<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "White as a base?"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net White as a base? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582876/6595525.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582876/6595525.page GMT White as a base? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582876/6595541.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582876/6595541.page GMT White as a base?
Waethion wrote:
Not sure I totally understood the question, but if you want the end product to be white/light, a white basecoat is definitely the way to go.

Basically what I do is two base coats. One of solid black, to keep the colors even. Then one of the "Detail" base, with the example of a space marine on the Citadel pamphlet, the color the body would be (Marcagge blue), the gun (Leadbelcher), other big things. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582876/6595553.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582876/6595553.page GMT White as a base?
Primers come in various colors (check out ArmyPainter sprays for instance). Sounds like for your Tau you'll want a white or stone-ish one. You can then put down your base colors.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582876/6595581.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582876/6595581.page GMT White as a base?
Waethion wrote:
I wouldn't recommend using a paint for the first layer, but a primer. A proper primer (I recommend a spray, but there are brush-on primers as well) will bond much better to the plastic miniature than a regular paint will.

Primers come in various colors (check out ArmyPainter sprays for instance). Sounds like for your Tau you'll want a white or stone-ish one. You can then put down your base colors.

I would get some if the Tau where my main army, but I play mostly nids now, and just have some tau from back when I was searching for the right army.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582876/6595591.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582876/6595591.page GMT White as a base? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582876/6595629.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582876/6595629.page GMT White as a base? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/576933.page#6494561 (referring tot the last image).

I used a gray base with layers, exact paint scheme should be in the thread.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582876/6595980.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582876/6595980.page GMT White as a base?

If you are dead set on using a primer to paint the majority of your models learn to use a wash to hide how flat and boring a primer is by itself.

If you want a white over-all tone do a white primer (matte or gloss, matte is the wiser choice) do a brown based wash, then do a thinned skull colored white over that. With another wash layer to top it all off. Your last wash layer should be watered down as well to allow the bone color to dominate all high points and make recessed areas darker. Let each layer dry fully before moving to the next layer. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582876/6597031.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582876/6597031.page GMT