the base coat paint that go where the light would hit or interest is.

Depending on the strategy and colour scheme, a shade is done between the base coat and the highlights or afterwards. Glaze and varnish are typically done at the end. Some paintjobs include an intermediary use of varnish, but I wouldn't worry about that at this time. ;-]]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/546497/5957924.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/546497/5957924.page GMT

P.s. I ended up using Citadel Shade: Nuln Oil on all the white plates giving them a more grey look witch is apparently the real lunar wolves colour (not white) according to the Horus Heresy Books.
the models look fantastic so I'd say big success!

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